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Japanese Historic Illustrated Books

Collection of vintage Japanese illustrated books featuring diverse designs and titles, showcasing woodcut illustrations and traditional cover art.

STONEWERPEN, 1890 - book Pattern book with different dust designs; light brown cover with title in white oval shape; Expandable print on which flowers and water; 13 magazines: first page, calligraphy; 12 sheets with various pattern designs, including flowers, plants, animals and fans. paper. color woodcut

Close-up of Chinese script painted on fabric

The Everlasting Spring Immortal Hall late 19th-early 20th century Workshop of Jian Guzhai Chinese This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216-.279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each sites name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.. The Everlasting Spring Immortal Hall 41853

"The United Strength of China and America will Destroy Japanese Fascism and Re-Establish World Peace". 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Chiyomigusa (Book on Design) 1901 Japan. Chiyomigusa (Book on Design). Japan. 1901. Three volumes. Illustrated Books

On May 5th, Songhu Armistice Agreement was signed. This agreement was signed between China and Japan to end the "January 28" Songhu War of Resistance.

Ex Libris by Christiaan Hendrik Gijsbert de Vries, Anonymous, After Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 tracing paper printing

Kokusui, 1920 book December publication of a monthly magazine with political comments, poetry and cartoons; light brown cover with image of rooster; 68 magazines, numbered: 1-96, other pages, table of contents, advertisements and 12 prints by eight different artists. paper letterpress printing / color woodcut

Scroll with calligraphy: Shen luan diao yu yin". Kang, Youwei (1858-1927), calligrapher

6/22/1951 - U.S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Red 'Bastille' poster (written in Chinese).

Japanese War Patriot Bond, 5 Yen, 1942. Artist: Unknown

Still slips

Sights in the Kinai area, 1911 - 1912 book Three parts (complete) with sights from the Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto area. paper letterpress printing / color woodcut

Cigarette Pack from 1951 Korea

Traditional Japan

Close-up of a Chinese paper currency

Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters, magazine covers and book covers underwent a series of changes characterised by increasing Western influence, a growing middle class, industrialisation and militarisation, as well as (initially) left wing political ideals and (subsequently) right wing nationalism and the influence of European Fascist art forms.

A head divided into 35 cells representing human faculties. Woodcut, 1888, after M. Mihara.

Flowers & Mail, Chinese Communist Propaganda

Portada del boletín de l'Associació Protectora de l'Ensenyança Catalana. Octubre de 1935.

China and Its People Printed 1873 Scotland. Collotypes (96 plates; 218 photographs in all four volumes) and text, volume one of four . John Thomson

The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China (CPC), reflected in planning decisions from 1958 to 1961, which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society through the process of rapid industrialization, and collectivization. Mao Zedong led the campaign based on the Theory of Productive Forces, and intensified it after being informed of the impending disaster from grain shortages. Chief changes in the lives of rural Chinese included the introduction of a mandatory process of agricultural collectivization, which was introduced incrementally. Private farming was prohibited, and those engaged in it were labeled as counter revolutionaries and persecuted. Restrictions on rural people were enforced through public struggle sessions, and social pressure. The Great Leap ended in catastrophe, resulting in tens of millions of excess

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Interior View of Sushi Restaurant Bi-lingual Menu

Book from 1938 titled 'Kabuki Drama'.

A photo was exhibited at the commemorative meeting organized by Shanghai students, titled: "The Road of Chinese Youth from May Fourth (1919) to May Fourth (1948)". Pictured is a part of the exhibited picture.

A Stamp printed in China shows the international Women’s Day, circa 1990

China and Its People Published 1873 Scotland. Collotypes (96 plates; 218 photographs in all four volumes) and text, volume two of four . John Thomson

4/24/1953 - U.S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Real Story of Red China Land Reform poster (written in Chinese) .

Japanese views and characters Vol. II., c. 1905 book paper. linen (material). paint (coating) collotype

Raw Silk Riujiokan, Silk Labels - Japanese

Matchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum.Geography. Asian motifs. Dragon & Pagoda, The Chinaman.

Map of Ancestral Burial Sites of the Han Family from Chonju. Korea, Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 18th century. Prints; woodcuts. Woodblock print, ink on silk

New 5-sen Stamp, to be issued soon.... New 5-sen stamp, showing the beautiful view of Lake Taisho, at Kamikochi, in the Central Mountains, better knows as the Japan Alps, will be issued soon. December 17, 1939. (Photo by The Domie News Photos Service).

Japan described and illustrated by the Japanese section one. .

Calender (USA); Designed by Frederick Krieg (American, b. Germany 1852-1932); printed; 1984-125-112

Japan described and illustrated by the Japanese section nine, 1897 book Boston cardboard. paper. linen (material). photographic support printing / collotype / albumen print

Japan described and illustrated by the Japanese section one, 1897 book Boston cardboard. paper. linen (material). photographic support printing / etching / drypoint / collotype / albumen print

Calender (USA); Designed by Frederick Krieg (American, b. Germany 1852-1932); printed; 1984-125-113

Japan described and illustrated by the Japanese section nine. .

Japan described and illustrated by the Japanese section two, 1897 book Boston cardboard. paper. linen (material). photographic support printing / collotype / albumen print

Delmonicos. 1917. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division

Government propaganda, Beijing, China.,04/01/2004

Training banknote for 5 Yuan, China, B.R. (XX/XXI)

Text from 1932 titled 'How to See Matsue and Environs'.

Dainippon Musashi Murakimimura Saito Seishi, Silk Labels - Japanese

TIFFIN held by TOYO KISEN KAISHA at EN ROUTE ABOARD SS HONG KONG MARU (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. 1900. Rare Book Division

TIFFIN held by TOYO KISEN KAISHA at EN ROUTE ABOARD SS HONG KONG MARU (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. 1900. Rare Book Division

BREAKFAST held by TOYO KISEN KAISHA at EN ROUTE ABOARD SS HONG KONG MARU (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. 1900. Rare Book Division

Broadsheet for breakfast held by Toyo Kisen Kaisha, en route aboard the Hong Kong Maru (SS), dated 1900. 6.25 x 7.75 inches

THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER held by TOYO KISEN KAISHA at EN ROUTE ABOARD HONG KONG MARU (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. 1900. Rare Book Division

Raw Silk Three Sparrows Chop, Silk Labels - Japanese

holding a banner of revolutionary criticism, during the Cultural Revolution. Hanzhuang Commune in Pinggu County, Beijing

Scenes and Customs in Japan, 1898 book Part one (of two); Cover on which title; Inside cover: Table of contents, on the on -standing page a sticky colophon in Japanese; 12 magazines, numbered: 1-12, images of people in different landscapes, temple complexes and theaters. paper color woodcut

DINNER held by TOYO KISEN KAISHA at EN ROUTE ABOARD HONG KONG MARU (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. 1900. Rare Book Division

Filatures prepared by Iwashiro Fukokukan, Silk Labels - Japanese

Japanischsprachiges Buch mit Karte von Japan, 3D-Rendering Japanese language book with map of Japan, 3D rendering isolated on white background LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/alexlmxx 23188135

Filatures Katakura Company, Silk Labels - Japanese

Vintage looking Postage meter Vintage looking Chinese postage meter on a letter Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 9929419

Raw Sil Taskanejo, Uzen Japan, Silk Labels - Japanese

Description: Cover pages with photographs: "Picturesque Hong Kong" Location: Hong Kong Date: 1930-1940 hongkong, asia, asiathroughalens

Chinese illustrated gestation handbook published in China 1940.

Costumes and customs in Japan, inside front cover - pasted, book, photographs, photographically illustrated books, JUN 1999, inside front cover - handwritten, 900, Block 8, Shelf 1, height 398 mm, width 295 mm, thickness, 5 mm

Best Raw Silk Export Konokan, Silk Labels - Japanese

Nagoya Seishijio Filature of Hara Raw Silk Department, Silk Labels - Japanese

Filature Katakura Co. Diamon, Suwa Shinano, Japan, Silk Labels - Japanese

Cigarette Pack with "Hwarang (Silla's top elite royal warriors)" from 1949 Korea

Business card from publisher Watanabe. Two dancing figures on either side of name and address (in English) of the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo; The verso silk mentions the same data in Japanese.

Four-language sign, Souvenirs from the Wachau, Duernstein, Wachau, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Nagoya Seishijio Filature of Hara Raw Silk Department, Silk Labels - Japanese

Parody / gill / and / quince

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