1875. [EHON] Kawanabe GYÔSAI, Artist. Tsuuzokû ISOPPU MONOGATARI. Tokyo: Watabe. Meiji 5 [1872] 6 volumes. Hanshibon, 22.5 x 15 cm. Blindstamped patterned cream paper covers, string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. The interesting and now increasingly uncommon translation of Aesop's Fables into Japanese from the English version of Thomas James. Illustrated throughout in..... More
1887. [EHON] Kawanabe Kyôsai [Gyôsai]. KYÔSAI GADAN. Tokyo: Iwamoto Shun, Meiji 20 [1887]. 25.4 x 17.6 cm. 4 volumes, string-bound Japanese-style in printed covers with paper labels. All in the original folding clasped "chitsu" box with a colorful woodblock printed label. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. This famous..... More
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1795. [EHON] Keisai Kitao Masayoshi, artist. [JIMBUTSU] RYAKUGASHIKI. Published in Edo by Suharaya Ichibei, Kansei 7 [1795]. Complete, as described at Mitchell p.453 with 60 illustrations, b+w & color. With the original light peach-colored cover. No printed title label. An interesting early issue with soft paper and mild rich colors..... More
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1795. [EHON] Keisai Kitao Masayoshi, artist. [JIMBUTSU] RYAKUGASHIKI. Published in Edo by Suharaya Ichibei, Kansei 7 [1795]. Complete, as described at Mitchell p.453 with 60 illustrations, b+w & color. With the original light peach-colored cover. Very worn printed title label. An interesting early issue with soft paper and mild rich..... More
1813. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi. SÔKA RYAKUGASHIKI. Toto: Suharaya Ichibei et al, Bunka 10 [1813]. 27.3 x 18.2 cm Original covers, printed title label. String-bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji. Perhaps the finest and most unusual of all the "ryakugashiki". Hardly ever found in good impression, because of the demanding nature of the..... More
1800. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi, artist. SANSUI RYAKUGA SHIKI. Edo: Suwaraya Ichibei. Kansei 12 [1800]. 26.5 x 18.0 cm. 30 sheets. Printed floral pattern on the covers [probably not original, as the printed title on the inner front cover is not present in this copy]. 29 single page and 15 double..... More
1800. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi [Artist] SANSUI RYAKUGA SHIKI. Edo: Suwaraya Ichibei. Kansei 12 [1800]. 26.5 x 18.1 cm. Faded, chipped and soiled original light blue covers. The original title label is present, but much faded and partly torn away. Complete in 1 volume. 29 single page and 15 double page..... More
1800. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi [Artist] SANSUI RYAKUGA SHIKI. Edo: Suwaraya Ichibei. Kansei 12 [1800]. 26.1 x 18.1 cm. Faded, chipped and soiled original light blue covers. The original title label is present, but much faded and abraded. Complete in one volume. 29 single-page and 15 double-page color illustrations. Ref. Brown..... More
1800. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi [Artist] SANSUI RYAKUGA SHIKI. Edo: Suwaraya Ichibei. Kansei 12 [1800]. 26.2 x 18.2 cm. Faded and soiled [original?] light blue covers. Replaced brushed cover label. Complete in 1 volume. 29 single page and 15 double page color illustrations. Ref. Brown p.124; Mitchell p.460,1; 93,4; Ryerson p.213;..... More
18. [EHON] KEISAI Masayoshi, artist. CHÔJU RYAKUGASHIKI. Edo, Kyoto, Nagoya & Osaka. Originally published in Edo by Suharaya Ichibei in 1797, this more darkly colored undated version may well be from the mid-19th century. The undated rear inside cover pseudo-colophon lists 10 bookshops as sales agents, 4 in Edo, 3..... More
19. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi, artist. GYÔKAI RYAKUGA-SHIKI with original Bunka colophon, but this is undoubtedly a 20th century reprint in color woodblock, perhaps from the original blocks, perhaps by Unsôdô of Kyôto.. 1 volume, complete. Plain brown covers, string-bound Japanese style, fukuro toji, with the printed title label. 24.6 X...... More
1813. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi, artist. GYÔKAI RYAKUGA-SHIKI. Osaka: Fukusada Tobei, 1813. 1 volume, complete, brown covers with chipped title label, 25.7 X 17.5 cm, string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji. See Mitchell p.517 for a concise explanation of the complex bibliography concerning this work, originally published in 1802 as TATSU NO MIYA..... More
1851. [EHON] KEISAI Masayoshi, artist. KEISAI RYAKUGASHIKI Nihen. Tôto: Yamashiroya, Kaei 4 [1851]. Small format string-bound collection of images, printed in color woodcut and bound fukuro toji style. 17.8 x 11.8 cm. 20 sheets of prints with a one sheet preface and a title page on the inside of the..... More
19. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi, artist. SÔKA RYAKUGA-SHIKI. Kyoto, Unsodo, N.D., with original Bunka colophon, but this is undoubtedly a 20th century reprint in color woodblock, (from the original blocks?) 1 volume, complete. Plain brown covers, string-bound Japanese style, fukuro toji, with the printed title label. 25.1 X 17.9 cm. The..... More
1800. [EHON] Ki CHIKUDO. CHIKUDÔ GAFU CHIKUDÔ GAFU NIHEN. [Kyoto, Kansei 12 {1800}, Bunka 12 {1815}]. 27.9 x 17.1 cm. A total of 22 double page color printed illustrations in Nanga style. Butterfly-bound album, original blue-grey covers, title labels. No colophons. No two copies of this book that I have..... More
1890. [EHON] Kikuchi HÔBUN, artist. HOBUN GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei, Meiji 23 [1890]. 24 x 16.5 cm. 1 volume complete. Blue covers, string-bound Japanese style with a printed paper label. 27 single page and 12 double page woodcuts in sumi and light colors of birds, animals, flowers, etc. by Hôbun..... More
1903. [EHON] Kikuchi HÔBUN, artist. HÔBUN GAFU. Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, Meiji 36 [1903].Tanaka Jihei, Meiji 23 [1890]. 24.3 x 16.6 cm. 1 volume complete. Black covers, string-bound Japanese style with a printed paper label. 27 single-page and 12 double-page woodcuts in sumi and light colors of birds, animals, flowers, etc...... More
1768. [EHON] Kitao SHIGEMASA. EHON KAGAMI GUSA 2 vols. 21.5 x 15.4 cm. Original flower-printed covers with original printed title labels. N.D., printed by Nishimura Genroku. A book with the same title (but written with differfent Kanji) is cited in KSSM as published in Meiwa 5 [1768] but from a...... More
1790. [EHON] Kitao SHIGEMASA [attributed to]. ONNA BÔKUN OSHIE GUSA Zen. n.p., n.d. [Edo: Maekawa Rikuzaemon, Kansei 2 (1790)] Original dark blue covers with printed paper title labels. 26.7 X 18.2 cm. A practical guide to woman's etiquette, with furigana included to allow easier reading. Includes an interesting section on..... More
1857. [EHON] Kumasaka TEKIZAN, artist. SANSUI KARA-E SHINAN Suharaya Môhei, et al., Ansei 4-5 [1857-8]. 2 volumes [Shohen, Ni-hen] Small format string-bound fukuro-toji binding in paper covers with a printed paper title label, 17.6 x 12 cm. Nanga-style color illustrations throughout. Mitchell refers to one volume in the BM. [Mitchell..... More
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1860. [EHON] Maruyama ÔKYO. ÔKYO GAFU [EN-OO GAFU] 2 vols.. n.d., n.p., String-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. With light colors and very good impressions. The original edition was published by Yoshida Shimbei in 1837. This copy, however, has neither title page nor colophon. The covers, with a subtle blindstamped vegetal pattern, are..... More
1850. [EHON] Maruyama Ôkyo, artist. ÔKYO GAFU. Kyôto, Hishiya Magobei, Kaei 3 [1850]. Brocade original covers, and printed title label, 27.5 x 18.5 cm. A large and lovely book based on Ôkyo's works, published here for the first time in 1850. Ôkyo is one of the most important artists of..... More
1898. [EHON] Matsumura GOSHUN, artist. NIHON MEIGA KAGAMI Tokugawa Jidai. Tokyo: Tôyôdô Branch Shop, Kanda, Meiji 31 [1898]. Stamped in red on the title slip "Goshun-Ôeyama". Large, 25 cm x 18 cm orihon folding album. In embossed stiff creme paper covers. There are 12 double page color printed images. A...... More
1892. [EHON] Matsumura KEIBUN. KEIBUN KACHÔ GAFU Zuhen. NP, ND [Aoki Shuzandô, Meiji 25 {1892} c. 1890's] 25.2 x 18.6 cm. Orihon folding album, bound into cloth over board covers, no title label. This is volume two (of two?), consisting of 12 color woodblock prints after bird and flower designs..... More
1920. [EHON] Matsumura KEIBUN, artist. KEIBUN KACHÔ KINKACHÔ Zen. Kyôto, Nagoya, Tôkyô and Ôsaka. Based on the Kinkadô/Unsôdô 1898 Kyôto issue of the 1830 original version, here published by Yamamoto Renzô. Like the original 1830 issue, this has 19 double page plates (the 1898 issue had an extra plate not..... More