Search Results: Calligraphy from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Book. Poor. Soft cover. --A Handwritten, Well-Illustrated Treatise on Shingaku-- the religious movement that flourished in Japan in 1725-1875. The movement was begun by Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and his successor Teshima Toan (1718-1786), but the religion spread broadly in the years following by a group of well-trained preachers travelling Japan. Shingaku arose in Japan as the country emerged from centuries as a closed society- as Japan industrialized, Shingaku became a cultural foundation. Its religious teachings fused Confucian values with Buddhism and Japanese Shinto. This is an unusual item in very nice condition- hand-written & well illustrated manuscript, c1785, describing Shingaku. Measures 6"x 9", there are (47) pages of manuscript and (21) fine ink drawings. Some early worm tunneling evident throughout..

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1893-1917. --LONDON MISSION SOCIETY IN ASIA FRIENDSHIP ALBUM-- substantially filled with fine drawings, watercolors & calligraphy by missionaries in the London Mission Society in Asia. Graceful verses of Christian beliefs & friendship/ calligraphic writings in English, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu/ b&w photos/ poems/ drawings/ autographs. "Think seldom of your enemies, often of your friends, and everyday of Christ" - St. Francis de Sales (watercolor drawing) b&w photographs in silhouette. Pressed flowers, ferns bordered page. Watercolors & pencil drawings & sketches London Missionary Society in Asia Friendship Album, 1893-1917 - Leather bound, very nice condition, measures 8"x 6.5"..

Poster. Good. No Binding. When the Communist Party took power in 1949 they retained changes previously made to the Chinese language to simplify, standardize, and create a common usage throughout China .  This ideogram chart was published by Beijing c1963.  It is folded accordion style- it opens to 100 inches, & 10 inches high. Folded, it's 10"x5" & has 20 folds. Nice condition..