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Chicago: The Ralph Fletcher Seymour Co., 1912.. Tan Japanese paper over boards, lettered in dark blue, with abstract Crane device stamped in olive green. Fibrous Japanese paper endsheets. Neatly rebacked in tan paper board. Boards slightly smudged and lightly edgeworn, attractive period bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a good copy, in oversize folding clamshell box. First published printing of the first edition, preceded by another printing which Wright disliked and destroyed (but for an alleged 'few'). This is one of the copies printed Japan vellum, of which, depending on the reference, there were either thirty-five or fifty copies. Inscribed by Wright in 1915 at the lower edge of the first blank, and signed with initials. This was Wright's first book for which he was the sole author of the text, and is the most substantive of his publications devoted to his pioneering passion for this subject. SWEENEY 109.
NOCTURNE. ORNÉ DE CINQ EUX FORTES ... by Miyashita Tokio [illustrator], and Seisyu Maeda - 1959
by Miyashita Tokio [illustrator], and Seisyu Maeda
NOCTURNE. ORNÉ DE CINQ EUX FORTES ...
by Miyashita Tokio [illustrator], and Seisyu Maeda
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[Tokyo]: Presse Bibliomane, 1959. Large octavo. Three-quarter polished tan calf and boards, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g. A bit of tanning to boards and endsheets along the calf turn-ins and edges, very shallow bleed at top edge in the gutter early and late, otherwise very near fine. The printed board slipcase shows some light staining. First edition in this format. Copy #73 of 75 numbered copies, from a total edition of two hundred numbered copies. Text in Japanese, with alternate title-page in French [as above]. Each of the five original etchings (plate size 9 x 6 cm) is signed in the margin, in pencil, by the artist, and another signature, in ink, appears opposite the limitation statement. An early illustrative work by Miyashita Tokio (1930 - 2011) whose widely known later printmaking is marked by a melding of woodblock and metal plate techniques, and characterized by superb use of color. No locations for this work appear in OCLC/Worldcat.
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THE JAPANESE PRINT AN INTERPRETATION
by Wright, Frank Lloyd
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Waro Kishi: Buildings and Projects.
by KISHI, Waro. Hiroshi Watanabe
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Stuttgart / London: Edition Axel Menges, 2000. Signed by Waro Kishi. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Kaishien Gaden: (Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection)
by [Wang Gai]
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Kaishien Gaden (Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden) is an Edo-Era Japanese edition of the very popular Chinese painting guide Jieziyuan Huazhaun by Wang Gai, first published in the Qing Dynasty in China (1701). The manual was reprinted many times from 1748 onwards in Japan.Four volumes from the Second Collection, with drawing instructions and examples for ume plums and kiku chrysanthemums. (Lacks the four volumes on ran orchids and take bamboo.)Vol. 1 Plums: 28pp text, 22 b/w plates; 6pp text, 40 color platesVol. 2 Chrysanthemums: 16pp text, 22 b/w plates; 12pp text, 20 b/w plates The woodblock prints in the plum volume, part 2, are double-page full-color reproductions of botanical art by famous Chinese artists with their seals.Condition: Covers browned and scuffed with some minor worm damage, interior solid and woodcuts mostly clean and bright, but with some browning and worming mostly outside the image.
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A KALENDAR FROM JAP TOWN.
by SUNTER. J. PAULINE. Designs
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Nims and Knight. Troy. New York. 1889. Calendar printed on 18 stiff sheets of card. (5.9 x 4.5 inches). Complete. Each leaf has a litho colour illustration depicting a scene from Japanese life, printed after fine water colours by J. Pauline Sunter. Twelve of the cards have the month dates printed to the side of the illustration. The lithography is by G. H Beuk & Co, New York. The cards are held together by two metal rings through punched holes at the top, and have a white silk cord, with tassles, threaded through. The cards are stiff white coated paper with silver edges. The front card has damage to the two holes and is now not attached but all others are firmly in place. The front cover is also a little dusty but generally the whole calendar is very good and features some very attractive illustrations. A rare item. No copies listed on Worldcat.
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The Ogasawara Encyclopedia of Etiquette (Ogasawara Shoreitaizen) 小笠原諸礼大全 (おがさわらしょれいたいぜん)
by GYOKUZAN, Okada 岡田, 玉山
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1809 Japanese Samurai Etiquette Ogasawara Daimyo 2v Woodblock Tea Ceremony MeijiAn 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
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THE JAPANESE PRINT AN INTERPRETATION
by Wright, Frank Lloyd
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Chicago: The Ralph Fletcher Seymour Co., 1912.. Tan Japanese paper over boards, lettered in dark blue, with abstract Crane device stamped in olive green. Fibrous Japanese paper endsheets. Neatly rebacked in tan paper board. Boards slightly smudged and lightly edgeworn, attractive period bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a good copy, in oversize folding clamshell box. First published printing of the first edition, preceded by another printing which Wright disliked and destroyed (but for an alleged 'few'). This is one of the copies printed Japan vellum, of which, depending on the reference, there were either thirty-five or fifty copies. Inscribed by Wright in 1915 at the lower edge of the first blank, and signed with initials. This was Wright's first book for which he was the sole author of the text, and is the most substantive of his publications devoted to his pioneering passion for this subject. SWEENEY 109.
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Waro Kishi: Works and Projects.
by KISHI, Waro. With an essay by Masao Furuyama
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Milan: Electa Architecture, 2005. Signed by Waro Kishi. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Waro Kishi: Buildings and Projects.
by KISHI, Waro. Hiroshi Watanabe
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Stuttgart / London: Edition Axel Menges, 2000. Signed by Waro Kishi. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Antique Japanese Fairy Tale Series #16, The Wonderful Tea Kettle
by JAMES, T.H.
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1896 1st ed Japanese Fairy Tales Wonderful Tea Kettle Badger Illustrated TokyoA rare, hand-made book on silk-stitched, creped wraps of famous Japanese fairy tales! This traditional tale, 'The Wonderful Tea Kettle', is an illustrated woodblock book telling the tale of an old priest and his desire to lead the Chanoyu ceremony. While in meditation, his tea kettle began to shake and out of it came a badger!
This volume is numbered no. 16 in a series of 'Antique Japanese Fairy Tales'.
Item number: #6980
Price: $499
JAMES, T.H.
Antique Japanese Fairy Tale Series #16, The Wonderful Tea Kettle
Tokyo : T. Hasegawa, 1896. First edition. [Meiji 29]
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Japanese Prints & Drawings from the Vever Collection (COMPLETE 3 VOLUMES)
by Hillier, Jack
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Sotheby Parke Bernet Publication LTD, New Jersey and Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, New York, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (3 volumes with dust jacket in slipcase). Top edges gilt.; 34 x 25.5 cm.; 8.3 Kg.; 1034 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets and slipcase. Interior in very good condition.; Limited edition of 2,000 copies of which this is 793.; Among the arts of Japan, the colour print continues to exercise the strongest appeal to us in the West. The main reason for the present widespread and growing interest is the powerful design combined with the beauty of the colour harmonies of the prints. But there are also other reasons; they depict a Japan of the past now almost vanished, its culture, mores, annual events, legends and its history; and they also show the influence of the Japanese print on the evolution of modern Western art. In the last few years the most important event in the world of…
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The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture
by Lieberman, William S. [Introduction]
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Small Quarto (9 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches; 240 x 210 mm), 116 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Catalogue for a U.S. traveling exhibition of 46 Japanese artists. Short bios of each artist, along with black-and-white illustrations of their works. The catalogue also features 13 color illustrations at the beginning of the book. Introduction by the curator, William S. Lieberman. CONDITION: Light edge wear and soiling to wrappers, toning to page edges. Very Good.
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Sho Fukumoto Sketchbook 1986: Leda (Boxed Set)
by Sho Fukumoto
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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N. Nomura & Co., Ltd., 1986. Book. Like New. Boxed Set. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A hardcover book and a softcover book in a cloth-covered box, all in like-new condition. Clamshell box is covered in natural-covered linen with brown lettering to spine and brown facsimile signature on top. Hardcover with three-quarter charcoal-gray cloth with blue marbled (faux) boards; no text other than a tipped-in plate with title, etc. in English; pages are facsimile reproductions of the sketched art--b&w and color of Leda and Swan; no title on binding. Softcover is staplebound with blue cardstock cover with title etc. in English on front; approx. 27 pages; b&w photo frontispiece of artist; 7 plates of art; text in Japanese. Books are about 9-1/2" by 6-1/4". Box is 10-1/2" by 6-3/4"..
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Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden
by Marc P. Jiro Takei; Keane
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Martinez, California, United States
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Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.Jacket like new.
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The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly 1000 years ago, making it the oldest work on Japanese gardening; in fact, the oldest book on gardening in the world! In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work; and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening. A Japanese court noble wrote the Sakuteiki during the Heian period (794-1184). During this critical era in Japanese history cultural influences on poetry, clothing-and gardening-that had been imported from China and Korea over the previous centuries were reexamined and reinterpreted into their unique Japanese forms. The Sakuteiki contains the first systematic record of this new… Read More
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Shishi and Other Netsuke: The Collection of Harriet Szechenyi
by Rosemary Bandini
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- 9780953573301
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Rosemary Bandini, London, 1999, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 174 pages, 8.75" x 11.25", slight edgewear on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight. Collector Harriet Szechenyi concentrated on collecting "netsuke" of animals and mythical beings.
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Hiroshige: Birds and Flowers
by Hiroshige, Ando; introduction by Cynthea J. Bogel; commentaries on the plates by Israel Goldman; poetry translated by Alfred H. Marks
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NY: Braziller, 1988. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Braziller, 1988, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 14 1/2", 192pp., illustrated with 91 full color plates. Fine in near fine. price clipped dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. Folio.
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Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool.
by NARA, Yoshitomo
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- 9780810994140
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Asia Society Museum / Harry N. Abrams: 2010. First edition / First printing. Illustrated laminated boards in die-cut illustrated slipcase. Very fine in a very fine slipcase.
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Tsubasa Album De Reproductions 2 (Japanese Version)
by Clamp
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- 9784063647983
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Kodansha, 2009. Paperback with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. Book is in Japanese. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. Very light scuffing along to top edges of the dust jacket. Small tear on the top right corner of the bottom black banner on the front cover. No markings on the inside of the book.Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Traditional Japanese Furniture: A Definitive Guide
by Kazuko Koizumi
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- ISBN 13
- 9780870117220
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Kodansha International, 1986. First Edition. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Minor shelf and handling wear to DJ. Else Fine. Photo is of the copy at Barbed Wire Books.
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Art and Palace Politics in Early Modern Japan 1580s-1680s
by LILLEHOJ, Elizabeth
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Leiden: Brill, 2011. First Edition. Boards. Near fine/near fine. Vol 2 in the series, Japanese Visual Culture. Tall 8vo. (25.5cm). Boards, lettered title to cover. In unclipped dust jacket. pp. 296. W/ 98 colour plates. Some faint edgewear to jacket, minor signs of use, a very sound, almost as new copy.
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Hiroshige 53 Stations of Tokaido (Masterworks of Ukiyo-E,)
by Narazaki; Hiroshige Ando
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Martinez, California, United States
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Stated First Edition.Book cover like new - pages clean and unmarked, slight tanning at edges – spine like new.
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The Tokaido -- the name of this highway today epitomizes a golden age of Japan's past. This "Eastern Sea Road", which connected the emperor's capital in Kyoto and the seat of the shogun's administration in Edo (now Tokyo) was heavily traveled in all seasons; the numerous prints and guidebooks about the Tokaido represent the time of prosperity and peace when even the average citizen could undertake the adventure of travel along this highway. It was Hiroshige who immortalized the Tokaido. In the famous prints of the fifty-three stages reproduced in this book, this master artist of the ukiyo-e print captured the beauty, romance, adventure, mystery, and joy - all the myriad and glowing facets of the people and places, in all seasons and times of day, of the Tokaido highway. Hiroshige's… Read More
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