1924. [AUCTION CATALOGUE - Louis Gonse collection]. Hotel DROUOT, auctioneer. COLLECTION LOUIS GONSE : oeuvres d'art du Japon choix d'estampes et de livres des principaux maitres de l'Ukiyoye, peintures des maitres du XVe au XIXe siecle, .... laques ... netsuke ...poteries japonaises ... robes japonaises ... Paris: Imp. Georges Petit... More about COLLECTION LOUIS GONSE: OEUVRES D'ART DU JAPON
1514. [Ehon] Sin, Yong-gae. SOK SAMGANG HAENGSILTO. Preface from 1514 but presumed to be a 1579 printing. Although a later impression, Korean volumes of this age and importance are seldom found. The Sok Samgang Haengsilto ('Continued Illustrated Exemplars of the Three Bonds') was published as a continuation or 'updated... More about SOK SAMGANG HAENGSILTO
1783. [Kyôka] Bakuribô, Teiya, [edited by]. Kyôka Kaki no Tane [Kyoto]: Fujiya Shinbe, 1783. First edition. A book of kyôka poems accompanied by twenty-one delightful sumi-e vignettes, edited by Bakuribo Teiya. Bakuribo, a kyôka poet based in Kyoto, was a student of kyôka poet Kyûjokan Donei (1723-1767). He..... More about Kyôka KAKI NO TANE
[PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPAN] ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE KANTO EARTHQUAKE OF 1923. Oblong 11" x 15" grey cloth cord-bound covers. 93 original b/w photographs 4 3/8" x 6" mounted on thick card stock, two per page.Bookplate to fly leaf reads "ex libris K. Sinkai". Boards are slightly... More about ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE KANTO EARTH QUAKE OF 1923
1860. [SHUNGA] Attributed to Utagawa Kunimori II. SHAKA HASSÔ ZOKU YAMATO BUNKO 3 vols. [Preface dated Mannen 1 {1860} Kunimori was active from about 1840 to 1860. 22.7 x 15.3 cm. String-bound, fukuro-toji, hanshibon. In the original printed covers, volumes two and three have the original printed title labels, volume... More about SHAKA HASSÔ ZOKU YAMATO BUNKO 3 vols
1840. [EHON] TSURUNOYA Osamaru, editor. KYÔKA KANYÛSHÛ. [Tempô 11 {1840}] Ôsaka, carved by Shihosan Kiyû. A compilation of comical tanka, with illustratons in stunning colors by Kitagawa Horonobu and Matsukawa Hanzan (1815-1882). While little is known about the former artist, Matsukawa Hanzan is known to have studied art..... More about KYÔKA KANYÛSHÛ
1804. [ENPON - SHUNGA] Kitagawa UTAMARO, artist. MICHIYUKI KOI NO FUTOSAO. N.D. [1802]. 21.1 x 15.0 cm. 3 volumes. Original handpainted covers, and abraded original title labels. The b+w version of this important work by Utamaro, usually accepted as the original edition before the addition of color blocks. A very... More about MICHIYUKI KOI NO FUTOSAO
1801. [EHON] Utagawa TOYOKUNI I. Yôbô Shashin HAIYÛ SANKAI-KYÔ. Edo, Nishimiya Shinroku, Yorozuya Tajiemon, Kansei 13 [1801]. 21.6 x 15.2 cm., hanshibon, string-bound, fukuro-toji. With the original blind-stamped covers. The printed title labels is soiled but present on volume one and nearly gone from volume two. It has the title... More about Yôbô Shashin HAIYÛ SANKAI-KYÔ
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1934. [DESIGN] Ôzu Dôjin, design group. HIMEKESHI [REISHUN]. Uchida Bijutsu, Kyoto, Showa 9 [1934] ..x.. cm. Orihon in brocade covers with printed paper title label, all in the original publisher's clasped chitsu with title label. There are 32 pages, 16 double page printes in color woodblock of flower and botanical... More about HIMEKESHI [REISHUN
1900. [CREPE PAPER BOOK] FLORENZ, K. Japanische Dramen TERAKOYA u. ASAGAO. Leipzig: C.F. Amelangs Verlag (Hasegawa, Yotsuya Hommura, Tokyo, Meiji 33 [1900]) Large format (19.6 X 15.4 cm) creped paper book, illustrated with color woodcuts. This is the "Dritte Auflage". Near fine in a clasped wraparound that shows but the... More about Japanische Dramen TERAKOYA U. ASAGAO
1837. [MEISHOKI]. NIKKÔ SANSHI, 5 vols. Edo, Tempo 8 [1837]. 25.7 x 18.3 cm., With original covers, though they are not the light blue covers called for at Mitchell 436, but rather grey covers with a blind-printed pattern of floral roundels. A fresh and clean copy in good impression (perhaps... More about NIKKÔ SANSHI, 5 vols
1949. SEKINO Jun'ichirô, artist. KOJIKI EMAKI. Tôkyô, Sei-en-sô, Shôwa 24 [1949]. Printed "hors commerce" #33 in an edition of 120 copies, signed by Sekino. A large (36 x 30 cm) kappa-ban, color stencil-printed volume in stencil-printed boards, bound fukuro-toji but with Western-style spine. A rendition of the early histories embodied... More about KOJIKI EMAKI
1911. [EHON - Design Book] Yamada Unsôdô, publisher. MOMIJI. Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, Meiji 44 [1911]. 26.5 x 19 cm. Orihon, with printed paper covers over boards. Thirty double fold sets of color woodcuts detailing the leaf forms of some 187 different species of Japanese maple. A scarce example of Unsodo's... More about MOMIJI
1929. [EHON - BOTANICAL] Tanigami KÔNAN, artist. SHÔKEI KABENJÔ San. Kyoto, Unsôdô, Shôwa 4 [1929]. There is a complex series of puns involved with the titling of this work. Suffice it to say that the title describes a collection of designs of flowers and grasses of an unusually large size..... More about SHÔKEI KABENJÔ San
1923. [EHON] Tanigami KÔNAN, artist. SHÔKEI KABENJÔ Ichi. Kyoto, Unsodo, Taisho 12 [1923]. There is a complex series of puns involved with the titling of this work. Suffice it to say that the title describes a collection of designs of flowers and grasses of an unusually large size. They are..... More about SHÔKEI KABENJÔ Ichi
1927. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Number 7 from Volume Six. Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12. Shôwa 2 [1927] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Volume #6 Number 7
1925. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 9 issues from Volume Four. Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12. Taishô 14 [1925] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 9 issues from Volume Four
1926. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume Five. Numbers 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12. Taishô 15 [1926] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of Children)... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume Five
1924. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 8 issues from Volume Three. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 10. Taishô 13 [1924] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 8 issues from Volume Three
Shibata ZESHIN, painter. Large album leaf painting of an Oni. 19.4 x 30.6 cm image size. Mounted in a large oblong album leaf. Signed and sealed by Zeshin. With his characteristic brushwork. Zeshin (1807-91) was a lacquer artist, painter and printmaker. His works have become much sought-after of late. Zeshin... More about Large album leaf painting of an Oni
1923. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 10 issues from Volume Two. Numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. Taishô 12 [1923] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 10 issues from Volume Two
1922. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume One. Numbers 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 & 12. Taishô 11 [1922] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of Children)... More about KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume One
1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Natsu no bu. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24 [1891]. 1 vol., approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Stringbound, fukuro-toji, Japanese style. This is Vol.2 [Summer] and has 32 plates. These original Tanaka Jihei issues (which preceded the Unsodo versions) have become quite... More about KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Natsu no bu
1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Haru no bu. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24 [1891]. 1 volume, approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Stringbound, fukuro-toji, Japanese style. Vol.1 [Spring] only, it has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers, of which 7 are huge double page prints... More about KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Haru no bu
1931. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] HIRATSUKA Un'ichi, editor. KITSUTSUKI Hangashû 3-go Shizumono. This "Dôjin" magazine was limited to a maximum of 500 copies, though, as it ceased production that year of 1931, it would be hard to credit such a large production of it. Edited by Hiratsuka Un'ichi, as well as... More about KITSUTSUKI HANGASHÛ Sango Shizumono