- One vol. of 56(?); (sl.) wormholed. Two parts bound together.
= Setsubai houtan inu no soushi is a shorter version of Kyokutei Bakin's original 106 volume novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden, commonly translated as the Eight Dog Chronicles or the Tale of Eight Dogs. The Eight Dog Chronicles is considered to be the longest novel in Japanese literary history.
ADDED: 1 unrelated Japanese vol. containing col. woodcut ills. (1960).
- Partly foxed, ills. for the most part fine. Wrs. soiled and (sl.) nibbled.
= Three illustrated volumes on the life of Shinran Shonin, Buddhist monk and founder of the Jôdo Shinshû sect, who lived between 1173 and 1263.
- Contents sl. yellowed along margins, otherwise fine. Binding worn along extremities; covers loosening.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVI.
- Trifle foxed. Wrappers (sl.) soiled; front cover w. crease.
= Travel story by Sohô Tokutomi, a historian and journalist. Hirafuku Hyakusui was a nihonga-painter, who created illustrations for the newspaper Kokumin Shinbun (established by Sohô Tokutomi). After visiting Europe and exhibiting his work there, he was named a member of the Japan Art Academy.
- Very fine copy.
Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). (Family(?) group portrait). Watercolour with use of very thin onlaid mother of pearl, 19,1x25 cm., w. bevelled edges.
- Laid down. = Remarkable combination of watercolour and mother of pearl. Possibly Chinese.
Masao (1904-1974). Yomogyu (Weeds). Col. woodcut aiban, printed w. silver and gold pigments, w. artist's stamp printed in red, publisher Yamada Shoin, from Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji).
= With the orig. accomp. flimsy with letterpress information on the print (in English and Japanese).
- Very fine.
- Wrappers worn; lacks most of the binding cord, contents almost loose.
= The first vol. of two featuring birds and flowers, by Hokusai's pupil who was given the name Taitô, a name Hokusai himself used between 1811 and 1820.
ADDED: 2 other 19th cent. col. Japanese book-illustrations.
= Symmetrical composition with trees, flowers, people, butterflies, a temple and a bridge.
- Both (sl.) yellowed/ browned; w. (fold?)line running down the middle; doubled w. Japanese.
- Both browned and faded; both (partially) mounted on board.
- Very fine.
= From the series Shinsen Taiko Ki (New Biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). Rare.
- Contents occas. sl. fingersoiled, but otherwise a good copy. Wrs. creased and (sl.) worn; lacks lower part of hashira-title.
= A series of woodcut illustrations showing Japanese people in everyday situations. People are shown at work or at leisure, for example having a nap, selling their wares or making merry.
- Re-backed w. Japanese text leaf; trifle soiled, w. a stain on the title cartouche.
= The right panel of a tryptich.
= Probably a later edition, ±1920.
- Laid down on mount.
= Perhaps an unused hanshita-e or a prelimimary design. With the collector's mark of Berend Modderman (1870-1944) (not in Lugt) on verso mount.
- Outer margins laid down under passepartout.