Catalogue for June 2021

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Edward King diary on trips to and Ningbo

Important work written prior to July 1859 opening of Nagasaki

[Japan][China] Unique, primary resource almost certainly written by Edward King (c1817-1875), an American silk and tea merchant based in Shanghai. The first part of the diary covers his departure from Shanghai to Nagasaki on March 15, 1859 and his return on April 6th. He mentions the voyage, the terrible food on board, and then on Nagasaki writes about the customs officials, the difficulty of changing currency, silk products, shopping, a drunk Chinese interpreter (whose business card is affixed in the diary), and an important description of Nagasaki itself and Desima [Dejima]. He also decribes the people of Nagasaki, some customs, and the entertainment he witnessed. He even wrote a two-page English-Japanese vocabulary which is surprisingly good except for a bizarre definition of how to say, 'tomorrow' in Japanese. On his Ningbo trip (April 28 - May 12, 1859) he decribes what he sees and his visit to a tea plantation. A complete transcript of the diary is available on request. King mentions the names of the ships he travelled on, their captains, as well as dates, so the North China Herald newspaper passenger lists confirm Edward King was the only passenger named who was on three of the four voyages. In the diary King also affixed various woodblock prints he no doubt purchased whilst in Nagasaki along with a large fold- out map of Nagasaki and a Japanese treasury note pinned in. This is quite possibly the only pre-July 1859 Nagasaki diary not in a museum or other institution.

Nagasaki - 46pp of text, 2pp vocabulary, 25pp of mostly woodblock printed illustrations, 1 fold-out map, 1 loose woodblock printed paper model of a theatre. Ningbo - 41pp of text, 26 blank pages at end, 2 woodblock printed diptychs pasted in at the end. 17.9 x 11.5cm.

In very good condition. General age wear and most of the woodblock prints are slightly larger than the diary so are bent at edges. Map has a few old holes. b33040934

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A New Account of America - Complete Set of 5 Books by Tsurumine Shigenobu (Kaisei Gyofu)

[Japan] Lovely, complete set of 5 books titled, 'Meriken Shinshi'. Woodblock printed and iIllustrated with impressive images including those of Washington, Amerigo Vespucci, Columbus, ships, maps, The Battle of Saratoga, a fight between Europeans and American Indians, an English attack on a French fort in Ohio, a battle between land forces and English warships along the Virginia coast, a street scene in Washington, and an American family at dinner. The then 31 states of America are also listed. A pioneering work as it was basically the first Japanese book to look at America in some detail. The English spelling errors and some of the imagery show the understandably incomplete knowledge of America at the time.

No place. Kasugaro. 1855.

Vol. 1 - 44pp. Vol. 2 - 46pp. Vol. 3 - 50pp. Vol. 4 - 40pp. Vol. 5 - 36pp. Each 25.3 x 17.5cm.

In very good condition. Volumes 1 & 2 have some short, repaired worm trails affecting a few pages at the lower corners. Volume 3 has a very minor stain at the lower affecting a few pages. Volumes 4 & 5 are very good to fine. Covers all have minor wear. Original title slips all present. b33050948

Price: $3,960 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1621628407&La=E - 4 -

Large, early, woodblock printed folding map of Yokohama with interesting Eulenburg expedition provenance

[Japan] Impressive map of Yokohama dated 1859 by Gyokuransai Sadahide, who produced some wonderful woodblock printed ukiyoe. The original title slip is present and next to it is another label handwritten in German that reads, 'Andenken an die erste Ostasienfahrt. Seesoldat Albert Brandt. 1860', which translates to, 'Souvenir of the first voyage to East Asia. Marine Albert Brandt. 1860', indicating the original owner was a member of the Prussian marine unit attached to Count Eulenburg's expedition to Japan.

Edo [], Bakurocho. Hozendo. 1859.

Approx. 191 x 69cm. (23.5 x 16.5 when folded).

In very good condition. Some wear, minor marks and faint stains but nothing serious. A few small old tape remnants and a few folds are starting to separate. Easily repairable if required but still very good as is. m33050952

Price: $4,950 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1622464923&La=E - 5 -

Shokumon Ruisan - 5 volumes of stunning Japanese designs

500 designs and letter by Edoardo Chiossone

[Japan]. Monumental work by the Imperial Museum containing around 500 superb, colour woodblock printed, Japanese pattern designs. The five volumes are Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6 & 8 (of 10 volumes). The books were published over 2 years. Edoardo Chiossone (1833-1898), who lived in Japan from 1875 until his death and designed the first bank notes for the government, wrote an 8-page letter which is reproduced at the beginning of volume 1 and endorses the set of books. An important work and difficult to find.

Tokyo. Yurindo. 1892-93.

Each volume with approx. 100 designs. Each 25.5 x 18.5cm.

Overall in good condition. The covers are quite worn and there is age wear throughout. Some designs have some minor staining. Some pages are splitting near the binding but the integrity of all five volumes is sound. The designs on some pages are starting to lift off their backing paper though this is repairable. Minor transfer of images on some pages. Tissue guards are mostly present but are worn and creased. b33030923

Price: $3,470 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1619896179&La=E - 6 -

Reishin Gajo - Wonderful Pair of Woodblock Printed Design Books by Matsui Yukoku

[Japan] Simply stunning designs can be found in this matching pair of books by the elusive Matsui Yukoku. The Japanese title is 'Reishin Gajo'. Volume 1 contains 24 pages of designs plus one long fold-out at the beginning. Volume 2 has 26 pages of designs. Some have silver highlights. An impressive pair of books. The publisher, Honda Ichijiro, was the brother of Unsodo's Yamada Naosaburo and of Honda Kinnosuke who, between them, published a large portion of the best Kyoto design books in the Meiji era.

Kyoto. Honda Ichijiro. 1900.

Vol. 1 - 28pp plus 1 fold-out. Vol. 2 - 28pp. Each 25.1 x 17.8cm.

Overall in very good condition. Two tissue leaves torn with loss in volume 1. Wear to covers and old label on front cover of volume 2. Old tape repairs inside front and rear covers of volume 2 and some pages separated at leading edge. Designs are all very good to fine and unaffected by the faults mentioned. b33050937

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Shinsen Goshodoki Onhinagata - Set of 4 Design Books by Nakayasu Kando

[Japan] Scarce, complete set of 4 volumes filled with designs of 'goshodoki', a type of kimono design where flowers of the four seasons are expressed in detail. Each volume contains 40 pages of woodblock printed design. A very special publication.

Kyoto. Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi. 1934.

Each volume 42pp. Each 25.5 x 17.4cm.

In very good condition. Covers a bit worn at edges with minor loss of covering paper. Internally very good with only minor wear. b33050942

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Woodblock Printed Album by Yamamoto Shoun

Lovely work showing Japanese children playing

[Japan] Very nice accordion-style bound (orihon) folding book with 12 wonderful woodblock prints of Japanese children engaging in various play activities. Each print is titled and stamped 'Shoun'. At the lower left of each print is the publisher's name, Matsuki Heikichi, address, and date (Meiji 40 [1907]) in Japanese. Also, 'Sold by Daikokuya. H. Matsuki. No.2 Yoshikawa-cho, Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan.' is written in English under each on the left.

Tokyo. Heikichi Matsuki (Daikokuya). 1907.

12 prints (6 on each side). 24.2 x 17.8cm.

In very good condition. Decorative covers a little worn. Internally very good with only very minor wear. b33040891

Price: $1,490 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1620298169&La=E - 9 -

Illustrated Biographies of Japanese Artists with photos and artists' signature stamps

[Japan] Scarce, interesting book in Japanese with biographies and images of 52 Japanese artists who were active in 1901, the year the book was published. A simple Internet search of many of the artists listed reveals no photograpic image of each artist. This book certainly fills that gap in knowledge. There is also a brief biography of each artist. Some of the names include, Hashimoto Gaho, Tomioka Eisen, Ogata Gekko, Watanabe Shotei, Kawabata Gyokusho, Kajita Hanko, Taki Katei, Kubota Beisen, Mizuno Toshikata, and Suzuki Kasson. Interestingly, there are also six female artists listed. Edited by Kanai Kakushi. The photographs were by Futami Asakuma (or Asama).

Tokyo. Yagi Kozo. 1901.

226pp (biographies and photos printed on one side only). 27.2 x 19.5cm.

In very good condition. Minor wear and staining to covers. Internally a few pages with minor foxing. Otherwise very good. b30120278

Price: $690 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1622583831&La=E - 10 -

Kachi Kachi Yama - Japanese Fairy Tale in English

Very scarce true 1st edition in plain brown covers.

[Japan] Kachi Kachi Yama. Translated by David Thompson. Art by Sensai (Kobayashi) Eitaku. This is from the earliest series of Japanese fairy tales and only states the publisher as Kobunsha (not Hasegawa as well). Woodblock printed but uncoloured as issued. It seems that very few of these black and white editions were published as Kobunsha/Hasegawa soon released their series of coloured books with the same colophon dates as these true first editions.

Tokyo. Kobunsha. 1885.

24pp. 18.5 x 12.7cm

In very good condition. The cover has wear and a gift inscription, 'Gift of Miss Katherine Hawes'. Old collection seal scratched out on front cover and small sticker on rear cover. Internally very good. b33020852

Price: $1,780 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1622580576&La=E - 11 -

Dawn of the Century - Calendar for 1901

The Months of Japanese Children

[Japan] Charming crepe paper calendar by Hasegawa showing the various activities children would take part in each month. Playing shuttlecock and flying kites in January, the Girl's Festival of March, the Boy's Festival of May, and so on.

Tokyo. Hasegawa Takejiro. 1900.

12pp. 13.8 x 9.6cm.

In very good to fine condition. Minor wear and spotting on rear cover. Otherwise colours bright and fresh throughout. b33050958

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Bijutsu Shinpo - Art Journal Vol. 13 No.3 with important article about Hasegawa Takejiro

[Japan] Scarce volume of this journal that contains an 8-page, illustrated article about Hasegawa's woodblock printed calendars and their export. Very few contemporary articles about Hasegawa seem to have been written.

Tokyo. Shohosha. January 1914. pp.[6] 52 [12]. 30.5 x 23cm.

Only fair condition. Covers are brittle and have chipping at edges with minor loss. Binding staples rusted and some pages loose (but repairable). Internally good with minor wear. nb33040026

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Resume historique de L'industrie Sericicole du Japon

Lovely book on Japan's sericulture (silk) industry

[Japan] Beautifully produced book published for the Turin International (world fair) held from April to November in 1911. The book gives an illustrated outline of the silk industry in Japan. Printed on qualiity paper with text in French.

Tokyo. Association Sericicole Du Japon. 1911.

36pp (plus one loose, folded insert as issued). 18.3 x 25.8cm.

In very good condition. Minor wear and marks to covers. Internally very good to fine condition. b33050949

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The Inter-Oceanic Canal of Nicaragua. Its Probable Influence Upon Japan. by Captain H. C. Taylor

[Japan] Very scarce publication about the possible construction of a canal linking the Caribbean Sea (and therefore the Atlantic Ocean) with the Pacific Ocean. It has been talked about for around 200 years but has never been built. Taylor read his paper at a meeting of The Geographical Society of Japan at their hall at Nishi Konya- machi, Kiobashi [Kyobashi], Tokio [Tokyo] on Tuesday evening, the 27th January, 1891. The meeting was attended by Viscount Enomoto, lieutenants working for NYK, Mr. G. Goward (The World's Fair Commissioner to Japan), and a Mr. R. M. Varnum. The lecture was in English and interpreted into Japanese by Mr. S. Shiga.

Yokohama. Printed by the Yokohama Printing and Publishing Company, Limited. (Reprinted from the Japan Gazette). 1891. pp.[2], 24. 19.5 x 13.4cm.

In very good condition. Covers a little worn and darkened at edges. Light crease running down centre. Internally very good. b32110766

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Tokio City

Special Edition for the Panama Pacific International Exhibition

[Japan] Lovely booklet published for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco from February to December, 1915. Contains a fold-out map of Tokyo and 12 colour (not woodblock) printed illustrations showing monthly events.

[Tokyo]. Tokyo Municipal Office. 1915. pp[4], 14, 1 fold-out map (38.3 x 35.5cm), 12pp colour illustrations. 18.5 x 12.3cm.

In very good to fine condition. Staples rusted and can be seen near the front and rear. Otherwise booklet and map about fine. b33040919

Price: $590 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1621175977&La=E - 16 -

Marriage Customs in Japan by Watanabe Genjiro

[Japan] (With Descriptions of the Imperial Wedding). Very interesting booklet describing the various customs of marriage in different parts of Japan. There appears to have been a 1900 edition and a stated 3rd edition in 1909. This edition is dated 1904 with no mention of it being a 2nd edition.

Yokohama. Eisho Shuppan-sha. 1904. pp[2], ii, 46,[2]. 19 x 13.1cm.

In very good condition. Cover with some wear and minor staining on left side. Staples rusted and can be seen at rear. Internally almost fine. b33040921

Price: $590 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1621173184&La=E - 17 -

CDV of Japanese Paper Merchants

Very nice image with good contrast

[Japan] Superb carte de visite showing three merchants and a boy. Presumably the men are dealers in Japanese paper (washi). The man on the right has a Japanese abacus (soroban).

Photographer unknown. c1870.

8.8 x 5.4cm

In very good condition with only minor wear to mount. The right edge of the photo is not chipped, that is the edge of the studio background. p33030861

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Superb, large format photo of Yatobashi (Bridge), Yokohama

Hand-coloured albumen photo

[Japan] Impressive, hand-coloured albumen photo showing Yatobashi in Yokohama near Motomachi. The bridge was originally wooden and the fourth iteration was built of iron in 1887. This photo is presumably of that bridge. Numbered in the negative at right, '507' in the style of Stillfried.

Probably by Baron Raimund von Stillfried and then Kusakabe Kimbei. c1887.

26.6 x 21cm.

In fine condition with basically no wear. Mounted on card. p33050956

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Early photo of Westerners Drinking with Japanese Attendants

Uncoloured albumen photo

[Japan] Scarce, early, medium format photo of four Westerners with two Japanese men and one Japanese youth. There is a bottle of wine and a decanter on the table at the left. The Western men are possibly European. The man on the right has a pipe in his hand. The Japanese man on the right and the Japanese youth appear to have the same crest ('mon') on their kimono that may help identify them. The photo has been professionally mounted with a paper frame inside a stiff card folder. The photo can be removed if desired.

Probably Nagasaki. Photographer unknown (possibly ). c1870 (or earlier).

20.2 x 15cm.

In very good condition. There is an old crease running across and down the centre indicating the photo was folded at some time. Otherwise very good. p31090386

Price: $1,580 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1622130085&La=E - 20 -

Large format photo of Man with Full Body Tattoo probably taken by Kusakabe Kimbei

[Japan] Scarce, uncoloured albumen photo of a tattooed man who was probably a 'betto' or groom who took care of horses. Number matches a Kimbei photo titled, 'Japanese tattoo' though this one just says 'tattoo'. Titled in negative at left of man, '228. TATTOO.'

Probably Kusakabe Kimbei. c1890.

20.4 x 27cm.

In good condition. Has an old repaired tear at center right. Minor wear and a few tiny chips at edges. Unmounted. p33050953

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Large format photo of Ohato, Nagasaki with Kaientai or NYK flag (?) visible

[Japan] Unusual view of Ohato (lit. the big pier) in Nagasaki. The flag visible at the extreme right looks very similar to the flag of the Kaientai founded in Nagasaki by Sakamoto Ryomo and others (but that organisation folded in 1868). Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has a similar looking flag and is related to the Kaientai. Titled in negative at lower right, 'G54. O'HATO, NAGASAKI'.

Photographer unknown. c1890.

27 x 20.5cm.

In very good condition. Unmounted and with almost no wear. p33030867

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Large format photo of Bathhouse at Yumoto, Nikko

Uncoloured albumen photo

[Japan] Scarce albumen photo showing a public bath house at Yumoto Hot Spring in Nikko. Presumably the name of the bath itself is 'Yutsubo'. Titled in negative at lower right, 'C1720 YUTSUBO AT YUMOTO NIKKO'.

Photographer unknown. c1890.

27.1 x 20.5cm.

In very good condition. Unmounted and with some minor age wear at edges. p33030866

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Large format photo of the Sosui, Kyoto (Outou Canal)

Hand-coloured albumen photo

[Japan] Lovely, hand-coloured albumen photo showing the Outou Canal in Kyoto which connects to the Lake Biwa Canal. On the right we can see the site and buildings of the 4th National Industrial Exhibition held in 1895. Titled in negative at lower left, '38 GENERAL VIEW OF SOSUI - KIOTO'.

Photographer unknown. c1895.

27.2 x 20.9cm.

In very good condition. Unmounted and with some minor age wear mostly at edges. p33040905

Price: $990 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1620936406&La=E - 24 -

Large format photo of Child Performers

Hand-coloured albumen photo

[Japan] Lovely photo of five young girls who were probably a group of street performers (a type of chindon'ya). The smallest girl in the middle has a cap with a topknot to look like a samurai. Sharp photo and nicely coloured.

Photographer unknown. c1890.

25 x 19.5cm.

In very good condition. Mounted and with almost no wear. p33050954

Price: $790 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1621205463&La=E - 25 -

Large format photo of Actors in Costume

Hand-coloured albumen photo

[Japan] Lovely, hand-coloured albumen photo of two kabuki actors, one being a young boy. Both are in full costume. No numbering or title indicating an early photo.

Photographer unknown. c1885.

26.7 x 20.8cm.

In very good condition with almost no wear. Mounted on card. nb33040022

Price: $890 https://www.bakumatsuya.com/shop-description.php?ID=1622139721&La=E - 26 -

Superb, large format photo of Japanese Lady in Kariginu ceremonial dress

Hand-coloured albumen photo

[Japan] Superbly coloured, albumen photo of a lady wearing a type of 'kariginu', which was originally a hunting outfit but became the casual clothing of nobles. Numbered in the negative '22' at the lower right of the lady that looks like Usui Shuzaburo's style or possibly Baron Raimund von Stillfried. On the reverse side is a poorly coloured photo of Shiba at Tokyo that matches Tamamura Kozaburo's numbering system.

Attributed to Usui Shuzaburo. c1885.

24.4 x 19.5cm.

In very good condition with only a few tiny marks. Mounted on card. nb33040020

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The Geisha Otsuru of Shimbashi Reading a Book by Kunichika

[Japan] Lovely woodblock printed ukiyoe of a beautiful geisha named Otsuru at a restaurant from the series of 36 Famous Tokyo Restaurants by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900). Presumably this restaurant specialises in dengaku (skewered tofu in a miso sauce) as can be seen in the pan above her.

Nihonbashi [Tokyo]. Yorozuya Magobei. 1870.

35.1 x 24.8cm.

In very good condition. Almost no wear, unbacked with nice bleedthrough. u33040886

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