Untitled sugoroku game A performance-themed sugoroku, ca. late Edo period (1800-1840s?). US$380.00
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Tomonoura Harbour An unfinished Yoshida Hiroshi print, 1985. US$580.00
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Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist Stunning watercolours of Japan, Shōwa 11-15 (1936-1940). US$2,180.00
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Seiyō Bunkenroku (Record of Things Seen and Heard about the West) On British politics, customs, and society, Meiji 2-4 (1869-1871). US$1,260.00
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Mitate Hakkei: Yashima Sekishō (Selection for the Eight Views: Evening Glow at Yashima) An unusual triptych by Kuniyoshi featuring a close-up cartouche, 1846. US$1,260.00
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Album of works by calligraphers and artists Skilful sketches by little-known artists, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)? US$480.00
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Atagoyama no Zu (View from Mt. Atago) By Kobayashi Kiyochika, Meiji 11 (1878). US$980.00
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Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables) Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Kawanabe Kyōsai, Meiji 5-6 (1872-1873). US$2,050.00
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Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection An illustrated guide to poisonous Japanese plants, Meiji 11 (1878). US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Shihonron (Das Kapital) The definitive pre-war translation of Marx's Das Kapital, Shōwa 2-3 (1927-1928). US$780.00
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Shochū O-utagai (Summer Greetings) Cooling woodblock-printed matchbox cards designed for summer, Shōwa 8 (1933). US$75.00
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Three woodblock-printed envelopes Charming designs by Ogawa Usen, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-40s)? US$65.00
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Set of four garments Early nineteenth-century garments with kamon crests, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? US$180.00
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Ōiri (Full House), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)? US$75.00
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Eiwa Tsūshin (English-Japanese Transmissions) A miniature book for English learners, Meiji 20 (1888). US$280.00
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The Great War of 1870 between France and Germany On the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, Meiji 4 (1871). US$480.00
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Shiroto Jōjuri Shikata Mitate: Chūshingura Nanatsume Monku (Methods of Jōjuri Amateurs: Seven Phrases from The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) Phrases commonly used by amateur jōjuri actors, ca. late Edo period (1830-40s)? US$400.00
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Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami (Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings) Book culture meets print culture, Bunkyū 2 (1862). US$350.00
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Untitled fan print A fan print by Kamisaka Sekka, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? US$300.00
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Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) Match cards featuring the Seven Lucky Gods, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? US$75.00
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Four untitled woodblock prints from Sekka's Ashide-e Elegant ashide-e by Kamisaka Sekka, Shōwa 19 (1944). US$350.00
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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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Fūryū Itsutsu Karigane (The Refined Karigane Five) An adaptation of the Karigane Five, by Kunisada, ca. Bunsei 11 - Tenpō 2 (1828-1831). US$430.00
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Nigatsu Yōka Kinshō no Hito Uke ni Iri (February 8th, Luck to Those Born Under the Metal Element) An auspicious uke-e print by Kyōsai, ca. Meiji period (1875-1890)? US$650.00
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Untitled diptych of a woman in snow Diptych of a beautiful woman in snow, by Kunisada, ca. Bunka 12 - Tenpō 13 (1815-1842)? US$1,680.00
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Danjo Dōkenron (On Equal Rights for Men and Women) One of the earliest books promoting women's rights published in Japan - Mill's 'Subjection of Women', Meiji 11 (1878). US$4,580.00
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Firefighting gear from Setagaya, Tokyo Six pieces of firefighting gear, hand embroidered, ca. Meiji to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? US$1,850.00
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Ryū Eifuku no Hitoshinan (Liu Yongfu Deep in Thought) From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 28 (1895). US$130.00
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Tegarabanashi (Bragging) From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 28 (1895). US$130.00
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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
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Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes) Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
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Yakusha Kijinden (Biographies of Extraordinary Actors) A famous kabuki actor's biography, illustrated by Kunisada, Tenpō 4 (1833). US$340.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Majinai Hyakkajo (One Hundred Charms) Charms and spells for ailments and common problems, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s)? US$540.00
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Kokkei Usaharashi (Humorous Distractions) A magazine of short stories and poems, Meiji 15 [1882]. US$150.00
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Kishō Shinbun (Journal of Collected Laughter) Three scarce issues produced by Kinga and Yoshitoshi, [Meiji 8 (1875)]. US$2,150.00
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Chinbun Kanbun (Curious Pieces of Nonsense News) Issues 1-8 of a scarce Ōsaka-based periodical, Meiji 10 [1877]. US$2,150.00
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Kanzeon Reigenki Hyakuban Mokuroku (Record of the Miracles of Kannon: Index of the One Hundred Pilgrimage Sites) A collaboration between collaboration of acclaimed artists Toyokuni III and Hiroshige II, [Ansei 6 (1859)]. US$350.00
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Untitled hikifuda (advertisement) An unused advertisement print designed by Kyōsai, [ca. early Meiji period (1870-80s)?]. US$400.00
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Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds) A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885]. US$350.00
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Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights) One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882]. US$1,650.00
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Kaika Shindai Toppyō Shiwa (Outrageous Poems and Stories: New Titles for a Civilised Age) Humorous poems illustrated with comical and risqué scenes by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880]. US$1,650.00
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Chinshō Shinshi (New Magazine of Rare Laughs) Featuring a woodblock-printed upper wrapper by Kyōsai, Meiji 11 [1878]. US$350.00
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Ukiyo Karakuri Seiyō Megane (The Machinations of the Floating World Through Western Lenses) A little-known collaboration between Robun, Kyōsai, and Oka Jōki, [preface dated Meiji 6 (1873)]. US$2,150.00
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Taiyō Shinwa: Tako no Nyūdō Uo Sekkyō (The Bald Octopus's Sermon to the Fish: A New Story from the Ocean) An apologue by Robun and Kyōsai, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)]. US$2,150.00
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Zushū Shuzenji Onsen Meisho Kaisei-zu (Revised Map of Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen, Zushū) A map of famous places in Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 14 [1881]. US$450.00
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Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen) A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880]. US$250.00
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Katsuron Gakumon Suzume (A Vigorous Debate by the Sparrows of Learning) Ōga's response to Fukuzawa Yukichi's Gakumon no Susume, Meiji 8 [1875]. US$2,500.00
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Seijin Kimotsubushi: Kengu Shinbun (The Thunderstruck Sage: The New Culture of the Wise and the Foolish) A Kyōsai-Ōga work on the superiority of practical knowledge, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)]. US$2,350.00
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Hōnen Gokoku Matsuri: Rikai Shinbun (A Five-Grain Festival for the Abundant Harvest: Understandings of the New Culture) One of the earliest Kyōsai-Ōga novels, on the importance of agriculture, Meiji 5 [1872] - [Meiji 6 (1873)]. US$2,350.00
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