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Japanese books from Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa

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c1886 Japanese Fairy Tales Matsuyama Mirror Color: c1886 Japanese Fairy Tales Matsuyama Mirror Color Illustrated Tokyo Showa Era A rare, hand-made book on silk-stitched, creped wraps of famous Japanese fairy tales! This traditional tale, ‘The Matsuy

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1856 Japanese Katana Samurai Old Sword Koto Illustrated: 1856 Japanese Katana Samurai Old Sword Koto Illustrated Ozeki Nagatomi An interesting Edo woodblock-print of ‘Pocket List of Old Swords.’ This pocket-sized list of ‘old swords’ is a copy of th

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1666 Japanese Samurai Prince Shotoku Handwritten Yokai: 1666 Japanese Samurai Prince Shotoku Handwritten Yokai Demon Buddha Illustrated An interesting Edo handwritten woodblock-print of ‘Shōtoku Taishiden,’ called ‘Tale of Prince Shotoku.’ Pri

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1879 Japanese Meiji Modern War Korea Ganghwa Island: 1879 Japanese Meiji Modern War Korea Ganghwa Island Meido Yoshimura Woodblock An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of ‘Modern War Story’ chronicling the events of early modern Japanese history. Th

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1886 Japanese Iwami Hero Samurai Revenge Buddhist: 1886 Japanese Iwami Hero Samurai Revenge Buddhist Illustrated Woodblock Print An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of ‘Ehon Katakiuchi Iwami Eiyuroku,’ called ‘Tale of the Hero Iwami’s Revenge

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1886 Japanese Samurai Warrior Kamikaze Kusunoki Nantoki: 1886 Japanese Samurai Warrior Kamikaze Kusunoki Nantoki Illustrated Woodblock An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of ‘Ehon Nantoki,’ called ‘The Illustrated Tale of Kusunoki Masashige,’ illus

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1712 Japanese Woodblock Encyclopedia Mountain Fruit: 1712 Japanese Woodblock Encyclopedia Mountain Fruit Terajima Print Illustrated An interesting Edo woodblock-print illustrated encyclopedia compiled by Terashima. Terashima or Terajima was a doctor in

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1709 Japanese Kumazawa Ronin Handwritten Woodblock: 1709 Japanese Kumazawa Ronin Handwritten Woodblock Print Japan Neo Confucianism An interesting 18th century woodblock-print of a ‘Collection of Foreign Righteousness Letters’ by Kumazawa Banzan. K

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1917 Japanese Fairy Tales Serpent with Eight Heads: 1917 Japanese Fairy Tales Serpent with Eight Heads DRAGONS Gods Sword Susanoh A rare, hand-made book on silk-stitched, creped wraps of famous Japanese fairy tales! This traditional tale, ‘The Eight

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Japanese Edo Period hand written books: Kōyō Gunkan: Description: Japanese Edo Period hand written books: Kōyō Gunkan The Kōyō Gunkan (甲陽軍鑑) is a record of the military exploits of the Takeda family, compi

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Japanese books from Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa

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(lot of 20) Japanese books from Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods: one album of paintings; three Hokusai sketch books, one '100 Views of Fuji' and one 'Hokusai Art Album'; two Haiku Collections 'Akitsushu'; one 'Kabuki Picture Scroll'; one 'Ancient patterns based on the Tale of Genji'; one on Tea Ceremony; one on poisonous herbs; two 'Senryudo Gafu' of Takizawa Kiyoshi; one collection of numerous hand sketches; five miscellaneous books, largest: 7.5"h x 11.25"l

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Japanese books from Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa

Name: Japanese books from Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa
SKU: 58977498
Price: 1200 USD
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