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Shiki No Hana

[UNSO^DO^] Sakai HO^-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ISU & Nakano · 1908

$7,500.00 (€6,804.58 | £5,676.89 | ¥1,197,273)

1908. [UNSODO] Sakai HO-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ITSU & Nakano KI-MEI. SHIKI NO HANA. Kyoto, Meiji 41 [1908] 10 volumes [18.8 X 27.9 cm], complete, bound orihon style in stiff paper covers with printed paper title labels. There are 2 spring, 4 summer, 3 autumn and 1 winter volumes, wit...

Dai Niju^Ni-Kai Nikashu^

HASEGAWA Kazumi, editor · 1935

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

1935. O^michi Hiro^, editor. Niju^ni-kai NIKA GASHU^. O^saka, Asahi Shinbunsha, Sho^wa 10 [1935]. 38.1 x 26.5 cm. Folio, printed wrappers. Profusely illustrated with b+w photo illustrations of art exhibited in the 22nd annual Nikakai exhibition in 1935. Very good condition. An...

?Tsu-E Z?Hy?Sh? ??????

Yamanouchi Kinzabur? ?????, artist · 1987

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

1987. Yamanouchi Kinzabur? ?????, artist. ?tsu-e Z?hy?sh? ??????. Gohachi ??. Tokyo. Showa 62 [1987]. 18 x 15.5cm small volume string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji with red string. Front wrapper is decorated with a color woodcut of a demon playing a musical instrument. Col...

Kanji Sh?Hin Gash? ??????

[Maria Gab? ?????, publisher] · 1933

$1,850.00 (€1,678.46 | £1,400.30 | ¥295,327)

1933. Kanji Sh?hin Gash? ?????? [Maria Gab? ?????, publisher] [Kyoto] [Showa 8 (1933)] [Flowers, Botanical]. Kanji Sh?hin Gash? [Kyoto], [Maria Gab? ?????, publisher], [Showa 8 (1933)]. 15 oblong color woodblock prints of flowers 29.5 x 41.6 cm, many in fan format. Maria Gab? ...

Haikaika Mitsudomoe

[EHON] Shikatsubeno Magao, et al. · 1827

$3,500.00 (€3,175.47 | £2,649.22 | ¥558,727)

1827. [EHON] Shikatsubeno Magao, et al. HAIKAIKA MITSUDOMOE. 23.3 x 17.1 cm. Backed orihon album format. Original covers and title label. Privately printed, the preface is dated Bunsei 10 [1827] The artist who designed the three color prints is Takashima Chiharu, known for his...

View of South Boston 1859

COLE, J.F.A. · 1859

$1,750.00 (€1,587.74 | £1,324.61 | ¥279,364)

1859. COLE, J.F.A. VIEW OF SOUTH BOSTON 1859. Boston: J.F.A. Cole, 1859. 22 3/4"X 32". Hand colored lithograph view of South Boston looking north from Telegraph Hill (the site of the Fortification of Dorchester Heights by Henry Knox during the seige of Boston) toward Beacon Hi...

[Emaki Painted Handscroll ?? of Makura Z?Shi ??? by Sei Shonagon ????] Izeri Sosui, Artist

1882

$7,500.00 (€6,804.58 | £5,676.89 | ¥1,197,273)

[Emaki Painted Handscroll ?? of Makura Z?shi ??? by Sei Shonagon ????] Izeri Sosui, artist c. Early 20th C [Emaki Painted Handscroll ?? of Makura Z?shi ??? by Sei Shonagon ???? ] Very long (approximately 33 feet long and 10 3/4 inches tall) black and white painted and calligra...

Hanzai Kagaku Vol. 3 #7

[PHOTOGRAPHY] Imada KINGO, editor · 1932

$325.00 (€294.87 | £246.00 | ¥51,882)

1932. [PHOTOGRAPHY] Imada KINGO, editor. HANZAI KAGAKU Vol.3 #7 1932 JUNE. Published in Tokyo by Bukyosha. 8vo. size, printed wrappers. This magazine was only published for a short time, though it managed to include stories by important literary figures, wonderful photomontage...

Kankoku No Kami

[Papermaking, Korean] Goto^ Seikichiro^ · 1980

$550.00 (€499.00 | £416.31 | ¥87,800)

1980. [Papermaking, Korean] Goto Seikichiro. KANKOKU NO KAMI. Tokyo, Gohachi, Showa 55 [1980]. Orihon folding album (24 x 18.3 cm) in block-printed paper covers. Number 12 of a limited edition of 150 copies and is signed and sealed by Goto, certainly the most important histori...

Sany? Angya T?Kaid? Angya ???? ?????

[Sketch Tour Book] Starr, Frederick · 1919

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.41 | ¥61,460)

1919. [Sketch Tour Book] Starr, Frederick Sany? Angya T?kaid? Angya ???? ?????. Bunen'd? ???, publisher Taish? 8 [1919] [Sketch Tour Book] Starr, Frederick. Sany? Angya T?kaid? Angya ???? ?????. Tokyo: Bunen'd? ???, Taish? 8 [1919]. 6th printing (the first printing appeared in...

Kokuga O^Gi

[DESIGN] HAPPO^DO^, publisher/printer · 1938

$3,250.00 (€2,948.65 | £2,459.99 | ¥518,818)

1938. [DESIGN] HAPPO^DO^, publisher/printer. KOKUGA O^GI. Kyo^to, Happo^do^, N.D. [other sources indicate a date of 1938] Very large oblong brocade porfolio, 36.5 x 59.0 cm. Contains an undated Happo^do^ colophon and 50 design prints (49 in color and one as a textual calligrap...

Renpo Shiryaku 2 Vols

[ATLAS] Bridgeman, E.C. translated by Mitsukuri Ge · 1871

$2,500.00 (€2,268.19 | £1,892.30 | ¥399,091)

1871. [ATLAS] Bridgeman, E.C. translated by Mitsukuri Genpo. RENPO SHIRYAKU 2 vols. To^kyo^, Zodiacal date of Meiji 4 [1871]. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. An interesting work by Bridgeman, the Chinese missionary, originally published in Chinese but here marked fo...

Zuan Shingiho^ Ko^Za Nouveau Cours: Methodes Du Dessin Decoratif 8 Vo

[PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha · 1932

$650.00 (€589.73 | £492.00 | ¥103,764)

1932. [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha. ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vols. To^kyo^, Atorie-sha, Sho^wa 7 [1932]. 8 volumes, 8vo. complete, bound western-style in wrappers. An interesting synopsis in Japanese of world-wide trends in commercial ar...

Ho^En-Cho^

[DESIGN] MARIA GABO^ · 1932

$1,750.00 (€1,587.74 | £1,324.61 | ¥279,364)

1932. [DESIGN] Iida Shiko^. HO^EN-CHO^. Kyo^to: Maria Gabo^, Sho^wa 7 [1932] Oblong orihon folding album in the original publisher's chitsu clasped case. 28.3 x 39.0 cm. There are 23 ornately printed circular designs with metallic inks, etc. Maria Gabo was not prolific, but wh...

Hana No Shirabe ???

Murakami Sadao ????, artist · 1931

$6,000.00 (€5,443.66 | £4,541.51 | ¥957,818)

1931. Hana No Shirabe ??? Murakami Sadao ????, artist Maria Gab? ?????, publisher Showa 6 [1931] [Botanical] Hana No Shirabe ???, Murakami Sadao ????, artist, Maria Gab? ?????, publisher, Showa 6 [1931]. Large publisher's original chitsu clasped case, containing a cloth-covere...

[N? Ky?Gen Gash? ?????

Kawabata Gyokush? ????, artist · 1882

$650.00 (€589.73 | £492.00 | ¥103,764)

1882. N? Ky?gen Gash? ????? Kawabata Gyokush? ????, artist Fukuend? ???, publisher. Meiji 15 [1882]. An orihon folding album 17.6 x 12.1 cm, bound in cloth. There are 19 double page color woodblock printed images of scenes from N? and Ky?gen drama. Each scene is identified. Ea...

Shu^MI No Kindai-So^

[PREWAR STYLE] Asahi Shinbunsha · 1930

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,909)

1930. [PREWAR STYLE] Asahi Shinbunsha, publisher. SHU^MI NO KINDAI-SO^. To^kyo^, Sho^wa 5 [1930]. Decorated western-style wrappers. 8vo. in size. 366pp+. Many illustrations integrated with the text. This summary of RECENT STYLE TRENDS has a multitude of essays written about ev...

Baby Cinema Bebi-Shinema Vol. 3 [12 Issues] 1930

[JAPANESE CINEMA] To^kyo^ Bebi-shinema Kurabu · 1930

$975.00 (€884.60 | £738.00 | ¥155,645)

1930. [JAPANESE CINEMA] Tokyo Bebi-shinema Kurabu. BABY CINEMA BEBI-SHINEMA Vol.3 [12 issues] 1930. Tokyo, Showa 5 [1930]. All twelve issues are in good or better condition, three have a cover with a lovely graphic of the Chrysler Building in NYC, a Deco masterpiece at that po...

Katazome Rinbyo^, 2 Vols

SERIZAWA Keisuke, artist · 1982

$650.00 (€589.73 | £492.00 | ¥103,764)

1982. SERIZAWA Keisuke, artist. KATAZOME RINBYO^, 2 vols. To^kyo^, Gohachi. #134 of 230 copies. 2 folding albums, 18.2 x 15.0 cm. 81 wonderful colored stencil designs, formatted to a size and shape appropriate to matchbox covers. Serizawa again illustrates his skills in design...

Bungei Shijo^ Vol. 3 #6

[AVANT-GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, et al. · 1927

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

1927. [AVANT-GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, et al. BUNGEI SHIJO Vol.3 #6. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Showa 2 [1927] First published in November of 1925, this issue of June 1927 unleashed its mordant humor on the literary world of Japan. The cover is a study all on its own, with t...