Noshi Shinpon (New Book of Noshi) Over 250 woodblock-printed noshi decorations for gifts, ca. early Meiji period (1870-90s). US$1,680.00
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Seihō Ippinshū (A Collection of Masterpieces by Seihō) Stunning large-format designs by Takeuchi Seihō, Shōwa 12 (1937). US$6,000.00
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Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes) Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
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Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital) Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika and Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 31-38 (1898-1905). US$3,160.00
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Kisō Tenrai (Inspired and Bizarre Ideas) Bizarre ideas by Miyatake Gaikotsu, Meiji 43 [1910]. US$580.00
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Reishin Gajō (Album of Beautiful New Illustrations) Fifty creative designs by Matsui Yūkoku, Meiji 33 [1900]. US$2,860.00
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Zuanchō (Album of designs) Exemplary designs for a textile company, ca. late Meiji to early Taishō period (1900-10s)? US$5,500.00
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Emon: okunizome (Patterns for okunizome dyeing) A manuscript of okunizome designs, ca. late Meiji period to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? US$750.00
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Bikō zukan (A mirror of beautiful crafts) One hundred patterns by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 27 (1894). US$650.00
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Kokon moyō-shū: musō kōeki monchō (Collection of ancient and modern designs: patterns to gain unparalleled profits) An early manual on designing patterns and crests, Meiji 18 (1885). US$550.00
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Hatsugoromo (First garments) An unrecorded album produced by the Futaba-kai, Meiji 41 (1908). US$2,150.00
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Futaba (Budding leaves) A scarce collection of designs by Tabata Kakudō, Meiji 40 (1907). US$1,850.00
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Hana sekai (World of flowers) Fifty vivid patterns by Nonoguchi Kajō, Meiji 43 (1910). US$1,250.00
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Hana momiji (Flowers and autumn leaves) Kimono designs by Yamashita Kōsen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$2,150.00
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Miyako nishiki (Brocades of the capital) Miyako nishiki, previously owned by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 32 (1899). US$2,850.00
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Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns) Stripes and splashes by Furuya Setsuzan, Meiji 38 (1905). US$480.00
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Kokkei zuan (Humorous designs) Humorous designs by Kamisaka Sekka, Meiji 36 (1903). US$3,200.00
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Sasei haiga (Poems and illustrations by Sasei) A playful set of haiga illustrations by Uzuki Sasei, 1940. US$230.00
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Erokan jidai no uta: Nikkatsu eiga shudaika (Song for the age of erotic senses: theme of the Nikkatsu film) An Ero-guro-nansensu era score featuring a 'modern girl' and abstract graphics, 1930 US$1,285.00
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Yo no shirabe (Night melody) A stunning harmonica score for Charles-François Gounod's 'Sérénade' with lyrics by Victor Hugo, 1931 US$385.00
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Heiwa no hana: shinsaku (Flowers of peace: a new work) An Elusive Unsōdō production, 1920 US$485.00
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Chiyo-shibori (Decorative tie-dyeing (patterns)) Samples for creative tie-dye patterns, woodblock-printed, Seisen 5 (1941). US$485.00
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Kyō saishiki (Colours of the capital) A forgotten Kyoto-based magazine illustrated by zuan designers, 1908 US$1,785.00
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Miyakogusa (Lotus japonicus) Miyakogusa - a little-known Unkindō publication, 1905 US$2,685.00
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Striking designs by Ogino Issui Zuan hyakudai (Designs on one hundred themes), 1910 US$2,150.00
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One hundred patterns from the capital Tomon hyakka (One hundred flowers of patterns from the capital), 1891 US$700.00
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Kintaichō (A gathering of brocade bags) Creative designs for brocade-embroidered pouches, Taishō 10 (1921). US$750.00
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Ishō sekai (World of designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, 1901 US$600.00
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A Blank Book for Calligraphy Enthusiasts An Untitled Woodblock-Printed Album, 1890-1920s? US$385.00
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Wallpapers for Three Generations, Made in Canada A Japanese Catalogue of Canadian Wallpapers, 1926 US$315.00
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Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations) Circular motifs by the great masters, Shōwa 5 (1930). US$800.00
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Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
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Tama Kagami (Mirror of Treasures) Over fifty stunning designs by Kobayashi Gyokunen, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Tōshitsu (Ceramics and Lacquerware) Designs for ceramics and lacquerware, by Nakamura Shūho, Meiji 43 (1910). SOLD
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Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Eleven A magazine of designs for textiles and lacquerware, advised by Sekka and Kōkyō and managed by Kōrin, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Six A magazine of designs for textiles and lacquerware, advised by Sekka and Kōkyō and managed by Kōrin, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Furuya Kōrin's design series Two hundred designs by Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 38-39 (1905-6). SOLD
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Moyō gajō (Album of patterns) Woodblock-printed patterns, ca. early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? SOLD
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Ishō Sekai (World of designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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