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Chu^to^ Enpitsuga Tehon Dai Sanshu^

[DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist · 1906

$365.00 (€331.16 | £276.28 | ¥58,267)

1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Sanshu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo. wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. Containing 10 sheets of sumi-e woodcut reproducing pencil sketches by Asai Chu^ and meant to serve ...

Chu^to^ Enpitsuga Tehon Dai Nishu^

[DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist · 1906

$365.00 (€331.16 | £276.28 | ¥58,267)

1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Nishu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo. wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. Containing 10 sheets of sumi-e woodcut reproducing pencil sketches by Asai Chu^ and meant to serve a...

Chu^to^ Enpitsuga Tehon Dai Isshu^

[DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist · 1906

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Isshu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo. wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. Containing 10 sheets of sumi-e woodcut reproducing pencil sketches by Asai Chu^ and meant to serve a...

Saishoku Shasei Yu^Shutsu Yuribanashu^

[LILIES] IKEDA SHOTEN · 1895

$1,200.00 (€1,088.73 | £908.30 | ¥191,564)

1895. [LILIES] IKEDA SHOTEN. Saishoku Shasei YU^SHUTSU YURIBANASHU^. To^kyo^, Ikeda Shoten, Meiji 28 [1895]. Hybrid Japanese-Western binding in cloth covered paper covers. Printed paper title label. Ribbon-bound. 26.3 x 19.3 cm. 43 pages of color woodblock printed pints of lil...

Kenchiku Shinsho 9 Kikaku Kagu

[FURNITURE] Kenmochi Isamu · 1944

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.41 | ¥61,460)

1944. [FURNITURE] Kenmochi Isamu. Kenchiku Shinsho 9 KIKAKU KAGU. Tokyo, Showa 19 [1944] 2nd printing after the first of 1943. 12mo. bound Western style in illustrated boards, heavily illustrated with photos. THE STANDARDS OF FURNITURE was an important work, as is evidenced by...

Yo^Fuku Kodomofuku-Ten Ko^Koku Zuan-Shu^

[PREWAR ADVERTISING] Sawa Reika, designer · 1930

$1,100.00 (€998.00 | £832.61 | ¥175,600)

1930. [PREWAR ADVERTISING] Sawa Reika, designer. YOFUKU KODOMOFUKU-TEN KOKOKU ZUANSHU. Seibundo, Tokyo, Showa 5 [1930]. 29.9 X 22.1 cm. From an important series of design portfolios produced by Seibundo. This one is dedicated to shops specializing in western and children's clo...

Keinen Kacho^ Gafu

[BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN · 1891

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

1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHO GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 [1891-2]. 4 vols. each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Stringbound, fukuro-toji, Japanese style. Vol.1 [Spring] has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers, of which 7 are huge double page ...

Kinsei Bungei So^Kan, 14 Vols

NOMA Koshin, editor · 1969

$285.00 (€258.57 | £215.72 | ¥45,496)

1969. NOMA Ko^shin, editor. KINSEI BUNGEI SO^KAN, 14 vols. Han'an Noma Ko^shin Sensei Kanko^ Kinen Kai, Sho^wa 44-50, [1969-75]. 8vo. red cloth, bound western-style. The first ten volumes were printed in an edition of 500 copies, the last four in 1000 copies. This interesting ...

Indo Bijutsu Taikan 2 Vols

KAWABATA Keisuke, editor · 1922

$450.00 (€408.27 | £340.61 | ¥71,836)

1922. KAWABATA Keisui, editor. INDO BIJUTSU TAIKAN 2 vols. Kyoto & Tokyo: Unso^do^. 2 vols. Tassel-bound cloth over board covers. tall folio. Profusely illustrated compendium of Indian art. Color and b+w plates use many techniques of reproduction.. collotype, offset lithograph...

O^Yo^ Zuan Gekkan Dai-Ichi-Go

[DESIGN] ODA Kazuma, artist and designer · 1918

$1,500.00 (€1,360.92 | £1,135.38 | ¥239,455)

1918. [DESIGN] ODA Kazuma, artist and designer. O^YO^ ZUAN Gekkan Dai-ichi-go. Tokyo, Papiyon Zuansha, Taisho^ 7 [1918]. Folio-sized wrappers, 34.5 x 24.2 cm. This "Practical Design" monthly features the work of Oda Kazuma (1882-1956) in this, its first issue. This issue featu...

[Design] [38 Covers from Ry?K? Magazine ??]

Shirokiya Department Store ??? · 1911

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

1911. [38 covers from Ry?k? Magazine ??] Shirokiya Department Store ??? 1911 [Design] [38 covers from Ry?k? Magazine ??]. Shirokiya Department Store ???, Tokyo, 1911. Taish? era design, done by the design staff, including Furuta Tachiji, of Shirokiya Department Store ??? for t...

Eish? Hyakucho Gafu ??????, 4 Vols

Tsuchida Eish? ????, Takeuchi Seih? ????, artists · 1925

$4,750.00 (€4,309.57 | £3,595.36 | ¥758,273)

1925. Eish? Hyakucho Gafu ??????, 4 vols. Tsuchida Eish? ????, Takeuchi Seih? ????, artists Kyoto: Uns?d? ??? Taisho 3, 3, 12, 14 [1914, 14, 23, 25] [Ehon ??]. 4 vols, complete, 22.7 X 33.1 cm. Profusely illustrated set of images of birds and ducks, often quite surreal renderi...

Saiko^Kyu^ Miraakooto-Kami Toppan-Zuri Oodamatchi Mihon_cho

[DESIGN] · 1960

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

[DESIGN]. SAIKOKYU MIRAAKOOTO-KAMI TOPPAN-ZURI OODAMATCHI MIHONCHO NP, ND [Japan, 1960s?]. 16.3 X 24.5 cm. Leatheroid covers, 23 pages of 5.5 x 8 cm designs for matchbox covers, done in a "mirrorcoat" process of relief printing. One sample clipped for color matching. The back ...

Toppan ?? ‘65 [Relief Printed Matchbox Label Samples - Rinpy? ??]

Toppan Rinhy? ???? · 1965

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.41 | ¥61,460)

1965. Toppan Rinhy? ???? - Toppan ?? ‘65 [Relief Printed Matchbox Label Samples - Rinpy? ??] NP [Japan, 1964] Toppan ?? ‘65. NP [Japan 1964]. 18.7 X 27.5 cm. 2p + 44pp. Stiff wrappers. Relief printed designs for washi papers. Very interesting salesman's sample book of designs ...

[Handscroll of Duck Images] [Emaki ?? - Handscroll]

Ishizaki K?y? ???? (1884-1947) (also Ishizaki Ishi’ichi), artist · 1884

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

[Handscroll of Duck Images] [Emaki ?? - Handscroll] Ishizaki K?y? ???? (1884-1947) (also Ishizaki Ishi’ichi), artist Emaki ?? handscroll of ducks on decorated handmade Japanese paper with a blank title label, internally sealed. 5.545 meters in length, 26.2 cm in height, image ...

Natural History of Selborne

WHITE, Gilbert · 1813

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

1813. WHITE, Gilbert. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, by the late Rev. Gilbert White, A. M. Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. To which are added, The Naturalist's Calendar Miscellaneous Observations, and Poems. A new edition, with engravings. In two volumes. London: Printed fo...

Collection Ch. Haviland

HOTEL DROUOT · 1922

$850.00 (€771.19 | £643.38 | ¥135,691)

1922. HOTEL DROUOT. COLLECTION CH. HAVILAND. Paris: 1922. A series of auction catalogs of the collections of Japanese Art, ceramics, illustration, and illustrated books including descriptions for the items as well as a total of 64 plates. The volumes comprise all Haviland auct...

Palastina Arabien Und Syrien

GROBER, KARL · 1925

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.46 | ¥79,818)

1925. GROBER, KARL. PALASTINA ARABIEN UND SYRIEN. Berlin: Verlad Von Ernst Wasmuth A.G. 1925. 304p. Bound in bright orange cloth with gilt-stamped spine and board. Jacket is somewhat faded and has some chips and tears along edges. FPEP bears ownership inscription. Interiors ar...

Ko^Kokkai Advertising and Commercial Art Vol. 16, #9

[ADVERTISING ART - JAPAN] · 1939

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.15 | ¥43,900)

1939. [ADVERTISING ART - JAPAN]. KOKOKKAI. ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL ART. Volume 16, number 9. Tokyo, Seibundo, Showa 14 [1939]. Decorated wrappers. 26.3 x 19 cm. 96 pp. Kokokkai was the premier professional journal on the art and science of advertising in Japan at the time o...

Ko^Kokkai Advertising and Commercial Art Vol. 16, #1

[ADVERTISING ART - JAPAN] · 1939

$295.00 (€267.65 | £223.29 | ¥47,093)

1939. [ADVERTISING ART - JAPAN]. KOKOKKAI. ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL ART. Volume 16, number 1. Tokyo, Seibundo, Showa 14 [1939]. Decorated wrappers. 26.3 x 19 cm. 96 pp. Kokokkai was the premier professional journal on the art and science of advertising in Japan at the time o...