Boston Book Company

Ise D?Ch? No Maki ?????? [Pilgrimage to Ise, or, on the Road to Ise, 2 Hand Scrolls - Emaki ??]

1923

$4,500.00 (€4,082.75 | £3,406.13 | ¥718,364)

Ise D?ch? no Maki ?????? [Pilgrimage to Ise, or, On the Road to Ise, 2 hand scrolls - Emaki ??] Height 15 ½” Length, Scroll One: Over 32 feet with 24 scenes along the way. Scroll Two: About 36 feet with 24 scenes-. The amount of work that went into this commission is startling...

[Hand Scroll - Makimono ???] [Chrysanthemum Scroll]

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$2,400.00 (€2,177.47 | £1,816.60 | ¥383,127)

[hand scroll - makimono ???] [Chrysanthemum Scroll] Japanese hand scroll (makimono ???) with ribbon tie closure and blue brocade fabric at the beginning 22 x 29.7cm; inner paper lining of the fabric section is flaked with gold. The scroll is 2.64m x 29.7cm with a wooden jiku ?...

Korekushon ?????? [Collection] [68 Magazine Issues]

Gallery Gohachi ???????, publisher · 1958

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

Korekushon ?????? [Collection] [68 magazine issues] Gallery Gohachi ???????, publisher Tokyo Showa 33-59 [1958-1984] 68 staple-bound magazines approx 17 x 14.5cm of the post war Korekushon ?????? [Collection] magazine. We are offering 68 issues published from 1958 (starting wi...

Mokko (Ehon) ?? ???, Tsugaru No Warabe Uta ?? ???????? (Ehon), Hachi No Tar? (Ehon) ?? ????, 3 Volumes

Fujita Kenji ??????, artist · 1971

$1,350.00 (€1,224.82 | £1,021.84 | ¥215,509)

Mokko (Ehon) ?? ???, Tsugaru no Warabe Uta ?? ???????? (Ehon), Hachi no Tar? (Ehon) ?? ????, 3 volumes Fujita Kenji ??????, artist Aomori-ken Bungei Ky?kai Shuppanbu ??????????, publisher Aomori-ken ??? 1971, 1973, 1975 Mokko (Ehon) ?????? Fujita Kenji ??????, artist, Kimura I...

Tsubame No Sho ???

Mavo]Toller, Ernst, author, Okada Tatsuo ????, illustrator and Murayama Tomoyoshi ????, translator · 1925

$4,850.00 (€4,400.29 | £3,671.06 | ¥774,236)

1925. Tsubame No Sho ??? [Mavo]Toller, Ernst, author, Okada Tatsuo ????, illustrator and Murayama Tomoyoshi ????, translatorCh?ry?sha Shoten ?????, publisherTokyoTaisho 14 (1925) 20 x 14cm volume bound western style and opens Japanese style with printed, decorated wrappers. Th...

Hisui S?Saku Zuan Sh? ???????

Sugiura Hisui ???? · 1927

$8,500.00 (€7,711.86 | £6,433.81 | ¥1,356,909)

Sugiura Hisui ????. Hisui S?saku Zuan Sh? ???????. Kad? ??. Showa 2 [1927]. Second printing. Large portfolio of 50 numbered sheets (36.5 x 27.5cm) of 88 designs in various media and styles (woodcut, lithograph and offset). 36.4 x 27.5cm booklet with printed title and an image ...

10 Ise Katagami Paper Stencils [??]

1603

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

10 Ise Katagami Paper Stencils [??]. [Japan]. [Taisho Period]. Set of 10 intricate katagami ?? paper stencils that vary in size. 2 large stencils are approx. 41.5 x 41.5cm, 4 medium size stencils are approx. 30 x 40.5cm and 4 small stencils are approx. 15.5 x 22cm. All are in ...

Aomori-Ken Gafu ????? (??

Kon Junzo ??? · 1933

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

Kon Junzo ???. Aomori-ken Gafu ????? (?). T?-? Nipp?sha ?????. Showa 8-9 ??8-9? [1933-1934]. 26.5 x 38.5cm sheets are contained in 12 brown envelopes 27.5 x 40cm that are printed with the title and number of the section, a decorative image of a map and a Table of Contents to t...

Chimei Ateji Ehon ??????, Jinmei Ateji Ehon ??????, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon ?????? (# 58 of 300)

Kamizaki Sunao ???????, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao ????), artist · 1932

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

Kamizaki Sunao ???????, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao ????), artist. Chimei Ateji Ehon ??????, Jinmei Ateji Ehon ??????, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon ?????? (# 58 of 300). Nippon Kosho Ts?shinsha ???????, publisher. 3 small orihon folding albums 8 x 6cm covered in olive (Ch...

[Matchbox Label and Matchbox Label Design Collection - Rinpy? ?? ]

1950

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

195. [Matchbox label and matchbox label design collection - rinpy? ?? ] C. 1950s-1960s 99 loose matchbox and matchbook labels (rinpy? ??) backed with bamboo or other lightweight wood. Colorful illustrations advertise a range of businesses, including Western style clothing shop...

[36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]

1900

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

19. [36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]. N.p. C. 1900-1920. 30.4 x 26.5cm volume string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with olive green brocade covers. The blank title slip is mounted on the top left of the front cover. The inner wrappers are covered in gold-flecked paper and the...

Nihon Meisan Zue ?????? [Famous Mountains in Japan] 3 Vols

Tani Bunch? ??? · 1812

$2,400.00 (€2,177.47 | £1,816.60 | ¥383,127)

Nihon Meisan Zue ?????? [Famous Mountains in Japan] 3 Vols Tani Bunch? ??? C. 1812 Suwaraya Mohei ??????, publisher Three 25.8 x 18.4cm ehon volumes are string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji with light blue wrappers and printed title slips in black on white. Vol 1 has 26 do...

Shinsh? Fuji - Kash? ???? ?? [New Praise, Fuji - Collection of Poetry]

Onchi K?shir? ?????, artist and Maeda Sekib? ????, poet · 1946

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

Shinsh? Fuji - Kash? ???? ?? [New Praise, Fuji - Collection of Poetry] Onchi K?shir? ?????, artist and Maeda Sekib? ????, poet Tokyo Fugaku Honsha ???? Sh?wa 21 [1946] 28.7 x 20 cm volume bound western style with fukuro “pocket” pages, opens Japanese style. Blue patterned wrap...

Hakubutsu-Fu ???

Onchi K?shir? ?????, et al. · 1950

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

1950. Onchi K?shir? ?????, et al. Hakubutsu-Fu ???. Tokyo. Showa 35 [1950]. Small, oblong western-style book, printed, paper-covered boards with a leather spine 11.2 x 14.5cm. Number 44 of 200 [of 250] copies, signed and sealed by the editor, Onchi K?shir? ????? (1891-1955). T...

Keisai Ryakugashiki ????? [Keisai’S Abbreviated Drawing Styles]

Keisai Masayoshi ????, artist · 1813

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

Keisai Masayoshi ????, artist. KeisaiRyakugashiki ????? [Keisai’s Abbreviated Drawing Styles] (Also Jimbutsu Ryakugashiki ?????). Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka. Bunka ?? 10 [1813]. 1 volume, complete. 25.5 x 17.5cm, string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji in blue wrappers. Printed titl...

October 1970 Issue of Bijutsu Tech? ????

Bijutsu Shuppansha ????? · 1970

$425.00 (€385.59 | £321.69 | ¥67,845)

1970. Bijutsu Tech? ???? Bijutsu Shuppansha ????? Tokyo October 1970 21 x 14.5cm October 1970 issue of Bijutsu Tech? ????, a Japanese art magazine (lit. “fine art notebook”) that was first published in 1948 and continues today. 276 pages of Japanese text, black and white photo...

A Lonely Pithecanthropus Erectus

Sekine Toshio [????], artist · 1974

$285.00 (€258.57 | £215.72 | ¥45,496)

1974. Sekine Toshio [????], artist. A Lonely Pithecanthropus Erectus. Self published. Tokyo. 1974-5. Small sakusha ??? artist’s book 10 x 7cm with decorated cover and fur glued on the binding. Accordion fold in a Western style binding. Red paper paste-downs on front and rear. ...

Chimei Ateji Ehon ??????, Jinmei Ateji Ehon ??????, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon ?????? (# 128 of 300)

Kamizaki Sunao ???????, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao ????), artist · 1932

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

Kamizaki Sunao ???????, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao ????), artist. Chimei Ateji Ehon ??????, Jinmei Ateji Ehon ??????, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon ?????? (# 128 of 300). Nippon Kosho Ts?shinsha ???????, publisher. 3 small orihon folding albums 8 x 6cm covered in olive (C...

Ammonite, Mamehon ??

Sekine Toshio ????, artist · 1979

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.15 | ¥43,900)

1979. Sekine Toshio ????, artist. Ammonite. Privately printed. Tokyo. 1979. Mamehon ?? miniature book numbered 48 of a limitation of 120 copies. 10 loose, folded sheets 4.2 x 4.2cm, with illustrations and Japanese text, all printed by engraving or blindstamped and laid in with...

Pikaso [Picasso]

Kanbara Tai ??? [also, Kambara] · 1925

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,909)

Kanbara Tai ??? [also, Kambara]. Pikaso [Picasso]. ARS (Arusu-sha ????). Tokyo. Taisho 14 ?? [1925]. 19 x 13.5cm book with red fabric cloth hardcovers is bound Western style and opens Japanese style. The front cover has a black border and a red dot in the center and the bindin...