80/5195 Lot of 5 tinted woodcut book illustrations 
80/5195 Lot of 5 tinted woodcut book illustrations 
80/5195 Lot of 5 tinted woodcut book illustrations 
80 5196 Masayoshi 1764 1824 
- Poor copy, right margin cut short, sl. within the image; holes near left margin; left lower corner dam. Sold w.a.f.
= From the ehon Raikin zui (Pictures of Imported Birds), published by Matsumoto Zenbei.
80 5197 Matsuda Takezono ed 
80 5197 Matsuda Takezono ed 
= Buzen Yabakei shinshuzu can be translated as "Views showing the true charm of Yabakei in Buzen". Buzen was a province of Japan until 1871, which was eventually added to Fukuoka prefecture in 1876, which still exists today. The town of Yabakei was a part of present day Ôita prefecture until 2005, when it was merged with another village into the city of Nakatsu.
80/5198 Momotaro or Little Peachling Engl transl by D Thomson 
80/5198 Momotaro or Little Peachling Engl transl by D Thomson 
- Fine copy. = Rare first edition of this first vol. in the series Japanese Fairy Tales.
80 5199 Papercuttings Zhang Zhu 
- Booklet and part of prints dampstained; a few prints trifle foxed, otherwise fine. Box trifle foxed.
= One hundred prints of paper cutting designs, some multicoloured, showing i.a. people, animals and flowers.
80/5200 Persian miniatures A man on horseback 
80/5201 Persian miniatures Seated nobleman on a terrace holding a flower in one hand and a necklace in the other hand 
80/5201 Persian miniatures Seated nobleman on a terrace holding a flower in one hand and a necklace in the other hand 
- Doubled; closed tear in upper left corner; two restored patches in left margin.
80 5202 Qi Baishi 1864 1957 
80 5202 Qi Baishi 1864 1957 
80 5202 Qi Baishi 1864 1957 
- Fine copy.
80 5203 Qi Baishi 1864 1957 
- Trifle foxed.
80 5204 Ryûkatei Tanekazu 
80 5204 Ryûkatei Tanekazu 
- All vols. sl. fingersoiled on lower left corner of front cover, 1 vol. also fingersoiled on lower corners of contents. Nevertheless a fine lot.
80 5205 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
80 5205 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
80 5205 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
- One vol. of 56(?); sl. wormholed in upper inner corners; rebound w. modern cords, otherwise a fine copy.
= Ichimei hakkenden inu no soushi, an alternate title to Setsubai houtan inu no soushi, is a shorter version of Kyokutei Bakin's original 106 volume novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden, commonly translated as the Eight Dog Chronicles or the Tale of Eight Dogs. The Eight Dog Chronicles is considered to be the longest novel in Japanese literary history. This vol. has a charming dog pattern on the back of both vols.
80 5206 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
80 5206 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
80 5206 Ryûtei Senka 1804 1868 
- One vol. of 56(?); (sl.) wormholed. Two parts bound together.
= Setsubai houtan inu no soushi is a shorter version of Kyokutei Bakin's original 106 volume novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden, commonly translated as the Eight Dog Chronicles or the Tale of Eight Dogs. The Eight Dog Chronicles is considered to be the longest novel in Japanese literary history.
ADDED: 1 unrelated Japanese vol. containing col. woodcut ills. (1960).
80/5207 Shinran Shonin e kotobaren 
80/5207 Shinran Shonin e kotobaren 
- Partly foxed, ills. for the most part fine. Wrs. soiled and (sl.) nibbled.
= Three illustrated volumes on the life of Shinran Shonin, Buddhist monk and founder of the Jôdo Shinshû sect, who lived between 1173 and 1263.
80 5208 Sobun Morikawa 1847 1902 
80 5208 Sobun Morikawa 1847 1902 
80 5208 Sobun Morikawa 1847 1902 
80 5208 Sobun Morikawa 1847 1902 
- Contents sl. yellowed along margins, otherwise fine. Binding worn along extremities; covers loosening.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVI.
80 5209 Sohou Tokutomi 
80 5209 Sohou Tokutomi 
80 5209 Sohou Tokutomi 
80 5209 Sohou Tokutomi 
- Trifle foxed. Wrappers (sl.) soiled; front cover w. crease.
= Travel story by Sohô Tokutomi, a historian and journalist. Hirafuku Hyakusui was a nihonga-painter, who created illustrations for the newspaper Kokumin Shinbun (established by Sohô Tokutomi). After visiting Europe and exhibiting his work there, he was named a member of the Japan Art Academy.
80 5210 Sozan 1884 ? 
- Very fine copy.
80 5211 Sozan 1884 ? 
80 5211 Sozan 1884 ? 
80 5211 Sozan 1884 ? 
Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). (Family(?) group portrait). Watercolour with use of very thin onlaid mother of pearl, 19,1x25 cm., w. bevelled edges.
- Laid down. = Remarkable combination of watercolour and mother of pearl. Possibly Chinese.
Masao (1904-1974). Yomogyu (Weeds). Col. woodcut aiban, printed w. silver and gold pigments, w. artist's stamp printed in red, publisher Yamada Shoin, from Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji).
= With the orig. accomp. flimsy with letterpress information on the print (in English and Japanese).
80 5212 Sozan 1884 ? 
- Very fine.
80 5213 Taito II act 1810 1853 
80 5213 Taito II act 1810 1853 
80 5213 Taito II act 1810 1853 
80 5213 Taito II act 1810 1853 
- Wrappers worn; lacks most of the binding cord, contents almost loose.
= The first vol. of two featuring birds and flowers, by Hokusai's pupil who was given the name Taitô, a name Hokusai himself used between 1811 and 1820.
ADDED: 2 other 19th cent. col. Japanese book-illustrations.
80 5214 Takahashi 1871 1944 