A collection of 39 fans

[A collection of 39 fans]

Kamisaka, Sekka, Tomioka, Tessai, Takeuchi, Seihō .. [et al.] [illustrated by].

[Kyōto?: publisher/s unidentified, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1910-1920s?)].

Bijutsukai (Sea of Art)

Bijutsukai ["Sea of Art"]

Yamada, Naosaburō [produced by]; Furuya, Kōrin, Kaigai, Tennen, Kamisaka, Sekka ... [et al.] [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Yamada Unsōdō, Meiji 32-38 [1899-1905].

Bankoku Meisho-zue: Sekai Ryokō = Illustrated Guide Book for Travellers Round the World

Aoki, Tsunesaburō [edited by].

Ōsaka: Aoki Tsunesaburō, Meiji 18-19 [1885-1886].

Seiyō Jiki Teikokuhan (Model of Western Time Measurements)

[Seiyō Jiki Teikokuhan ("Model of Western Time Measurements")]

[Kanshūtei (preface by)].

[Tōto (Tōkyō): publisher unidentified, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1870-1890s)].

Joreishiki no Zu (Illustrations of Ladies' Etiquette)

Joreishiki no Zu ["Illustrations of Ladies' Etiquette"]

[Yasui], Kotō [illustrated by].

Nihonbashi, [Tōkyō]: Matsuno Yonejirō, Meiji 28 [1895].

Muyōsei (The Six Personalities)

Muyōsei ["The Six Personalities"]

[Utagawa], Toyokuni [III] [illustrated by].

[Tōkyō: Ibasen, Kaei 6 (1853)].

Kuang Shi Tu Shuo (An Illustrated Explanation of Ore)

Kuang Shi Tu Shuo ["An Illustrated Explanation of Ore"]

Fu, Lanya [Fryer, John] [text by].

[China: publisher unidentified], Guāngxù 10 [1884].

Mata Yakinaosu Hachikazuki Hime: Kusazōshi Kojitsuke Nendaiki (The Re-Baked Bowl-Crowned Princess: A Contorted History of Illustrated Fiction)

Mata Yakinaosu Hachikazuki Hime: Kusazōshi Kojitsuke Nendaiki ["The Re-Baked Bowl-Crowned Princess: A Contorted History of Illustrated Fiction"]

Shikitei, Sanba [text and illustrations by].

[Edo: Nishinomiya Shinroku, Kyōwa 2 (1802)].

Untitled album of original paintings and sketches by prominent illustrators

[Untitled album of original paintings and sketches by prominent illustrators]

Matsuda, Seifū, Nonogase, Banka, Hirezaki, Eihō, Mizushima, Niou ... [et al.] [illustrated by].

[Japan, ca. late Taishō period (1917-1922)?].

Hanagasane (Layers of Flowers)

Hanagasane ["Layers of Flowers"]

Ichida, Yaichirō [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Ichida Yaichirō, Meiji 31 [1898].

Yukihisa Isobe Exhibition

Isobe, Yukihisa [illustrated by].

Tōkyō: Tokyo Gallery, 1964.

Japan's most famous beauty bible

Miyako fūzoku kewaiden ["Cosmetic customs of the capital"]

Sayama, Hanshichimaru [text by]; Hayami, Shungyōsai [illustrated by].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, preface dated Bunka 10 (1813)].

Miyako Odori (The Miyako Dance)

Miyako Odori ["The Miyako Dance"]

Kajima, Seizaburō [text by].

Kyōto: Genrokukan, Meiji 35 [1902].

Eshi Zōshi (The Story of a Painter)

Eshi Zōshi ["The Story of a Painter"]

[Creator unidentified].

Edo [Tōkyō]: Nakaya Tokubē [distributed by], [ca. Kaei period (1849)?].

[Untitled painting of a woman daydreaming]

Hatori, Kozan [painted by].

[Japan, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)?]. In manuscript.

Kyōka Momochidori [A Flock of Kyōka Poems]

[Kyōka Momochidori ("A Flock of Kyōka Poems")]

[Yanagawa, Shigenobu (illustrated by)]; Shakuyakutei, [Nagane] [preface by].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, ca. 1830s?].

Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi (The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya)

Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi ["The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya"]

[Tsukioka], Yoshitoshi [illustrated by].

Bakurochō, [Tōkyō]: Tsunajima Kamekichi, Meiji 19 [1886].

New Arrivals

A collection of 39 fans
A collection of fans featuring designs by Tessai, Sekka, and other acclaimed artists, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1910-1920s?).

Bijutsukai (Sea of Art)
Fifteen issues of Bijutsukai, illustrated by Kamisaka Sekka, Furuya Kōrin, Kaigai Tennen, and other celebrated graphic designers, Meiji 32-38 (1899-1905).

Untitled set of printing blocks
An assortment of metal and wooden printing blocks, ca. late Edo to early Shōwa period (1860-1930s?).

A small set of movable type
Produced in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji period (1870-90s?).

Shin'an Ishō Chikosakura (Chigozakura: New Designs)
Patterns by students featuring insects and vegetables, Meiji 23 (1890).

Bankoku Meisho-zue: Sekai Ryokō = Illustrated Guide Book for Travellers Round the World
Copperplate-printed guidebooks for travellers round the world, Meiji 18-19 (1885-1886).

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