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Chokuzan Gafu ????

MASHIMO Tatsusaburo ?????, artist · 1888

$1,400.00 (€1,270.21 | £1,059.69 | ¥223,562)

1888. MASHIMO Tatsusaburo ?????, artist. CHOKUZAN GAFU ????. Tokyo, Harada Bensuke ???? , Meiji 21 (1888). Orihon binding, folding album 24.1 x 17.1 cm.. A wonderful color printed Nanga style album of landscapes. The artist is unknown but for this work. A few repaired hinges a...

Ko^Rin Gashiki Zen

[EHON] Aikawa MINWA, artist · 1818

$4,500.00 (€4,082.81 | £3,406.15 | ¥718,592)

1818. [EHON] Aikawa MINWA, artist. KO^RIN GASHIKI Zen. O^saka & Kyo^to, Bunka 15 [1818]. 26.1 x 18.5 cm. Original covers and printed title label. Delicately printed color prints after designs by Ogata Ko^rin. There is a very light water stain in the gutter of a few pages at th...

View of the Sea from Seoraksan ?????????

[PAINTING] Arikata Toshiro ???? · 1970

$650.00 (€589.74 | £492.00 | ¥103,797)

1970. [PAINTING] Arikata Toshiro ???? .. An interesting oil (perhaps magna, acrylic oil) painting on board. 38cm X 45.4cm.. Dated on the rear as done in 1970. The title of the piece, also inscribed on the back, is VIEW OF THE SEA FROM MOUNT SEORAKSAN ????????? ... It is a famo...

Zatto Ichiran Zenpen???????

Jippensha Ikku ?????, here as ??? Suisaishi... author · 1819

$850.00 (€771.20 | £643.38 | ¥135,734)

Jippensha Ikku ?????, here as ??? Suisaishi.. author. Zatto Ichiran Zenpen??????? . Kyouto, Yoshinoya Nihei, Zodiacal date on the title page of 1819.. 2 volumes 21.9 x 14.3cm in gray-green wrappers string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with original printed title slips. Jip...

Haikai Shokugyo Zukushi ????? 2 Vols

Tachibana Shozan ???, artist and Sessuiken/Chasei ??????, ed · 1842

$2,850.00 (€2,585.78 | £2,157.23 | ¥455,108)

1842. Tachibana Shozan ???, artist and Sessuiken/Chasei ??????, ed. HAIKAI SHOKUGYO ZUKUSHI ????? 2 vols. Edo, Tempo 13 [1842] Two volumes 23.4 x 16.6cm string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji in original wrappers with printed paper title slips and housed in a modern clasped ...

Hi Kangen Sansui Gashiki 3 Vols

SUZUKI Fuyou · 1789

$1,200.00 (€1,088.75 | £908.31 | ¥191,624)

1789. SUZUKI Fuyou. HI KANGEN SANSUI GASHIKI 3 vols. Oohon, 25.3 x 17.5 cm. Edo, Oosaka and Kyouto. Originally printed by Suharaya Mouhei in Edo in 1789. This is most probably an early reprint. There is no colophon but a notice of the 6 bookshops that were selling the book in ...

Zue [Tokai] ???? Sou-I, 7 Vols in One

[SINO-JAPANESE PAINTING MANUAL] · 1735

$3,500.00 (€3,175.52 | £2,649.23 | ¥558,905)

1735. ZUE [TOKAI] ???? SOU-I, 7 vols in one. Edo, Suharaya Shimbei, Kyouho 20 [1735]. Oohon, 27.0 x 17.5 cm. Originally published as a series of artists's guides in a set in China in 1607, it was redone in Japan in 1702, then reprinted, as here, in 1735... Like the HASSHU GAFU...

Edo Meisho Zue ?????? 20 Vols

Hasegawa Settan ?????, artist; Saitou Choushuu ????, et al. · 1836

$7,500.00 (€6,804.68 | £5,676.92 | ¥1,197,653)

1836. Hasegawa Settan ?????, artist; Saitou Choushuu ????, et al. EDO MEISHO ZUE ?????? 20 vols. Suharaya Mohei & Suharaya Ihachi. Edo, Osaka & Kyoto, Tempou 7 [1836]. Oohon, 25.7 x 18.0 cm Original covers and title labels with some wear.. Internally clean with fair to good im...

Bijutsukai ???

[DESIGN] UNSO^DO^ ???, Publisher · 1903

$12,000.00 (€10,887.49 | £9,083.07 | ¥1,916,245)

1903. [DESIGN] UNSODO ???, Publisher. BIJUTSUKAI ???. Kyoto, Unsodo, 24.0 x 16.3 cm 61 numbers of the 70 numbers printed in the BIJUTSUKAI design series, Numbers 1 thru 61, Originally issued in 70 volumes in the early 1900s.. Number one was published on January 1st, Meiji 36 [...

Shinzoku Kibun ????

Nakagawa Shundai ????, editor & Ishizaki Yuushi ????, et al, artist · 1799

$2,400.00 (€2,177.50 | £1,816.61 | ¥383,249)

Nakagawa Shundai ????, editor & Ishizaki Yuushi ????, et al, artist. SHINZOKU KIBUN ???? Touto [Edo] Gangetsudou. Kansei 11 [1799] 6 volumes, oohon. 27.0 x 18.7 cm. In chitsu, well printed and clean, complete. A very interesting late 18th century guide for the literate Japanes...

Kinsei Kijin-Den

[EHON] Mikuma Katen, artist · 1790

$975.00 (€884.61 | £738.00 | ¥155,695)

1790. [EHON] Mikuma Katen, artist. KINSEI KIJIN-DEN, 5 vols. Kyoto, Hishiya Magobei, et al. Kansei 2 [1790]. String-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji, in textured blue-grey covers with printed paper title labels. 37 single page and 2 double page b+w woodcuts, largely depicting ...

Entsu Zenshi Iboku ?????? [the Remaining Works of Sengai]

Sengai Gibon ?????, artist · 1894

$1,400.00 (€1,270.21 | £1,059.69 | ¥223,562)

1894. Sengai Gibon ?????, artist. Entsu Zenshi Iboku ?????? [The Remaining Works of Sengai]. Fukuoka. Meiji 27 [1894] 22.4 x 15 cm, string bound fukuro-toji, Japanese-style in plain gray wrappers with printed paper title label. Black and white and sumi shading throughout on th...

Sui-Un Ryakuga ????

[EHON] UEDA KOCHO ???? · 1850

$1,250.00 (€1,134.11 | £946.15 | ¥199,609)

1850. [EHON] UEDA KOCHO ???? (1788-1850). SUI-UN RYAKUGA ????. Edo & Osaka, Yamashiroya Sahei, Kawachiya Kiyoshichi, Kawachiya Kihei. Kaei 3 [1850]. 23 x 17 cm, Blue-grey covers with printed paper title label, string- bound fukuro-toji. Designs from Ueda Kocho's work selected ...

Bitchü Meishö-Kö ?????, 2 Vols

Tsuji H?zan ???, artist · 1822

$2,400.00 (€2,177.50 | £1,816.61 | ¥383,249)

1822. Tsuji H?zan ???, artist. BITCHÛ MEISHÔ-KÔ ?????, 2 VOLS. N.P. Gyokusho^-en, Bunsei 5 [1822]. 26.4 x 18.5 cm. String-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji. Identical to the copy catalogued in Mitchell. With the light blue grey blindstamped covers, 18 double page illustrations...

Nikuhitsu Manga Kaikoku Rokujunenshi Zu-E

[PAINTING ALBUM] · 1927

$4,500.00 (€4,082.81 | £3,406.15 | ¥718,592)

1927. [PAINTING ALBUM]. Nikuhitsu Manga KAIKOKU ROKUJUNENSHI ZU-E. Done by the Chuo Bijutsu Kyokai in Tokyo in 1927 as a 43 x 31 cm portfolio of 52 original watercolor drawings (counting the table of contents and cover title label) on satiric and comical themes, done to commem...

Kozan

[CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KANAMORI Yoshio · 1970

$1,850.00 (€1,678.49 | £1,400.31 | ¥295,421)

1970. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KANAMORI Yoshio. KOZAN. Nihon Aishokai, Sh?wa 45, signed by Kanamori. Number 94 of 150 copies. Huge western bound folio, 45.9 x 31.7 cm. Each of the 15 color woodblock illustrations is double page - and are in consequence remarkably large and th...

Keinen Kachö Gafu

[BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN · 1891

$3,600.00 (€3,266.25 | £2,724.92 | ¥574,873)

1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 [1891-2]. 4 vols. each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Vol.1 [Spring] has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers, of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 [Summer] has 32 plates, of w...

Katazome Don Kihoute

SERIZAWA Keisuke ????, artist · 1975

$1,750.00 (€1,587.76 | £1,324.61 | ¥279,452)

1975. SERIZAWA Keisuke ????, artist. Katazome DON KIHOUTE. Tokyo Mingei Kyokai???????, 1975.. 12 large oban size stencil prints, each approximately 28 x 20 cm, the chitsu case that encloses them all is 43 x 35.5 cm. This is number 130 of the 150 numbered copies. There were als...

?Son Gafu ????

Sakai H?itsu ???, author and artist · 1822

$3,500.00 (€3,175.52 | £2,649.23 | ¥558,905)

1822. ?son Gafu ???? Sakai H?itsu ???, author and artist Edo, circa 1840s Published by Touhekidou ???, Owari??? [Nagoya] A single volume string-bound Japanese style fukuro toji 27 x 18.5cm is housed in a modern chitsu 26.3 x 19.2cm. 25 double-page color and monochrome woodbloc...

Nihon Jidou Bunko ???????[Japanese Children's Library] 76 Volumes, Complete

ONCHI Koushirou ?????, binding design.. · 1927

$2,500.00 (€2,268.23 | £1,892.31 | ¥399,218)

1927. ONCHI Koushirou ?????, binding design.. NIHON JIDOU BUNKO ???????[JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY] 76 volumes, complete. Searching for a concise introduction to this set, I found a wonderful little essay written by the owner of the UMINEKO book shop in Japan. He was remarkin...