SHAND, W.J.S. & WEINTZ, H.J.:

Japanese self-taught and grammar. London, Marlborough & Co. Ltd, (1907).

. 12mo. Pp. (ii), 108, 184, adv. 32. With one frontispiece. Contains: i. Third edition of 'Japanese self-taught' including vocabularies in three columns: English / romanized Japanese / pronunciation; ii. second edition of 'Japanese Grammar self-taught' including a Japanese-English vocabulary.

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Book number: 777030

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, asia, asien, asie, orient, east, far east, east asia, nippon, nihon, linguistics, languages, grammar, japon, linguistique, language, langue, sprachen, sprache, linguistica, sprachwissenschaft, ferne osten, extreme orient, extreme-orient,

SHIMIZU, SEIFU (Illustrator) & NISHIZAWA, TEHIKO (Illustrator):

Unai no Tomo (The Child's Friends). Ten volumes. Kyoto, Unsodo, Meiji 24-Taisho (1891-1923).

. A complete set comprising ten volumes devoted to Japanese traditional children's toys. Comprises more than 420 pages with numerous coloured woodcuts of toys with printed captions in Japanese. Leaves are folded in the traditional Japanese manner. Bound in original decorated paper wrappers, paper labels on upper covers. (First six volumes in beige paper, and the remaining four in orange paper, as issued). Housed in a very delicate, custom-made box. First edition of this highly artistic and important work sometimes considered "the Bible for all serious toy amateurs". Seifu Shimizu (1851-1913) was a student of Hiroshige III and studied poetry with Kozando Sangetsu. He was the leading Meiji collector of omocha, toys handmade from common materials. In 1880 he founded the Takeuma-kai (Hobbyhorse Club) dedicated to "the merry and nostalgic enjoyment of children's toys" and in 1906 he curated the Kodomo Hakurankai (Children's Exhibition) which was the first known exhibition of Japanese folk toys in Japan. Shimizu studied and prepared himself for this work for a long time. He died during the publication, but his manuscript was found and four additional volumes (in orange-coloured wrappers) were published by Tekiho Nishizawa. The woodcuts are of very high quality and printed in bright, intense colours. Some of the prints have additional hand-applied colour, and others are highlighted with gold and silver. A wonderful copy of this important ethnographic work. Uncommon, especially complete in first edition. Hundreds of color plates, mostly single page, with a few double page as well. The pigments are very bright, and include some metallic inks. The overall colors, condition and printing of the set are very good. An excellent resource for mingei as well as the history of toys, as the images are all captioned in Japanese. It should be noted that the first six volumes were created before Shimizu SeifÅÇ's death in 1913. Nishizawa took over the publication as editor, so we have all of the Shimizu works and the first of those by Nishizawa, printed in 1917.lumes 1 through 7 of 10 published Kyoto, UnsÅ dÅ , 1891-1924. A complete series of color illustrations of traditional Japanese toys, published over the course of more than 30 years. Hundreds of color plates, mostly single page, with a few double page as well. The pigments are very bright, and include some metallic inks. The overall colors, condition and printing of the set are very good. An excellent resource for mingei as well as the history of toys, as the images are all captioned in Japanese. It should be noted that the first six volumes were created before Shimizu SeifÅÇ's death in 1913. Nishizawa took over the publication as editor, so we have all of the Shimizu works and the first of those by Nishizawa, printed in 1917. Priced accordingly. The most important work of its kind, seldom found outside Japan. A very nice copy. B oston Eur 1750

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Book number: 121488

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ROKKAKU SHISUI (CHUTARO):

Shinsen moy› no shiori. (New patterns for bookmarks). Two volumes. Kyoto, Unsodo, Meiji 34 (1901).

. Two volumes comprising 42 double-page woodcut prints with multiple motives or patterns, of which many coloured. The leaves are folded in the Japanese fashion. Two preliminary pages and one colophon in Japanese. Original decorated paper covers. Housed in original cloth folder, worn. Some browning to the endpapers but the woodcuts are in excellent condition with good impression. First edition.Rokkaku Shisui (1867-1950) was an authority on Japanese lacquer ware. Together with Tenshin Okakura he founded the Japan Art Institute. He lived for some time in the US where he worked at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and at the Metropolitan Museum.

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Book number: 120480

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[RANJI] SMITH, BAKER & CO:

[A colour woodblock printed Ranji titled "Bird chop" for a large tea box for export]. Late Meiji era (ca 1890-1910).

. Size: 39 x 34.2 cm. Printed on very fine paper. A couple of tiny holes and some very minor creasing. A beautiful Ranji (tea box label) printed in stunning and delightful colours, apparently never been used. After Japan opened the ports to foreign trade in 1859 tea became one of the country's most important export products. At that time tea exporters started decorating the wooden tea boxes with this kind of multicoloured woodblock printed Ranji labels. The exquisite and colourful Ranji designs were made by Ukiyoe artists. Today they have become collectibles. At the end of 19th century the American-owned company Smith, Baker & Co (Yokohama and Kobe) was one of the largest shippers of tea export from Japan. According to the label the importer is J.M. Crouse & Son, Utila N.Y.

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Book number: 120523

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STOPES, MARY CARMICHAEL:

A Journal from Japan. A Daily Record of Life as Seen by a Scientist. London and Glasgow, Blackie and Son, 1910.

. Pp. xiv, 280. With eight photographic plates and a few textual illustrations. Original cream cloth. First edition. Mary Stopes (1880-1958) was a British author and paleobotanist, known for her works on women's rights. She was elected a member of the Linnean Society of London. In 1907 she went to Japan on a scientific mission. Robinson p. 150.

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Book number: 99504

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Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asiatic, asein, asie, far east, east, travel, voyage, exploration, lady traveller

STRINDBERG, AUGUST:

Kinesiska språkets härkomst. Two parts in one volume. (Bilaga till Kina och Japan). Stockholm, Björck & Börjeson, 1912.

. 4to. Lvs 20 (last 2 blank); lvs 15 (last blank). Contemporary half calf, spine gilt, top of spine slightly chipped. Original wrappers bound in. A treatise about the origin of the Chinese signs and their relation with the Phoenician, Syriac and Arabic characters. The original manuscript is here reproduced, in a limited edition of 200 copies only, of which this is no. 198. Appendix to "Kina and Japan" published in 1911. Cordier BS 3268 & 3928.

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Book number: 99590

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STROEMHOLM (STRÖMHOLM), CHRISTER (photographer).

[MAGAZINE]. Japan. ETC. Stockholm, Förlag AB Radikal, 1981.

. Small folio. Pp. 128. With text in Swedish. Comprises several articles about Japan with many illustrations including photographs by Strömholm. ETC is a Swedish radical magazine published since 1976.

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Book number: 99490

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HAYAMIZU MOTOAKI & KATÍ SUMIHIKO:

Katsubi (Design of textiles). Kyoto, Hayamizu Zuanjo, Taish› 6 (1917).

. Large 8vo. Size: 19 x 26 cm. Pp. (ii) + 40 double folded leaves with woodblock-printed colour illustrations depicting various motifs and designs to be used for textiles. As issued folded and stitched in the Japanese fashion in original pictorial wrappers. With Asian red stamps. Partly with one small stain at upper margin. The images feature animals, plants and landscapes, all monochromatic rendered in brown, green, red or grey colour. This kind of textile design book, zuan-ch›, was produced in collaboration between creative publishers and inventive artists, intended to be appreciated for their own sake, as much as for any practical reason. 

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Book number: 100641

Catalogue: Textile

Keywords: Textile, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, textiles, designs, travel, exploration, textile

TAKAGI, TEIJIRO (Photogr. & Publ.) [TAMAMURA, KÍZABURÍ]:

[POTTERY MAKING]. The Transformation of Mother Earth from Nature to Art. Kobe, T. Takagi, 1907.

. Oblong 8vo. Colour-printed title leaf, introduction, Japanese colophon and 16 hand-coloured collotype photos, printed on one side only, protected by tissue guards. Captions in English. With an ink stamp reading "T. Takagi" printed over Tamamura's name on the colophon. Original silk covered boards, silk ties, lightly rubbed.Interesting album devoted to the process of making porcelain in Japan. The lovely photos show the various stages in processing the clay, including processes such as kneading, filtering and shaping the clay, and further depict the process of painting, coating and enamelling the wares. Teijiro Takagi, prolific photographer who bought K›zabur› Tamamura's branch studio in Kobe in 1904. He produced hand-coloured lantern slides and collotype albums, mainly for tourists. Ref. Bennett: "Old Japanese Photographers and Collections Data Guide" (2006), p. 292.

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Book number: 121221

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Keywords: East Asia, japanese, japon, japan, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, pottery, illustrated, porcelain, ceramics, art, handicraft

CHIHARU TAKASHIMA :

Kyûko zufu, Shokumon no bu (Textile section) : . Tokyo, Yurindo, ca 1870-90.

. Folio (31.5 x 22.3 cm). Lvs (28), leporello-folded. With fifty-two beautiful woodblock-printed designs, fine impression. Printed Japanese captions. Original front paper cover (lightly stained), without rear cover. Printed title label on front cover. This volume is titled "textile section" which may mean that there are more parts published. But the British Library has only noted this part (1840). The original was published in 1840, this is a later reprint.A lovely pattern book for textiles with many striking designs printed in bright, rich colours.

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Book number: 121406

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HASEGAWA TAKEJIRO (Publ.):

[JAPANESE CRæPE PAPER CALENDAR]The Months of Japanese children for 1906. Tokyo 1905.

. A diamond-shaped calendar 13.8 x 13.8 cm. Seven double folded leaves of crêpe paper bound in the Japanese style with silk thread. Contains twelve colour woodblock printed illustrations depicting different activities for children according to the months. Text in English, Japanese title on rear cover. The covers with some light wear, rear cover with small paperclip rust mark at edges. A very charming calendar.Takejiro Hasegawa (1853-1938) produced many woodcut illustrated books in the western languages, usually in small editions.

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Book number: 121462

Catalogue: East Asia

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TAMAMURA, KOZABURO:

Characteristic Japan. Views and Characters in the Land of the Rising Sun. Published by Tamamura, Photographer. Kobe, Japan, ca. Meiji 40 (i.e. 1907).

. Oblong folio. (19 x 42 cm). With lithographic title and 24 hand-coloured collotype printed plates on high-quality paper. Protected by tissue guards. Original silk padded boards, mount Fuji in embroidery on upper cover, purple silk ties, all edges gilt. The silk tattered along edges. Old inscription on front paste down. A deluxe edition, well-preserved.Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923?) was a famous Japanese photographer with a studio in Yokohama where he specialised in tourist photographs for export. In the early 1900s a branch office in Kobe was opened. The beautiful plates depict scenes from the countryside, gardens, parks, sea and temple grounds from different parts of Japan. With captions in English. A wonderful copy of a scarce work.

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Book number: 100032

Catalogue: East Asia

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TAMAMURA, KOZABURO & KUSAKABE, KIMBEI; etc.:

[PHOTOALBUM - JAPAN]. A Japanese lacquer album with fifty hand-coloured photographs. About 1880s.

. A charming small Japanese album (18 x 13.5 cm) with fifty hand-coloured albumen photos protected with tissue guards, pasted on thick cardboard. The leaves are double folded. Original lacquered boards with gilt decorations on both covers. The album contains twenty-five photos of scenic views from different parts of Japan: Yokohama, Nikko, Hakone, Kamakura and Tokyo. Several have printed captions. The reverse side contains twenty-five photographs of people and costumes, many of women. Some foxing to the cardboard but all the photos are in good condition. This type of souvenir album began to appear in the second half of the 19th century in Japan. At first most photographic studios were based in Yokohama but after the 1880s several studios opened in Tokyo, Kobe and Nagasaki. See Terry Bennett, Old Japanese Photographs, London, Quaritch 2006.

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Book number: 100678

Catalogue: East Asia

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TANAKA, YUHO:

Kogei Shinzu (New Designs for Applied Arts). Two volumes. Kyoto, Yamada Naosaburo, Meiji 25 (1892).

. Complete set with forty leaves of colour woodblock-printed patterns depicting plants, birds, flowers, etc. With eight text leaves comprising title, preliminary leaves and colophon. Text in Japanese. The leaves are folded in the Japanese manner. Original decorated wrappers, title and blue figures printed on white background, silk ties, with minor wear. Ex-ownership stamps. First edition. A beautiful collection with patterns based on traditional Japanese motifs and nature scenes clearly inspired by the Art Nouveau ornamental style that became so popular at the time. The designs were created for use in decorative art including textiles, metalwork and ceramics. Occasionally some light offsetting but overall a very good set. The printer Yamada Naosaburo was the founder of Uns›d› publishing company in Kyoto, known for high quality pattern books. 

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Book number: 120667

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, design, pattern, art nouveau

TATSNOSKAY (TATSUNOSUKE), HORI & HORIKOSI KAMENOSKAY:

A Pocket Dictionary of the English and Japanese Language. Ei-Wa taiyaku shuchin jisho. Second and revised edition. Yedo (Tokyo) 1867.

. Thick oblong 8vo. Size: 15 x 22 cm. Pp. (iv) with title and preface + lexicon lvs (499), arranged alphabetically, ending with a Japanese title. Japanese red stamps on title. Thin paper leaves folded in the oriental manner. Title with brown staining. Original blue cloth, worn and soiled, back cover almost detached. Housed in a specially made cloth box. Rare work.Originally compiled by Tatsunosuke in 1862 (200 printed copies) and here revised by Kamenoskay. This is probably a second issue of the second improved edition. Cordier gives the date 1866 and the preface is also dated 1866. This dictionary is the first substantial English-Japanese vocabulary, the first edition of which predates Hepburn's Japanese - English dictionary by five years. According to the preface the first edition contained a number of errors regarding the Japanese and Chinese names of animals, plants and minerals that needed to be corrected. This has been done in the second edition with the assistance of Yanagawa Sunsam, Tanaka Yosiwo and others. Cordier BJ 672 (states 1866). Not in Astor Catalogue, Collison, the Trubner Catalogue, or Zaunmüller.

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Book number: 100582

Catalogue: East Asia

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