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Traditional Japanese Art Books

Books featuring intricate illustrations of nature, combining texts and images, showcasing traditional Japanese artistic styles.

Flower and Grass Patterns, 1907 book Two parts (complete); With pattern designs for textile. paper color woodcut

New Sea of the Arts - 27, 1904 book Part 27 (from 35); red-brown cover with black plant motif; In the middle, white title strip; 10 sheets with 20 pattern designs, of which chrysanthemums stylized on a purple background on the first page; Inside cover; Colophon. paper. color woodcut

Japanese Kinderen, NISHIKAWA SUKENOBU, 1731 book Two parts (of three), tied together in a black brokat cover of a later date; On the cover a gold -colored title strip; Save in a brown chitsu (folding box), with back: tshitosei sukénobu. Kyoto paper

Memories of Tokyo, 1945 Original cover with separate table of contents in English and Japanese and the complete series of 15 prints on which, by various artists, well -known places in Tokyo are depicted. paper color woodcut

Sutra Cover late 17th-early 18th century China. Sutra Cover 69846

Shunga album. Picture book about Willing Women - Part Two; Ehon Enbusugata - Chu. Part two (of three); Gray-green cover with in the middle title strip; 16 sheets: first page; image of bamboo; 7 images with love driving couple; 1 page, image of phallus-shaped mushroom; 8 sheets text.

Designs after Kôrin, 1907 book Two leperello albums with color wood cuts of designs in the neo-rinpa style of Ogata Kôrin with a blue cover with title on light green cartouche. paper color woodcut

Thousand grasses; Chigusa. Part two (of two) of the third edition; beige cover on which silver colored pattern of birds and butterflies; white title strip in the mid top; 7 sheets: first page, table of contents; 12 prints, mainly still lifes and landscapes; Deck leaf, colophon.

Illustrated report of a trip to the West, Shiba Kôkan, 1803 book Five parts (complete), with sketches a notes about the journey from Kokan to Nagasaki; In a blue chitsu (folding box), with title strip on the back and on the top left on the front. Osaka paper

Abbreviated Drawing Styles (Ryakuga shiki)(Figures) 1795, twelfth month Kuwagata Keisai Japanese. Abbreviated Drawing Styles (Ryakuga shiki)(Figures) 57554

Square designs part one, 1901 book Part one (of two); White cover with blue and purple cloud pattern and in the middle of black the title; Bottom left label on which the number 63; 17 sheets: first page, red circular seal; two pages; landscapes against a red and a green background; one page, signature and seal of Sekka; 30 black and white designs in squares frames. paper color woodcut

Illustrated Nieuwsblad about the Chinese -Japanese War - Part 4, 1894 book Booklet with the rising sun and chrysanthemum on the cover; Title left; 21 sheets: 1 leaf with preface; 1 sheet with fold -out illustration; 10 magazines with illustrations of Japan's victories during the first Chinese-Japanese War (1894-1895); 9 magazines with news reports about the war. paper color woodcut

Poems about an Excursion to Mt. Tianguan 20th century China. Poems about an Excursion to Mt. Tianguan. China. 20th century. Ink on paper. Rubbing

Chinese War Poster . 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

Sketches for artists, 1883 book Five parts (of five) with sketches of people, animals and landscapes. Tokyo paper color woodcut

Symbolic and magic inscriptions. unknown, graphic artist

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 6 of Hokusai Sketchbooks 19th century Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 6 of Hokusai Sketchbooks. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. 19th century. Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Illustrated Books

Mustard Seed Garden, a Chinese Painter's Manual Mustard Seed Garden, a Chinese Painter's Manual, 1782. Woodblock printed book, ink and color on paper, Each: 11 3/4 x 6 13/16 x 3/16 in. (29.8 x 17.3 x 0.5 cm). Asian Art 1782

Sutra Cover with Auspicious Symbols 16th century China. Sutra Cover with Auspicious Symbols 50514

Title page to the set of exact reproductions of forty-eight hawks. Colour woodcut by Sugakudō, 1858.

Wasarasa monyogire--mukashikire, tebikae. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 1 in. (30.2 × 21 × 2.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Narumi dust patterns, part four, Odagiri Shunko, 1883 book Part four (of five) with various dust patterns; beige cover with gray pattern of stylized birds; white title strip at the top left; 27 magazines, numbered: 1-25, various patterns; 26-27, text. Nagoya paper

Collection of designs - one, 1900 book Part one (of eight); light brown cover with flower pattern and in the middle of the title; Inside cover, three Feniksen; 11 magazines; first page, introduction; Second page, table of contents with titles for each of the ten designs; ten pattern designs; Inside cover, colophon. paper. color woodcut

C18 Chinese woodcut: Abscess underneath the tongue

C18 Chinese woodcut: Bright red throat abscess

WERELD DER KUNSTEN -24, TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI, 1893 book White cover with silhouette of blossom branches and yellow-purple title strip; Inside cover, pattern of pine branches; 16 sheets, partly numbered: first leaf, table of contents; second leaf, fold -out print; 2-13, images of people, animals and landscapes; 1-2; text; Inside cover, colophon. Tokyo paper color woodcut

Tai ping tian guo, Additional, ... , Additional, Zou zhun ban xing zhao shu, Additional, , Additional, Tai ping tian guo yun dong yuan shi zi liao ji, Additional, , 1853, Nanjing, China, History, Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864, Peasant uprisings, Sources, China, 2, 10 leaves ; 23 cm., Double leaves, in traditional Chinese style. Frame 20 x 11 cm, 10 lines, 24 characters per line, single black fish tail, double margins on sides, white edges, with '' engraved at the top and page number at the bottom

The album Kyôka fresh for the young ebisu. Book with 60 kyôka (comic poems) about different New Year's rituals. The poems were collected by the poet Yadoya No Meshimori (1753-1830). Dark blue cover; Title strip at the top left; Eleven sheets; inside cover and one page, Introduction; Ten page images of New Year's use; ten pages comic New Year's poems; Two pages, auto and colophon. Book stored in dark red cover.

New Sea of the Arts - 8, 1902 book Part eight (from 35); cover with diagonal pattern in pink, white and blue; Diagonal about the middle, title strip; 12 magazines: first leaf (green), advertisements; 10 sheets with 20 pattern designs, of which a wave pattern in black, red and orange on the first page; Last leaf (reddish brown), advertisements; Inside cover; Colophon; Cover back, English text. paper. color woodcut

. Book with eight prints, each with a landscape in a fan-shaped cartouche; black cover with handwritten title strip; Four folding blades with mica, pasted on either side with one of the eight prints; Six prints from a 'Omi Hakkei' (eight faces on the province OMI) series; Two from an 'edo hakkei' (eight faces from EDO) series.

The document titled 'Yu zhi qian zi zhao' is dated 1858, corresponding to the fifth year of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It includes traditional Chinese text and features double leaves in a traditional style, measuring 24 cm in height. The first page displays the title '' (Qian zi zhao) at the top, with page numbers inscribed at the bottom. The layout consists of five rows, with eight characters per row, bordered with a white margin

Inscription - a fragment of a stone plaque; the beginning of the 20th century (1900-00-00-1910-00-00);Jabłoński, Witold (1901-1957) - collection, Chinese (culture), gift (provenance), inscriptions, graphic prints, Chinese art

Emperor Henry V receiving insignia from the bishop, according to the so -called Ekkehard chronicles from the 12th century; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Ekkehardus Uraugiensis ( -1126); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Henry V (Roman-German emperor-1086-1125), Henryk V (Roman-German emperor-1086-1125)-iconography, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884)-collections, Lesser, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - Collection, bishops, emperors, gift (provenance), insignia, personalities, foreign personalities, clothing, men's clothes, foreign clothing

Thirty-six poets; Sanjurugasen. Book with the 36 poets, each depicted next to your own poem. Gold-colored brooks cover with flower pattern; title strip in the mid-top; 42 sheets; four sheets, preface; one page, illustration; one page, Introduction; 36 sheets, images of poets with poem; Last page, colophon. Book stored in dark red Chitsu (foldable box).

Illustrated magazine about the Sino -Japanese War - Part 7, 1895 book Part seven (of eleven); Cover with flowering white chrysanthemum, Japanese navy flag and the title in the top left; 23 magazines, numbered; one leaf, introduction; 1-11, war scenes with English text; 11 magazines, text and colophon; Inside cover, advertisement. paper color woodcut / letterpress printing

Narumi dust patterns, part two, Odagiri Shunko, 1883 book Part two (of five) with various dust patterns; beige cover with gray pattern of stylized birds; white title strip at the top left; 27 magazines, numbered: 1-25, various patterns; 26-27, text. Added: original cover, dated, with text. Nagoya paper

Prentalbum with art objects - Part three; Bijutsuhin Gafu - Dai Sanshu; World`s Columbian Exposition. Part three (of four); cover with Japanese flag and white star; title on diagonal yellow job; 17 sheets: inside cover and opposite page, introduction; 20-page with images of art objects shown at the world exhibition of 1893; two pages, auto; penultimate page, colophon; last page, advertisement.

Sketches of the Japanese Inland Sea; Setonaii Shasei Isshu. Book with text and illustrations by eight artists; hard cover of brown and white leather, title in gold on front and back; green and white deck and bract with image of sailing ship in water; title page with image of fish and seaweed; one page, Introduction; 1-12, Table of contents; foldable map of the Japanese inland sea; 104 illustrations in various techniques, with scenes on and around the Japanese inland sea; 1-115, text by the artists; one page, colophon; 1-4, advertisement. In original cassette with an image of artist with portfolio under the arm, walking along coast.

Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Huangqin

C18 Chinese woodcut: Alcohol-poisoning laryngitis

Fūzoku gahō (Illustrated Customs) Vol. 1 (issues 1-10) Japan 1889 View more. Fūzoku gahō (Illustrated Customs) Vol. 1 (issues 1-10). Japan. 1889. Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Illustrated Books

NIHON MEISHô SHASEI Kikô -Dai Ni SHû, 1908 book paper

Worthless or virtually worthless currency notes were issued by Ma Chung-ying, the Ma Warlord Clique and virtually all warlord groups in Republican China (1911-1949) and then forced into circulation at the point of a bayonet. This was one of the ills symptomatic of the Warlord Era.

Book Page (Japan); silk, metal

Sketches of Bunpo - Part three, 1813 book Part three (of three); gray -brown cover with octogonal pattern in blind pressure; Title strip at the top left; wrapper, behind handwritten Japanese inscription; 35 sheets, numbered; three pages preface; 2-35a, images of people, animals and landscapes; last page, colophon; DEKLAGE, Handwritten Japanese text. Print Maker: JapanjapanPublisher: Kyotopublisher: Osaka paper color woodcut

Inscription white on a red background; beginning of the 20th century () (1900-00-00-1910-00-00);Chinese (culture), calligraphy, Chinese art, scrolls, vertical ganglia

Illustrated magazine about the Sino -Japanese War - Part 4, 1894 book Part four (of eleven); Cover with flowering white chrysanthemum, Japanese navy flag and the title in the top left; 21 sheets, numbered; one leaf, calligraphy; one fold -out print; 1-10, war scenes; 9 sheets, text and colophon; Inside cover, advertisement. paper color woodcut / letterpress printing

Printed sketches; GASHU SUKETCHI. GRIP SPAIN cover in the form of a sketchbook, with title in gold and image of a poppy; Deck and board leaves with pattern of flower and leaf refrences in green and brown; title page with women's portrait; 103 sheets, numbered: first page, preface; 1-4, Review 1-7, Table of contents; five unnumbered color illustrations; 1-166, black and white illustrations, inserted with eight-in-sounded color illustrations; penultimate page, colophon; last page, advertisement.

Epitaph Tablet for Bak Eun (1479-1504), from a Set of 14 Korean. Epitaph Tablet for Bak Eun (1479-1504), from a Set of 14, 1509. Porcelain with underglaze, 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (24.8 × 16.5 × 3.2 cm). When important individuals died during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), they were commemorated in lengthy epitaphs that were inscribed on durable surfaces for posterity. This set of fourteen plaques (we are showing only part of the set) records the biography and family history of a celebrated poet, Park Eun (1479-1504), and even includes examples of his verses. This is an unusually early example of the use of porcelain for preserving epitaphs. Prior to this period, epitaphs were carved into stone. In this early period, iron oxide was used to write the text, whereas later cobalt blue would be preferred. Asian Art 1509

Poppies, 1908 book Novel; Hard cover with pattern of poppies and stylized dragonflies, title on the back; Schutblad; Title page with text in red seal; 1-600, text; one page, colophon; Three advertisements from the publisher. In original dark blue with yellow cover on which the title in seal. paper letterpress printing / color woodcut

Purple grass, part one, 1839 book Part one (of two); light brown cover; Top left blue-black title strip; 30 sheets, numbered: 1-2, introduction; 1-28, text pages and six images of women outdoors. paper color woodcut

Illustrated magazine about the Sino -Japanese War - Part 8, 1895 book Part eight (from eleven); Cover with flowering white chrysanthemum, Japanese navy flag and the title in the top left; 23 magazines, numbered; one leaf, introduction; 1-11, war scenes with English text; 11 magazines, text and colophon; Inside cover, advertisement. paper color woodcut / letterpress printing

. Part 2 (of 15); yellow cover, top left red-white title strip; Deck leaf, ads for publisher TOHEKIDO; 29 sheets, numbered; 1-2, preface; 2-29, images of gods, people, animals and landscapes; Deck leaf, colophon.

Koyaku zukan, Shoken, 1132-1190, Additional, Pictures of incense and medicine, Created in 1165, Manuscript, Japanese, Daigoji (Kyoto, Japan), Incense, 1 scroll

Three foot yang channels and their acupoints, general chart

Bergen from Het Hart, Kameda Bosai, 1816 book Light brown cover with man by tree; Title strip at the top left; yellow cover, title page; 19 sheets, numbered: one leaf, preface; 1-17; Images of mountain landscapes; last leaf, afterword; DEKLAGE, COLOFON. print maker: EdoEdopublisher: Edopublisher: Edobookseller: Kyotobookseller: Osakabookseller: Edobookseller: Edo paper color woodcut

A hundred faces on Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai, 1876 book Three parts (complete) with black and white images of Mount Fuji and surroundings; Save in red chitsu (folding box). Meiji reprint. print maker: EdoJapanpublisher: Nagoya paper Fuji

Poem for Hanwen dated 1493 Shen Zhou Chinese Shen Zhou modeled his writing after the running-regular script of Huang Tingjian (1045-1105); four major works by the Song master were in Shen's personal collection.Despite the small size of the writing on this fan, the characters show the tight interior organization, tall structure, and elongated diagonals and horizontals that are the hallmark of Huang Tingjian's style. In Shen's interpretation, the bony aspect of Huang's brushwork is stressed: the brushwork is simplified and, for the most part, lacks the small movements and stroke details that make the earlier master's writing so rich.. Poem for Hanwen 45684

Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7 Korean. Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7, circa 1579. Porcelain with underglaze, 9 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24 × 20 cm). Asian Art circa 1579

Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7 Korean. Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7, circa 1579. Porcelain with underglaze, 9 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24 × 20 cm). Asian Art circa 1579

Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7 Korean. Epitaph Tablet for Yi Munseong (1503-1575), from a Set of 7, circa 1579. Porcelain with underglaze, 9 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24 × 20 cm). Asian Art circa 1579

Shunga album. Picture book about willing women; Ehon enbusugata. Three parts (complete) with erotic performances.

Book page, Medium: silk, metal Technique: woven or embroidered samples affixed to heavy paper sheets, Collection of 572 numbered samples of woven, brocaded or embroidered silks, affixed to heavy board, originally bound in a book., Japan, 17th-19th century, woven textiles, Book page

Studio of Mirror-like Waters 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.. Studio of Mirror-like Waters 41830

Album about the journeys of Beisen, 1890 book Part two (of two) with images of the journeys from Beisen abroad; Cover with image of steamship sailing in bowl; At the top left red title strip; bright pink cover, title page; 27 magazines: 3 pages, table of contents; Other pages, images of exotic landscapes, birds and temples; DEKLAGE, COLOFON. paper color woodcut

Illustrated magazine about the Sino -Japanese War - Part 6, 1895 book Part six (of eleven); Cover with flowering white chrysanthemum, Japanese navy flag and the title in the top left; 23 magazines, numbered; one leaf, introduction; 1-9, war scenes with English text; 11 magazines, text and colophon; Inside cover, advertisement. paper color woodcut / letterpress printing

Stamp of Gösta Bodman's Philatelist Association, started in 1950.The stamp from Japan, 1937. Motions of the Temple Kasuga in Nara.

10 Hwan banknote. The Hwan was the currency of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) between February 15, 1953 and June 9, 1962.

Cover design for Sprouts (Mengya Yuekan). Edited by Lu Xun, vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1930), published by Guanghua Book Company, Shanghai 1930.

Bliżej Kultury unknown label, unknown

BANKNOT SZKOLENIWY NA 100 Yuan, zhongguo jianshe yinhang, China Construction Bank, China, B.R. (xx/ xxi)

Kwan Loong - Famous Over the Seas, Firecracker Labels

Filatures Prepared by Fukokukan , Silk Labels - Japanese

Lisbon, Portugal. Antique Chinese vinyl record. (Editorial Use Only)

S.S. President Johnson Dollar Steamship Lines. 1932. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

Cai Lun (simplified Chinese: 伦; traditional Chinese: 倫; pinyin: Cài Lún; Wade-Giles: Ts'ai Lun) (ca. 50 CE - 121), courtesy name Jingzhong (敬仲), was a Chinese eunuch and political official. He is traditionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process, in forms recognizable in modern times as paper (as opposed to papyrus). Although early forms of paper had existed in China since the 2nd century BCE, he was responsible for the first significant improvement and standardization of paper-making by adding essential new materials into its composition.

English -language calendar before 1915, Anonymous, 1914 photomechanical print. book. calendar Book of twenty pages with two cranes on the front for a high wave; The Golf continues over the back of the cover. Inside follows an illustration of two trees with a bird on the branch, opposite the title page. Around the title page a frame of bamboo and a lake with mandarin duck. This is followed by color illustrations in Japanese fairy tales, opposite the pages with the months and days of the year. Around the illustrations and calendar magazines decorative frames with birds and landscapes. paper printing block calendar, almanac. shore-birds and wading-birds: crane. wave. tales and fairy tales

Filatures Prepared by Yodasha, Silk Labels - Japanese

Postage stamp of the Republic of Korea

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