Shijō Taiheiyō Ryokō (A Trip to the Pacific on Paper) A draft of an article produced for All Women magazine, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1940-1950s). US$280.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Untitled painting Oil painting for the cover of a children's magazine, ca. early Shōwa period (late 1930s-1940s). US$780.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Hibiki (Reverberations) Commercial art by Sugiura Hisui, ca. Shōwa period (1930-60s). US$860.00
▶ Others
Collection of set designs Striking set designs for Japanese plays, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-70s)? US$4,360.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Tomonoura Harbour An unfinished Yoshida Hiroshi print, 1985. US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist Stunning watercolours of Japan, Shōwa 11-15 (1936-1940). US$2,180.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Shihonron (Das Kapital) The definitive pre-war translation of Marx's Das Kapital, Shōwa 2-3 (1927-1928). US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Shochū O-utagai (Summer Greetings) Cooling woodblock-printed matchbox cards designed for summer, Shōwa 8 (1933). US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Three woodblock-printed envelopes Charming designs by Ogawa Usen, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-40s)? US$65.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Four untitled woodblock prints from Sekka's Ashide-e Elegant ashide-e by Kamisaka Sekka, Shōwa 19 (1944). US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Timetable: Royal Netherlands-Indian Airways, K.N.I.L.M. Beautifully designed booklet advertising Royal Dutch Indies Airways flights in Indonesia, 1933. US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Yukihisa Isobe Exhibition A cat flap catalogue of works by Yukihisa Isobe, 1964. US$380.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Takanawa Ushimachi oborozuki no kei (Hazy moonlight at Ushimachi, Takanawa) A steam train passing through Ushimachi, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$160.00
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Kudanzaka Satsuki no yoru (A night in May at Kudanzaka Hill) Kudanzaka at night, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$160.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kaiunbashi Daiichi Ginkō (Kaiunbashi Bridge and the First National Bank) A snowy scene of Kaiunbashi Bridge and the First National Bank, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Rinhyō nishiki-shū (Collection of brocade matchbox labels) Over 1,300 matchbox labels, mostly woodblock-printed, ca. early Shōwa period (1930s). US$2,180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shārokku Hōmuzu no omoide, Shārokku Hōmuzu: saigo no aisatsu, (and) Shārokku Hōmuzu no eichi Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Shōwa 36 (1961). US$125.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Sasei haiga (Poems and illustrations by Sasei) A playful set of haiga illustrations by Uzuki Sasei, 1940. US$230.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Yo no shirabe (Night melody) A stunning harmonica score for Charles-François Gounod's 'Sérénade' with lyrics by Victor Hugo, 1931 US$385.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Chiyo-shibori (Decorative tie-dyeing (patterns)) Samples for creative tie-dye patterns, woodblock-printed, Seisen 5 (1941). US$485.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
An obi featuring ornate book wrappers From the Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$490.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A Charming Obi Decorated with Miniature Books A Playful Obi, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$570.00
▶ Others
A Scrapbook of Washi and Fabrics, by Uemura Rokurō Untitled Album of the Activities of the Washi Research Institute, ca. 1950s. US$950.00
▶ Photo Books
A postcard featuring Izumiya Ichibei's bookstore From Tōkaidō meisho zue, 1930-50s. US$110.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shochiku Films Scenario: Farewell to Spring A Booklet on Japan's First 'LGBTQI+ Film', 1959 US$285.00
▶ Photo Books
Hobby Cocktails An Early Japanese Cocktail Book, 1933 US$1,525.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Two-Page Letter in Morse Code A Letter in Morse Code, ca. 1936? US$205.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Wallpapers for Three Generations, Made in Canada A Japanese Catalogue of Canadian Wallpapers, 1926 US$315.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations) Circular motifs by the great masters, Shōwa 5 (1930). US$800.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Title unidentified Printing block for a strip cartoon, ca. mid-Shōwa period (1950-60s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Kotengeki no Shinenshutsu wa Ikani Arubekika: Sheikusupia 'Uenisu no Shōnin' (Mingei, Nissei Gekijo Kōen) ni Tsuite (How Should New Productions of Classic Plays be Staged? Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (Mingei and Nissei Theatre Product Manuscript draft of an article on a performance of The Merchant of Venice, ca. 1968. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shimeizukushi Sugoroku [A Game Board of Various Papers] A sugoroku game of paper types, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Two albums of woodblock-printed ephemera A woodblock printer's archive of over 140 products, [ca. mid-Shōwa period (1950s)]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shōmon Jittetsu (The Ten Eminent Disciples of Bashō) Woodblock-printed matchbox labels featuring Bashō's best students, ca. early Shōwa period (1930-40s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Collection of fourteen woodblock prints Woodblock prints by Sekino Jun'ichirō & others, ca. late Shōwa period (1980-90s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Itazura Burinkī (Naughty Blinky), Ōkikunatta Burinkī (Blinky Grows Up), Burinkī to Nattsī (Blinky and Nutsy) Japanese translations of Dorothy Wall's classic Australian Blinky Bill series, Shōwa 48-59 (1973-1984). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Manji (Quicksand) A lesbian romance written with a stream-of-consciousness technique inspired by Joyce's writings, Shōwa 6 (1931). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Seihō Ippinshū (A Collection of Masterpieces by Seihō) Stunning large-format designs by Takeuchi Seihō, Shōwa 12 (1937). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Furanku Roido Raito Sakuhinshū: 1 (First Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's Works) Photographic illustrations of Frank Lloyd Wright's works, published in Japan, Taishō 15 (1926). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Nanakorobi Yaoki Kaiun Sugoroku (The Vicissitudes of Life: Game-Sheet of Fortune and Success A bright, unused sugoroku, ca. late 20th century? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Collection of hand-painted patterns Over 100 hand-painted fabric designs , ca. early Shōwa period (1930s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
An album of match labels Over 400 match labels from the early Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa 2-10 (1927-35). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Edo meibutsu: nishikie kōsaku (The cultivation of brocade prints, a famous product of Edo) An ukiyo-e of an ukiyo-e workshop run by female artisans, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Emigration at first sight: a play in one act A lighthearted play set in Scotland, 1930. SOLD
▶ Western Books
Hanging scroll by Tsuda Seifū A self-portrait by Tsuda Seifū, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Untitled sanjūrokkasen album A high-quality reproduction of a Sanjūrokkasen album, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books