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Letters from the Raven

HEARN, LAFCADIO · 1907

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

1907. HEARN, Lafcadio, and Henry Watkin. LETTERS FROM THE RAVEN, being the correspondence of Lafcadio Hearn with Henry Watkin, with introduction and critical comment by the editor Milton Bronner. New York: Brentano's, 1907. First edition. 8vo, grey paper boards, spine black cl...

Shiberi Jihen Kinen Shashin-Cho^

[SIBERIAN EXPEDITION] Teikoku Gunjin Kyo^iku-kai · 1918

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

1918. [SIBERIAN EXPEDITION]. Teikoku Gunjin Kyo^iku-kai, editors. SHIBERI JIHEN KINEN SHASHIN-CHO^. To^kyo^, Taisho^ Tsu^shinsha, Taisho^ 7 [1918] Oblong folio, bound western-style in cloth, gilt. Illustrated throughout in collotype. Photos and cations on the International Sib...

(Shinch? K?Tei) Kokuyaku Honz? K?Moku (????) ?????? (Also Hons? K?Moku), 15 Vols

Li Shizhen ????; translated by Shirai K?tar? ?????, Suzuki Masaumi ?????, et al. · 1973

$750.00 (€680.46 | £567.69 | ¥119,727)

1973. (Shinch? K?tei) Kokuyaku Honz? K?moku (????) ?????? (also Hons? K?moku), 15 vols [Bencao Gangmu - Materia Medica], by Li Shizhen ????; translated by Shirai K?tar? ?????, Suzuki Masaumi ?????, et al Shunyodo ???, publisher Sh?wa 48 [1973] 15 volumes, bound Western-style i...

(T?Ch?) Kokuyaku Honz? K?Moku (??) ?????? (Also Hons? K?Moku), 15 Vols

Li Shizhen ????, author; translated by Makino Tomitaro et al. · 1929

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

1929. (T?ch?) Kokuyaku Honz? K?moku (??) ?????? (also Hons? K?moku), 15 vols [Bencao Gangmu - Materia Medica], Li Shizhen ????, author; translated by Makino Tomitaro et al. Shunyodo ???, publisher Showa 4 [1929] 15 volumes, bound Western-style in decorated cloth over boards, s...

Minch? Shiken ???? (Also Minch? Seid? Gaen ??????)

?oka Shumboku ????, artistt · 1746

$2,250.00 (€2,041.37 | £1,703.07 | ¥359,182)

Minch? Shiken ???? (also Minch? Seid? Gaen ??????) ?oka Shumboku ????, artist N.p. n.d. [Botanical, Ehon] 3 vols. 27.6 x 17.7 cm. string-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji. Cream paper covers with printed paper title labels. A reprint of the rare Minch? Seid? Gaen ?????? of 1746...

Haiga Ho^

(Ehon) Nakamura Fusetsu & Kawahigashi Hekigoto^ · 1909

$675.00 (€612.41 | £510.92 | ¥107,755)

1909. (EHON) NAKAMURA Fusetsu & KAWAHIGASHI Hekigoto. HAIGA HO. Tokyo: Kokado, 1909. 23 x 15.4 cm. String-bound Japanese style in flexible covers with stamped title. This visual and textual examination of the relationship between "haiga", haiku drawings, and the the haiku them...

Hatsumei the Invention 40 Issues

[MAGAZINE] TEIKOKU HATSUMEI KYOKAI · 1927

$1,250.00 (€1,134.10 | £946.15 | ¥199,545)

1927. [MAGAZINE] TEIKOKU HATSUMEI KYOKAI. HATSUMEI THE INVENTION 41 issues. Tokyo, Maru-no-uchi. Magazines, bound Western style in decorated wrappers. 1927 - 1943. About 26 x 19 cm in size. This important magazine began in 1905. The Imperial Science and Invention Society, that...

A Grove of Trees

Onchi K?shir? ????? · 1920

$6,500.00 (€5,897.30 | £4,919.97 | ¥1,037,636)

1920. Onchi K?shir? ?????. [A GROVE OF TREES] Oil on canvas, 45 x 33 cm. It is from a series of landscapes done in 1921. It is unsigned, but its authenticity is attested to by Onchi's eldest son, Kunio, on a slip affixed on the reverse of the canvas, with his personal seal. On...

Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

Silver, J.M.W. · 1867

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

1867. SILVER, J.M.W. SKETCHES OF JAPANESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. London:Day and Son, 1867. First Edition. 4to, [viii] 51pp, errata, red cloth, gilt, 29.5 x 21.8 cm. Chromolithographed title page and 27 chromolithographed plates. Original gilt-pictorial brick colored, cloth, a.e....

Ei Zui Senkyo Posutaa-Shu^

[POSTERS] ASAHI SHIMBUNSHA · 1927

$245.00 (€222.28 | £185.45 | ¥39,111)

1927. [POSTERS] ASAHI SHIMBUNSHA. EI ZUI SENKYO POSUTAA-SHU^. To^kyo^, Sho^wa 2 [1927] 26.2 x 18.9 cm. illustrated wrappers. This interesting book on election and other political posters of the mid 1920s in England and in Switzerland captures very effectively the social politi...

Komakusa ????

OZAKI Kohachi, author. Onchi K?shir? ?????, artist · 1943

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

1943. OZAKI Kohachi, author. Onchi K?shir? ?????. Komakusa ????. Tôkyô,Shôwa 18 [1943]. Single sheet, 29.2 x 34.3 cm. Meant to fold in fourths as a simple species of "book" during the wartime shortage of paper. The lightly colored woodblock print by Onchi is some 11.0 x 15.4 c...

Nagasaki Kiko^ Shaseicho

KAWAMURA UKOKU · 1866

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

1866. KAWAMURA UKOKU. NAGASAKI KIKO SHASEICHO 42 double page [image size 25.3 x 29.2 cm] paintings in sumi with slight color, painted by Ukoku in 1866. There are also 8 double page paintings in a different hand and one double page of calligraphy dated to Taisho 11 [1922]. Ukok...

Shiki No Hana

[BOTANICAL] Sakai HÔ-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ITSU & NAKAN · 1908

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

1908. [BOTANICAL] Sakai HÔ-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,...

T?Kaid? Go J? San-Sugi Seto Naikai Kik? ??????? ??????

Mizushima Ni? ?????, artist and author · 1920

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

1920. T?kaid? Go J? San-sugi Seto Naikai Kik? ??????? ?????? Mizushima Ni? ?????, artist and author Tokyo: Bunen'd? ??? Taisho 9 [1920] [Sketch Tour Book] Mizushima Ni? ?????, artist and author. T?kaid? Go J? San-sugi Seto Naikai Kik? ??????? ??????. First Printing. 8vo. Print...

Oda Otoya Collection of Stage Designs

[JAPANESE THEATRE] · 1920

$125,000.00 (€113,409.65 | £94,614.83 | ¥19,954,545)

[JAPANESE THEATRE]. ODA OTOYA: A COLLECTION OF STAGE DESIGNS. Oda Otoya (1920-2006) began his career in the arts as an illustrator of fiction, moving to stage design in the post-war period. He created designs for many plays at the National Theatre in Tokyo, as well as the famo...

Album of 68 Ukiyo-E Prints [Mid-19th Century]

Utagawa Toyokuni III ?? ???? (Utagawa Kunisada ????), artist · 1786

$5,000.00 (€4,536.39 | £3,784.59 | ¥798,182)

18. Album of 68 Ukiyo-E Prints (Sandai) Utagawa Toyokuni III ?? ???? (Utagawa Kunisada ????), artist [mid-19th Century] Album of 68 Ukiyo-E Prints, mid-19th Century. A folding, brocade-covered album of mounted oban-size ukiyo-e prints, back to back. 68 prints in all by Utagawa...

Soken Sansui Gafu

[EHON] Yamaguchi SOKEN, artist · 1818

$950.00 (€861.91 | £719.07 | ¥151,655)

1818. [EHON] Yamaguchi SOKEN, artist. SOKEN SANSUI GAFU. Heian [Kyoto]: Bunka 15 [1818]. 2 volumes, 26.1 x 18.7 cm, buff paper covers, original printed title slips, bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji. The covers and slips are worn. See Mitchell, p.499. [This copy is identical i...

Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Sea

HAWKS, Francis L. · 1856

$2,750.00 (€2,495.01 | £2,081.53 | ¥439,000)

1856. HAWKS, Francis L. NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF AN AMERICAN SQUADRON TO THE CHINA SEA AND JAPAN, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1852,1853 AND 1854 UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMODORE M.C. PERRY, UNITED STATES NAVY, BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 3 VOLS. Washington:...

Chikutö Gakö, 2 Vols

[EHON] Nakabayashi CHIKUTÔ · 1812

$1,600.00 (€1,451.64 | £1,211.07 | ¥255,418)

1812. [EHON] Nakabayashi CHIKUTÔ. CHIKUTÔ GAKÔ, 2 vols. Kyôto & Nagoya, Bunka 9 [1812]. 18.2 x 26.2 cm. string-bound, Japanese-style fukuro-toji. Resembles the copy at Mitchell p. 237, save that it has a green title page on the front inner pastedown and an 11 page Hishiya Mago...

Terry's Guide to the Japanese Empire Including Korea and Formosa

TERRY, T. Philip · 1920

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

1920. TERRY, T. Philip. TERRY'S GUIDE TO THE JAPANESE EMPIRE INCLUDING KOREA AND FORMOSA. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. (Copyrights 1914 and 1920; 2nd printing?). cclxxxiv + 799 pp. + ads. 16mo, flexible red cloth covers stamped in gilt and blind. Rear cov...