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Japanese Cooking

Japanese Cooking

by Peter and Joan Martin

Japanese Cooking

Japanese Cooking

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Genki

Genki

by Banno, Eri

Flower Arrangement Art Of Japan

Flower Arrangement Art Of Japan

by Wood, Mary Cokely

Cooking the Japanese Way

Cooking the Japanese Way

by Froud, Nina

Japanese Gardens Islands Of Serenity

Japanese Gardens Islands Of Serenity

by Shigemori, Kanto

Pilgrimage to Enoshima

Pilgrimage to Enoshima

by 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... Read more about this item
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£698.87
The Lonely House at Asajigahara

The Lonely House at Asajigahara

by Gekkō, Ogata

Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896. 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, the full sheet. Scattered handling wear, adhesive residue and early linen tape repairs on the verso. Recto is largely unaffected. Meiji period (1868-1912), from the series of essays and images called Sketches by Gekkō (Gekkō zuihitsu). This particular essay from Gekkō zuihitsu is in reference to a legend of a strange, old woman... Read more about this item
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£698.87
Bijin Hana Kurabe (Comparison of Beauties and Flowers).; Riverside

Bijin Hana Kurabe (Comparison of Beauties and Flowers).; Riverside

by Gekkō, Ogaka

Tokyo, 1887. Woodblock print in colors with embossing on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 14 x 8 1/4 inches (355 x 210 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. Multiple condition issues include scattered edge tears with associated losses, scattered adhesive residue on the verso, toning, and a ghost impression from another image which presents as a floral band across the top of the sheet (the result of improper storage). Colors remain fresh and delicate. Ogaka Gekkō (originally known as Nakagami Masanosuke) was... Read more about this item
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£82.22
佛教大辭典 Bukkyō Daijiten [Large Dictionary of Buddhism]

佛教大辭典 Bukkyō Daijiten [Large Dictionary of Buddhism]

by 織田得能 ODA, Tokunō (1860-1911)

Tokyo: Daizō Shuppan, 1966. Later reprint (c. 1980s), of the third edition of 1954. Faux Leather. Near fine. Lrge thick 8vo (21.5 x 16.5cm). Bound in black faux leather, gilt titles to spine. pp. 96, 118, 20, 1874. First published in Tokyo, 1917, often referred to as the Oda Jiten, remains a standard reference for traditional explanations of doctrinal terms. Signs of light use only, a very well kept copy.
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£79.20
Hiragana Times Magazine. Lot of 5 Issues: 3, 9/2019, 1, 2, 3/2020

Hiragana Times Magazine. Lot of 5 Issues: 3, 9/2019, 1, 2, 3/2020

by Various Authors

Hiragana Times is a wonderful monthly magazine for learners of Japanese. Please note: even though these are unread/unused copies they are not in pristine condition due to the fact that they were mailed from the publisher in regular envelopes (without any extra protection) as a subscription, and so they have some minor creases or dents. I'd say most of them would be in Very Good to Like New (Fine) conditon. Please consider these as learning tools to be used rather than for collecting. Soft Cover. Very... Read more about this item
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£20.56
Actor Iwai Shigaku as Somenoi in "Denka chaya adauchi" (Revenge at the Denka Teahouse)

Actor Iwai Shigaku as Somenoi in "Denka chaya adauchi" (Revenge at the Denka Teahouse)

by Shigeharu, Ryusai (also called Kuniyoshi)

Tokyo: Horie Ichiba Wataki, 1835. Woodcut on laid mulberry paper, 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (361 x 225 mm), vertical ōban tate-e, the full sheet. With that artist's signature and seal in black ink in the lower-center image area. Edo period. Minor toning and archivally repaired insect damage in the lower right sheet. Colors remain fresh.
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£411.10
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key

Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key

by Eri Banno

Japan Times/Tsai Fong Books, 2011. Paperback. New. answer key edition. 81 pages. Japanese language. 10.00x7.25x0.25 inches.
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£17.29
Japanese Gardens

Japanese Gardens

by 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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£9.00
Manuscript notebook on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Ansei San tatsu doshi / Sake zukuri ruisho no oboe / Shichi gatsu" ["1856 / Sake manufacturers' records to be kept / July"]

Manuscript notebook on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Ansei San tatsu doshi / Sake zukuri ruisho no oboe / Shichi gatsu" ["1856 / Sake manufacturers' records to be kept / July"]

by SAKE MANUFACTURERS' RECORD BOOK

51 leaves (including one blank). 8vo (245 x 172 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, orig. stitching. [Japan]: 1856. A fascinating record book, containing notes from 1838 to 1867 (in spite of the cover date of 1856), concerning the business of making sake and the brewers' relations with the government. Sake brewing in Japan has long been a highly regulated industry and an important source of tax revenue. The bakufu instituted the licensing system called "Sakekabu" in 1657 in order to regulate the number of... Read more about this item
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£2,261.05
Rescue at 2100 Hours. The untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific War

Rescue at 2100 Hours. The untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific War

by Trumble, Tom

Melbourne: Viking. 2013. Very Good+ condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 332 pages. February 1942. The Japanese invasion of Timor has begun and attempts to evacuate a group of 29 Australian airmen, charged with keeping an airfield operational until the last moment, are thwarted. Under the leadership of Bryan Rofe the airmen make for remote jungle along ther north-west coast. After an extremely... Read more about this item
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£8.47
United States in the Far East : Or Modern Japan and the Orient

United States in the Far East : Or Modern Japan and the Orient

by Hubbard, Richard B

Richmond, VA: B. F. Johnson Publishing Co. Very Good. 1899. hardcover. 8vo; Boards have some light wear, esp at spine head and tail, rear boards has one small scratch and some lt rubbing, pictorial stamped front board retains much of its coloring, while title lettering on spine has faded; lower corners lightly bumped; publisher's stamp on front pastedown, else contents very clean, binding sound. With 42 full page photo plates in B&W. A beautiful book! 384 pp, ; Always Delivery Confirmation.... Read more about this item
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£123.33
Anti-Japanese: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association 1938 -Zhong Zitong

Anti-Japanese: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association 1938 -Zhong Zitong

by (SINO-JAPANESE WAR)

Anti-Japanese: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association 1938-Zhong Zitong
Changsha: Published and distributed by The Commercial Press, February 1938, third edition, 62 pages, 8vo, slight tears and colophon page stuck to inside rear cover, overall good condition.
The author describes the dangerous situation that all Chinese are facing and appeals the importance of learning resistance songs for students. The book contains 24 music of songs in total.... Read more about this item
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£781.09
Eight orihon (accordion format), finely woodblock-printed, of the complete Lotus Sutra [S.: Saddharmapundarikasutra; J.: Myohorengekyo 妙法蓮華経 ]

Eight orihon (accordion format), finely woodblock-printed, of the complete Lotus Sutra [S.: Saddharmapundarikasutra; J.: Myohorengekyo 妙法蓮華経 ]

by LOTUS SUTRA

17 characters per column; 5 columns per page. Text-block height: 126 mm. Each column ruled in gold, with gold borders on top & bottom. Eight vols. (172 x 6285; 7260; 6830; 5980; 6530; 6280; 5860; 5125 mm.). Narrow 8vo, orig. semi-stiff blue boards (some rubbing), decorated on the outside with patterns in gold & silver of flowers, heightened with sprays of gold (kindei; "golden mud"); inner endpapers decorated with gold & silver speckles. Title and volume number in manuscript on each upper cover. [Japan,... Read more about this item
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£61,665.00
Orihon (accordion format) woodblock-printed book of Vol. 69 of the Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom or Mahaprajnaparamitasutra, Japanese title reading: "Daihannya haramitta kyo kan dai rokuju kyu.

Orihon (accordion format) woodblock-printed book of Vol. 69 of the Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom or Mahaprajnaparamitasutra, Japanese title reading: "Daihannya haramitta kyo kan dai rokuju kyu.

by SUTRA OF PERFECTION OF WISDOM: CHIKAN BAN (or KAN)

Six columns per page, 17 characters per column, text-block height 205 mm. 15 joined sheets. 81 pages. Tall narrow 8vo (275 x 115 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers to form a "wallet binding." [Kanto region?]: printed at end, "Ke'en bikuni Chikan, January 1363." An extremely rare dated sutra, printed by the monk Chikan in January 1363, apparently in the Kanto region. It has been printed on fine thick paper (gampi or mulberry fibers), with bold, thick strokes, using black sumi ink. According to the blog... Read more about this item
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£6,166.50
Toshogu Shrine

Toshogu Shrine

by Gekkō, Ogata

Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896. 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, the full sheet. Scattered handling wear, some spots of adhesive residue on the verso and a small edge tear along the left-center sheet edge, extending approximately 1/2-inch into the image. Meiji period (1868 - 1912), from the series of essays and images called Sketches by Gekkō (Gekkō zuihitsu). Ogaka Gekkō (originally known as... Read more about this item
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£493.32
[From label on upper cover]: Ginkai seibi 銀海精微; [from title-page]: Naifu hiden ganka ginkai seibi 內府秘傳眼科銀海精微 [in Chinese: Yin hai jin wei; Explanation of the Eye]

[From label on upper cover]: Ginkai seibi 銀海精微; [from title-page]: Naifu hiden ganka ginkai seibi 內府秘傳眼科銀海精微 [in Chinese: Yin hai jin wei; Explanation of the Eye]

by SUN, Simiao? 孫思邈

80 woodcut illus. in the text. 100; 89 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers (minor foxing & rubbing), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers (label on Vol. I no longer present), new stitching. Kyoto: Murakami Kanbei, 1668. First Japanese edition, in Chinese with Japanese reading marks, of the Yin hai jing wei, a Chinese ophthalmological classic, with 80 woodcut illustrations of various eye diseases. Some Chinese authorities have suggested that Simiao Sun (581-682), the famous... Read more about this item
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£7,810.90
The Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bōdara Chōzaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Gon of the Kanagawaya Boathouse

The Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bōdara Chōzaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Gon of the Kanagawaya Boathouse

by Sharaku, Tōshūsai

Toyko: Tsutaya Juzaburo, 1794. Woodblock (nishiki-e) with ink, handcoloring and powdered dark gray mica on laid paper; 4 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (378 x 257 mm), vertical ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In excellent condition. Printed 20th century. Impressions of this work may be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the British Museum, among other institutions. Notes: Reproduced in Christine Guth, "Japanese Art of the Edo Period," London: Orion Publishing, 1996; fig. 54. "This... Read more about this item
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£328.88
J.: Myokyo mongu shishi shohon yogi; [Ch.: Miao jing wen ju si zhi zhu pin yao yi; Selections from the Lotus Sutra with My Commentaries & Summaries of Miscellaneous Works]

J.: Myokyo mongu shishi shohon yogi; [Ch.: Miao jing wen ju si zhi zhu pin yao yi; Selections from the Lotus Sutra with My Commentaries & Summaries of Miscellaneous Works]

by CHIH YUN

Ten columns per page, 18 characters per column. 49; 55 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo (280 x 198 mm.), orig. brown wrappers (upper cover of Vol. I somewhat soiled, wrappers of Vol. II a little wormed), new stitching. [Japan, perhaps on Mount Hiei: ca. 1600-40]. An extremely rare movable type edition; not in Kawase or Sorimachi. WorldCat locates only a copy, at Kyoto University. Our copy comes from the famous collection of Toshie Obama with his seal at the foot of the first leaf of Vol. I. Chih yun was... Read more about this item
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£8,222.00
Street Singers (Ukiyobushi); Shamisen Player and Singer

Street Singers (Ukiyobushi); Shamisen Player and Singer

by Hiroaki, Takahashi (signed Shotei)

Watanabe Shozaburo, 1936. Woodblock in colors on handmade mulberry paper, Koban 7 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches (182 x 120 mm), full margins. With the Shôtei artist seal in red ink, upper right. Signed "Shotei" and titled in English on the matrix in graphite. With the "Made in Japan" export stamp and the Watanabe catalog number stamp (179), both in blue ink, on the bottom sheet edge, verso, as issued. Adhered to a card stock matrix with deckle edges, as issued. A beautiful pre-war impression of this serene and... Read more about this item
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£287.77
[Nine-Phase Pictures (of a Decaying Corpse)]

[Nine-Phase Pictures (of a Decaying Corpse)]

by KUSŌZU 九相図

Picture scroll entitled, on manuscript paper label on outside, "Baō kusōshi emaki" 坡翁九想詩画巻 ["Mr. Su's Poem on the Nine Stages of a Decaying Corpse, Illustrated Scroll"]. Ten narrative paintings, in brilliant & sometimes lurid color. Scroll (370 x 12,070 mm.), front outer endpaper of worn blue silk brocade, gold-speckled inner endpaper. [Japan]: late Edo. Originating in China, the "nine stages of a decaying corpse" is a subject long popular in Buddhist art and poetry in Japan, where... Read more about this item
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£20,555.00
Minna No Nihongo Intermediate II Wordbook

Minna No Nihongo Intermediate II Wordbook

Soft Cover. New.
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£10.69
The Battle of Dan-no-ura in Yashima, Nagato Province in the First Year of the Bunji Era (1185); c1830

The Battle of Dan-no-ura in Yashima, Nagato Province in the First Year of the Bunji Era (1185); c1830

by Yoshitora, Utagawa

Tokyo. Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with ink and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 7/16 x 9 15/16 inches (367 x 252 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In good condition with some handling creases. Colors are fresh and extremely vibrant. The right panel from the triptych by Yoshitora depicting one of Japan's most storied naval battles. An impression of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The great naval battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185 was... Read more about this item
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£1,233.30
Kaze to hi no kodaishi: Yomigaeru santetsumin

Kaze to hi no kodaishi: Yomigaeru santetsumin

by Hirotake Shibata

風と火の古代史―よみがえる産鉄民 柴田 弘武Shipping from Japan.
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£22.26
Riches from Rags: Saki-Ori & Other Recycling Traditions in Japanese Rural Clothing

Riches from Rags: Saki-Ori & Other Recycling Traditions in Japanese Rural Clothing

by Yoshida, Shin-Ichiro; Willims, Dai

Soft cover. Very Good. The catalog of the exhibition presented by the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, "the first exhibition outside Japan to focus on 19th and 20th century Japanese working class clothing made from recycled cotton materials. The unique textures of these recycled textiles and the simple, elegant design of the resultant work clothing make them one of the world's undiscovered treasures..." (from the Preface". Wonderfully illustrated, with a detailed analysis of the background,... Read more about this item
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£203.08
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