TEJIMA, KEIZABURO [AINU POSTCARDS]:

: [Two sets of woodblock-printed Ainu postcards]. Hokkaido, Baikodo, ca 1980s (?).

. Two sets of b/w postcards, six in each, with woodblock illustrations, probably offset-printed. Size: 15.1 x 10.1 cm. Housed in original decorated envelopes. The first set titled "Kamui no Mori" comprises postcards illustrated with animals and fish and the second set titled "Kotan no Kaze" contains cards depicting Ainu people engaged in various activities. A few small marks to envelopes, the postcards in perfect condition.Keizaburo Tejima, born in Hokkaido in 1935, is a recognised Japanese author and illustrator of children's books. He uses a special tinted wood block technique with strong and bold lines. Tejima's works illustrate the traditional life of Hokkaido with people and wildlife in their natural setting.

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Book number: 120947

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, ainu, aino, illustrated,woodblock-printed

TERRY, T.PHILIP:

Terry's guide to the Japanese Empire including Korea and Formosa with chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian railway, and the chief ocean routes to Japan. A handbook for travelers. Boston & New York 1920.

. 12mo. Pp. cclxxxiii, 799, adv, 77. With 28 maps and plans (of which 8 folding and 8 double-page). One map and 2 lvs of text loose. Some underlinings and annotations. Orginal red cloth. Bookplate.

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Book number: 17064

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, asia, asien, asie, orient, east, far east, japan, nihon, nippon, korea, corea, formosa, taiwan, manchuria, siberia, russia, travels, voyages, explore, exploration, japon, coree, japon, russie, explorations, expéditions, viajes, viaggio, reisen,

THUNBERG, CARL PETER:

Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia, förrättad åren 1770-1779. Four volumes. Upsala, Johan Edman & Joh. Edmans Enka, 1788 - 93.

. Pp. (xxvi), 389, (1); (xxxii), 384; (xiv), 286, 289-389, 400-414; (xxxvi), 285, 288- 341. With engraved vignette of the Cape of Good Hope and ten engraved plates. Contemporary half calf on marbled paper boards, flat spines ruled in gilt with title labels. Bindings somewhat rubbed, head of volume four's spine lightly chipped. Bookplates and old ownership signatures. First edition. Light foxing throughout.Thunberg, pupil of Carl von Linné and known as "the Father of Japanese Botany", wrote this interesting narrative about his voyage to South Africa and Japan between the years 1770 and 1779. He stayed for three years at the Cape before joining a Dutch voyage via Batavia to Japan, arriving in Nagasaki in August 1775. He was confined to Deshima (the Dutch trading post on the artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki) for much of the time but was eventually allowed ashore to make botanical excursions. In the spring of 1776 he participated in a mission to Edo (Tokyo) to meet the emperor. Then he was able to study and collect specimens of local plants and seeds. On the return voyage he visited Java and Ceylon. Later Thunberg succeeded Linné as professor at Upsala. A glossary of Swedish and Japanese, and a vocabulary of the Malay language (called an Arabic dialect) are included. Cordier BJ 445 & BI 1384. Mendelssohn ii, 499. Pritzel 9259.

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Book number: 121109

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, asia, asien, asiatic, asie, travel, voyages, exploration, natural history, far east, south africa, japan, japanese, japon, africa, africana, java, ceylon, sri lanka, malay, linneaus, linné

The Pictorial of Tokyo.

Tokyo Showa 5 (1930).

. Oblong 8vo. Lvs (iv), one folding coloured panorama of Hibiya (including the Imperial Hotel and Rokumeikan) and 62 leaves with photographic illustrations, mostly b/w but some coloured or tinted. Japanese captions above the pictures, and several have descriptions in English and Japanese below. As issued in original printed wrappers, purple ribbon, lower part of spine chipped. Front cover depicts a colour photo. An interesting historical photo document about Tokyo. The first four coloured plates are devoted to the coronation of Emperor Hirohito (Sh›wa) who reigned from 1926 to 1989. The large folding plate depicts the impressive Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1923. Next to the hotel you will find the Rokumeikan (Deer Cry Buidling) designed by the renowned British architect Josiah Conder, a prominent Western consultant working in Japan. The building was commissioned by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, completed in 1883, and became the symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. It was used for the housing of foreign guests and served elaborate banquets in western style. The building was demolished in 1941. The remaining photographs depict other important buildings and sites throughout Tokyo. Scarce.

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Book number: 121261

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, tokyo, photographs, pictures, asia, asie, asien, asiatic,

VARENIUS, BERNARDUS:

Descriptio regni iaponiae cum quibusdam affinis materiae, ex variis auctoribus collecta et in ordinem redacta. Two parts in one volume. Amsterdam, Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1649.

. 16mo. Pp. (xlvi), 287, (1); (viii), 320. With engraved decorated title page and one folding table. Contemporary vellum, stained, title in manuscript on spine, old title label pasted on top. First edition of the first western monograph on Japan. It also includes a translation of part of Schouten's work on Siam. Varenius (1622-1650), a German scholar of medicine and mathematics, became fascinated with Japan and compiled this work from a variety of Dutch, Portuguese and Jesuit sources. The first part of the work contains a detailed description of Japan, including information on customs, geography, natural history, politics, costume, science, art, trade etc. The second part titled is a description of Japanese religious practices together with an account of the introduction and eventual persecution of Christianity. Varenius' work is accurate and well structured, with references to the sources he used. Cordier BJ 368. Landwehr 571. Nipponalia, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, 1976. Streit v, 1568. Willems 1095.

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Book number: 121397

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, siam, thailand,

WEBER, VICTOR FREDERIC:

"Ko-ji hô-ten". Dictionnaire a l'usage des amateurs et collectionneurs d'objects d'art japonais et chinois. Paris 1923.

. Folio. Pp. 511, (1); 509, (3) + appendices lvs (69). With five coloured full page plates and 70 monochrome full page plates. Numerous illustrations throughout the text. Original green cloth decorated in blind and gilt, calf spines lettered in gilt, hinges and extremities rubbed. A.e.g. First edition of an important and comprehensive reference work on Japanese art. It covers all aspects of the visual and three dimensional arts; ceramics, metal works, prints, Netsuke artists, famous painters, mythological and historical figures, famous sites, etc. A limited edition of 585 copies, of which this is no. 412. A heavy book. Cf Nipponalia (Kyoto Gaikokugo Dargaku) 827 (reprint N.Y. 1965).

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Book number: 32110

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, china, chinese, chine, asia, asiatic, asien, asie, far east, east, art, design,

WERNER, REINHOLD VON:

Die preussische Expedition nach China, Japan und Siam in den Jahren 1860, 1861 und 1862. Leipzig 1873.

. Pp. xxii, 551. With one folding map and 7 full page woodcut plates. A few leaves with some stain. Contemporary half calf, spine with title printed in gilt, rubbed, upper part of lower hinge chipped. Second edition (first 1863). Reinhold von Werner (1825-1909) was a German Vice Admiral who commanded this expedition to the Far East, visiting Singapore, Hong Kong, Edo, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Siam. His account describes the voyage with much information about the people, customs, architecture, trade, art, music, theatre, laws, concubines etc. along the route. Cordier BS 2521 & BJ 557.

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Book number: 24064

Catalogue: Asia general

Keywords: Asia general, china, japan, siam, east, far east, asia, asien, asiatic, asie, kina, travel, exploration, voyages, chinese, japanese,

WYEDA, BUNSAI & AWOKI, TSUNEZABURO:

Illustrated Guide Book for Travellers Around Japan. Osaka, Sûzand›, 1889.

. Small 8vo. With numerous illustrations. Text in Japanese by Ueda Koreaki and captions in English. Coloured title page. Original cloth spine on paper covered boards, colour picture on upper cover. Loose in binding, rusty staples which destroys the paper around the holes, some browning to the text. This is one volume of a series of seven.Deals with central Japan and describes a wide range of important sites, famous lakes, hot springs, waterfalls, temples, shrines, etc. For example, Magome juku and Yoro waterfalls in Mino province, Asama hot springs, Lake of Suwa, Iisaka onsen in Fukushima, Haruna lake and Sawatari Onsen in Gunma prefecture, Tsurugaoka hachiman-gu in Kamakura, Mii-dera temple in Otsu, and Chitosero hotel in Jokojo, Aichi prefecture.

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Book number: 121264

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, guide book, illustrated

YAGIHASHI, SHIN (Text) & OOHORI, KAZUHIKO (Photogr.):

[JAPAN - PAPER PRODUCTION]. Ganpi-shi (Ganpi paper) . Tokyo, Arrow Art Works, Showa 52 (1977).

. Oblong folio (42 x 29.5 cm). Comprises eight folders with fourteen paper samples with accompanying text and pictures. As issued in original decorated soft-cover wrappers. Includes an introductory folder with text and one colour plate, and a facsimile of a pamphlet on Ganpi paper originally printed in the Meiji period. Original card folder (with some light foxing) and original card box. First edition, limited to 500 copies, of which this is no.116.A beautiful presentation of Ganpi handmade paper, a traditional high quality Japanese paper made from the fibre of the plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana. It has a smooth, shiny surface which is resistant to insects and ageing, used for artworks and official documents. This set includes four papers handmade by Abe Eishiro (1902-84), the first Japanese paper-maker to be designated as a National Living Treasure (1968) and an early follower of Yanagi Muneyoshi's Japanese Arts & Crafts Movement. Scarce (No copies in OCLC).

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Book number: 120691

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, paper, exploration,

YAMAGA, SEIKA (Ed.):

Mukashi watari sarasa (Ancient imported calicos or chintz). Three volumes. Kyoto, Uns›d›, Taisho 6 (1917).

. Folio. Lvs. (26); (23); (25), interleaved. Japanese title and and colophon (four leaves), and seventy leaves with numerous woodblock printed designs of sarasa. Bound in the Japanese style. Original decorated paper covers, silk threads, paper title slips on upper covers (one loose). Indian sarasa (calico) was initially imported to Japan by the Portuguese seafaring traders in the early 17th century. The exotic colourful designs featuring floral and figurative motifs became enormously popular among the wealthy samurai and merchant classes. Production of domestic sarasa began in the late 1600s when skilled Japanese dye workers found a method to replicate the designs of Indian calicos. Seika Yamaga (1885-1981) was a weaving master active in Kyoto. An impressive and attractive work presenting a huge selection of striking abstract geometric and animal design. Published by the renowned printing company Uns›d› in Kyoto.

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Book number: 100704

Catalogue: Textile

Keywords: Textile, japan, japon, japanese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, textile, textiles, illustrated, design, sarasa, chintz, calico,

YAMAMOTO, SEKKEI:

Shin Gosho moy› (Imperial Decoration). Five volumes. Kyoto, Uns›d›, Showa 8-9 (1933-4).

. Folio (27 x 41 cm). A complete set of Sekkei's impressive work of Imperial designs. Contains 125 woodblock illustrations (12 x 29.5 cm), opposite pages with fine outline illustrations and Japanese captions. Accordion folded. Original silk decorated boards, in different colours, with printed title label, some minor stain (more to the second volume). Housed in the original paper folders with title labels, publisher's stamps and labels, cotton ties, worn.An impressive work with colourful designs depicting flowers, plants, artefacts, birds, butterflies, etc. Protected by tissue guards (a few missing). Some browning to the paper, mainly offsetting from the guards, gold and silver sprinkles have oxidised. Seems rare, no complete copies at OCLC.Yamamoto Sekkei, renowned artist in Kyoto who practised the traditional art dyeing technique Yûzen and taught Kawarazaki Kodo and others. Yûzen, which originated in the 17th century, is a process using stencils to transfer a design on to fabric, colours added layer by layer inside outlines.

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Book number: 121224

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, design, textile, pattern, woodcut, illustration

TADANORI YOKOO :

Complete Tadanori Yokoo. Tokyo, Kodan sha, 1971.

. Pp. 328. Numerous illustrations, of which many in bright colours. Japanese text with one page of introduction in English. Decorated wrappers, some minor wear, in original decorated slip case, lightly rubbed (missing the belly band as usual). First edition. Yokoo Tadanori is one of Japan's most internationally recognised graphic designers and artists. He was born in 1936 in Hy›go prefecture and began his career as a stage designer for an avant-garde theatre in Tokyo. In the 1960s he travelled to India and became interested in mysticism and psychedelia, and he created a unique and entirely original art style. This collection which was exhibited throughout Japan at this time comprises various graphic works, paintings, advertisements, photographs etc. An American edition was published in 1977.

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Book number: 120758

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, art, illustrated,

ZACHERT, HERBERT:

Die Haikudichtung von der Meijizeit bis zur Gegenwart. Tokyo 1937.

. Pp. (iv), 23. With one portrait of Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), known as the father of modern Haiku poetry. Original printed wrappers. Haiku (originally called hokku) is a very short term of Japanese poetry.

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Book number: 100305

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, haiku, prosa, liteterature, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration,

ZILLIACUS, KONRAD VIKTOR (KONNI SENIOR):

Japanesiska studier och skizzer. Helsingfors 1896.

. Large 8vo. Pp. (x), 232, (2). Text in Swedish. With numerous illustrations throughout the text after woodcuts made by Japanese artists. Original colour decorated boards, cloth spine, lightly soiled. (one leaf with 35/6 small marginal hole). First edition, first thousand.A narrative dealing with literature, art and crafts, women, fairy tales, excursions, etc. in Japan. Konrad Viktor Zilliacus (1855-1924) was a Finnish patriot, who spent some years travelling the world as a newspaper reporter. He spent eighteen months in Japan in the 1890s.

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Book number: 121165

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration,