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Seibutsu shigen: ichimei shugenron (Origin of living things: or, in another name, an origin of species)
The first full Japanese translation of Darwin's 'On the origin of species', Meiji 29 (1896).
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▶ Translations of Western Texts
Haru no gyokushō (Spring's excellent compositions)
Eye-catching designs for New Year's postcards, Meiji 44 (1911)?
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▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Bikō zukan (A mirror of beautiful crafts)
One hundred patterns by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 27 (1894).
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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).
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Hana sekai (World of flowers)
Fifty vivid patterns by Nonoguchi Kajō, Meiji 43 (1910).
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Odamaki (Columbine)
One of the scarcest zuan albums, Odamaki, Meiji 40 (1907).
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Giga hichō (Secret notebook of caricatures)
A hand-drawn album of political caricatures, Shōwa 7 (1932).
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Souvenir and programme of the visit of Prince Fushimi to England
A crepe-paper poster commemorating the visit of Prince Fushimi to England and Scotland, ca. 1907.
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An Edo period fortune lottery (omikuji) box
In working condition, ca. mid to late Edo period (1700-1850s?).
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Shimashima (Stripe patterns)
Subtly playful stripes by Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 39 (1906).
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Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns)
Unusual designs by Asano Kokō, Meiji 38 (1905).
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▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns)
Stripes and splashes by Furuya Setsuzan, Meiji 38 (1905).
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An unidentified woodblock-printed book of moji-e
By an unidentified illustrator, ca. mid Edo period (1680-1780s)?
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Esagashi taizenshū: kyōiku moji-e (Great compilation of hidden pictures: character-pictures for education)
A pedagogical gamebook of hidden characters and pictures, ca. Meiji 25 (1892).
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Miburi Iroha (The Iroha in gestures)
The Japanese alphabet, in people, ca. late Edo period (after 1829).
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▶ Classic Illustrated Books
A manuscript report of the death of the Christian 'Uheiji'
The record of the death of a Japanese Christian, Kyōhō 11 (1726).
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▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hicchō-jō (An album of spontaneous brushstrokes)
An album of hand-painted illustrations by various artists, ca. late Meiji period (1907?).
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▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Hikobae (Root sprouts)
An album of lithographs and half-tones, illustrated by Ōta Saburō, 1911.
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Sōsaku hanga to hanga no tsukurikata = How to make prints: drawn, blok-cut [sic] & printed by author
An illustrated guide to printmaking, by a core member of the sōsaku hanga movement, 1922.
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Onna imagawa oshie no tamazusa: shinkoku kaisei (Precepts for women and teachings in excellent compositions: newly cut and amended)
Lessons for young women, Tenpō 14 [1843].
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An untitled folding object
A folding object with eleven secret compartments, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?).
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Three postcards designed to commemorate a track-and-field event
Three abstract postcards, ca. 1925.
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Bookman
A Japanese magazine for bibliophiles, Shōwa 3 [1928].
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Kaika jinkōki (The enlightenment Jinkōki)
Soroban arithmetic in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji 18 (1885).
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▶ Japanese Literature
Hikanyakuōen (Medicine for the liver and spleen)
An advertisement for liver and spleen medicine, [revised in Meiji 28 (1895).
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An untitled collection of kibyōshi title panels
A collection of creative title panels for kibyōshi volumes, ca. mid-Edo period (1790-1830s?).
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Jūjun kagetsuchō (One-hundred-day album of flowers and the moon)
A travelogue of Kyoto, by prominent bunjin artists of the Edo period, 1883
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Asagiri (Morning mist)
Beautifully illustrated with watercolour-like gradations, 1912
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On John Manjiro, one of the first Japanese residents of the US
Ikoku monogatari: Nakanohama Manjirō (Story of a foreign country: Nakanohama Manjirō), Kaei 5 (1852).
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The battle of an eggplant and a bonito over a potato-courtesan
Satoka yoi Ōpira no sakae: uosei hatsumono (Villages and houses on night duty and Ōpira`s honour: the first catch of milt), An`ei 6 (1777)
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Patterns for winter clothing
Fuyumono ishō-zukushi (Various winter clothes), Meiji gannen [1868].
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▶ Prints and Ephemera
Circular hand-painted motifs
An album of circular motifs, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1860-90s)?
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Over 100 colour woodblock-printed designs for kimono
Kuretake (Henon bamboo), 1902
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One hundred patterns from the capital
Tomon hyakka (One hundred flowers of patterns from the capital), 1891
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Yachigusa (Sundry herbs)
Designs for haori, by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 34 (1901).
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▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Yachigusa (Sundry herbs)
Designs for kimono, by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 34 (1901).
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Ishō sekai (World of designs)
A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, 1901
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Designs inspired by butterfly wings, by Shimomura Gyokukō
Kochōshiki (Expressions of butterflies), 1912
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The Murderous Girl Ohana
Musume no Hitokoroshi (The Murderous Girl), Meiji 25 [1892]
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▶ Prints and Ephemera
The Tale of a Lady Bandit
Chobokure Chongare: Ōshū Kasamatsu Tōge Onna Tōzoku (Chobokure Chongare: The Woman Bandit of the Kasamatsu Pass in Ōshū), ca. mid Edo period (1820-40s)?
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An Adaptation of a Keijo-uta
Edo no Hana Ofude Hansan Shinju Kudoki (Edo's Flowers Ofude and Hanzan: Oral Recitation of a Double Suicide), ca. late Edo period (1840-60s)
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The Tale of the Murderer Gonpachi and the Courtesan Komurasaki
Chobokure Chongare: Shirai Gonpachi Komurasaki Hiyoku Tsuka Monogatari (Chobokure Chongare: The Story of the Grave of the Tragic Lovers Shirai Gonpachi and Komurasaki), ca. late Edo period (1840-60s)?
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A magnified view of the moon, complete with ships
Ranjin tokoromi gachirin shinzu [True image of the moon, as observed by the Dutch], [ca. mid to late Edo period (18th century to early 19th century)].
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▶ Paintings & Scrolls
An English Magazine: Reflections
The Hansei Zasshi: A Monthly Magazine, Vol. XIII., No. 1., Meiji 30 [1898].
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▶ Western Books
Examples of Fröbel Gifts (Fröbelgaben) compiled by a kindergarten teacher in-training
[Untitled set of volumes on kindergarten play methods], ca. Meiji 29 [1896].
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▶ Prints and Ephemera
On the Human Body, with a Diagram of Sign Language
Jintai Mondō [Questions and Answers About the Human Body], Meiji 9 [1876].
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▶ Japanese Literature
Hōmā Monogatari (Tales from Homer)
A Translation of the Iliad and Odyssey, Shōwa 4 [1929].
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▶ Translations of Western Texts
A Full Set of Suntory's Foreign Liquor Heaven
Yoshū Mame Tengoku, 1967-70
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Menu for a US-Japan Themed Naval Celebration
An Untitled Programme/Menu, 1923
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▶ Prints and Ephemera
A New Year's card from the Japanese communications minister, in French
An untitled greeting card, 1917.
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▶ Prints and Ephemera

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