[MURAKAMI KANBEI (KYOTO)] 村上勘兵衛; [SUHARAYA MOHEI (EDO)] 須原屋茂兵衛; [KAWACHIYA KIHEI (OSAKA)] 河内屋喜兵衛.Biblio.com
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1864219844京都. Kyoto.: 村上勘兵衛. Murakami Kanbei. Genji 2 1864. Maps 16.5 x 21.5cm 47pp accordion style binding previous owner's chop worm holes lower edge or corners of many leaves and more centrally on 10 leaves cloth on boards torn with loss particularly on lower cover. Sold as a collection of delicately engraved maps. Even though the printed title label on the upper cover states that this volume covers the eastern provinces it in fact includes both eastern and western regions of Japan extending to Shikoku Kyushu Tsushima and the Okinawa Islands. The atlas opens with general maps of Japan and the world. Each delicately executed black and white map depicts towns transport routes and the principal topographical features including mountain ranges. . 村上勘兵衛. [Murakami Kanbei]. hardcover
1865154031Kyoto Edo Osaka Ise and Nagoya. 元治2. 1865. Part 2 of this atlas only. 4pp of text in Japanese 34 double page copper engraved maps showing the provinces of western Japan accordion style binding. 16.5 x 11cm. A little insect damage lower cover last six leaves of text and final map causing loss to some characters though the text it is still legible some very minor spotting or soiling but generally very good. This atlas shows the provinces in the western part of Honshu Island and those of Shikoku and Kyushu Islands including Okinawa Islands. Each delicate black and white map shows towns traffic routes and rough geographic features of mountains. . unknown
1865163632No place of publication.: No details of publisher. 慶應元 1865. Japanese late Edo book woodblock printed book on funeral etiquette black and white line illustrations showing objects used at funeral 21 leaves four-hole stabbing binding with strings handwritten title label laid down upper cover a little worming upper margin and in two small places on covers small sticker minor wear and marking covers lower corner a little bumped a good copy. Text in Japanese calligraphy style. 26.8 x 18.7cm. This book explains Shinto style funeral arrangements equipment and etiquette with some illustrations. . No details of publisher. unknown
19001549731900. Sample album of designs most probably for weaving. The album contains 196 numbered paper slits for holding the design samples in place with 68 samples included. Handwritten paper tabs some damaged with loss attached to the edges of 17 leaves give the names of customers. Bound in cloth covered boards with tassel ties one place on the spine a little gnawed some other minor wear to cloth. Paper title label upper cover. A sample book which has been used for the purpose but is overall in good condition. This album contains samples of design which appear to be designs for the weaving of fabric. Many leaves have paper tabs attached which indicate the names of the customers ordering or interested in a particular design. Below each design is the name of the design and a hiragana letter and number given to the design. It is possible this album comes from Gifu Prefecture as there is a part of the letterhead of "鏡島尋常高等小學校 Kagashima Higher Elementary School. The seal of Sugiyama Shōten 杉山商店Sugiyama Shop is also included but we have not been able to locate this shop. . hardcover
1855154076Edo. 1855. Volume 5 only. 4 double page black and white woodblocks from copper engravings 18 folded leaves some worming throughout original wrappers considerably worn and wormed with a little loss. A reading copy only of the 5th and last volume of 米利幹新誌 巻之５ New Account of America. 1853 the year the first volume of this set was published was the year Commodore Matthew Perry's American fleet came to Uraga Bay. The four illustrations show: the UK fleet attacking the US port the US volunteers fighting to regain the territories taken by the Western forces a scene of the city of Boston and a family having lunch together. <br> <br>This set deals with the geography and history of North and South America. The author was well-known for his ready reception of western ideas. His work "Gogaku shinsho" is one the first books of Japanese grammar based on Western grammatical rules and conceptions . unknown
1880165397大阪.Osaka.: 中川勘助.Nakagawa Kansuke. 明治131880. 5 volumes of 7. Missing volumes two and three bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down upper covers rubbed with loss soiling and creasing on covers edges little soiled occasional worming still text clean and sound. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 26 x 18.5cm. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes. The text was checked against the authorative text by Japanese scholar 近藤元粹 Kondō Gensui. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. The full set is complete in 7 volumes. . 中川勘助.[Nakagawa Kansuke]. unknown
1880165396大阪.Osaka.: 中川勘助.Nakagawa Kansuke. 明治131880. 6 volumes of 7. Lacks volume 1 bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down upper covers soiling and creasing on covers edges little soiled occasional worming and chops insect damage upper edge volume one still text clean and sound. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 26 x 18.5cm. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes. The text was checked against the authorative text by Japanese scholar 近藤元粹 Kondō Gensui. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. The full set is complete in 7 volumes. . 中川勘助.[Nakagawa Kansuke]. unknown
1880165395大阪.Osaka.: 中川勘助.Nakagawa Kansuke. 明治131880. 6 volumes of 7. Lacks volume one bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down upper covers soiling and creasing on covers edges little soiled ink annotation upper edge some volumes string split volume seven with some browning still text clean and sound. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 26 x 18.5cm. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes. The text was checked against the authorative text by the Japanese scholar 近藤元粹 Kondō Gensui. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. The full set is complete in 7 volumes. . 中川勘助.[Nakagawa Kansuke]. unknown
1878165197Tokyo.: 山中市兵衛.Yamanaka Ichibee. 1878. Volumes 2 3 5-7 of 7 volumes a Japanese edition of 18 Chinese histories classics spanning from pre-Qing to Song Dynasty. Originally edited by a Chinese scholar 曽先之 Zeng Xianzhi in Yuan Dynasty it was later annotated by another Chinese scholar 陳殷 Chen Yin in Ming Dynasty. This is Japanese edition compiled by 大賀富二 Ōga Tomoji has Japanese reading marks. Four-hole stab binding double leaves oriental style paper title label missing on volume 2 some marking covers particularly volumes 2 and 3 occasional worming string volume 3 split but still holding in good condition. 18.4 x 12.7cm. . [山中市兵衛?].[Yamanaka Ichibee?]. unknown
1818165209京都.Kyoto.: 五車楼.Gosharō. 明治18 1885. 6 volumes of 7 volume-set missing volume one bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding woodblock printed on double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down on yellow embossed upper covers some rubbing and light soiling in good condition. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 26 x 18.5cm. A Japanese Meiji edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shibashilue in pinyin with extra notes added by a Kyoto resident 奧野精一 Okuno Seiichi. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. Complete in 7 volumes. . 五車楼.[Gosharō]. unknown
1840159300Edo.: 須原屋茂兵衛 Suharaya Mohei. Tenpō 11 1840. 3 volumes being the complete Part III of 日用心法鈔三編 Ethical Teachings for Everyday Life. Paper covered card covers paper labels upper covers four hole stab binding string split on last volume but the binding is still sound. Covers a little marked and abraded in places but the binding is sound and generally clean. Occasional light soiling contents but the contents are otherwise very good indeed. This work provided practical ethics for the commoners. It seems that the author Jufukuken Shinkyō 壽福軒眞鏡 was a retired merchant in Edo but other details of his life are not known. This work <br>Nichiyō shinpō-shō Part One to Part Five was published in the period between 1838 to 1855. <br> <br>Practical ethics was widely accepted by the commoners after Japanese philosopher Ishida Baigan 石田梅岩 1685-1744 promoted the Shingaku Mind Learning 心学 movement. In the first passage of the preface Shinkyō writes: "Observing people in this society although many like drinking parties merrymaking seeing theatrical plays and watching Sumo wrestling a very few like to work for their family business. Also although there are some who eat a lot of food a very few eat food while saving a lot of rice grains. Most people eat without preserving food for the future". The book is a collection of ethical advice lessons and moral stories. Shinkyō argues that one should work hard for one's family business be frugal and save money and rice which is the foundation for peace and security of the nation. The book is illustrated by ukiyo-e artist Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 1787-1833 who was a disciple of Hokusai. Although the name of the publisher does not appear in this book but consultation with other volumes in this series of Nichiyō shinpō-shō it is apparent that Suharaya Mohei 須原屋茂兵衛 was the publisher. . 須原屋茂兵衛 [Suharaya Mohei]? unknown
1894218366Yokoyama.: Ryōhachi . 1894. Conjoined triptych of ink and watercolour woodblock prints trimmed to the margins together 35 x 63.3 cms backed onto Japanese scrap paper with some writing title and descriptive cartouches top right red censor's stamp lower left and artist's signature lower right some paper abrasions wear at the joins slight bleeding of ink and offsetting on the verso but overall in good condition. Vivid depiction of the Battle of Seonghwan also known as the battle of Asan in Korea July 29 1894 the first major land battle on of the Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895. Chinese troops are seen fleeing the charging Japanese marines and the silhouettes of airborn casualties are depicted in the bright orange explosion. <br> <br>Yōsai Nobukazu 1872-1944 was active towards the very end of the ukiyo-e period when the popular days of this style were over. Printmakers like Yōsai struggled and he survived as an artist by depicting the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars. Yōshū Chikanobu was his teacher active 1838-1912 and Yōsai Nobukazu was considered his best student. The majority of his prints were triptychs of battles of the Sino-Japanese war. See a digitisation of this woodblock from the Lavenberg Collection of Japanese prints online at the University of Oregon The caption on top right praises the Japanese troops' bravery against 500 strong Chinese troops. <br> <br>From the collection of the late John Caiger lecturer in Asian studies ANU. . Ryōhachi (?) unknown
1900164294No date. circa1900. 11 original hand painted fan designs approximately 40 x 15cm laid down on archival sheets 51 x 38cm. Each design is unique some are brightly coloured whilst others are more sombre and some have a lacquer or metallic overprinting and silver flecking. Each of the designs has been backed with Japanese paper. Undated and in very good condition apart from some very minor spotting to the backing sheets not affecting the image they appear to be early 1900s. The collection is housed in a custom-made clamshell case. The earliest recorded sighting of the Japanese fan was in the 6th century CE where burial tombs were adorned with pictures of fans. Drawing on the fan began around the Heian period 794-4485 and became such a hit that laws were created to restrict their use to particular social classes. Historically Japanese hand fans were tools of aristocrats and the samurai class. They were a way to signify social standing and even communicate messages. Japanese fan designs enchanted westerners when they first became exposed to them. Those influenced include the Australian artist Charles Conder who in the 1890s inspired by Japanese fan designs made a speciality of painting them on silk. <br> <br>Various images painted on these fans have symbolic or seasonal meanings. One shows an array of golden origami cranes on a red background symbolizing long life. Another is decorated with peonies symbols of fertility and nobility whose flowering marks the end of spring and beginning of summer. A third is decorated with images of pine bamboo and plum blossom - a combination representing health and longevity because all three plants can withstand cold weather. Others have more abstract images based on the flow of rivers the sheen of silk and other themes. . unknown
1876164297Osaka.: Manabe Busuke. 真部武助. Meiji 9 1876. Black and white woodblock print on Japanese washi paper 4 small text sheets pasted on two panels and lower margin for revisions and addendum 38 x 68cm This interesting kawaraban which was published in Osaka in 1876 details over 70 types of small crimes with charming little black and white illustrations. It was published in order to explain the newly introduced civil law at the beginning of Meiji period to the Japanese public. <br> <br>The crimes are generally called "Ishiki Kaii Zaimoku" Different Style Crimes. A number of the crimes depicted in the notice concern the relationships with foreigners such as sharing accommodation with offering lodging to foreigners without permission or boarding a foreign boat without a boarding certificate. <br> <br>Some regulations are also focused on stamping out forms of behaviour which were likely to be regarded as shocking or uncivilized by foreigners - including prohibitions on running public baths with mixed bathing punishments for the sales of erotic prints shunga and a prohibion probably unenforceable on urinating in the street. <br> <br>Other types of crimes relate to public safety and disturbance such as shooting arrows on the street or playing music instruments after midnight selling blowfish fugu - prohibited because of the risk of poisoning and keeping pigs in your house in built-up areas. The life of urban areas in the 1870s is captured in regulations that prohibit behaviour such as extinguishing street lights or carrying uncovered buckets of human waste outside the prescribed hours. <br> <br>The four articles which specify the punishments for those crimes are also noted and they include incarceration or a penalty as well as reporting that there is some possibility of exemption under mitigating circumstances. Five small tipped in sheets provide information about additional regulations promulgated after the original sheet was published. <br> <br>As Japan became a modern nation and introduced a new legal system the public needed to learn the content as well as their context of small crimes and their punishments. This illustrated notice explains in detail what not to do in a newly modernised society and the consequences in case of a breach of the rules. . [Manabe Busuke]. 真部武助 unknown
1858218370Tokyo.: 魚屋栄吉. Uoya Eikichi. Post-1858. Colour woodblock print 38 x 26 cms title cartouches publisher's stamp and artist's signature but without the censor's date stamp sheet a little toned old paper repair at the lower margin not affecting the image but in very good bright condition. Number 41 from the series "One hundred famous views of Edo" Meishō Edo Hyakkei which Hiroshige worked on between 1856 and 1858. This print of Hachiman Shrine in Ichigaya was published a month after his death in 1858 and it was most likely that Hiroshige II contributed to this work. Hachiman Shrine in Ichigaya was founded in the15th century and during the Edo period it attracted many visitors. It still stands on the original site. <br> <br>From the collection of the late John Caiger lecturer in Asian studies ANU. . 魚屋栄吉. [Uoya Eikichi]. unknown
1893163107No place of publication.: 天眞堂. Tenshindō. Meiji 26 1893. A beautifully illustrated colour manuscript Meiji period "house geomancy" 家相 plan folded scale 1:50. On heavy good quality Japanese paper. Pop-up walls gate and some buildings turnable geomantic compass. Some creasing light soiling or browning but generally very good. 179 x 95cm. House divination originated in ancient China and became popular in Japan from the 19th century on. The idea of the house divination remains popular in Japan to this day. <br> <br>This beautiful sheet gives a detailed floor plan of a traditional Japanese house designed for a person of high status. This house was possibly on the grounds of Tenshindō in Yamanashi near Tokyoas Tenshindō is mentioned in the text. The 24 red lines which represent 24 hexagrams diverge from the central movable paper geomantic compass indicating 24 directions. The geomantic compass its range taking in the entire plan enables the planner to be certain that rooms and objects will be placed in such a way as to benefit the residents. By the same token the compass serves to make sure that planning does not work to the detriment of the residents. . [天眞堂]. [Tenshindō] unknown
1898160723Tokyo. Meiji 31-32 1898-1899. 18 colour lithographs in Japanese accordion album patterned cloth covered boards. Folded leaves opening in a few places lightly creased at the lower lower of two pages. 21.5 x 14.5cm. This item is an album containing 18 lithograph hand-coloured prints each of which depicts a small child at play. The artist who was also the publisher of this album was Kumazawa Kitarō 熊澤喜太郎 who was a lithographer and publisher. Kumazawa Kitarō specialised in depicting beautiful ladies and small children. We have been able to find work by Kumazawa from Meiji 21 1888 and his work appears to have been popular however we have not been able to find details about his life or when he died. <br> <br>At this time during the Meiji Era 1887-97 lithographs were very popular in Japan due it seems to the more realistic representations used. In fact their popularity was such that they took quite a share of the woodblock print market at the time. Playful children such as those in this album were a particularly popular topic for these lithographs. The children depicted here are engaged in various activities. Titles of the plates are: Oman-chan おまんちゃん Little Oman girl's name; Okagura おかぐら Festival Dancing; Mizu-asobi 水遊 Playing with Water; Tonosama とのさま Feudal lord; Okeiku おけいく Practice; Fūsen ふうせん Balloon; Jitenshiya じてんしや Bicycle; Teasobi-du てあそびづ ; Akachiyan あかちやん Baby; Botsuchiyan ぼつちやん Boy; Otenarai おてならい Learning Writing; Matan’ya またんや ; Neko-asobi ねこあそび Playing with a Cat; Kingau きんがう Goldfish; Gohan 御はん Meal; Okeikou おけいこう Playing Music; Yuki-asobi 雪あそび Playing with Snow; and Hi-no-yōjin 火の用心 Be Careful about Fire . hardcover
1862220053Japan.: 山田屋庄次郎. Yamada Shōjirō. Bunkyu 1 1862. Colour woodblock print 37.2 x 25.3 cms the sheet a little age-toned a spot of browning at the foot and a pinhole in the upper margin but the image unaffected very good condition. This colour woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitora is an excellent example of Yokohama-e Yokohama Prints which were very popular in Japan after the country was opened in the mid-19th century. Yokohama was one of the trading ports with the outside world and many foreigners were residing in the area. The Yokohama-e was very similar to the Nagasaki-e Nagasaki Prints and depicted people and cultures which were foreign to the Japanese. Utagawa Yoshitora was active between the end of Edo Period to the mid-Meiji Period and produced numerous Nishiki-e prints including Yokohama-e in his career. He was regarded as one of the top Nishiki-e artists around that time. <br> <br>In this print a Western man is strolling outside with his dog and a Mongolian boy who carries an umbrella for him. The man is observing something in the distance and about to jot down something in his notebook with a pen which he holds in his right hand. Behind him his young attendant plays with the dog unobserved by his pre-occupied master. . 山田屋庄次郎. [Yamada Shōjirō]. unknown
1857193964Tokyo.: Owariya Seishichi . Ansei 4:1857. Folding colour woodblock print map 45.7 x 50cm; 50 x 52cm sheet the legend shows: crest = feudal lord's main residence; black square = retired lord's residence; black dot= lord's warehouse blue = rivers; yellow = roads and bridges; green = forested areas; grey = homes of townspeople extensive worming with some minor loss to the map principally at the folds backed on the verso with archival washi. Although damaged nevertheless a scarce map with good colour and clarity. The publisher Owariya produced 31 folded maps of districts in Edo between 1850-65 called Owariya ban kiri-e zu. This is the area of and around the very important Zojoji Temple the main temple of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. The map covers the central Tokyo area where residences of major daimyos were located as they are marked with their family crests and names. Presently Tokyo Tower and many embassies are located in the area. . Owariya Seishichi (?) unknown
1886165206Osaka.: 岡島眞七. Okajima Shinshichi. Meiji 19. 1886. 5 volumes only of 7 lacks volumes 1 and 2 bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down upper covers of all but volume 3 covers marked and stained in places. Generally good. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 25.9 x 18.1cm. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes added by Confucian scholar Fujisawa Nangaku 藤澤南岳 1842-1920. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. The complete set runs to 7 volumes. . 岡島眞七. [Okajima Shinshichi]. unknown
1886153806Osaka.: 岡島眞七 Okajima Shinshichi. Meiji 19. 1886. Complete 7 volume set 12 coloured copper engraved double page maps of China. Bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding. Covers damp damaged with some showing mould staining string on first volume broken in one place but binding still sound very occasional light spotting contents. Lower edge of all volumes and upper edge of 3 volumes are titled in ink. Although the condition of the bindings are poor the maps and woodblock printed text are very good. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes added by Confucian scholar Fujisawa Nangaku 藤澤南岳 1842-1920. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. Complete in 7 volumes. . 岡島眞七 [Okajima Shinshichi]. unknown
1892218409東京. Tokyo.: 福田熊治良. Fukuda Kumajiro. Meiji 25 1892. Three colour woodblock prints a triptych panels loose each 24 x 35.4cm Japanese text in red identifying the actors and in yellow identifying the roles in the upper left of two panels and program title in the top right of the third panel further text within in a red fish-shape in the lower right of the third panel some offsetting of red ink on the first panel but not affecting the main image slivers of affixing tape to the verso of each print some surface wear and abrasion mainly to the verso but the three images in very good bright condition. Dramatic depiction of the famous Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugorō V 1844-1903 as Yosaburô and Onoe Matsusuke IV 1843-1928 playing the role of Kômori Yasu in the 1892 staging of "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" commonly called "Kirare Yosa". <br> <br>Images such as these were collected by Kabuki fans of the day who bought woodblocks of their favourite actors and then had the prints made up into albums so that they could be enjoyed much in the way poster books and other fan memorabilia of famous movie stars is enjoyed today. <br> <br>The artist Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 was acclaimed as one of "The Three Greats of Meiji Ukiyo-e". Many stories surround him including his boast that he had moved 100 times which appears unlikely but this claim combined with his hard drinking womanising lifestyle and overall "live for the day" attitude all contributed to his colourful reputation. His work was very popular during his lifetime with his use of bright imported chemical dyes and his technique of focussing the image on the actors face combining to make up his individual style. see 'Time Present and Time Past: Images of a Forgotten Master' by Amy Reigle Newland. <br> <br>From the collection of the late John Caiger lecturer in Asian studies ANU. . 福田熊治良. [Fukuda Kumajiro]. unknown
1865214219Japan. No date. Circa1865. Two small black and white woodblock kawaraban prints 22 x 29cm. Some worming but generally good. These two kawarabans showcase the Mōri family who held dominion over Chōshū in western Japan for more than 250 years. In the first kawaraban the main castle of Lord Mōri in Hagi along with smaller territories in Fuchu and Tokuyama are depicted featuring illustrations of their castles and residences. Sea surrounds their territories with their boats and other ships visible on the water. <br> <br>The second sheet provides a comprehensive list of the members of the Mōri family and their followers detailing their names and the levels of their earnings. Nearly one hundred names are listed providing insight into the structure and hierarchy within the Mōri family and its associated domains. These kawarabans offer valuable historical insights into the Mōri family's influence and organization during their reign over Chōshū. . unknown
18513284172Bern, Stämpfli, 1851/54. XVI, 359; XIV, 101 S. Mit zahlreichen gefalteten Übersichten (mitpaginiert). Ppbd der Zeit.
1900190704Prag, 1894-1900. 4°. OBr. Umschl. etwas angeschmutzt u. teils angerissen sowie m. St. u. Sign. Teils unaufgeschn.
