Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) Match cards featuring the Seven Lucky Gods, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? US$75.00
▶ 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
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$3,580.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Firefighting gear from Setagaya, Tokyo Six pieces of firefighting gear, hand embroidered, ca. Meiji to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? US$1,850.00
▶ Others
Deku no Bō (Blockhead) From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 27 (1894). US$130.00
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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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Seihō Ippinshū (A Collection of Masterpieces by Seihō) Stunning large-format designs by Takeuchi Seihō, Shōwa 12 (1937). US$6,000.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes) Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Japanese Literature
Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights) One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882]. US$1,650.00
▶ Japanese Literature
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Japanese Literature
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
▶ Japanese Literature
Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls) On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875]. US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Baka no Daimyōyaku (The Idiot's Great Wonder Drug) Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on the story of a quack doctor, [Meiji 7 (1874)] - Meiji 12 [1879]. US$2,500.00
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Shōbatsu Tenkarafuru (Reward and Punishment: Fall from Heaven); Bikkuri Chōmenbako (The Surprise Box of Punishment) Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 8 [1875]. US$1,750.00
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Magobē Kakkeiron (Magobē the Manager); Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear) Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875]. US$1,750.00
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Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries) A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom) Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear) On the pitfalls of a life of luxury, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Tanemaki Gonbē no Atotsugi: Tarobē Mizukakeron (Tarobē the Waterer, Successor of Gonbē the Sower) A three-issue parody of a family history, by Ōga and Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$1,750.00
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Chūrui Daigiron (The Insects' Great Debate) On the Dragon King and his insect subjects, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Seirō Hankatsū (Poseur of the Bordellos) A satire set in Yoshiwara, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Shinpan Otoshibanashi (Amusing Stories, Newly Published) Two issues of short amusing tales and jokes, [ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?]. US$350.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Dai-hiden Hakusajin-shū (Collection of People of the White Sand: Extremely Secret Transmissions) Secret transmissions on haikai poetry from Matsuo Bashō, ca. mid to late Edo period (1720-1850s)? US$680.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Saisei (Record of the Prosperous Age) A parody ranking of ukiyo-e artists, Yoshiwara-style, Keiō Kinotoushi (1865). US$2,860.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital) Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika and Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 31-38 (1898-1905). US$3,160.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shukenron: Eikoku gakushi Hobbusu-cho (Theory of Sovereignty: by the English Scholar Hobbes) The first Japanese translation of Hobbes's Leviathan, Meiji 16 (1883). US$3,680.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Mongata Kiriyō-den (Stencils for Crest-Cutting) Stencils for crest-cutting - a popular pastime, ca. mid-Meiji period [1870-90s]? US$240.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Tsukurimono Shukō no Tane (Ideas for Fabricated Things) Creatures constructed from everyday tools, ca. Meiji period (1880-90s)? US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books