The 27th International Enamelling Exhibition in Japan
Tokyo: Japan Enamelling Artist Association, 1993. 126p., very good in wraps, 8.5x12 inches, thoroughly illustrated in color; text in English and Japanese. More
Cat.No: 165195
Japan
Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, A brief overview of his life and achievements
Seoul: Diamond Sutra Recitation Group, [post-2005]. 59p., pictorial wraps. Hagiography of the Korean naval official who helped drive back the Japanese during Hideyoshi's Japanese invasion through the use of turtle boats. More
Cat.No: 122548
Alternate systems study bulletin. Vol. 18 no. 6, vol. 19 no. 1
Kyoto: the bulletin, 2011-2012. Two issues of the zine-format publication, 25 and 21 pages respectively, photocopied from computer printouts; text in Japanese. Associated with Hitoshi Ebara, formerly of the Sekiho-ha, RG. More
Cat.No: 167222
![AMPO: a report from the Japanese New Left [later subtitled "Japan-Asia Quarterly Review"] (19 issues)](/pictures/thumb/145104.jpg?v=1484085120)
AMPO: a report from the Japanese New Left [later subtitled "Japan-Asia Quarterly Review"] (19 issues)
Tokyo: AMPO, 1969-1993. Nineteen issues of the journal, various formats, 7x10 to 8.5x12 inches; several have rubberstamps on cover from a movement library in San Francisco, but generally very good. Issues present are 2, 7/8, 11, 15, 16, 18, vol. 8 no. 3; vol. 10 no. 1/2; vol. 12 nos... More
Cat.No: 145104
Arts and Crafts
Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1959. 170p., wraps, worn at spine ends. Label of Bernard Karpel (Museum of Modern Art) on flyleaf. K. B. S. Bibliography of Standard Reference Books for Japanese Studies with Descriptive Notes, Volume VII (A). Bibliography of Japanese works, with descriptive notes in English. More
Cat.No: 140619
Asahi nenkan 1946
Osaka: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1946. 335p., stiff red wraps moderately worn. First post-war edition of the yearbook published by Asahi Simbun, one of Japan's major newspapers. More
Cat.No: 142252
Bankoku shingo daijiten
Osaka: Osaka Shuppansha, 1935. 1,304 pages, limp cloth covers, paper evenly toned, corners mildly bumped, very good. Dictionary of English-derived words and phrases new to the Japanese language. More
Cat.No: 233031
The basic study on technical exchange about Hokyoin stupas between China and Japan. Bulletin of the Research Center for Silk Roadology
Nara, Japan: Research Center for Silk Roadology, 2007. 129p., six photo plates, plus numerous B&W photos in text, wraps. Ilustrated examination of Buddhist stupas, showing regional influences. Text mostly in Japanese, with English summary. Rubberstamp on first blank interior page. Silk roadology 27. More
Cat.No: 121166
Bi no bi ten
Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha, 1959. [26p], wraps, Japanese text. B&W photos of items from an arts and crafts exhibition held at Mitsukoshi Department Store. From the library of Laurence Sickman; his initials on cover. More
Cat.No: 142371
![Brazilian Navy Ary Parreiras: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Aug. 24th 1956, Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan](/pictures/thumb/215048.jpg?v=1494558509)
Brazilian Navy Ary Parreiras: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Aug. 24th 1956, Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
[Tokyo]: [Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, ], 1956. 5.5x3.5 inch color postcard mounted in 7.25x5 inch display folder illustrated with line drawing of the ship on an orange, yellow and white field, detailed description of the ship, previous owner's notes in Japanese script on rear otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 215048
![Brazilian Navy Soares Dutra: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Dec. 13th 1956, Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan](/pictures/thumb/215033.jpg?v=1494475714)
Brazilian Navy Soares Dutra: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Dec. 13th 1956, Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
[Tokyo]: [Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, ], 1956. 5.5x3.5 inch color postcard mounted in 7.25x5 inch display folder illustrated with line drawing of the ship on an orange, yellow and white field, detailed description of the ship on rear, very good. More
Cat.No: 215033
Budda Shakuson : sono shogai to zokei. Tokubetsuten / Arts of Buddha Sakyamuni: special exhibition
Nara: Nara National Museum, 1984. 408p., wraps lightly shelfworn, illustrated with photographs (mostly black and white), text in Japanese. More
Cat.No: 152068
![Budo to wain no bijutsu. [The art of grapes and wine]](/pictures/thumb/152561.jpg?v=1504923037)
Budo to wain no bijutsu. [The art of grapes and wine]
Kofu, Japan: Yamanashi Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1993. 183p., 9x11 inches, very good hardcover illustrated with 190 color photos. Text in Japanese. Catalog for a special exhibition featuring both Western and Japanese art representing grapes and wine, ranging from ancient Rome to Dutch-influenced Edo-period illustrations. More
Cat.No: 152561
![Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars [24 issues]](/pictures/thumb/207280.jpg?v=1509851318)
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars [24 issues]
Cambridge: the Bulletin, 1970-1990. Twenty-four issues of the staplebound, 8.5x11 inch journal, average length ranging from 72 to 92 pages, generally very good, some with address label on back cover. Issues present are vol. 2 no. 4; vol. 4 nos. 2-4; vol. 5 nos. 1, 2, 3; vol. 6 nos... More
Cat.No: 207280
Catalogue of an exhibition of color prints by Suzuki Harunobu with notes critical and descriptive by Frederick W. Gookin. The Caxton club rooms, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, February the fourth, nineteen hundred and five
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1905. 31p., color frontispiece, edgeworn wraps, interior very good. Brief descriptions of prints, attributed to their collectors. More
Cat.No: 139813
![Catalogue of an exhibition of netsuke from the collection of Raymond Bushell. Held at Christie's great rooms on the occasion of the London International Netsuke Convention, 2l-27 October 1984 [Cover title: "100 Raymond Bushell Netsuke"]](/pictures/thumb/203141.jpg?v=1505074203)
Catalogue of an exhibition of netsuke from the collection of Raymond Bushell. Held at Christie's great rooms on the occasion of the London International Netsuke Convention, 2l-27 October 1984 [Cover title: "100 Raymond Bushell Netsuke"]
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1984. 53p., very good in staplebound wraps, illustrations of 100 netsuke, several in color. Laid in are two slender brochures from the Los Angeles exhibition. More
Cat.No: 203141
A checklist of Japanese local histories / Chihoshi mokuroku
Berkeley; Stanford: Japan-United States Friendship Commission; UC Berkeley East Asiatic Library; East Asian Collection, Hoover Institution, 1978. vii, 312 p, wraps, chip at bottom of spine panel. Titles appear in typed or facsimile handwritten Japanese alongside Romanization. More
Cat.No: 180503
![Chinese Culture. A Quarterly Review [two issues: volume 1 no. 3, volume 2 no. 1]](/pictures/thumb/223387.jpg?v=1522293666)
Chinese Culture. A Quarterly Review [two issues: volume 1 no. 3, volume 2 no. 1]
Taibei: Institute of Chinese Culture, 1958, 1959. Two issues of the journal, both with yellow tape discoloration at top and bottom of the spine, 251 and 183p. respectively, reading copies only. The former issue has an article by Tingsen S. Wei, illustrated with photos of archeological finds, claiming that the... More
Cat.No: 223387
Chohoji Minamibara kofun no kenkyu
Osaka: Osaka Daigaku Minamibara Kofun Chosadan, 1992. 194 pages, 6, 40 leaves of plates, very good hardcover in slipcase. Text in Japanese. [Osaka University Studies in Archaeology, no. 2]. Report on excavations of a fourth century burial mound in southwestern Kyoto. More
Cat.No: 202105
Chubu Nihon Shinbun nijunenshi
Nagoya: Chubu Nihon Shinbunsha, 1962. 426p., hardcover with edgeworn plastic protective slip, in moderately worn slipcase, 10x7 inches; B&W photos, 48 pages of plates. History of the Japanese newspaper. Text in Japanese. More
Cat.No: 142127
Chugoku To Choan no bunbutsu: hato o koete, harukanaru Choan e
Himeji: Hyogo Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 1989. 134p., very good in wraps, thoroughly illustrated, mostly in color. Text in Japanese. Catalog for an exhibition of antiquities from Chang'an, curated by Wang Wenqing. More
Cat.No: 175800
![CIRA JAPANA [cloth patch, together with explanatory leaflet]](/pictures/thumb/219790.jpg?v=1510202117)
CIRA JAPANA [cloth patch, together with explanatory leaflet]
Fujinomiya, Japan: CIRA, [200-]. 5.5x4.5 inch black cloth patch with printed design, very good, together with similarly sized leaflet introducing the Japanese anarchist archive and soliciting donations. Obtained in San Francisco where a representative of CIRA tabled at an anarchist book fair. More
Cat.No: 219790
The collector of Asian art and archaeology: problems of assembly, maintenance and study
New York: Asian Conservatory Laboratory, 1966. 128p. plus 40 black and white plates, staplebound squareback wraps lightly shelfworn. ACL Symposium Series, vol. 2. Proceedings of a 1963 symposium, with pieces on the interplay of collector, scholar and conservator, the issue of forgery, and more. More
Cat.No: 179082
Contemporary pottery of Japan
Nagoya: Japan Pottery Design Center, 1961. 44p., moderately worn wraps, corner bumped, unobtrusive library rubberstamp. Illustrated catalog promoting the products of important producers. More
Cat.No: 139508
Dai 1-kai zenkoku shohin bonsai meihinten
Tokyo: Nihon bonsai kyokai, undated. [31p.], wraps edgeworn and lightly soiled; illustrated with B&W photos of 57 bonsai presentations. Not found in OCLC. First national exhibition of select examples, put on by the Japanese Bonsai Society. Very little text, all in Japanese. More
Cat.No: 142373