Search Results: japan from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Book. Poor. Soft cover. --A Handwritten, Well-Illustrated Treatise on Shingaku-- the religious movement that flourished in Japan in 1725-1875. The movement was begun by Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and his successor Teshima Toan (1718-1786), but the religion spread broadly in the years following by a group of well-trained preachers travelling Japan. Shingaku arose in Japan as the country emerged from centuries as a closed society- as Japan industrialized, Shingaku became a cultural foundation. Its religious teachings fused Confucian values with Buddhism and Japanese Shinto. This is an unusual item in very nice condition- hand-written & well illustrated manuscript, c1785, describing Shingaku. Measures 6"x 9", there are (47) pages of manuscript and (21) fine ink drawings. Some early worm tunneling evident throughout..

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. An evocative Japanese photo album of the late 1930s, a time when she was winning in China & Korea, and America had not yet entered the war. Album is 7.5" X 10.5" (approx). 70 photographs of several varying sizes, about half glued, & half applied with photo corners..

Book. Very Good. Soft cover. This is a lovely, however very serious album from prewar Japan. The photos are formally staged or studio photographs, 1900s-1930s. There are 78 photographs that range in size. The album measures 10x7.25 inches..

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. 1930s PHOTO ALBUM, cloth-covered boards, 8.5x 5.5",12 leaves - (58) PHOTOGRAPHS- 1.75x 2.5"/ 2.25x 3.5"/ 4x6". Vintage photo album -1930s Japanese Boys Academy. Photos show young men and boys outdoors, hikes, athletic activities, some pics of obi wearers, snow-covered mountains, mother & sewing machine, small children. Very nice condition. Domestic s&h $15..