A collection of 39 fans A collection of fans featuring designs by Tessai, Sekka, and other acclaimed artists, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1910-1920s?). US$3,980.00
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Bijutsukai (Sea of Art) Fifteen issues of Bijutsukai, illustrated by Kamisaka Sekka, Furuya Kōrin, Kaigai Tennen, and other celebrated graphic designers, Meiji 32-38 (1899-1905). US$3,860.00
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Untitled set of printing blocks An assortment of metal and wooden printing blocks, ca. late Edo to early Shōwa period (1860-1930s?). US$480.00
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A small set of movable type Produced in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji period (1870-90s?). US$860.00
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Shin'an Ishō Chikosakura (Chigozakura: New Designs) Patterns by students featuring insects and vegetables, Meiji 23 (1890). US$370.00
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Ishō Sekai (World of Designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
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Seiyō Jiki Teikokuhan (Model of Western Time Measurements) On how to read a Western clock, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1870-1890s). US$680.00
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Grand Concert Parisien, Rentree de Mme Bonnaire (...) A crepe paper poster for a Parisian concert starring Yvette Guilbert, 1890? US$480.00
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Muyōsei (The Six Personalities) A complete set of fan prints by Toyokuni, Kaei 6 (1853). US$1,860.00
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Bandō Shichi-eishi (The Seven Great Samurai of Bandō), Tenjin Shichidaiki (Record of the Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods), Taiheiki (Chronicle of Great Peace) An assortment of incomplete kibyōshi, 1790-1810s? US$480.00
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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
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Four single-leaf advertisements Four advertisements from booksellers, one featuring an illustration of block-cutters and printers at work, ca. late Meiji period (1880-1900s)? US$380.00
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Shukka Hōkoku (Shipping Report) A woodblock used to print shipping reports, ca. Meiji period (1870-90s)? US$120.00
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Gokuraku Dōchu-zue (Illustrations of the Roads to Heaven and Hell) Travel guides to Heaven and Hell, Meiji 31 (1898). US$120.00
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Kita Amerika-koku-sen Torai (On the Arrival of Ships from the Country of North America) On America's failed 1846 mission to open Japan to trade, Kōka 3 (1846). US$1,860.00
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Kuang Shi Tu Shuo (An Illustrated Explanation of Ore) On ore, by a British Missionary to China, Guāngxù 10 (1884). US$1,940.00
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Miuchi-zoroi (Collection of Beauties) A beauty adjusts her hair in a mirror, ca. Edo period (1800-20s?). US$280.00
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Seirō Mutamagawa (Six Jewel Rivers in the Pleasure Quarters) Tsutanosuke of the Aka-Tsutaya, by Eizan, ca. Edo period (1814-17?) US$280.00
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Untitled album of original paintings and sketches by prominent illustrators By Itō Shinsui, Hirezaki Eihō, Suzuki Miekichi, and others, ca. late Taishō period (1917-1922)? US$3,260.00
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Untitled painting Oil painting for the cover of a children's magazine, ca. early Shōwa period (late 1930s-1940s). US$780.00
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Hibiki (Reverberations) Commercial art by Sugiura Hisui, ca. Shōwa period (1930-60s). US$860.00
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Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital) Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 38 (1905). US$340.00
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Untitled painting of a monkey A simple and clever painting on silk, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? US$340.00
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Untitled surimono A spring-themed surimono by an unidentified artist, ca. Meiji period (1870-1900s)? US$120.00
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Miyako Odori (The Miyako Dance) An English-Japanese album of Miyako Odori dancers, Meiji 35 (1902). US$1,280.00
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Bojutsu Yumemonogatari (Dream Story of 1838) A critique of the Morrison Incident, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?) US$1,860.00
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Eshi Zōshi (The Story of a Painter) The Story of a Painter, previously owned by the artist Tomioka Tessai, ca. Kaei period (1849)? US$4,260.00
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Collection of set designs Striking set designs for Japanese plays, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-70s)? US$4,360.00
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[Untitled painting of a woman daydreaming] Daydream of a sea voyage, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)? US$6,480.00
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The Ten Bulls A famous Chinese parable, skilfully woodblock printed by master craftsmen, Taishō 3 (1914). US$160.00
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Amijima Shinjū: Koharu Jihē [The Love Suicide at Amijima: Koharu and Jihē] Transcription of a performance of The Love Suicide at Amijima, Meiji 30 (1897). US$280.00
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Jurin Shomoku [Catalogue of Works from the Ranks of Confucian Scholars] A manuscript catalogue of books by Confucian authors, ca. Meiji to Taishō period (1880-1910s)? US$480.00
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Kyōka Momochidori [A Flock of Kyōka Poems] A kyōka album illustrated by Shigenobu, ca. 1830s? US$6,800.00
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Namamugi Jiken no Tenmatsu: Machibure Ikken no Utsushi [Copy of the Official Notices on the Details of the Namamugi Incident] Collected records of the arrival of British warships in Yokohama, ca. Bunkyū period (1860s)? US$540.00
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A scroll of examples of Rai San'yō seals A carefully crafted forgery, ca. late Edo to early Shōwa period (1860-1920s?) US$380.00
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Three scrolls, featuring Jurōjin and cranes Painted by a pupil of Tenkaikutsu Ganku?, ca. late Edo period (1800-1830s?) US$860.00
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Two untitled scrolls signed Yamamoto Shōun Two delicate paintings of flowers and folktale characters, ca. Meiji period (1890-1930s?) US$860.00
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The Demon Queller Shōki, with Two Quelled Demons Illustrated by Sōsai Eisen, ca. Meiji period (1880-1890s?) US$1,680.00
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Shinmonku Yukari no Tsuki (The Moon of Affinity: New Lyrics) A daring piece of political satire, [ca. Keiō 4 (1868)]. US$960.00
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Kanadehon Chūshingura, Dai-Kudanme (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers: Act Nine) A snowy scene from the Forty-Seven Rōnin, [ca. Edo period (1830-40s?)]. US$280.00
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Tagoto-hime, Jiraiya (Tagoto-hime and Jiraiya) Jiraiya and Princess Tagoto, by Kunisada I, [1852]. US$380.00
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Udaijin Michizane Kō (Minister of the Right, Michizane) Sugawara no Michizane, by Kunisada I, [1860]. US$380.00
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Jiyū no Kotowari (On Liberty) The first Japanese translation of Mill's On Liberty, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872]. US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Untitled omocha-e woodblock print Cut-out-and-play paper figures in Western attire, [ca. early Meiji period (1870-1880s)]. US$330.00
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Yamakawa Furiwake Sugoroku (A Game Sheet of Mountains and Rivers Divided) A large sugoroku game sheet constructed from ōban prints, [Kōka 4 (1847) - Kaei 5 (1852)]. US$780.00
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Mahometto-den (A Biography of Muhammad) Japan's first major encounter with Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, Meiji 9 [1876]. US$1,860.00
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Yowamushi Korokoro Goton Jūton no Zu (Roly-Poly Cowards: Pigs with Five Heads and Ten Bodies) Yoshiiku's satire on the Sino-Japanese War, ca. Meiji 28 [1895]. US$1,380.00
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Sentakusho yori Nomishirami Kadomo he Onmōshi-idashi no Koto narabi ni Mushi Sanka Nakama yori Sentakujo he Negai Izuru Koto (A Formal Statement from a Laundry to Fleas, Lice, and Mosquitoes, together with a Humble Request from the Three Groups of Insects A letter of complaint to insects, ca. late Edo period (1840-50s?). US$580.00
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Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan) Portable information on fortune-telling, astrology, dates, and geography, ca. Bunka 8 (1811). US$280.00
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Untitled sugoroku game A performance-themed sugoroku, ca. late Edo period (1800-1840s?). US$380.00
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