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199966114Seoul: National Institute of the Korean Language 1999. 4to 3 large volumes; text in triple column limp tan boards; spines of dust jackets soiled else fine/very good in original slip cases. The official dictionary of the Korean language produced by the state regulator of language. National Institute of the Korean Language unknown
1908178293東京. Tokyo.: 東陽堂. Tōyōdō. Meiji 41 1908. Four double page colour plates a double page and a full page illustration in green ink black and white photographic illustrations. 25.5 x 18.5cm illustrations 23pp text: 50 13 36pp captions and text in Japanese and English. Original colour illustrated wrappers. Text evenly browned upper wrapper and first leaves a little insect damaged but still a very attractive souvenir issue. This fascinating magazine special issue was published to commemorate the Atlantic Fleet's the Great White Fleet visit to Japan in October 1908. The issue was published in November 1908 and reports all the activities of welcoming the fleet in Yokohama. Fuzoku Gaho was the first illustrated magazine which covered Japanese culture and was published between between 1889 and 1916. This special issue shows the enthusiasm Japanese government and the public displayed to the visiting US naval officers and sailors. <br> <br>The US Atlantic Fleet which consisted with 16 war ships went around the world between 1908 and 1909. As the ships were painted in white the fleet was also known as the Great White Fleet. In Japan they were called white ships 白船 in contrast to the black ships of Matthew Perry. This US naval exercise was to show off the American naval power to the world particularly in the Pacific after the Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese government decided to invite the fleet to Japan and welcome the ships with heightened enthusiasm. The contemporary social atmosphere and details of numerous events are covered extensively in this issue. Text is both in Japanese and English. The issue includes some pages of cartoon illustrations of American sailors on shore leave in Yokohama. With a title of "Jackass in Yokohama" and "U.S Jackies on the Spree" the sailors' experiences in Yokohama are illustrated with humour. . 東陽堂. [Tōyōdō]. unknown
1968173190Beijing.: 中国科学院革命委員会.Zhongguo ke xue yuan ge ming wei yuan hui. 1968. Issue no.125 of this Cultural Revolution newspaper issued on 5th March 1968 by a Red Guards organisation within the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 4 pages single sheet printed on both sides minor signs of wear overall good. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 39.5 x 54.3cm. Front page features a mobilisation assembly held on the 3rd July 1968 at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to complete the cleansing the class ranks and the official notice issued on the same day by the Academy can be found on page 2. . 中国科学院革命委員会.[Zhongguo ke xue yuan ge ming wei yuan hui]. unknown
1573393 manuscript volumes neatly written in black and red ink. Original wrappers with later string ties. Wrappers damaged with a little loss in places. Some worming. Still overall very good. 19 x 13.5cm. These three volumes are a collection of manuscripts written in the late Edo period probably the 1860s. Most of the original documents on which the manuscripts were based were written shortly after the arrival of the American delegation led by Commodore Matthew Perry in July 8 1853 June 3 in Japanese calendar. These documents written in the face of this national crisis were mostly driven by the patriotic fervour of the authors. They show a variety of thoughts about the threat from the foreign powers. None of these were published at the time and only Watanabe Kazan’s Shinki-ron was published in modern times. <br> <br>Kazan wrote his treatise inspired not by the arrival of Perry but by the Edo government’s hostile treatment of the American merchant ship Morrison in 1837. <br> <br>Titles and short synopses of these works follow: <br> <br>Volume 1: Chiyoda mondō Questions and Answers in Chiyoda 千代田問答 1853; Momijiyama shinrei-ki紅葉山神靈記 Message from the Holy Spirit in Momijiyama <br> <br>The author of Chiyoda mondō is unknown. The word "Chiyoda" in Chiyoda mondō is the name of the area where the Edo Castle sat and refers to the god in the Tōshōgū Shrine in Momijiyama next to the western part of the Edo Castle. This document is difficult to read but it appears to explain how a group of mysterious people or possibly divine spirits tell stories related to Japan's national affairs in 1853 discussing the country's national defence against foreigners and the situation regarding Christianity. <br> <br>In Momijiyama shinrei-ki the anonymous author who was an attendant to the group of the high government officials visiting the Tōshōgū Shrine in Momijiyama fell asleep and in his dream a Holy Spirit appeared and told him the necessity of enhancing the coastal defence in the face of the American expansion. <br> <br>Volume 2: Daimyō shoka kengi 大名諸家建議 Proposals from War Lords and Various People <br> <br>This manuscript is a collection of proposals and opinions expressed by Daimyō war lords and the retainers of the Edo government on the subject of Japan's foreign policy after the arrival of the American delegation led by Commodore Perry which requested trade with Japan. The Daimyō discuss how to deal with the crisis in terms of such issues as trade and coastal defence. Some even proposed possible war with the American fleet. The daimyo some of whom were high-rank officials of the Edo government included Shimadu Nariakira島津斉彬 1809-58 Maeda Nariyasu 前田斉泰 1811-84 Matsudaira Shungaku 松平春嶽 1928-90 Tokugawa Yoshinobu 徳川慶喜 1837-1913 Ii Naosuke 井伊直弼 1815-60 Nabeshima Naomasa 鍋島直正 1815-71 and the retainers included Inoue Saburōemon 井上三郎右衛門 - and Katsu Rinsuke 勝麟助 1823-99. Katsu became a capable mediator when the Edo castle was surrendered peacefully to the new Meiji government in 1868. <br> <br>Volume 3: 海防備言 Kaibō bigen Words on Coastal Defence. Habu Kumagorō 土生熊五郎- Rifujutsui 嫠不恤緯 Widow Does Not Worry the Shortage of Weft the latter a Chinese expression referring to strong patriotism; Watanabe Kazan 渡辺崋山 1793-1841 Shinki-ron愼機論 Essay on Attention to an Opportunity 1838; Hakura Morochika羽倉用九 1790-1862 Gakaisho 畫灰書 Drawing in Ash and Gasuisho畫水書 Drawing in Water 1854; Fujimori Kōan 藤森弘庵 1799-1862 Kaibō biron 海防 備論Treatise on Coastal Defence 1853 <br> <br>Habu Kumagorō was a Confucian scholar in Wakayama. He proposed the developing the land of Ezo 蝦夷 Hokkaido. Rifujutsui discusses such topics as the advance of the Russians to Siberia and the necessity of developing Hokkaido as well as the art of war. <br> <br>Watanabe Kazan was a chief retainer of the Tahara Domain eastern part of present Aichi Prefecture Confucian scholar and also famous as a painter. Shinki-ron criticises the xenophobic foreign policy of the Edo government. <br> <br>Hakura Morochika was a Confucian scholar in Osaka. After the arrival of Perry he discussed the measures against foreign enemies. In Gakaisho a collection of historical essays Hakura objected to trade with America in the form of an answer to the sovereign message from America seeking trade with Japan. He also wrote an answer to the sovereign message from Russia but he was more sympathetic to the Russians because they sought trade through the official channel in Nagasaki while the American delegate in the military fleet came to Uraga in a threatening manner. In Gasuisho also Hakura mentions the harmful effects of Christianity. <br> <br>Fujimori Kōan was a Confucian scholar of the Ono Domain in present Ono City Hyogo Prefecture. In his later life he opened a private school in Edo and wrote the comprehensive treatise on Japanese coastal defence Kaibō biron after the arrival of Perry. . unknown
1946224036Tokyo.: 新世界通信社. Shinsekai Tsūshinsha. Circa 1946. Twenty three black and white fine photographs tipped in on twenty thick black card sheets each captioned in English and presented in a silk covered album with tassel ties. Fifteen of the photographs measure13.5 x 20cm with the rest 7.5 x 13cm approximately. Some light silvering on photographs but overall both the photographs and album are in very good condition. A handsome rare example of a album apparently issued by a Japanese company for US forces in Occupied Japan. This rare photographic album was published by Shinsekai Tsushin Sha 新世界通信社 soon after the Allied Occupation of Japan began. The scenes depicted are mainly from Tokyo where the occupation headquarters were located and American troops were concentrated but the album also includes photographs of scenic spots popular with the occupation forces including Nikko the Great Buddha of Kamakura and the ski resort of Zao in midwinter. There are also photographs of traditional Japanese cultural events including a tea ceremony flower arrangement and a Noh theatre performance. <br> <br>One image captioned “Shopping” depicts a young man in Allied forces uniform who appears to be one of the many Japanese American servicemen who took part in the occupation. He is shown examining items for sale in an ornately decorated Japanese souvenir store while a young Japanese woman reflected in a mirror looks on from behind. <br> <br>The album opens with an image of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Yokohama also known as Yamate Catholic Church in the morning light captioned “Morning Meditation”. Other photographs feature major buildings connected with the Allied presence in Tokyo including the General Headquarters site in Marunouchi the JOAK Radio Tokyo and WVTR the American Armed Forces Radio building and St Luke’s Hospital. <br> <br>Interesting details in the Tokyo photographs include a view of central Ginza showing the Mitsukoshi Department Store under reconstruction following wartime bomb damage and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre at night vividly emblazoned in neon lights with the words “Ernie Pyle”. During the occupation US authorities requisitioned the theatre and renamed it the Ernie Pyle Theatre in commemoration of the Pulitzer Prize-winning war journalist who had been killed on 18 April 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. It became the main venue for theatre and cabaret performances attended by members of the occupation forces before being returned to Japanese ownership and reverting to its original name in 1955. <br> <br>Other signs of Western cultural influence include two photographs of a performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Imperial Theatre Teikoku Gekijo in Tokyo. American Army jeeps also feature prominently in some photographs. <br> <br>The mood of the album is resolutely upbeat focusing on images of peace and reconstruction. One photograph shows American and Japanese children playing together captioned “Kids: ‘What’s going on’” suggesting hope for a peaceful future. <br> <br>Shinsekai Tsushin Sha was a publishing company founded during the Occupation period. It produced maps guidebooks and other material aimed particularly at the Allied military and civilian personnel who came to Japan during these years. The photographs in this volume are captioned in English and were clearly taken by a skilled professional photographer although the photographer is not named. . 新世界通信社. [Shinsekai Tsūshinsha]. unknown
1967169753Beijing.: 首都中学紅代会朝阳区委員会.Shou du zhong xue hong dai hui Chaoyang Qu wei yuan hui. July1967. Issue no.4 of this Cultural Revolution newspaper published on 11th July 1967 by a Red Guards organisation in Beijing Chaoyang District. 4pp complete browned some holes where likely was bound at some stage margin otherwise good. Text in Chinese. 37.7 x 52.4cm. The front page features an article which reveals Liu Shaoqi's counter-revolutionary crime back in April 1936 when Liu published an article titled "On A Letter of The Communist Party". . 首都中学紅代会朝阳区委員会.[Shou du zhong xue hong unknown
1968173277上海.Shanghai.: 上海市出版系统革命造反联合指挥部.Shanghai shi chu ban xi tong ge ming zao fan lian she zhi hui bu. June to August1968. Issue numbers 48 to 53 of this Cultural Revolution newspapers issued from June to August 1968 by a Red Guard organisation within the Shanghai publishing system. Issue no. 51/52 is a combined special issue. 4 pages each issue 8 pages for combined issues no. 51/52 some browning closed tears along edges and folds a few neat mends with archival tape overall good. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 38.7 x 52.1cm. This newspaper series exposes 100 titles featured as "100 poisonous weeds Lianhuanhua". Each issue exposes some fiction titles accompanied by political cartoons. The special issue no. 51/52 criticises the novelist 陈登科 Chen Dengke as a Chinese Khrushchev and his novel 风雷 “Wind and Thunder" as a poisonous weed. . 上海市出版系统革命造反联合指挥部 unknown
1926170239China.: 中國國民黨中央執行委員會宣傳部. Zhongguo guo min dang zhong yang zhi xing wei yuan hui xuan chuan bu. circa 1926 -1928. Colour Kuomintang poster featuring five angry people at the top of the poster one with a sharp knife at the ready gazing down at the warlord 張作霖 Zhang Zuolin lower edge. Some creasing two small spots on reverse one of which is visible on the left margin very minor light soiling and wear good. Text in traditional Chinese. Sheet measures 79 x 27.2cm. Zhang Zuolin 1875-1928 the founder of the Fengtian Clique of the Beiyang Army opposed all other warlord military factions. In the years between 1916 and 1928 his Fengtian Army controlled Manchuria now Heilongjiang Jilin and Liaoning Provinces. In November 1926 an alliance between the Fengtian and Zhili factions was formed to counter the advances of the National Revolutionary Army's Northern Expedition. Zhang was appointed as the Generalissimo of the last Beiyang Peiyang government in 1927. During the Northern Expedition the Kuomintang publicly accused Zhang as a national traitor in league with Japan. Ironically Zhang was assassinated by the Japanese army in 皇姑屯 Huanggutun on 4 June 1928. . 中國國民黨中央執行委員會宣傳部. [Zhong unknown
1926170202China.: 國民政府軍事委員會政治訓練部. Guo min zheng fu jun shi wei yuan hui zheng zhi xun lian bu. 1926. Chinese Kuomintang KMT propaganda poster in printed in blue folded. Issued by the Political Training Department of the Military Affairs Commission a head portrait of Sun Yat-sen is featured at the top of the poster. Creasing some minor tears along margins have been neatly repaired with archival tape. A little light staining at margins. Text in traditional Chinese. Sheet measures 78.6 x 27.3cm. The text reads "In order to eliminate the evil and corrupt force and speculators within the party we must rectify the party affairs." Chiang Kai-shek 谭延闿 Tan Yankai and 7 other KMT party leaders presented "Resolutions on the Rectification of Party Affairs" to the 2nd KMT National Congress in May 1926 with the aim of purging communists and pro-communist left wing members from the KMT. <br> <br>軍事委員會政治訓練部 "The Political Training Department of the Military Affairs Commission" a very short-lived yet powerful department was established in March 1926 by 2nd Central Executive Committee of the KMT. At this time the《军事委员会政治训练部组织大纲》"Organisation Outline for the Political Training Department of the Military Affairs Commission" states that the department was not only in charge of directing the party and political and cultural affairs within the National Revolutionary Army NRA but was also responsible for political appointments within the NRA. In order to improve the military development and prepare for the Northern Expedition the Political Training Department was replaced by the Office of Politics of NRA Headquarters on 18 June 1926. . 國民政府軍事委員會政治訓練部. [Guo min zheng unknown
1978221488西安 Xi'an.: 陕西人民出版社 Shanxi Renmin Chuban She. Reprint. 1978. Full-page colour map of Xi'an with particular attention given to its transportation links; on reverse are nine smaller maps of locales within the city plus a further map showing the city's connections with the surrounding area. Single leaf unfolds to measure 38 x 52cm. Little creased in places though overall a very good copy. An attractive map of Xi'an replete with a period-appropriate propagandistic overview of the city's history noting its revolutionary tradition its pivotal role in rehabilitating the Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War its restoration since liberation from the Kuomintang and its progress under the tutelage of Chairman Mao. . 陕西人民出版社 [Shanxi Renmin Chuban She]. unknown
1954215555Zhengzhou.: 郑州市果品公司印. Zhengzhou City Produce Fruit Company. Circa1954. Small informative folded poster about tea printed in green ink with illustrations. Scattered foxing middle section on reverse browned stamped with postage mark dated 1954. In good condition. Text in Chinese. 44.4 x 27cm. The benefits of tea are listed including green tea and flower tea as well as an explanation about how tea can eliminate toxins. . 郑州市果品公司印. Zhengzhou City Produce (Fruit) Company. unknown
1925219969Shanghai.: The Commercial Press. Second Edition. 1925. Folding table of the proposed cirriculum black and white illustration 13 22 20 12 8 iii 36 18 17 36 24 21 19 8 40 21 iii 54pp. 19.2 x 13.2cm. A little light foxing first and last leaves stamp of a capital <br>M front endpapers original hardback covers glazed and a little insect damaged and lightly worn otherwise a clean sound copy. . The Commercial Press. hardcover
192941261上海市 Shanghai: æ£è—社 Zheng yi she 1929. Second edition. Softcover. poor to vg-. Folios. Approx. 15x10". Unpaginated. "Modern" volume with 3 preliminary pages of index and 8 pages of prologue. "Ancient" volume with 2 pages of prologue and 1 page of index at the front. Grey patterned cloth portfolio with black lettering over a white label on the front cover. Light blue-grey silk wrappers with light blue string-tied bindings. Red lettering in English and Chinese over a tan silk label on the front covers. This is the "November 1929" printing.<br /> <br /> The work is an exhibition catalog from The National Fine Arts Exhibition held in Shanghai in April of 1929 which was organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China headed at the time by Cai Yuanpei. It is considered the first Chinese fine arts exhibition in modern history. The exhibition was a monumental retrospective with more than 2000 pieces of art from throughout Chinese history starting from the Five Dynasties period the 10th century up through the contemporary period. The event brought together the work of countless Chinese artists photographers and architects and also included the work of six Japanese artists. <br /> <br /> The catalog includes some 400 pieces of the artwork featured in the exhibition divided into a "modern" volume and an "ancient" volume. The artwork is printed in b/w offset photographic reproductions and collotypes. Also included in the "ancient" volume are seven works in color with both Chinese and English language titles on protective tissue guards a few of which are beautifully printed color lithographs. The "modern" volume contains a printed calligraphic prologue written in by Cai Yuanpei. The "ancient" volume includes works from some artists as The Four Wangs Wu and Yun from Qing Dynasty Four Monks of the Early Qing Dynasty Bada Shanren Shitao Hong Ren and Kun Can Lan Ying and Gong Xian. The "modern" volume contains works from Zhang Daqian Qi Baishi Wu Hufan Liu Haisu and Lin Fengmian among many others. Both volumes contains extensive indexes of the artwork. Text in Chinese.<br /> <br /> Portfolio with boards broken but present. Wrappers with some light smudges and scratches and a few minor creases. Some sunning along the top and bottom edges of the covers. Interiors with sunning to the edges and a few sporadic minor smudges. Images mostly unaffected. Portfolio in poor wrappers in good interiors in very good- condition overall. æ£è—社 (Zheng yi she) unknown
1911216037横浜. Yokohama.: 商船学校. Shosen Gakko. Meiji 44 1911. Map plan of the ship fold-out chart black and white photographic images throughout between 1 and 3 images per plate recording life aboard ship and places visited 57pp 26.5 x 19cm. Two personal letters with envelopes a black and white photograph and eight film negatives in an envelope loosely inserted. <br>Covers in particular the upper cover considerably damp damaged with some staining to lower edge of leaves and endpapers cord ties broken but the binding is still firm covers worn at edges with a little loss. The contents are otherwise clean. 26 x 19cm. This rare photographic album commemorates a training cruise around the world undertaken by the Taisei Maru between October 1910 and August 1911. The Taisei Maru a training ship of the National Merchant Marine School embarked on its maiden voyage in 1904 and this 1910 cruise marked its sixth training mission and first circumnavigation of the globe traveling through the southern hemisphere. The ship made stops in Tahiti Stanley on the Falkland Islands and Melbourne. <br> <br>During their stay in Melbourne from June 24 to July 5 1911 the crew visited notable sites including the Victorian Racing Club the Victorian Mission of Seamen in Port Melbourne and Ballarat.<br><br>The album includes a fold-out chart detailing information about the ports visited. The Melbourne section features photographs of various streetscapes scenes from the ship's open day and the crew's training visit to the Botanical Garden. The album's title printed on the front cover reads 雲涛 Unto which means "the horizon beyond clouds and waves." <br> <br>It appears this album belonged to a member of the Kato family as indicated by a name card on the front free endpaper bearing the name of Toshiko possibly a daughter or granddaughter. Included in the album are two private letters belonging to Toshiko and her husband Anpo Kenji along with a group photo and eight film negatives labeled "wedding." One of the letters was sent by Anpo Kenji to Toshiko before their marriage. Anpo later became a well-known artist specializing in paintings of the sea and ships. Both Toshiko and Kenji were deeply involved in artistic activities before their marriage. . 商船学校. [Shosen Gakko]. unknown
1890214188東京. Tokyo.: 大倉四郎兵衛. Ōkura Shirobei. Meiji 23 1890. Attractive scarce hand coloured map 50 x 70cm folded 16.5 x 9cm original upper cover with paper title label a little marked small mark in margin minor wear a very good and attractive copy. This 1890 map of Tokyo depicts an expanding metropolitan city during the mid-Meiji period. The Royal Palace is prominently marked in the centre in a shade of red. Major shrines and temples are highlighted in green while rivers along with some illustrations of sailing boats are represented in blue. Larger sailing ships possibly of foreign origin can be seen approaching Tokyo port. Ward names are indicated in red and red lines delineate the ward and county borders. The map provides detailed town names and streets. . 大倉四郎兵衛. [Ōkura Shirobei]. unknown
1972155429Beijing.: 文物出版社.Wen wu chu ban she. 1972. Colour plates some full page showing 66 historical examples of textiles that have been unearthed beautifully embossed flower pattern on upper cover hardback includes loosely inserted booklet with notes and a brief history of Chinese silk and brocade in Chinese title gilted upper cover and spine very light browning at margins of booklet very good copy. Text in Chinese 35.6 x 26.4cm. The brocade relics showed in this were all discovered along the "Silk Road" in China. This work gives readers a brief insight on how Chinese silk and brocade appeared in different time periods from Eastern Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty and at which excavation sites they have been found. . 文物出版社.[Wen wu chu ban she]. hardcover
1952219162Japan.: 在日米軍調達部. Zainichi Beigun Chōtatsubu. 1952. 137pp 20.5 x 26.7cm one double sided mimeographed covering letter loosely inserted original pictorial wrappers. Light foxing and browning first and last leaves and on wrappers quite browned on lower wrapper paper spine trifle worn with a small chip at tail. Still a very good copy. This scarce 1952 publication by the US Forces Procurement Department explains in the Japanese language how to engage in business dealings with the US Forces in Japan. A cover letter also printed in Japanese signed by Edward W. Sawyer is loosely inserted in the publication. Sawyer was the commanding officer of the Japan Procurement Agency at the time. During his military career he had received an MBA from Harvard and was knowledgeable in handling business. In his cover letter Edward Sawyer emphasises that it is not necessary to engage an agent in order to obtain contracts from the US Force as long as business processes are followed properly. <br> <br>The occupation of Japan formally ended when the San Francisco Peace Treaty became effective in April 1952. However by that time the Korean War had broken out and some 250000 US troops remained stationed in Japan. During the Korean War US procuments in Japan totalled over $3.5 million in value and had a major impact in stimulating the revival of the postwar Japanese economy. Many thousands of Japanese workers were also recruited to play auxiliary roles with the US military in Japan and Korea. This volume gives a fascinating insight into the way in which the system operated on the ground. <br> <br>The opening section describes the structure and operations of the US military procurement process. The text then goes on to explain the steps involved in signing a contract with the US military and the inspection and payment process which will occur when the work is complete. This is followed by a "question and answer" section taking potential suppliers through such things as the details of the process of bidding for contracts the raising of finance to complete contracted work and payment arrangements. The explanations are evidently designed to help agents recruiting labour for work with the US forces as well as for suppliers of raw materials and manufactured goods. The volume includes a sample contract inspection report and invoice all in English as well as Japanese. <br> <br>The striking cover design shows a pair of scales balancing military equipment on one side and documents contracts on the other poised on top of a map of Asia and America. The image seems aimed to reassure suppliers of the fairness of the US military's dealings with with business. An image of Mt. Fuji is on the upper left. <br> <br>We have not been able to locate a library holding this important work. . 在日米軍調達部. [Zainichi Beigun Chōtatsubu]. unknown
1951218840Japan. 1951. Eight black and white photographs 20.5 x 25.5cm each captioned in Japanese the handmade album is titled and dated in ink 23.5 x 32.8cm 9pp cord ties. One photograph has been removed card leaves and covers are browned surface of upper cover abraded in places some other minor wear but the photographs are in very good condition. A private album containing eight high-quality large-format photographs showing US forces being welcomed to the northern Japanese city of Muroran Hokkaido on 25 April 1951 - at the height of the Korean War. The first two photos show the US forces being welcomed by a local brass band. There is then a shot of US officers and Japanese officials standing under a large sign saying "Welcome Thunderbirds - Muroran City" indicating that the troops being welcomed are from the 45th Infantry Division nicknamed the Thunderbirds one of two US Army National Guard units engaged in the Korean War and recruited largely from the state of Oklahoma. <br> <br>The 45th Infantry Division received their initial training for combat in Korea in the US itself in 1950 and then sailed from New Orleans to Japan in early 1951 arriving at the ports of Otaru and Muroran in Hokkaido April of that year. From there they were sent for further training at Camp Crawford a US military base on the outskirts of the city of Sapporo and at a newly created camp south of Chitose before being transfered to Korea in December 1951. The album also contains two photos of the ships "General C.G. Morton" and "General William Weigel" which were built during World War II and used as a troop transport ship during the Korean War and were presumably among the ships which brought the 45th Infantry Division to Japan. Other images show local officials explaining the geography of the region to US officers as they peruse a large map and a Japanese woman beign presented with a badge by an American officer. <br> <br>Muroran was one of many Japanese ports whose life was transformed by the mass arrival of UN mostly American forces during the Korean War although the town's role in the war is less well documented than the roles of ports like Yokohama Kobe and Sasebo. These pictures give a vivid impression of the Korean war journeys of US troops and of Hokkaido during the Korean War. . unknown
1945215692大阪. Osaka.: 每日新聞社. Mainichi Shinbusha. Showa 20 1945. 64pp 18 x 12.6cm black and white line illustration upper cover original wrappers slightly soiled wrappers neatly strengthened with washi on reverse closed tears neatly mended. This book on the United States and the Americans was published in November 1945 by Mainichi Newspaper only a few months after the end of the Pacific War. Kagawa Toyohiko a Christian evangelical pacifist writes on the origin of American morality. Other essays by various authors cover American politics labour movements literature culture and art. In its forewords the editor states that it is very important to understand the United States and its people for Japan. . 每日新聞社. [Mainichi Shinbusha]. unknown
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
1893214562大阪. Osaka.: 福井榮之助. Fukui Einosuke. Meiji 26 1893. Handcoloured folding engraving 37.5 x 51cm. A prior owner's name is recorded in brush strokes down the left margin. Few small washi repaired tears two old repaired tears on the reverse some occasional browning particularly at centre fold light staining upper margin intruding a little into the printed image. Overall an attractive copy. Scarce. Lieutenant Colonel Fukushima Yasumasa 1852 – 1919 undertook a remarkable solo horseback expedition across Eurasia in 1892. Starting in Poland he traversed Russia and Siberia on his journey. Stationed in Berlin as a military attaché in 1887 he was tasked with researching the Trans-Siberian Railway under construction by Russia. His successful expedition was followed by further explorations in India and the Balkan Peninsula.<br><br>This sheet divided into 24 illustrated panels narrates Fukushima's story from his youth to his triumphant return after the expedition. Filled with adventure the story depicts his encounters with both danger and excitement. The narrative unfolds in a clockwise direction starting from the bottom right corner similar to a sugoroku game which this may be but it is uncertain. The central panel featuring a newly erected statue represents the final goal of his journey. Each panel is accompanied by a caption that furthers the story. . 福井榮之助. [Fukui Einosuke]. unknown
1854177799Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock kawaraban printed on two joined sheets vertical central crease 41 x 63cm a little worming mainly on margins and repaired with paper on the reverse a little light browning but still presents very well. This kawaraban reports on how foreign visitors from the United States and Russia were treated in order to keep the peace and safety of God's country Japan. <br> <br>It reports that foreigners had arrived in Uraga this being the time of the second visit of Perry to Japan in 1854. The kawaraban goes on to list official gifts from the Shogunate to the President and his delegation members from the United States as well as to the Russian delegation. The gifts include lacquer boxes silk textiles as well as rice and chickens for the crew. <br> <br>The attractive black and white image at the foot of the report depicts a meeting in Yokohama at which a high ranking Tokugawa official received foreign visitors. The visitors are shown prostrating themselves in the open outdoor space in front of the building where the official sits. . unknown
1933180273東京. Tokyo.: 主婦の友社. Shufunotomo-sha. Showa 8 1933. Colour print of Emperor Showa and his family 38 x 48cm. Two vertical folds edges a trifle worn otherwise very good. This colour portrait print of the Emperor Showa and his family was published in 1933 as a January issue supplement of "Shufu no Tomo" Housewives' Companion magazine. The magazine was founded in 1917 and remained very popular throughout the Showa Era. <br> <br>The portrait by Matsuda Tomitaka who was a magazine's resident arfist features Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in western clothes while their three daughters Princess Shigeko Princess Kazuko and Princess Atsuko are in kimono. The royal couple had two sons and a daughter later. . 主婦の友社. [Shufunotomo-sha]. hardcover
1853218506Japan. Circa1853. Black and white woodblock kawaraban 17.7 x 24cm In this kawaraban the American crew are assembled ready to board their rowing boats in anticipation of being transferred to their sailing ships. A group of American crew with pointed hats are in the middle while Japanese guards with black hats in an area surrounded by screens guard them at fore and rear. Numerous boats are ready on the beach with flags fluttering. . unknown
1964222288China. 1964. A long black and white photograph of the central leadership of China flanked by several hundred PLA personnel at a troop review outside Beijing. Captions in Chinese naming the first row of sitters. 30 x 260cm. Some foxing and browning visible in the background of the photograph and on the reverse overall in good condition. A dense snapshot of a critical time in China's political history. The technical feat of composing this photograph demonstrates a high level of professionalism - both on the part of the artists and subjects. All of the sitters are clearly visible with not a single face visibly blurred chopped or otherwise obscured. <br> <br>Some key figures among the nearly 700 faces include Mao Zedong Liu Shaoqi Zhou Enlai Zhu De Deng Xiaoping Jiang Qing Deng Yingchao He Long Dong Biwu Peng Zhen Yang Shangkun Ulanhu Nie Rongzhen Bo Yibo and Chen Yi. <br> <br>The 8th Politburo of which a core selection are shown here is renowned for its longevity and extreme dysfunction having been elected in 1956 and lasting until 1969. Under its aegis the Hundred Flowers Campaign Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution were all launched rendering untold carnage and death. The posed statesmanlike quality of the subjects in this carefully composed image quietly contradicts the chaos unleashed by them in reality. . unknown
