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Kojitsu So^Sho Shokumon Zue

[DESIGN] Matsuoka Tokikata; Honma Hyakuri · 1902

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

1902. [DESIGN] Matsuoka Tokikata; Honma Hyakuri. Kojitsu Sosho SHOKUMON ZUE. 7 vols. originally privately published by Hyakuri, apparently from 1815-25, as a completion of work begun by Tokikata in the late 18th, very early 19th century. This is the reprint of this classic wor...

Catalogue of the M.T. Hindson Collection of Important Netsuke, 8 Vols

SOTHEBY'S · 1967

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

1967. [HINDSON, M. T.] SOTHEBY'S. CATALOGUE OF THE M. T. HINDSON COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT NETSUKE, 8 VOLS. London: Sotheby & Co. 1967-1969. Parts I - VIII in 8vo. pale green (sunned) wrappers printed in black. Fine. B/w photo reproductions. .

[Kakemono ??? - Hanging Scroll] [Painting of a Potter and Her Kiln]

?ta Saburo ????, artist · 1884

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

19. [Kakemono ??? - Hanging Scroll] ?ta Saburo ????, artist [Painting of a potter and her kiln] [Kakemono ??? - Hanging Scroll] ?ta Saburo ????, artist. [Painting of a potter and her kiln]. Image size 36.8 X 42.1 cm. Original mounting. The painting is sealed by ?ta Saburo ????...

Shikishi

[DESIGN BOOK] Kamisaka SEKKA [Yoshitaka] · 1901

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

1901. [DESIGN BOOK] Kamisaka SEKKA [Yoshitaka]. SHIKISHI. Kyoto: Tanaka jihei, Meiji 34 [1901]. 2 folios, each 31.2 x 21.5 cm. Volume one has 2 color prints and 30 b+w sumi prints, volume two has 30 b+w sumi prints. An interesting design book of subtlety. The covers are quite ...

Percival Lowell (1855-1916)

[Lowell, Percival] AGASSIZ, G. R. · 1917

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

1917. [Lowell, Percival] AGASSIZ, G. R. PERCIVAL LOWELL (1855-1916). [n.p.] The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, October, 1917. Offprint from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 13. pp. 845-847. 8vo. green wrappers printed in black,...

Augustus Lowell

LOWELL, Percival · 1890

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

HIS FATHER'S EULOGY LOWELL, Percival. AUGUSTUS LOWELL. [n.p, n.p. n.d. ca. 1890s] Offprint from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. XXXVII. 20 pp. 8vo. green wrappers printed in black. Offprint. Inscribed "Compliments of the writer" in ink at top...

Oration by Percival Lowell, on the Fourth of July, 1901, at Flagstaff

LOWELL, Percival · 1901

$300.00 (€272.18 | £227.08 | ¥47,891)

1901. LOWELL, Percival. ORATION BY PERCIVAL LOWELL, ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1901, AT FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. Flagstaff: The Executive Committee of the Fourth of July Celebration, 1901. 15 pp. 12mo. green wrappers printed in black. Covers foxed, sunned. Faint vertical creasing to en...

Percival Lowell: A Memorial

[LOWELL, Percival] MACCAULEY, Clay · 1918

$600.00 (€544.37 | £454.15 | ¥95,782)

1918. [LOWELL, Percival] MACCAULEY, Clay. PERCIVAL LOWELL: A MEMORIAL. [n.p.] The Asiatic Society of Japan, 1918. pp. 177-185 (offprint). 8vo. tan wrappers printed in black. Inscribed by the author on front wrapper. Wrappers age-toned, lightly dampstained; rear cover creased, ...

Ukiyo-E Nihyaku Goju^-Nen

TAKAHASHI Sei-ichiro · 1938

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.15 | ¥43,900)

1938. TAKAHASHI Sei-ichiro. UKIYO-E NIHYAKU GOJU^-NEN. Tokyo, Chu^o^ Ko^ronsha, Sho^wa 13 [1938]. #426 of 500cc. Large 8vo. many color offset illustrations. White boards, in clasped case. Some internal browning, about very good overall. Text in Japanese. .

Imitation

[PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO^ · 1995

$575.00 (€521.68 | £435.23 | ¥91,791)

1995. [PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO. IMITATION. Tokyo, Taka Ishii Gallery, 1995. Boards, large 8vo. 18/500cc. Daido's inimitable juxtapositions of form, human and otherwise. Fine. Signed by the master, Daido. .

Saigoku San-Ju^-San-Sho Junrei Emaki

[SKETCHTOUR GENRE] NAKAZAWA Hiromitsu, artist · 1946

$2,850.00 (€2,585.74 | £2,157.22 | ¥454,964)

1946. [SKETCH TOUR GENRE] NAKAZAWA Hiromitsu, artist. SAIGOKU SAN-JU^-SAN-SHO JUNREI EMAKI. Kyoto, Kanao Bun'endo^, publisher. Sho^wa 21 [1946]. Oblong folio of o^ban size woodblock prints after designs by Hiromitsu, detailing the famous pilgrimage sites (and sights) in wester...

Asagiri

[EHON] O^ta Saburo^, artist · 1912

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

1912. [EHON] O^ta Saburo^, artist. ASA GIRI Tokyo, Meiji 45 [1912]. 2 volumes, string-bound Japanese style, 19.1 x 13 cm. Each volume contains 35 color prints with a facing page of text. The prints appear to be a hybrid of lithography and color woodcut. [See Hillier's discussi...

Teito^ Gakei Ichiran

(EHON) Kawamura Bumpo^, artist · 1809

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

1809. [Ehon] Kawamura Bumpo, artist. TEITO GAKEI ICHIRAN. Osaka & Kyoto: Morimoto Tasuke (O), Chojiya Genjiro (K), Yoshida Shimbei (K) 1809 - [1816] 4 volumes. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. This set is identical to the Mitchell copy (p.518,519), save for the following: 1) There is no separa...

Sakebigoe

O^E Kenzaburo · 1963

$245.00 (€222.28 | £185.45 | ¥39,111)

1963. O^E Kenzaburo. SAKEBIGOE. Tokyo: Ko^dansha, 1963. First Printing. 8vo. black cloth, in slipcase with bellyband. The first publication of these short stories in book form. (The title story had appeared the year before in a literary magazine.) A small piece of white paper ...

Daido Hysteric No. 6 1994

[PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO^ · 1648

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

1648. [PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO^. DAIDO hysteric no.6 1994. Tokyo, hysteric glamour, 1993. Large square folio, illustrated wrappers, 177 images (many double page) over 360 pages. Limited edition. This copy has a bit of mild creasing marks to the covers but overal...

Kinai Angya

[SKETCHTOUR BOOK] · 1919

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

1919. [SKETCHTOUR BOOK] KINAI ANGYA. Kanao Bun'endo^, Taisho^ 8 [1919] Thick 8vo. flexible printed pictorial covers, 35; 959 + colophon & ads. (The extensive ads make up a useful bibliographical resource on Bun'endo^.) First printing of this interesting work - the artists incl...

South Boston, 1859 (Handcolored Lithograph by Joseph Foxcroft Cole)

PRINTS - BOSTON · 1859

$1,950.00 (€1,769.19 | £1,475.99 | ¥311,291)

1859. [PRINTS - BOSTON] SOUTH BOSTON, 1859 (HANDCOLORED LITHOGRAPH BY JOSEPH FOXCROFT COLE). Boston: J. F. A. Cole (ca. 1859). Image matted to 22 x 29 1/2 inches. Three spots of browning to the sky area, faint arc of foxing, a few more to the scenes below the main image. Main ...

Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Ressh? ???????? [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan]

[FABRIC SAMPLE ALBUM] · 0

$3,750.00 (€3,402.29 | £2,838.45 | ¥598,636)

[Fabric Sample Album] Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Ressh? ???????? [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan] N.p. n.d. (Kyoto?) Orihon folding album 30 x 20.8cm in fabric covered boards with brushed fabric title label with a red hanko. It is clear that, though this ...

Large Album of 72 Fabric Samples

[FABRIC SAMPLES] · 1950

$985.00 (€893.67 | £745.56 | ¥157,242)

[FABRIC SAMPLES]. LARGE ALBUM OF 72 FABRIC SAMPLES n.p. n.d. [Kyoto?, 1950s 60s?] Large oblong albums, 36.2 x 30.4 cm, folding album in fabric covered boards from the post-war era. Sample book of lovely and inventive designs in many different fabric varieties. Much use of meta...

Kinkan'En Shinisho^ Yo^Hon New Samples of Colored Matting - "Kin Kan

[DESIGN] ISOZAKI Ko^saburo · 1904

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

1904. [DESIGN] ISOZAKI Kosaburo. KINKAN'EN SHINISHO YOHON NEW SAMPLES OF COLORED MATTING - "KIN KAN EN." Okayama, Meiji 37 [1904]. Cord bound Japanese style, title printed on front cover. 34.2 X 22.6 CM. 34 full-page color woodcuts of flat-weave matting designs. The matting is...