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Reprint from the 1880s of ukiyo-e artist Masanobu Okumura's depiction of nightlife in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters in the Edo era.Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, illustrator and painter.This orihon concertina-style book includes 38 double-page illustrations of geisha with their maids and samurai customers, playing board games and cards, smoking tobacco pipes, playing shamisen, reading books, etc. One plate shows the artist Okumura painting a large screen. 38 woodblock prints printed in three colors on 76 pages bound in orihon concertina-style with decorative washi paper over boards.Condition: binding repaired with washi paper, interior bright and fresh with no spotting.
A Staff Officer's Scrap-Book. During the Russo-Japanese War. Two volumes. With Illustrations, Maps and Plans. by Hamilton, Sir Ian - 1907
by Hamilton, Sir Ian
A Staff Officer's Scrap-Book. During the Russo-Japanese War. Two volumes. With Illustrations, Maps and Plans.
by Hamilton, Sir Ian
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London: Edward Arnold, 1907. Fifth impression Two volumes, pp.x, 362; xi, 387, 2 frontis, 32 plates, 42 maps. A very good set in a very attractive art-deco binding in half morocco, ornately gilt spine. Some minor spotting. Bookplate of Herbert G. Squiers, US diplomat and collector of Chinese ceramics.
- Bookseller John Randall (Books of Asia) (GB)
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- Place of Publication London
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Fuzoku Emakimono: (Picture Scroll of the Water Trade)
by Masanobu Okumura
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by MORIYAMA, Daido.
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- 9781590054260 / 1590054261
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2015. Original black and white Type-C print signed by Daido Moriyama in gold ink on the front of the image it is tipped in. First edition / First printing. Limited edition. Number 437 of 500 copies. Metallic laminated boards. Very fine. The 90th publication in the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series.
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SESSHU Published to Commemorate The 450th Anniversary of Sesshu's Death
by Sesshu
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Granville, New York, United States
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1956. Hard cover in original cloth. Text in Japanese. Folio, 10 1/2" x 13 3/4", 9 pp. text in Japanese, 54 one sided sheets of plates on heavy satin stock, plus 2 sheets of 27 plates of signatures and seals used by Sesshu. Plates have captions in English. Red cloth with black titles and designs. Some soiling and fade to the cloth, minor wear at the tips and spine ends. Very good. Fine internally. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio.
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Okimono: Japanese Porcelain Figures from the Edo Period
by Jorge Welsh (ed.); and Jörg, Professor Christiaan (introductory article)
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- 9781838216337 / 1838216332
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing, 2022 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover.; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 1.9 Kg.; 256 pages with 229 colour and 4 black & white illustrations.; Limited edition of 400 copies.; Exibition catalogue dedicated to the theme of Japanese porcelain in the form of human and animal figures, mostly produced for the export market during the second half of the 17th and 18th centuries. The animals represented are usually found amongst Japanese iconography, whilst the human figures are inspired by Japanese cosmopolitan society, deities and legendary local heroes. The nature of the trade for Japanese porcelain has determined the rarity of these pieces, which, combined with their decorative, formal beauty, as well as their quality, made them highly appreciated in Europe, and may also have appealed to the Japanese domestic market. This catalogue presents over 100 individual pieces, of which 75 are illustrated and discussed in the catalogue, along with an introductory…
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Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
by Trede, Melanie and Bichler, Lorenz
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Taschen GmbH, Koln, 2010 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. English text; Japanese binding in hardcover case with two clasps.; 26.2 x 31.5 cm, 2 Kg, 272 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the hardcover case. Due to use the binding is slightly curved on the right side first page of the binding. Very good copy.; Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world" ukiyo-e was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the Western world's visual idea of Japan. In many ways images of hedonism, ukiyo-e scenes often represented the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes. Though he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as "One Hundred Famous Views…
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Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks
by Fuller Richard; Gregory Ron
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- First printing
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- 9781853107153 / 1853107158
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Wellington, New Zealand
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England: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. Small amount of foxing on one preliminary page other wise spotless. Dust Jacket in clear mylar cover.
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- 9781590054260 / 1590054261
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2015. Original black and white Type-C print signed by Daido Moriyama in gold ink on the front of the image it is tipped in. First edition / First printing. Limited edition. Number 437 of 500 copies. Metallic laminated boards. Very fine. The 90th publication in the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series.
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Nihonga, Transcending the Past: Japanese-Style Painting 1868-1968
by Conant, Ellen P
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- 9780891780441 / 0891780440
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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St Louis City Art Museum, 1995-11-01. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 11x9x1. Unmarked. Text appears to be free of highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover shows some edge and shelf wear from normal use. No rips, tears or stains. 1995. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. A currently OOP (out of print), uncommon, or hard to find book. Ships in box, quickly and with care.
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SESSHU Published to Commemorate The 450th Anniversary of Sesshu's Death
by Sesshu
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Granville, New York, United States
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1956. Hard cover in original cloth. Text in Japanese. Folio, 10 1/2" x 13 3/4", 9 pp. text in Japanese, 54 one sided sheets of plates on heavy satin stock, plus 2 sheets of 27 plates of signatures and seals used by Sesshu. Plates have captions in English. Red cloth with black titles and designs. Some soiling and fade to the cloth, minor wear at the tips and spine ends. Very good. Fine internally. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio.
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Figure Prints of Old Japan; A Pictorial Pageant Of Actors & Courtesans Of The Eighteenth Century
by Harold Stern
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Book Club of California, 1959. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Folio, 40 x 26 cm. Limited edition of only 400.52 colored or tinted plates. Introduction by Harold Stern. Illustrated from original prints in the collection of Edwin and Marjorie Grabhorn, printed by the Grabhorn Press. Reproductions printed recto only. Includes prints by Harunobu, Kiyomasu, Masanobu, Sharaku, Utamaro, Kaigetsudo, et al. Bright, clean and fresh copy. Orig. green cloth spine and pictorial boards with a custom-made rice-paer like dust jacket.
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The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture
by Lieberman, William S. [Introduction]
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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Small Quarto (9 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches; 240 x 210 mm), 116 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Catalogue for a U.S. traveling exhibition of 46 Japanese artists. Short bios of each artist, along with black-and-white illustrations of their works. The catalogue also features 13 color illustrations at the beginning of the book. Introduction by the curator, William S. Lieberman. CONDITION: Light edge wear and soiling to wrappers, toning to page edges. Very Good.
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Sho Fukumoto Sketchbook 1986: Leda (Boxed Set)
by Sho Fukumoto
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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N. Nomura & Co., Ltd., 1986. Book. Like New. Boxed Set. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A hardcover book and a softcover book in a cloth-covered box, all in like-new condition. Clamshell box is covered in natural-covered linen with brown lettering to spine and brown facsimile signature on top. Hardcover with three-quarter charcoal-gray cloth with blue marbled (faux) boards; no text other than a tipped-in plate with title, etc. in English; pages are facsimile reproductions of the sketched art--b&w and color of Leda and Swan; no title on binding. Softcover is staplebound with blue cardstock cover with title etc. in English on front; approx. 27 pages; b&w photo frontispiece of artist; 7 plates of art; text in Japanese. Books are about 9-1/2" by 6-1/4". Box is 10-1/2" by 6-3/4"..
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Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden
by Marc P. Jiro Takei; Keane
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- 9780804832946 / 0804832943
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Martinez, California, United States
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Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.Jacket like new.
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The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly 1000 years ago, making it the oldest work on Japanese gardening; in fact, the oldest book on gardening in the world! In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work; and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening. A Japanese court noble wrote the Sakuteiki during the Heian period (794-1184). During this critical era in Japanese history cultural influences on poetry, clothing-and gardening-that had been imported from China and Korea over the previous centuries were reexamined and reinterpreted into their unique Japanese forms. The Sakuteiki contains the first systematic record of this new… Read More
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Shishi and Other Netsuke: The Collection of Harriet Szechenyi
by Rosemary Bandini
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- 9780953573301 / 0953573303
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Rosemary Bandini, London, 1999, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 174 pages, 8.75" x 11.25", slight edgewear on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight. Collector Harriet Szechenyi concentrated on collecting "netsuke" of animals and mythical beings.
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Hiroshige: Birds and Flowers
by Hiroshige, Ando; introduction by Cynthea J. Bogel; commentaries on the plates by Israel Goldman; poetry translated by Alfred H. Marks
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- 9780807611999 / 0807611999
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: Braziller, 1988. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Braziller, 1988, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 14 1/2", 192pp., illustrated with 91 full color plates. Fine in near fine. price clipped dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. Folio.
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Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool.
by NARA, Yoshitomo
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- 9780810994140 / 0810994143
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Asia Society Museum / Harry N. Abrams: 2010. First edition / First printing. Illustrated laminated boards in die-cut illustrated slipcase. Very fine in a very fine slipcase.
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Traditional Japanese Furniture: A Definitive Guide
by Kazuko Koizumi
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- 9780870117220 / 087011722X
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Kodansha International, 1986. First Edition. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Minor shelf and handling wear to DJ. Else Fine. Photo is of the copy at Barbed Wire Books.
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Tsubasa Album De Reproductions 2 (Japanese Version)
by Clamp
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- 9784063647983 / 4063647986
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Kodansha, 2009. Paperback with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. Book is in Japanese. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. Very light scuffing along to top edges of the dust jacket. Small tear on the top right corner of the bottom black banner on the front cover. No markings on the inside of the book.Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints From The Anne Van Biema Collection
by Ann Yonemura; Donald Keene; Andrew Gerstle; Elizabeth De Sabato Swinton; Joshua S. Mostow
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Both the book and dj are in 'as new' condition. It has . 10 unpaginated pages followed by 362 numbered pages. It was published to coincide with the exibition of the same name. A beautiful book with well over 100 color illustrations and even more in b&w. The book includes a series of essays on the historic, economic, and cultural environment of Edo period Japan and the collections focus on early Kabuki actor prints, including many by the artists Toyokuni and Kuniyoshi).Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address. International sale may incur additional charges.
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Art and Palace Politics in Early Modern Japan 1580s-1680s
by LILLEHOJ, Elizabeth
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- 9789004206120 / 9004206124
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BATH, United Kingdom
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Leiden: Brill, 2011. First Edition. Boards. Near fine/near fine. Vol 2 in the series, Japanese Visual Culture. Tall 8vo. (25.5cm). Boards, lettered title to cover. In unclipped dust jacket. pp. 296. W/ 98 colour plates. Some faint edgewear to jacket, minor signs of use, a very sound, almost as new copy.
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