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Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details to verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: 1977. Postcard invitation to the ten-year celebration of Jürgen Wesseler's Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven. The recto photograph is a street-view of the legendary storefront with its floor-to-ceiling windows. In excellent condition. Mailed to graphic designer Wim Crouwel's Total-Designe.

Atlas vol.: Woodcut title-page, 33 delicately hand-colored plates (one folding), one page of text. Third vol. of text with 4 double-page & 24 full-page woodcuts. Text vols.: Title-page & 60; 49; 59.5 folding leaves. Three vols. of text & one vol. of atlas. 8vo, orig. patterned blue semi-stiff wrappers, block-printed title labels on upper covers (labels rather rubbed), new stitching. Osaka, Kyoto, & Edo: Kawachiya kashichi et al., December 1810. First edition, complete with the rare atlas. "The most important Japanese orthopedic work was published in 1810 by Bunken Kagami (1755-1819) with the title Seikotsu shinsho. Based on Chinese medical science, it presented a system of surgical treatment to cure injuries to bone, principally of fractures and dislocations, with instructions on how to stop bleeding and to bind or immobilize the injured part by bandaging. The value of materia medica in the orthopedic practice of that time in Japan was recognized by a section on the compounding of prescriptions. The… Read More

Eight full-page drawings & one illus. in the text. 17 folding leaves. 8vo (243 x 165 mm.), orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers (some dampstaining to upper portion of each leaf). [Japan: mid-Edo]. Kagawa (1683-1755), a member of the medical family dynasty, studied in Kyoto with Ryozan Goto and Jinsai Ito, from whom he learned moxibustion and the therapeutic value of the waters of hot springs. Kagawa established the successful Ippondo medical school and was one of the most enthusiastic practitioners of moxibustion of his time. There is another manuscript of this text at Kyoto University, attributed to Kagawa. Some of the illustrations are very different. The introductory remarks describe the importance of the precise placement of the moxa on the skin, how to measure the placements based on distance from certain bones or joints of the body, and the various techniques and occasions for moxibustion applications. Following this, the text precisely describes the moxibustion locations on the body and how to… Read More

48 vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. stitching. [Shanghai]: Yinyin lu 蟫隱廬, ca. 1920-31. Fine edition of this selection of lyrics, compiled on the order of the Kangxi emperor (1654-1722), by Shen Chenyuan, Wang Yiqing, and other court officials. The phrase shiyu, "what remains beyond poetry," refers to ci (tz'u) 詞 poetry, or lyrics, "one of the major poetic genres in China." Lyrics were "originally song text[s] set to existing musical tunes." The genre "emerged in the T'ang dynasty in response to the popularity of foreign musical tunes newly imported from Central Asia." Titles of such poems "point to particular tz'u-p'ai 詞牌 (tune patterns) for which the poems are composed" (The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature, Vol. 1, 846-49). Our book collects lyrics, arranging them by their tune patterns. The Kangxi emperor was one of the longest-reigning emperors in Chinese history, ruling over the vast Qing empire, whose borders expanded during his rule. Kangxi commissioned… Read More

Manuscript on paper with one map, 14 full-page, & about 20 smaller illus., finely drawn in brush & various colors. 53 folding leaves. 8vo (295 x 195 mm.), orig. blue wrappers (rubbed & a little worn), manuscript label on upper cover with "Sendai Kanoko" written, new stitching. [Japan]: from final page (in trans.) "copied 1839." The earliest survey of the wealthy Sendai fiefdom - known as the Sendai Kanoko - was prepared in 1695. At that time, the domain was led by Tsunamura Date (1659-1719). The survey was part of a nation-wide effort in the Genroku era to increase the amount of new farmland and improve irrigation works. When Tsunamura finally was able to exercise his own authority (following the famous succession feud Date Sodo), he ordered a series of public-works projects including building windbreaks and improving flood controls and irrigation. He also sponsored the construction of numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Many of his efforts were incorporated into the Sendai Kanoko, which… Read More

Single sheet, printed on recto only, two black & white illus., horizontal & vertical folds. Amsterdam: 1977.<br /> <P> Rare Other Books and So flyer for an Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) exhibition. The items displayed were supplied by Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks's dealership Backworks. The flyer bears two slightly unsettling found images from a medical textbook. The present show was one of several held concurrently early on at the bookstore's new premises at Herengracht 259. Tom Ockerse's exhibition had the same dates.<br /> <P> Fine. From the collection of Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937), the collector and Fluxus adherent.<br /> <P> ❧ Guy Schraenen, ed., "We have won! Haven't we?" (1992), p. 124.

Trans. into Chinese by Xuanzang. Orihon (accordion) format (258 x 12,550 mm.), 28 joined sheets, 23 columns per sheet, mostly 17 characters per column, blockprint height: 201 mm.). Printed on grayish recycled paper. [Nara: published by the monk Kōei at the Kōfukuji Temple, 1213]. An extremely rare example of a Kamakura-era sutra printed in Japan on recycled grayish paper; this is the first specimen we have encountered. For an excellent discussion on the subject of recycled paper used in early Japanese printing, we have turned to the most interesting contribution of SOAS Prof. Lucia Dolce ("A Sutra as a Notebook? Printing and Repurposing Scriptures in Medieval Japan," Ars Orientalis, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2023): The term sukigaeshigami 漉返紙 (reclaimed paper) appears often in literary works of the time, indicating paper made by soaking scrap paper and other fibers and then spreading them thinly. This method erased the previous text almost completely. Small traces of ink and even traces of… Read More

20-24 columns per sheet, 17 characters per column (column height 203-04 mm.), printed on 19 joined sheets (263 mm. high, sheet lengths from 382 to 443 mm., total length 8170 mm.), attached at end to a wooden roller. [Nara: 1222-27]. A rare early printed sutra scroll, part of the Karoku-ban edition printed in 1222-27. It has been printed on high-quality thick paper (gampi, or mulberry fibers), and printed in bold, thick strokes, using black sumi ink, typical of Kamakura and Muromachi kasuga-ban printings (kasuga-ban is a general term for publications of the Nara monasteries). The Mahaprajnaparamitasutra is a massive compilation of scriptural literature said to have been preached by the Buddha in four different places to 16 discrete assemblies. It includes seminal works such as the Prajnaparamita in One Hundred Thousand Lines and the Diamond Sutra. "This recension of the scripture is only extant in a Chinese translation made in six hundred rolls by Xuanzang and his translation team between the years… Read More

19 joined sheets, mostly 23 columns per sheet, 17 characters per column. Scroll (263 x 8301 mm. & front endpaper 230 mm.), wooden roller. [Nara: 12th-14th century]. A fine, early printed sutra, which we are unable to date. It is clearly a kasuga-ban, printed on highest-quality thick paper (gampi or mulberry fibers), with bold, thick strokes, using black sumi ink, typical of kasuga-ban printings, a term for publications of the Nara monasteries in general. The Mahaprajnaparamitasutra is a massive compilation of scriptural literature said to have been preached by the Buddha in four different places to 16 discrete assemblies. It includes seminal works such as the Prajnaparamita in One Hundred Thousand Lines and the Diamond Sutra. "This recension of the scripture is only extant in a Chinese translation made in six hundred rolls by Xuanzang and his translation team between the years 660 and 663. Xuanzang's recension is by far the largest of all the prajnaparamita scriptures in the Chinese Buddhist… Read More

20-23 columns per sheet, 17 characters per column (column height 203-04 mm.), printed on 21 joined sheets (263 mm. high, sheet lengths ranging from 374 to 443 mm., total printed length 9105 mm., with endpaper at beginning 9290 mm.), carefully backed in recent times, attached at end to a wooden roller. [Nara: 1222-27]. A rare early printed sutra, part of the Karoku-ban edition printed in 1222-27. It has been printed on high-quality thick paper (gampi, or mulberry fibers), and printed in bold, thick strokes, using black sumi ink, typical of Kamakura and Muromachi kasuga-ban printings (kasuga-ban is a general term for publications of the Nara monasteries). The Mahaprajnaparamitasutra is a massive compilation of scriptural literature said to have been preached by the Buddha in four different places to 16 discrete assemblies. It includes seminal works such as the Prajnaparamita in One Hundred Thousand Lines and the Diamond Sutra. "This recension of the scripture is only extant in a Chinese translation… Read More

Woodcut illus. (five are double-page). .5, 13, .5 (ads); .5 (ads), 17, .5; .5 (ads), 14, .5 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo, orig. green patterned semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. Kyoto: Honya Juemon, [1789]. First edition and very rare; this work was written as a result of the devastating Great Kyoto Fire, which broke out on 7 March 1788 and lasted several days. It caused serious damage, including the destruction of the Imperial Palace and the Nijo-jo Castle. The fire so shocked the bakufu that senior councillor Sadanobu Matsudaira was sent to Kyoto to investigate and consult with the Imperial Court. The first woodcut depicts how one can prepare for a quick escape in case of fire. This single-page illustration shows how to leave one's street clothes at nighttime so that they can be put on quickly for a fast evacuation. The first double-page illustration is a map of Kyoto where the great fire occurred. The following two double-page woodcuts show… Read More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1980. Postcard invitation to Kawara's second solo presentation at Jürgen Wesseler's Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. Wesseler displayed a series of "I am still alive" telegrams received from the artist. Fine. Mailed to graphic designer Wim Crouwel's firm Total-Designe. ❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992).

Color illus. throughout. 256 pp. Large & thick 4to (275 x 225 mm.), blue pictorial hardcover. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1991. A fine copy of this On Kawara exhibition catalogue, with many illustrations of the artist's "Date Paintings," postcards, and telegrams. With text contributions by Karel Schampers ("Een mentale reis in de tijd"), Anne Rorimer ("The Date Paintings of On Kawara"), and Teresa O'Connor ("Notes: On Kawara's I Am Still Alive"). This exhibition was subsequently held at the Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (12 March-10 May 1992); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (21 November 1992-7 February 1993); and Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (25 February 1993-11 April 1993). In excellent condition, one of 3000 copies. ❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 154 (pictured).

Printed on both sides. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 2006. Invitation card for Kawara's 2006 solo show of six paintings from the Today series, held at Konrad Fischer Galerie. Fine. ❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer/Konrad Fischer Galerie Düsseldorf, November 1992-October 2007 (Navado Press: 2017 ed.) 423 (pictured).

Black and white & color illus. [18] pp. Large 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Nagoya: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 2002. A very rare On Kawara exhibition catalogue, published by one of his main Japanese dealers. Six "Date Paintings" (from 1967 to 2001) were shown, all of which are illustrated within. In near fine condition; some marks to the lower wrappers. In WorldCat we locate just the copy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Printed in an edition of 1000.

Black & white full-page and double-page illus. throughout. [14] pp. (incl. inside of wrappers). 12mo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Münster, Germany: A. Bernhöft & Skulptur Projekte Münster, 2017.<br /> <P> Rare booklet published in conjunction with the 2017 iteration of Kawara's traveling exhibition Pure Consciousness. Seven Date Paintings completed on seven consecutive days in January 1997 were displayed at the Berg Fidel child day-care center in Münster, Germany. Text by Akiko Bernhöft in German and English.<br /> <P> Fine.<br /> <P> ❧ See the One Million Years Foundation website page "Pure Consciousness" for a full description of the exhibition series.

Printed on both sides. Postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1981. Postcard invitation for the first of two On Kawara exhibitions that Fischer organized in 1981. It presented the artist's One Million Years - Future (1980-1), made in an edition of 12 copies. In excellent condition. ❧ Not in On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002). D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 174.

Black & white illus. throughout. 397, [1] p. Large & thick 4to (279 x 210 mm.), pictorial softcover, title on spine. Stockholm: Moderna Museet, 1980. The important catalogue for On Kawara's survey exhibition at the Moderna Museet and three other institutions. This publication is profusely illustrated with images and reproductions of the artist's work, including the Today series, I Met, I Went, I Got Up, I am still alive, etc. It also contains photographs of "Date Paintings" in galleries, museums, and the homes of private collectors. The second half of the catalogue, save the final dozen pages, is essentially a facsimile of Kawara's journal, which he used to record the color of paint, size, and titles of his "Date Paintings." With text contributions by Olle Granath ("A Point Between Life and Death"), astronomer Peter Nilson ("A Labyrinth in which We are all Lost"), and On Kawara ("Code"). These are presented in English at the beginning; German translations are found at the end with an additional… Read More

Many color plates. 72 pp.; second part unpaginated. Oblong 4to (217 x 281 mm.), orig. black pictorial boards, title on spine, orig. slipcase (a little worn). Tokyo: Parco Co., 1991.<br /> <br> <br> A scarce catalogue on Kawara's previously unstudied five-year stay in Tokyo, where he was part of influential avant-garde art student associations and wrote many pieces of art criticism. His violent and grotesque imagery from this period is in stark contrast to his streamlined conceptual "Date Paintings." This book reproduces the complete Bathroom series (1953-54; Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art), Events in a Warehouse (1954; ibid.), and a number of figurative paintings and drawings executed in Japan. There are two essays, in both Japanese and English, "The History of an Odd Generation" by Makoto Oda, and "At the Junction of Time and Space: On Kawara in the 1950s" by Tadashi Yokoyama. The latter half of this book, alluding to his I Read series, is a… Read More

Color illus. throughout. Total of 3272 pp. 6 vols. Thick & large 4to, uniform beige cloth, titles on spines. Brussels: mfc-michèle didier, 2017. Scarce posthumous compendium of On Kawara's I Read series, one of 50 numbered copies (+ 10 H.C.). This work is unrecorded on WorldCat, but we located a copy at the Museum of Modern Art (NY). The Guggenheim's exhibition catalogue Silence (p. 109) describes the original work: "Like a number of Kawara's works, I Read is collected in common, office-supply, three-ring binders covered in blue-gray cloth. Inside, plastic sleeves each hold one or more newspaper clippings, glued onto one or both sides of a single sheet of lined notebook paper. Clippings are labeled, typically in red ballpoint pen, with the name and date of the newspaper from which they came; ink is also used to circle, underline, outline, or otherwise annotate particular sentences or paragraphs. Often cuttings that are too large for a single pager are folded over, so that unless removed from its… Read More