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The Bone Man Of Kokoda - the Extraordinary Story Of Kokichi Nishmura and The Kokoda Track
por Charles Happell
Macarthur's Spies the Soldier, the Singer, and The Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese In World War II
por Peter Eisner
Ambon, the Truth About One Of the Most Brutal Pow Camps In World War II and The Triumph Of the Aussie Spirit
por Roger Maynard
Japanese Livros e Colecionáveis
Figures in a Tent in a Large Vertical Landscape by the Sea.
por Japanese Shita-e Artist
Japan: 19th-20th Century. Color ink on Tissue paper. 52 x 30 inches. 132 x 76 cm. A few losses
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€ 900,03
Wisteria Maiden. (Fuji musume.)
por Otsu-e Artist
Otsu, Japan, early to mid-20th cent.. Ink and painted colors on paper. Sheet size: 72 x 25 cm. Image size: 43 x 25 cm. Provenance: Duplicate from the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Formerly in the collection of Manly P. Hall.
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€ 331,59
![Taima mandara jusshōki 當麻曼陀羅述奬記 [Record of the Narration and Bestowal of the Taima Mandala]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/351/378/1571378351.0.b.jpg)
Taima mandara jusshōki 當麻曼陀羅述奬記 [Record of the Narration and Bestowal of the Taima Mandala]
por GIZAN 義山
65 full-page & four double-page woodcuts. 32; 57; 53; 59 folding leaves. Four vols. 8vo, orig. gray wrappers (wrappers a little tired), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. Kyoto: Sawada Kichizaemon 澤田吉左衞門, 1703. Rare edition of this guide to a famous Japanese Pure Land mandala. In the Preface to our book, dated 1702 (Genroku 15), Gizan recounts how his old friend, the lay believer Mujin 無塵, who had obtained a supreme paint powder in nine shades as a gift...
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€ 4.737,00
![Huangbo shan Duanji chan shi chuan xin fa yao [Essential Teachings on the Transmission of the Mind by the Chan Master Huangbo Xiyun]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/198/797/1382797198.0.b.jpg)
Huangbo shan Duanji chan shi chuan xin fa yao [Essential Teachings on the Transmission of the Mind by the Chan Master Huangbo Xiyun]
por PEI, Xiu, compiler & editor
40 folding leaves. Large 8vo (275 x 180 mm.), orig. wrappers stained dark brown with fermented persimmon juice to prevent worming, new stitching. From the final leaf: "Nijo tamaya cho Murakami Heirakuji" [this is a town within Kyoto known as Nijo tamaya cho; the publisher was Kanbee Murakami, and his shop's name was Heirakuji], "1632" & "1634" [the final leaf gives these two dates based on the zodiac]. Second edition to be published in Japan, printed in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. This is a...
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€ 5.210,70
![Bengisho mokuroku [List of Scholarly Books]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/985/718/1381718985.0.b.jpg)
Bengisho mokuroku [List of Scholarly Books]
por NAKAMURA, Tomihei (or Magobei)
151 folding leaves. Three parts in one vol. Thickish 8vo, orig. patterned wrappers (upper wrapper a little worn), orig. block-printed title label on upper cover (label somewhat defective), new stitching. From the colophon: Kyoto: Nakamura Magobei, 1710. First edition of this important and useful bibliography. In 1710 "the Kyoto publisher Nakamura Magobei compiled a catalogue known as Bengi shomokuroku. The aim of this catalogue was to help the reader disentangle book titles which could be easily...
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€ 2.794,83
![Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Ansei gozoei zushi" ["Ansei Era Renovation, Illustrated & Explained"]; alternate title in manuscript on silk labels on front covers of each vol.: "Kogu zoei zushi" ["Imperial Palace Renovation [or] Reconstruction, Illustrated & Explained"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/654/466/1523466654.0.b.jpg)
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Ansei gozoei zushi" ["Ansei Era Renovation, Illustrated & Explained"]; alternate title in manuscript on silk labels on front covers of each vol.: "Kogu zoei zushi" ["Imperial Palace Renovation [or] Reconstruction, Illustrated & Explained"]
por KYOTO IMPERIAL PALACE RECONSTRUCTION
Written throughout in a neat hand. Hundreds of brush & ink illus. throughout, many with color washes & metallic pigments. Ca. 800 folding leaves. Ten vols. Large 8vo (298 x 210 mm.), An important and extremely extensive manuscript on the reconstruction and restoration of the Emperor's Residence and other buildings of the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Portions of the palace complex, along with many artworks, had been destroyed or were badly damaged in the great Kyoto fire of May 1854. This palace was prone...
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€ 16.579,50
A printing woodblock (193 x 710 mm.) with carved text on both sides from Gutokushō daikōroku 愚禿鈔大光録
por JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
Japan: late Edo or Meiji. A well-preserved Japanese text woodblock, useful for demonstrating printing methods in the Edo and early Meiji periods. The text is from a scarce religious book written by Dōshin 道振 (1773-1824), the head priest at a temple in Hiroshima prefecture; NIJL lists three editions: 1820, 1881, and 1908. We have not been able to determine the edition, but our woodblock was in all probability used for the 1881 edition to print leaves 33-36 in Part Two; each side bears the text...
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€ 710,55
Oni the Goblin Bathing. (Oni no gyozui.)
por Otsu-e Artist
Otsu, Japan, early to mid-20th cent.. Ink and painted colors on paper. Sheet size: 72 x 25 cm. Image size: 43 x 24 cm. Provenance: Duplicate from the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Formerly in the collection of Manly P. Hall.
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€ 331,59
Flower Arrangement Art of Japan
por Mary Cokely Wood
Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Some age-toning on the top of the the text block. Plastic cover has preserved the attractive and bright binding. Fully illustrated throughout. From the Preface, " The purpose of the book is to aid those would like to learn a floral art built on a few related lines to be a stimulus to those who like and enjoy a few flowers rather than great masses of them and above all, to show line drawings of authentic Japanese flower arrangements illustrating...
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€ 11,37
Minna no Nihongo Intermediate II Vocabulary for Repeated Memorization
por Various Authors
New book with a bump to the bottom of the spine. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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€ 12,32
![Roku motsu zu" saichaku 六物圖採摘 [Excerpts from "Illustrations of the Six Personal Belongings of Monks Established by the Buddha"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/500/1603500287.0.b.jpg)
Roku motsu zu" saichaku 六物圖採摘 [Excerpts from "Illustrations of the Six Personal Belongings of Monks Established by the Buddha"]
por [DAIKŌ 大江]
One full-page woodcut diagram & one woodcut in the text. Three vols. 43; 36; 39 folding leaves. Large 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers with two orig. title slips, new stitching. [Japan]: Sōdōan 宗道菴, 1642. First edition of this Buddhist work; it summarizes a book that was published in China in 1246 under the title Fozhi biqiu liu wu tu 佛制比丘六物圖 [Illustrations of the Six Personal Belongings of Monks Established by the Buddha]. Its author was the Song monk Yuanzhao 元照...
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€ 2.605,35
Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Early Years
por Merritt, Helen
University of Hawai'i Press, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Merritt's study of modern Japanese woodblock prints, tracing the heritage of the ukiyo-e era and the directions taken by the shin-hanga and sosaku-hanga artists. With extensive notes, glossary, bibliography, index, and many beautiful illustrations. Slight creasing and shelf wear to the edges of the jacket, sturdy red covers, interior clean and unmarked. x, [4], 323pp. 10.25 x 7.23
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€ 113,69
Pilgrimage to Enoshima
por Gekkō, Ogata
Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1893. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, full margins. Scattered handling wear, adhesive residue on the verso, and minor edge losses at the left sheet edge and top right corner, well outside of image area. Meiji period (1868-1912), from the series of 47 essays and images called Sketches by Gekkō (Gekkō zuihitsu). Ogaka Gekkō (originally known as Nakagami Masanosuke) was...
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€ 805,29
Horses in a Large Vertical Landscape.
por Japanese Shita-e Artist
Japan: 19th-20th Century. Ink on Tissue paper. 64 x 17.5 inches. 162 x 44 cm.
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€ 710,55
![[A Look into the Secrets of the Magical]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/882/520/1603520882.0.b.jpg)
[A Look into the Secrets of the Magical]
por SHINSEN HIJI MATSUGE 神仙秘事睫
10 half-page woodcuts & many smaller illus. in the text. 6; 14 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff blue wrappers, title slips largely perished, new stitching. Osaka: Kashiwaraya Yozaemon 柏原屋與左衛門, [after 1742]. A so-called denjuhon 伝授本, or "teaching book" for magic tricks. Books of this type were published in the Edo period in two phases. The first phase began with the earliest denjuhon that has come to light, Shinsen gejutsu 神仙戯術 [Art of the Magical...
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€ 2.605,35
Blind Musician fending off a small Dog. (Zato).
por Otsu-e Artist
Otsu, Japan, early to mid-20th cent.. Ink and painted colors on paper. Sheet size: 72 x 25 cm. Image size: 38 x 25 cm. Provenance: Duplicate from the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Formerly in the collection of Manly P. Hall.
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€ 331,59
Flower Arrangement Art of Japan
por Mary Cokely Wood
Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1955. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€ 36,95
Daikoku Shaving Fukurokuji. (Geho no hashigozori.)
por Otsu-e Artist
Otsu, Japan, early to mid-20th cent.. Ink and painted colors on paper. Sheet size: 71 x 25 cm. Image size: 33 x 25 cm. Provenance: Duplicate from the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Formerly in the collection of Manly P. Hall. Daikoku is the God of Fortune and Fukurokuji is the God of Longevity.
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€ 331,59
Japanese Gardens
por Murphy, Wendy B
Time - Life, 1982-02-01. Hardcover, Pictorial. Very Good. Encyclopedia of Gardening Series 0 Pictorial Hardcover - 11 x 8.5 x .5 inches 1 lb 10.4 oz
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€ 10,37
![Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "Sōgen gyōbō shidai" 宗源行法次第 ["Order of the Ritual of the Original Source"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/682/774/1563774682.0.b.jpg){kind=small}
Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "Sōgen gyōbō shidai" 宗源行法次第 ["Order of the Ritual of the Original Source"]
por SHINRYŪIN, Bonshun 神龍院梵舜
Ruled paper, 8 columns per page (or panel). Manuscript in orihon (accordion) format. One full-page diagram. Small 4to (179 x 160 mm.), orig. silk brocade over limp boards, gold front endpaper. [Japan]: on final leaf: 1615, but this is probably a slightly later copy. Manuscript album with incantations and instructions for the Shinto "ritual of the original source" (sōgen gyōbō 宗源行法) by Shinryūin Bonshun (1553-1632), a major religious figure at a pivotal moment in Japanese history. The...
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€ 2.794,83
Quilts Japan: 9/2008
5 pics-like new; clean & shiny with minimal shelf wear; spine undamaged; binding tight; pages pristine; patterns and other inserts in place unused; japanese language;
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€ 47,36€ 42,62
![[Dewa] Taijō hōshi ningyō nenbutsu den [出羽]待定法師忍行念佛傳 [Biography of Taijō (of Dewa), Teacher of the Dharma, & His Practice of Forbearance and Chanting the Name of the Buddha]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/830/377/1571377830.0.b.jpg)
[Dewa] Taijō hōshi ningyō nenbutsu den [出羽]待定法師忍行念佛傳 [Biography of Taijō (of Dewa), Teacher of the Dharma, & His Practice of Forbearance and Chanting the Name of the Buddha]
por GETSUSEN (or GESSEN) 月泉
Five full-page woodcuts. 51; 58 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. [Japan]: [1737?] An illustrated record of the truly gruesome sacrifices made by the Pure Land monk Taijō (1685-1731). He began studying Buddhism in 1715 and in 1719 decided to become a monk, leaving his wife and child as well as his elderly mother. Following the example of the master who initiated him to Buddhism, Taijō in 1720 severed his penis...
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€ 1.278,99
Thunder God Retrieving his Drum with an Anchor. (Kaminari to taiko).
por Otsu-e Artist
Otsu, Japan, early to mid-20th cent.. Ink and painted colors on paper. Sheet size: 72 x 25 cm. Image size: 59 x 25 cm. Provenance: Duplicate from the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Formerly in the collection of Manly P. Hall.
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€ 331,59
![Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript label on outside of beginning of scroll "Kamo Aoi no matsuri" ["Aoi Matsuri Festival in Kamo Shrines"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/222/748/1547748222.0.b.jpg){kind=small}
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript label on outside of beginning of scroll "Kamo Aoi no matsuri" ["Aoi Matsuri Festival in Kamo Shrines"]
por KYOTO KAMO AOI MATSURI NO EMAKI
Scroll on paper (340 x 15,130 mm.), silk brocade outer endpaper at beginning, wooden core roller. [Kyoto]: late Edo copy. The Aoi Matsuri is one of the three most famous annual festivals in Kyoto; it now takes place on 15 of May each year and is held by the important Kamo shrines, the Kamigamo Shrine and Shimogamo Shrine. The festival's origins can be traced to rites performed in the sixth century to appease the gods and to pray for bountiful harvests. It became a more formal annual ritual in the...
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€ 9.000,30
![Manuscript on pre-printed paper, entitled on manuscript label on upper cover: "Kojinsetsu" ["Theory of Ginseng"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/662/955/1546955662.0.b.jpg)
Manuscript on pre-printed paper, entitled on manuscript label on upper cover: "Kojinsetsu" ["Theory of Ginseng"]
por ONO, Ranzan
1 p.l., 7 pre-printed folding leaves. 8vo (235 x 158 mm.), orig. semi-stiff aubergine wrappers, new stitching. [Japan]: Preface dated 1810; this is a copy made later in the Edo period. The final work by Ranzan Ono (1729-1810), who was considered the "Linnaeus of Japan." He started a school of botanical pharmacology in Kyoto, which, over the years, graduated more than 1000 students. During his long life, Ono travelled throughout Japan, gathering plant specimens and recording botanical remedies. He was...
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€ 2.368,50
![Shibai kinmo zui [The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Theater]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/015/306/1355306015.0.m.jpg)
