Asano Takeji.
Unsodo. Showa 28. 1953. First Edition. Woodblock print, 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches on sheet 16 x 10 1/2 inches. Soft crease at lower right corner, otherwise very good condition. A dramatic image of the statute of Buddha at Nara by Takeji Asano.

Kawachiya Mohei. 1851? 77 single color and black and white woodblock prints, 39pp, 10 x 7 inches, traditional Japanese binding: folded sheets with thread binding (fukurotoji). Wear and soiling to cover; light dampstaining visible in top 1/3 corner of several sheets. A primer of how to paint bamboo illustrated with...

Kono Bairei (Illus)?
Tokyo. No date. Ca. 1890. Japanese woodblock print, image 8 x 5 3/4 inches on sheet 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Four binding holes in left margin; very good condition. Exquisite image in subtle shades of grey and brown from an unidentified late 1800s Japanese woodblock book likely by Kono Bairei.

Kono Bairei (Illus)?
Tokyo. No date. Ca. 1890. Japanese woodblock print, image 8 x 5 3/4 inches on sheet 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Four binding holes in right margin, stain at lower left edge; good condition. Exquisite image of two birds on a branch rendered in in subtle...

No date. Ca. 1890- early 1900s? Black and white illustrations throughout, approximately 62 images per volume, 5 x 6 inches, Japanese stab binding. Each volume is separately paginated. One volume is missing rear cover, one volume missing title label, insect damage to back cover and last couple of pages of...

Gesso Yoshimoto 吉本 月荘 (artist).
Nishinomiya Yosaku. Woodblock print, image 14 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches on sheet size 15 x 10 inches. Top edge of the print is tipped onto backing board, overall very good condition. Atmospheric image of an owl perched high up on the branch of a....

Kono Bairei (Illus)?
Tokyo. No date. Ca. 1890. Japanese woodblock print, image 8 x 5 3/4 inches on sheet 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Four binding holes in left margin, spot in upper left image; good condition. Exquisite image of a beetle in subtle shades of black and green from an unidentified late 1800s Japanese woodblock book.

Jacoulet, Paul (illus).
No date. [ 1941.]. Color woodblock print, dai oban (sheet size 14 1/2 x 19 inches). Light toning to upper margin and adhesive residue at upper edge of paper, overall very good condition. Printed on paper watermarked with Jacoulet's name; limitation number of print on verso (no...

Hoitsu, Sakai; Suzuki and Nakano (illus).
Kyoto. Yamada Unsodo. 1908. Meiji 41. Single volume of this set, Japanese accordion style binding with paper covered boards, 11 x 7 1/2 inches, 26 double page, 2 single page color woodblock prints. WITH ORIGINAL PAPER TITLED WRAPPER / SLIP. Scattered light soiling to...

Kyoto. Unsodo. Meiji 43. Volume 43. 24 single page color and black and white woodblock prints on Japanese style folded sheets, stab thread binding, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Damp staining in upper margins, previous owner's blind stamp on corner of several pages, wear to covers. There are 10...

Meiji 16. 1883. Japanese accordion style book (orihon), 10 numbered double page color lithograph illustrations (multiple images per page), 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, patterned cloth-covered boards. Wear to cover extremities, interior in very good condition. The illustrations feature details of brocade cloths, exquisitely printed to give the effect...

Kyoto. Meiji 36. 1903. THREE VOLUME SET, 2 large folding maps, 19 double page color woodblock prints, black and white photo illustrations (process prints), 260+212+164pp, 9 x 6 inches, Japanese style binding (decorative paper wrappers with stab binding) with decorative title label. Very good condition. An exquisite publication with color...

Tokyo. Seibikai. Meiji 34. 1901. 18 full page color woodblock prints, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, decorative color paper wrappers with two ribbon ties. Light soiling and tiny hole (pinhead size) to lower left corner margin of frontispiece illustration, light wear to back cover, small areas of light dampstaining...