← Documents & Records

Historical Japanese Book Pages

Pages of historic Japanese illustrated books, featuring text and woodblock prints, reflecting cultural themes from the Meiji and Edo periods.

Letter, mid 19th century, Shinozaki Shōchiku, Japanese, 1781 - 1851, 5 5/16 × 9 1/8 in. (13.49 × 23.18 cm), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century
Letter, mid 19th century, Shinozaki Shōchiku, Japanese, 1781 - 1851, 5 5/16 × 9 1/8 in. (13.49 × 23.18 cm), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century
140 assets in this story
1848-49409014
Prostitution, Eroticism, Compendium Guide to the Brothels of Osaka 1770, Japan, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia
6145-29706178
Page from the Sekido-bon Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern” (Sekido-bon Kokinsh? mid- to late 11th century Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari ????. Page from the Sekido-bon Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern” (Sekido-bon Kokinsh?. Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari ???? (Japanese, 972-1027). Japan. mid- to late 11th century. Page from a bound booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on dyed paper. Heian period (794-1185). Calligraphy
6145-52336207
Mountain. text. Prints, Illustrations. 1601 - 1700. Spencer Collection
4409-17552632
Sumiyoshi Monogatari. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1500-1599. Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 21 in. Handscroll, ink and colors on paper. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
6145-59567336
Hiking through the Sanyo region, 1917 book Cover with image of pine trees on islands in the Japanese inland sea; cover and bract, face in a nutshell on the Sanyo Kust; Title page, coastal road with red temple; 1-2, introduction; 1-2, the same introduction; 1-16, table of contents of the text; 1-2, table of contents of the illustrations; 1-564, text; inserted unnumbered black and white and color illustrations; Second title page, coast with pine trees and the mountain of Fuji; 1-2, table of contents of the text; 1, table of contents of the illustrations; 1-72, text; inserted unnumbered black and white and color illustrations; Colophon; 1-8, advertisements. In original cassette with image of sights in the Sanyo area: the Himeji Castle, the Miyajima Tempelpoort and the Kintai bridge. paper letterpress printing / color woodcut
6145-29269161
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
6145-44326327
Chinese representation, sheet from the episode "Picturae Sinicae". Chinese representation with Chinese characters in octagonal frame, leaf from the episode "Picturae Sinicae AC Surattae, Vasis Tabellisque Exhibitae, Admiranda; Colligente Petro Schenkio Cum Privil. Amstelaed: 1702.
6145-50636146
Plan of the Juroku Temple in Kiga, the Inasa district, in the Totomi province (prefecture of Shizuoka) unknown
6145-29174967
Views of Famous Places in Japan Paired with Kyōka Poems 1824 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Views of Famous Places in Japan Paired with Kyōka Poems. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Japan. 1824. Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books
6145-45795472
Dreaming about the Fuji. Man lying in room, dreaming about his trip to the Fuji mountain. Two pages, stuck together, from a Japanese book.
6145-29293210
C19 Chinese MS moxibustion chart: Seminal emission point
6145-29295453
Chinese Materia medica, C17: Plant drugs,
6145-46336881
Fêng Mêng from the Han-Dynasty / The T'ang-Keizer T'Ai-Tsung receives the Scribes Hsü Ching-Tsung in audience; Picturae Sinicae AC Surattenae, Vasis Tabellisque Exhibitae, Admiranda; COLLIJN Petro Schingio Cum Privil: Amstelaed: 1702. Print is part of an album.
6145-59584538
Table of contents for the Kabuki Juhachiban series, Torii Kiyotada, 1895 print Square cartouche with colored horizontal stripes, in which the titles of the 18 prints from the series; Square Cartouche decorated with galebas plant, in which the Ichikawa Danjuro family tree and a text about the position of the Danjuro family. paper color woodcut letters, alphabet, script
6145-52376199
Denderah. Grand temple. Chambres de la terrasse. Osiris du nord. Chambre no. 1.. Mariette, Auguste, 1821-1881. Prints, Illustrations. 1873. General Research Division. Temple of Hathor (Dandara, Egypt), Architecture , Dandara (Egypt)
6145-45598949
Table of contents for the Kabuki Juhachiban series; Kabuki Juhachiban Mokuroku; Eighteen Kabuki play; Kabuki Juhachiban. Square cartouche with colored horizontal stripes, in which the titles of the 18 prints from the series; Square cartouche decorated with kaliba plant, in which the Ichikaiwa Danjuro family tree and a text about the position of the Danjuro family.
6145-29174865
Handbook of Fashionable Cuisine for the Epicures of Edo ca. 1822-34 Kuwagata Keisai Japanese. Handbook of Fashionable Cuisine for the Epicures of Edo. Kuwagata Keisai (Japanese, 1764-1824). Japan. ca. 1822-34. Woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books
6145-46336885
Hoeing in the fields of Hsin / Erh-Chi and Wed-Huang-Nü are looking for Emperor Shun in Ts'ang-Wu; Picturae Sinicae AC Surattenae, Vasis Tabellisque Exhibitae, Admiranda; COLLIJN Petro Schingio Cum Privil: Amstelaed: 1702. Print is part of an album.
6145-54559051
Scroll III.. 1501 - 1599. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection
6145-29268686
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
6145-50635783
Plan of a temple unknown
6145-50487350
Sampler (Germany); cotton
6145-29269741
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
6145-54559075
Scroll III.. 1501 - 1599. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection
6145-55948330
Gold mines on Sado Island, scroll 1 (detail). 1830. text. Illustrations. Spencer Collection. Gold mines and mining , Japan , Sado Island
6145-50635995
Plan of the Choju dera Temple in the Sagami province unknown
6145-29294600
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
6145-45303260
Two boys at tables with calIIgraphy Shodo
6145-44325006
Paper making: an overview. .
6145-54559061
Scroll III.. 1501 - 1599. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection
1746-30021175
Tale of Hong Gildong is one of the first novels written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet, in the middle of the Joseon Dynasty. The novel is by Heo Gyun (Ho Kyun, 1569-1618), whose revolutionary thinking is reflected in the story's emphasis on breaking down differences in status and reforming corrupt politics. The main character of the novel, Hong Gildong, became a bandit leader and organized a band of "Robin Hoods," who robbed the rich of their unjustly earned goods and distributed them to the poor
6145-29245395
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
4443-73255035
Japan, Ippô, Mori, Fans, Three fans, one in black with a gold print, lie on top of each other. Shijô-style surimono with multiple poems., print, picture, surimono, prints, pictures, Japan (collection), height 190 mm, width 270 mm, Japanese, 1798 - 1871, print maker, printmaker, 1857 - 1857, paper, colour woodcut
6145-54559028
Scroll II.. 1501 - 1599. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection
6145-29245859
Acu-moxa chart: points of the head and face, Japanese woodcut
6145-29256435
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
4443-75463588
Business cards featuring ten designs on one plate, showcasing Japanese subjects. Additional, Dix cartes de visite de l'auteur sur une même planche, sujets japonais., 1885. Etching., Plate mark dimensions are 14 3/4 x 9 13/16 inches (37.5 x 25 cm); Paper/Sheet dimensions are 17 15/16 x 12 inches (45.5 x 30.5 cm)
6145-29294992
Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720
6145-29096644
1838 Woodblock Ino Tadataka Atlas of Japan or Kokugun Zenzu ( 2 volumes )
6145-29204202
Diary of Yokohama (Yokohama hanjōki) Japan. Diary of Yokohama (Yokohama hanjōki). Japan. One volume incomplete woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper,. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books