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77/4866 Conder, J. The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement. Tokyo, Hakubunsha, 1892, 2nd ed., XII,136,(2)p., 54 (incl. 14 handcol. woodcut) plates i.a. by GEKKO, ills., orig. col. pict. wr., folio.

- Lacks one tie; wrapper sl. worn/ soiled.

€ (150-250) 150
77 4867 Crêped paper books  Suzuki Y 77 4867 Crêped paper books Suzuki Y
77 4867 Crêped paper books  Suzuki Y 77 4867 Crêped paper books Suzuki Y
77/4867 [Crêped paper books]. Suzuki, Y. The "Sôshi-Bushi" (Japanese Sôshis' Song). Tokyo, Jiujiya & Co., n.d. (1898), (13) leaves w. 9 double-p. and 8 single-p. col. woodcut ills. (incl. orig. col. woodcut wr.) by YONEJIRO SUZUKI, obl. 8vo.

- Frontwr. sl. waterstained and sl. creased in upper margin; vertical crease in first 2 leaves. = Rare.

€ (300-400)
77 4868 Eitaku 1843 1890 77 4868 Eitaku 1843 1890
77/4868 Eitaku (1843-1890). Rakuzendō san yaku (Rakuzendo's three drugs). Col. woodcut ôban, Tokyo, Rakuzendo (Kishida Ginkō), ±1890.

= A pictorial advertisement flyer for the non-prescription drugs from the drugstore Rakuzendo of Kishida Ginko. The advertisement shows people looking at a stone monument on which the names of three nonprescription drugs of Rakuzendo, are written. Kishida is recognized for using i.a. nishiki-e in his advertisements. Ginko (or Ginkou) Kishida (1833-1905) was a journalist and an early Mejij entrepeneur (i.a. publishing, ice, oil) and became a producer and seller of i.a. eyedrops (also in China). His drugstore, opened in 1875, was the cornerstone of his fortune. He learned to make eyedrops from Dr. James Hepburn, whom he visited to treat him for his eye ailment. From then on Kishida assisted Hepburn on the romanization system for a Anglo-Japanese dictionary Hepburn was working on until its first publication in 1867. The Hepburn romanization system for the Japanese language is still the most used.

€ (70-90) 70
77 4869 Fujio U  1899 ? 77 4869 Fujio U 1899 ?
77/4869 Fujio, U. (1899-?). "The Garden of the Temple in Kyoto". Colour woodcut, signed and titled (in Western and Japanese), 32x45,5 cm., "1966" and "192/ 210" in pencil.

- Trifle foxed; margins sl. creased.

€ (80-100) 140
77 4870 Fujiyoshi 19th cent  77 4870 Fujiyoshi 19th cent
77 4870 Fujiyoshi 19th cent  77 4870 Fujiyoshi 19th cent
77/4870 Fujiyoshi (19th cent.). (Human figures in the shape of objects). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Fujiyoshi ga, date seal, publisher seal of Enshuya Hikobei.

- Cut short along upper edge (±5-10 mm); fingersoiled; paper remnants on verso.

= Rare. Perhaps a pseudonym by Yoshifuji.

AND 1 other.

€ (60-80) 80
77 4871 Fuko Matsumoto 1840 1923  ed  77 4871 Fuko Matsumoto 1840 1923 ed
77/4871 Fuko, Matsumoto (1840-1923) (ed.). Nihon rekishi gaho (Illustrated journal of Japanese history). Volume 3. Ehon, Tokyo, Okura Shoten and Okura Yasugorô, 1892, 5 text lvs., 2 full-p. and 7 double-p. col. woodcuts by MATSUMOTO FUKO a.o., orig. cordbound wr.

= A pictorial history of Japan for students of secondary school (complete in 10 vols.).

€ (80-100)
77 4872 Gakutei act 1815 1852 77 4872 Gakutei act 1815 1852
77 4872 Gakutei act 1815 1852 77 4872 Gakutei act 1815 1852
77/4872 Gakutei (act. 1815-1852). "Ichirô gafu" (Ichiro's picture album). Ehon, Osaka, Maekawa Zenbei, (±1830), 23 leaves consisting of 3 textleaves, 7 double-p. col. woodcut plates and 24 single-p. col. woodcut plates (2 pages were left blank by the publisher), orig. orange wr. w. title-slip.

- Covers rubbed/ sl. worn and sl. stained. Contents fine.

= Hillier, The Art of the Japanese Book p.854f; cf. Kerlen 604. "One of his best known and admired books is Ichirô Gafu (...), which has a date of 1823, but this is, in fact, a reprint, omitting the verses, of the very little known Sansui Kikan Kyôka Shû." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.

€ (200-300) 375
77 4873 Gekko 1859 1920 77 4873 Gekko 1859 1920
77 4873 Gekko 1859 1920 77 4873 Gekko 1859 1920
77/4873 Gekko (1859-1920). Ukiyo Junikagetsu (Twelve months of the floating world). January, June, July, August, September, October and December. Seven col. woodcuts from the series of 12 Ukiyo Junikagetsu, 23,5x33,5 cm., signed Gekko, publisher Fukuda Kumajiro, 1910.

- January a few small closed holes; June, September, November and December a few sl. thin spots; November and June stained. All plates trimmed to the lower and upper borders.

AND 3 others, all by SAKAMAKI KÔGYO (all doubled; 2x cut short).

€ (100-150) 130
77 4874 Heaven/ Earth/ People 77 4874 Heaven/ Earth/ People
77 4874 Heaven/ Earth/ People 77 4874 Heaven/ Earth/ People
77/4874 Heaven/ Earth/ People. Osaka, Yosuke Oshima?, 1890, 3 vols., (1),27; (1),26 [=27]; (1),26 [=27]p., 6 fold. double-p. handcol. woodcut plates, 71 col. plates, English and Japanese text, orig. unif. wr., 12mo.

= Children's booklets showing i.a. courtiers, officials, noblemen, servants, samurai, merchants, nurses, cooks and farmers.

€ (100-150) 100
77 4875 Hiroshige 1797 1858 77 4875 Hiroshige 1797 1858
77/4875 Hiroshige (1797-1858). The Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Hiroshige ga.

- Laid down on stiff paper leaf. = Restrike. From the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces.

AND 2 col. woodcut lvs. from an ehon.

€ (50-70) 70
77 4876 Hiroshige II 1829 1869 77 4876 Hiroshige II 1829 1869
77/4876 Hiroshige II (1829-1869). (Garden of Tenmangu temple in Kameido). (The water bridge in Ochanomizu). Two col. woodcut ôban, signed Hiroshige ga, printed on crêpe paper, both w. aratame seal, 1862.

= Both from the series Tôto Sanjurokkei (36 Views of th Eastern Capital).

€ (60-80) 80
77 4877 Hiroshige IV 1848 1925 77 4877 Hiroshige IV 1848 1925
77/4877 Hiroshige IV (1848-1925). (Strolling lady with a lantern). Colour woodcut, 36,5x16 cm., signed Hiroshige ga, w. seal, ±1920.

- Laid down on contemporary mount w. dealer's ticket of James Eades & Co. in Yokohama on verso.

€ (70-90) 110
77 4878 Hogetsu late 19th/ early 20th cent  77 4878 Hogetsu late 19th/ early 20th cent
77/4878 Hogetsu (late 19th/ early 20th cent.). (Iris). Drawing, brush and ink, calligraphed poem (unread), 27x24 cm. (leaf), signed Hogetsu, w. seal, framed.
€ (60-80)
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77/4879 [Katagami]. Lot of 55 mulberry paper stencils, partly strengthened w. silk threads, each ±90x45 cm. (leaves), (early?) 20th cent.

- Paper partly brittle.

= With a publication on the subject: S. YOSHIOKA (ed.), Katagami Katazome. Paper stencils for Dyeing. The Yoshiake Collection (Kyoto, 1989, num. ills., orig. wr., 4to).

€ (700-900)
77 4880 Kimura Yoshihara b 1934 77 4880 Kimura Yoshihara b 1934
77/4880 Kimura, Yoshihara (b.1934). (Wind B). Colour woodcut w. mica, 29,5x24,5 cm., signed "Y. Kimura", titled in Japanese, "73/100" in pencil.
€ (70-90) 120
77 4881 Kôgyo 1869 1927 77 4881 Kôgyo 1869 1927
77/4881 Kôgyo (1869-1927). (Two No actors near snow covered bamboo). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kôgyo w. seal, publisher unread, ±1924.

= From the series Noga taikan.

AND 1 other by the same from the same series.

€ (100-150)
77 4882 Kôgyo 1869 1927 77 4882 Kôgyo 1869 1927
77/4882 Kôgyo (1869-1927). (Two No actors). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kogyo and w. seal, publisher Shobi Shoin, 1936. - AND 3 others similar by the same.

= All from the series Noga Taikan (Large Mirror of No Pictures).

€ (60-80)
77 4883 Kôgyo 1869 1927 77 4883 Kôgyo 1869 1927
77/4883 Kôgyo (1869-1927). Yoroboshi. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kôgyo, w. seal, publisher Daikokuya.

= From the series Nogaku Zue. Michitoshi meets his son Shuntoku, who was exiled and lost his sight, became a beggar. Shuntoku sings for Mitsutoshi, and father and son are reunited.

€ (40-60)
77 4884 Kunisada 1786 1865 77 4884 Kunisada 1786 1865
77 4884 Kunisada 1786 1865 77 4884 Kunisada 1786 1865
77/4884 Kunisada (1786-1865). (Seated man with a fan). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni ga, publ. unread, censor's seals.

- Tipped onto mount; sl. rubbed in corners (one lower right corner sl. worn).

AND 7 others (incl. 2 restrikes), i.a. late copy of HOKUSAI, (Two headdresses and a scythe on table-cloth) (col. woodut surimono, signed Fusenkyo hitsu. Tipped onto mount and sl. dam. in right corners; yellowed).

€ (70-90) 170
77 4885 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 77 4885 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
77 4885 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 77 4885 Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
77/4885 Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). (The Soga brothers standing over the sleeping Kudô Suketsune in 1193 with Tegoshi no Shôshô on the right). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, publisher Chita-ya, 1844.

- Upper right corner dam.; sl. soiled. = Robinson T132.

AND 3 others.

€ (70-90) 170