Japanese Art

1809 Japanese Samurai Etiquette Ogasawara Daimyo 2v Woodblock Tea Ceremony Meiji

An interesting 19th century woodblock-print of 'The Ogasawara Encyclopedia of Etiquette' writing the rules of etiquette for Samurai prior to the Meiji Era. Ian Neary states,
"The Ogasawara school, known for its subdued style and elegance, published numerous books on the subject that included an etiquette book for standing and bowing, the familiar three-tiered Japanese bow of today, which were necessary for the first time in Meiji Japan with the Western-style architecture and standing culture."
This rare 1809 edition is written in the typical column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading with excellent illustrations throughout of different etiquette rules of Samurai bowing to each other, other Lords and Daimyo, tea ceremonies, present giving, and much more!

Item number: #13047
Price: $499
GYOKUZAN, Okada
岡田, 玉山
The Ogasawara Encyclopedia of Etiquette (Ogasawara Shoreitaizen)… Read More

Text and instructions in Japanese and English. Dramatic color and black and white photo illustrations and diagrams, followed by pattern pages that can be copied or used as is. 71 pages. Published in Japan in 1985. Signed by the author.

Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1896. First edition. X-Library in library binding with remains of spine numbers and label and library stamps; Pages quite age toned; Cloth bound in good condition.. Text in French; 7" x 4.5"; Color frontis with facing tissue; xix, 386 pages.

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Yayoi Kusama, Lynn Zelevansky, Laura Hoptman, Akira Tatehata, Alexandra Munroe. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA), 1998. Two-volume set in slipcase. Text in Japanese. Profusely illustrated. 29.5 x 21.5 x 3 in slipcase. Each volume 28.5 x 21 x 1. 168, 193 pages.

Both the book and dj are in 'as new' condition. It has . 10 unpaginated pages followed by 362 numbered pages. It was published to coincide with the exibition of the same name. A beautiful book with well over 100 color illustrations and even more in b&w. The book includes a series of essays on the historic, economic, and cultural environment of Edo period Japan and the collections focus on early Kabuki actor prints, including many by the artists Toyokuni and Kuniyoshi).

Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address. International sale may incur additional charges.

Edo: Fujiokaya Keijiro, 1844. Original woodblock print on mulberry paper. This is the centre panel from the colour woodblock triptych entitled 'Kamakura Buei Yoshi Kagami'. Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199. There was a film made in 1945 about his relationship with his brothers entitled Tora no O o Fumu Otokotachi: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail. In this print he is actually depicted with his famous tiger's tail! The other panels are not with this. It has rough edges and is delicate, with signs of reinforcement on the verso. 360 x 240 mm (14¼ x 9½ inches).

Kyoto Shoin Co., Ltd., Japan, 1977 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Japanese and English text.; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued) in slipcase with carton box.; 23 x 32 cm; 3.5 Kg; Colour illustrations throughout, each with caption in Japanese and English.; Used with signs of wear on the card box. Signs of wear on the hardcover cloth and slipcase. The characters on the spine of the slipcase spine and also on the spines of the hardcover cloth are faded. Interior in very good condition.; HARD TO FIND.; Two volume set comprising Color Section (217 pages) and Monochrome Section (238 pages).; With texts by the noted ceramic scholar Masahiko Kawahara, this two-volume publication illustrates a vast selection of Ko-sometsuke ('old blue and white') porcelain presented in 934 catalogue entries. A thorough introduction in Japanese and English outlines the most relevant features of this porcelain ware produced in China for the Japanese market during the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644),… Read More

Sotheby's Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 1987 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; 2 Hardcover VOLUMES (with dust jackets) in slipcase.; 24.6 x 33.5 cm; 6.9 Kg; 1132 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; VOLUME I: 3.681 Kg, 608 pages; VOLUME II: 3.236 Kg, from page 609 to 1132.; Minor signs of wear on the slipcase and dust jackets. Interior as new.; It is surprising that so little of the great heritage of Japanese art in book form has been appreciated in the west, where attention has been largely confined to Ukyo-e prints. There has hitherto been no publication, in Japanese or in any non-Japanese language, that does justice to the art of the Japanese illustrated book. Jack Hiller, a wood engraver himself, has been a collector and connoisseur of the Japanese book for over thirty years. An unrivalled knowledge of the subject, and of the location of the rarer key works, has enabled him to present, for the first time, a balanced, appositely… Read More

London: Bonhams, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Near fine to Fine/very good. 4to (27cm). Bar some slight bumps to tips of Vol V, all volumes in superb condition, with barely any signs of use, if at all. Wrangham was born into a wealthy English landowning family. His uncle, William Winkworth, and grandfather Stephen Winkworth, were both experts in Oriental arts, the latter among the co-founders of the Oriental Ceramic Society. Against this backdrop, he was to amass one of the great collections of Japanese material, especially strong in inro, lacquerware, and netsuke. Part IV is unusual in that it retains the dust jacket, which seems to have been issued only for this volume. Several pieces set record prices for the time, many of which still stand. As a heavy set, please enquire for shipping rates to destinations outside the UK.

Japan, 1961. Original Cardboard. Very Good. Some 30 pp. 12mo JAPANESE LEPORELLO BOOK on the MYTH of the DIAGUITA PEOPLE , a South American indigenous people who lived near the Inca empire in north-western Argentina in the province of TUCUMAN. RICHLY ILLUSTRATED AND WITH VARIOUS CALLIGRAPHIC PARTS and illustrations of items found at the ancient ruins- collected visuals during the year the author (famous and important Japanese architect and mountaineer spent in that area.) - INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO ABA ELCHANANI ( FAMOUS ISRAELI ARCHITECT):" TO MR. ABA ELCHANANI FROM YOSHIZAKA. JULY 1968". Minimal outside wear. Otherwise a very good and special item.

London: International Art Pulbishing Company, 1900. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. International Art Pulbishing Company, circa 1900, no date stated. One of the first hundred copies. Hard Cover. Brown leather spine, grey parchment boards. Extremely scarce, Book measures 15 by 11, weighs over 6 lbs. .Original decorative tissues are intact. Cover has considerable shelfwear/ scuffing and moderate soiling. Spine is chipped at both ends. Pages are clean and unmarked, toned, Binding is a bit shaken, hinges are perfect. A stain from a pressed flower is on the back pastedown and flyleaf. This book is in 4 parts: The Great English Masters, by Fritz Stahl; William Hogarth by Edward Hutton; Dante Gabriel Rosetti by Arthur Symons; Japanese Art (The Kano School) by Lawrence Binyon. The Great English Masters: Two cuts in four colours, 43 drawings on superfine unglazed art paper, 5 tinted illustrations and 2 engravings. William Hogarth: Two cuts in four colours, 42 drawings on superfine unglazed art paper, 19… Read More

Two volumes bound together; 12 nn, 24 numbered, 56 numbered, 1 nn pages; [Kyoto] 柳枝軒, Horeki 9 (1759). Binding is worn; some worming (see photos). Title slip is missing.
Volume 1: 和歌藻塩草 / Waka moshiogusa, 5 not numbered pages, 　12 number leaves (24 pages) with poems by Hahuin.
Volume 2: 畫讃搖艫船 / Gasan yōrosen, 1 not numbered leave (2 pages), 28 numbered leaves (56 pages) with 55 full pages woodblock illustratuin, 1 not numbered page.
This is one of the most remarkable and most rare works of Zen literature. Jack Hillier (The Art of the Japanese book) did not know this book. There exist only two more known copies of this book. One is at in the US at Stanford University Libraries and a second one is in Japan at Tohoku Universität Kano(東北大狩野).
Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴, January 19, 1686 – January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is regarded as the reviver of the Rinzai school from a moribund period of stagnation,… Read More

Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Tokyo, Japan, 1972 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Japanese text.; Hardcover cloth (with slipcase with two clasps.); Includes publisher carton box with wear marks.; book (26.5 x 35.5 cm; 3.7 Kg); book inside slipcase (27.5 x 37 cm x 5.5; 4.8 Kg); book inside slipcase in carton box (31.5 x 40.5 cm x 7; 5.3 Kg).; 49 pages with English text including list of plates plus 395 pages in Japanese, including 324 plates and 81 seal marks with English captions.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 920.; The hardcover cloth is in near fine condition. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear. The carton box has signs of wear throughout, namely a minor stain and some wear marks on the outside.; "The art of Rosanjin Kitaoji is in a sort of chaos even today. Rosanjin Kitaoji often said "Nothing should be discussed in a generalized manner". And, this is true of his art more than anything else. As a matter of fact, he among his… Read More

Stated First Edition.
Silk book cover like new, slight rubbing - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Includes folded map of palace and gardens.
Slipcase like new, light shelf wear. No dust jacket.
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This tribute to the 17th-century imperial villa features photographs, architectural details and the history of the mansion. Includes map of the grounds.

Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben, 1988. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xiv, 348, very clean internally, grey cloth in very good condition, an excellent copy in a dustwrapper with the slightest signs of wear. From the library of Dan E. Mayers, plantsman, chess-master, limerick-lover and eccentric, with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst. RARE.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.