Chōko Kyūridō Shōhon Chiten Shinzu (New Diagram of the Earth Revolving) An explanatory diagram of the heliocentric model, Bunsei 10 (1827). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Collection of fourteen woodblock prints Woodblock prints by Sekino Jun'ichirō & others, ca. late Shōwa period (1980-90s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Fujin Sokuhatsu no Hinagata (Models of Chignons for Women) How to style Western chignons, Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ansei San Heishin-reki (Calendar for Ansei Three) A deluxe Ise calendar for 1856, Ansei 2 (1855). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Shinshiki Sanpō: Kuku no Fuda (Nine-Nine Cards: A New Method of Arithmetic) Innovation in Japanese mathematics, Bunsei 9 (1826). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shinsen Jinbutsu: Orikata Tehon Chūshingura, Jūichi-dan (New Selection of Figures: Models of Paper Folding for the Eleven Acts of the Chūshingura); Chūshingura Orikata Denjū-gaki (Instructions on How to Fold the Chūshingura) Origami instructions for folding kabuki Chūshingura characters, ca. Meiji period (1870-1890s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shinha Shinengeki Segidan Ichiza Hamuretsuto (Hamlet, Staged by the New School New Theatre Justice Troupe) Poster for a Meiji performance of Hamlet, ca. late Meiji period (before 1909). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Fuku Wakashi: Takara no Iribune (New Year's Luck at Boiling Point: Arrival of the Treasure Ship) Amusements for parties: a zashiki-gei sugoroku, Meiji 17 (1884). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ujō Zatsuwa: Yume no Megane (Chitchat of Sentient Beings: The Glasses of Dreams) Zoomorphic creatures by Yoshitora, inspired by Kyōden, Kaei 6 [1853]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Two kamishimo jackets and two pairs of kamishimo trousers Formal wear for samurai, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1900-30s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Untitled scroll of feather patterns A scroll of hand-painted arrow fletchings, ca. mid to late Edo period (1800-1840s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Naniwa Shinbun (News from Naniwa) A woodblock used to print a counting song, ca. early Meiji period (1860-80s)? SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Untitled kimono featuring lobsters A lavish bridal kimono , ca. early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Dai San-kai Kozeni-shū (Third Collection of Ancient Coins) Match cards featuring Japanese silver coins, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kikkyō Kafuku Hitorihandan: Ekigaku Benmō (Judgements on Good and Bad Fortunes: A Primer on the Study of Divination) A fortune-telling kit based on the I Ching, Meiji 19 (1886). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Taishokan (The Great Woven Cap) An early illustrated edition of Taishokan, ca. early Edo period (1600-1700)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Yaso Taiji Baka Shinnyū (Extermination of the Christians: Infiltration of the Idiots) A fascinating record of the behaviours of Japanese Christians, Meiji 14 (1881). 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
Zensei Meigi-zoroi (Full Cast of the Most Popular Geisha) Geisha playing cards, by Yoshiiku, Meiji 2 (1869). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kiso Kaidō Rokujūkyū-tsugi (Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kiso Road) Seventy woodblock-printed scenes of the Kiso Road, by Eisen and Hiroshige, Taishō 10 (1921). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hittatsu Sensei Bokumyō (Exquisite Paintings by Teacher Hittatsu A beautiful hand-painted scroll, with a postscript by Suzuki Fuyō, Bunka 10 (1813). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Tama Kagami (Mirror of Treasures) Over fifty stunning designs by Kobayashi Gyokunen, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Otoshidama (New Year's Gift) An advertisement for a newspaper, magazine, and shipping company, featuring a calendar for 1894, Meiji 26 (1893). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Tōshitsu (Ceramics and Lacquerware) Designs for ceramics and lacquerware, by Nakamura Shūho, Meiji 43 (1910). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shinsaku Dodoitsu: Rokoku Seibatsu (New Dodoitsu Poems on the Crushing Defeat of Russia) Poems in various styles on the Russo-Japanese War, Meiji 37 (1904). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Shina Taiji: Nihon Ryūkōbushi (Popular Japanese Songs on the Extermination of China) On the First Sino-Japanese War, illustrated by Kiyochika, Meiji 27 (1894). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Kaichū Jūhō (Important Treasures, Pocket-Sized) Astrological calendars, with volvelles, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1840-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri; Saigō Chōhōki (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan; Useful Record of Year Names) Portable information on fortune-telling, astrology, dates, and geography, ca. mid to late Edo period (1750-1770s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kokkei Ō-A Gaikō Chizu = A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia A satirical world map featuring Russia as the Black Octopus, Meiji 37 (1904). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Natsu no Sugatami (Full-Length Mirror of Summer's Beauty) Thirty-two amusing expressions on summer, Meiji 30 [1897]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ushiya Zōdan Aguranabe: Ichimei Doronken (Beef-Shop Small-Talk: Cross-Legged (at a Beef) Pot) Robun's famous satire on Western customs, [preface dated Meiji 4 (1871)]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Renpō Shōritsu (Commercial Law of the Federation) By Harvard law professor Theophilus Parsons, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 6-7 [1873-1874]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables) The most widely known Japanese version of the Aesopica, Meiji 5-6 [1872-1873]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Kappa Sōden Kyūrizukai (A Kappa's Talks on Science: How to Use Cucumbers) A parody of Fukuzawa Yukichi's Western science textbook, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872), but printed Meiji 15 (1882)]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Seiyō Dōchū Hizakurige: Bankoku Kōkai (Shank's Mare Round the West: A Voyage to All Countries) A complete set of Robun and Kyōsai's most well-known work, Meiji 3-9 [1870-1876]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Tsuki to Supponchi (The Moon and a Supponchi) Issues 1 to 20 of the satirical newspaper , Meiji 11-12 [1878-1879]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Danjo Shussan Takara no Yamairi (Male and Female Birth: Entering the Treasure Trove) One of the scarcest Kyōsai-Ōga creations, Meiji 14 [1881]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ōdontaku Shinbun Kidan (Great Sunday Newspaper: Stories of Demons) A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on the exploits of two monks, Meiji 5-6 [1872-1873]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries) Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Shinsei Tobi Dango (Consultation with a Beautiful Rabbit: A New System) A story of greed, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 6 [1873]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Tōsei Rikō Musume (A Clever Woman of the Present Day) A response to Fukuzawa Yukichi's Katawa Musume, [Meiji 6 (1873)]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Katawa Musume (The Deformed Girl) An extremely scarce Fukuzawa-bon, Meiji 5 [1872]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Cirque Soulie (Circus Soulie) An illustrated program for the French Circus Soulie, Meiji 5 [1872]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kōko Shinbun (World News) Issues 1-5 of a pro-Bakufu newspaper, Keiō 4 [1868]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hesochaban (Absurd Farces) Abridged skits recorded and illustrated by Keisai Eisen , Kōka 3 [1846]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Uozukushi Kuchiai Hōkōnin Ukejō no Koto, Narabi ni Sakezukushi Shinshu Tegata no Koto: Edo Jippensha Ikku Saku Shinpan Odokemonku ('Puns Full of Fish: A Request from Servants', with, 'Full of Alcohol: A Promissory Note on New Sake': New Am A Kamigata work by the famed gesaku author Jippensha Ikku, [ca late Edo period (1820-50s)?]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated 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