THREE JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOKS BY BUMPOKawamura Bumpo, 1779-1821, comprising: 1) BUMPO GAFU, "Bumpo's Sketchbook" (Osaka & Kyoto: Yoshida Shimbei, 1807) 10 x 7 1/8 in., in traditional Japanese fukurotoji binding:...
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HOBUN GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1890 Kikuchi Hobun, 1862-1918, Kyoto painter, best known for his animal studies; HOBUN GAFU, "Hobun's Picture Book" (Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei, c. 1890) 9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in., traditional...
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DAITSU SEKAI, JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOKKodo Tokuchi; DAITSU SEKAI, a facsimile edition of three classic sharebon literary works with additional comic commentary, illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai, Kitao Masanobu,...
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JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK ON KABUKI THEATRE,1811 Tachikawa Enba, 1743-1822; SHIBAI NENDAIKI HANA NO EDO KABUKI, "Edo in Bloom: a Kabuki Chronology," illustrated by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1770-1820 (Edo: Tsuruya Kiemon,...
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MEISU GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1810 Ohara Toya, 1771-1840, called Minsei; MEISU GAFU, "Painting Manual of Numbers" (Wakayama: Nanreikan, circa 1810) 4 vols., 10 1/4 x 7 in., in traditional Japanese fukurotoji...
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NAGASAKI BUNKEN ROKU, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, 1817 Hirokawa Kai; NAGASAKI BUNKEN ROKU, "Record of Things Seen and Heard in Nagasaki" (Kyoto: H. Magobei and B. Gannen, circa 1817) 2nd ed., the 1st in 1800; 5 vols....
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SHUI MIYAKO MEISHO ZUE, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOKS Akisato Rito, active 1776-1830, author; SHUI MIYAKO MEISHO ZUE, "Pictorial Guide to Scenic Places in Kyoto, Supplement" illustrated by Takehara Shunchosai, active 1772-1801(Osaka:...
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KIKUCHI YOSAI GAFU, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C.1820 Kikuchi Yosai, 1778-1888, reproduced as prints by Matsumoto Fuko; KIKUCHI YOSAI GAFU, "The Sketchbook of Kikuchi Yosai" (Tokyo: Okura Magobei, 1891) Two volumes,...
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TWO JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOKS ON THE OPIUMWAR Fuku Mineta, 1817-1883, author; KAIGAI SHINWA, and KAIGAI SHINWA SHUI, "New Stories from Overseas" and the "Supplement," each title illustrated by Utagawa Sadahide, 1807-1873...
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A RENAISSANCE MAP, "PTOLEMY MAP OF THEWORLD (DIE WELTK...A RENAISSANCE MAP, "Ptolemy Map of the World (Die Weltkarte des Ptolema?us)," ULM AND ARMSHEIM, 1482, hand colored woodblock print on paper, "Insculptum...
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ANTONIO FRASCONI, AMERICAN (1919-2013),THE WOODS, ED.25, WOODCUT, 9 1/2"H X 11"W (IMAGE), 17"H X 18 1/4"W (FRAME)Antonio Frasconi, American, (1919-2013) The Woods, ed.25, woodcut pencil signed, titled and numbered...
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HYOCHU ZUGA TOO KIKO, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK Nagakubo Shekisui, 1717-1801, Confucian scholar and pioneering mapmaker; HYOCHU ZUGA TOO KIKO, journal of a tour to the far northeast of Japan (Osaka & Edo: Asano Yahi,...
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HOZAN, BITCHU MEISHO KO, A JAPANESEWOODCUT BOOK Tsuji Hozan, active 1820-1840, BITCHU MEISHO KO. "Famous Places of Bitchu" (Kyoto: Gyokushen, 1822) 2 vols., 10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in., traditional Japanese fukurotoji...
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HOKUBAH, KYOKA SUMIDAGAWA, A JAPANESEWOODCUT BOOK Teisai Hokuba, 1771-1844, illustrator, leading student of Hokusai; KYOKA SUMIDAGAWA MEISHO ZUKAI, "Humorous Poems on Famous Views of the Sumida River" (Kyoto?:...
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GUNCHO GA-EI, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOKHanabusa Itcho, 1652-1724, and Suzuki Rinsho, d.1802; GUNCHO GA-EI, a collection of sketches (Edo: Hanabusa Heikichi, dated 1778, but probably later) Three volumes bound as...
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SUISEKI GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1814 Sato Suiseki, active c.1806-1840; SUISEKI GAFU, "The Sketch Book of Suiseki" with text by Hayano Masami (Osaka: Kawachiya Kihei, 1814) 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.; traditional...
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KOCHO GAFU NI HEN, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C.1849 Ueda Kocho, 1788-1850, Shijo style artist based in Osaka; KOCHO GAFU NI HEN, "Kocho's New Sketchbook" (Osaka: c.1849) Two volumes, 10 x 7 1/8 in.; traditional...
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KOCHO GAFU, JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK, C.1834Ueda Kocho, 1788-1859, Shijo style artist based in Osaka; KOCHO GAFU, "Kocho's Sketchbook" (Osaka: Honya Kichibei & Kawachiya Kihei, 1834) Two volumes, 10 x 7 in.; traditional...
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KOSHU GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1812 Hatta Koshu, 1770-1822, student of Marayuma Okyo; KOSHU GAFU, "The Sketchbook of Koshu" (Kyoto: Yoshida Shinbei, 1812) 103/8 x 7 1/4 in., traditional Japanese fukurotoji...
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NANTEI GAFU KOHEN, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C.1826 Nishimura Nantei, 1775-1834, NANTEI GAFU KOHEN, "Nantei's Sketchbook, Supplement" (Kyoto: Yoshida Shinbei, 1826) 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji...
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NANTEI GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1804 Nishimura Nantei, 1775-1834; NANTEI GAFU, "The Sketchbook of Nantei" with the "Supplement" (Kyoto: Metogiya Gihei, c.1804) Two volumes and matching supplement, 103/8...
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KIHO GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1827 Kiho Kawamura, 1778-1852, student and adopted son of Bumpo; KIHO GAFU, "Kiho's Picture Book" (Kyoto: Yoshida Shimbei, circa 1827) 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in., in traditional...
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FUKEI GASO, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1817 Cho Gessho Yukisada, c.1772-1832, FUKEI GASO, "Thicket of Pictures Without Shape" with text by Hata Kanae, c.1759-1831(Nagoya: Matsuya Zenbei, 1817) 11 x 7 1/4 in.;...
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SOKEN SANSUI GAFU, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK Yamaguchi Soken, 1759-1818; SOKEN SANSUI GAFU, "Album of Landscapes by Soken" (Kyoto: Kamisaka Kanbei, 1818) Two volumes, 10 x 7 1/8 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji...
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MANGA HYAKUJO, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,1814 Aikawa Minwa, active 1806-1821; MANGA HYAKUJO, "Sketchbok of 100 Women" (Kyoto: Yoshidaya Shinbei, et al., 1814) 10 1/4 x 7 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji binding:...
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KORIN GASHIKI, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1818 Aikawa Minwa, active 1806-1821; KORIN GASHIKI, "Korin's Painting Style"" (Kyoto: Kikuya Shinbei, 1818) 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji binding:...
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HOITSU, OSON GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, 1822 Sakai Hoitsu, 1761-1828; OSON GAFU, "The Drawing Book of Oson" (Nagoya, Edo: Eirakuya Toshiro, 1822) 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji binding,...
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KAN'EI GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOKNishiyama Kan'ei, 1833-1897; KAN'EI GAFU, "Kan'ei Picture Album" (Osaka: Meikawa Zenbei, c.1883) 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., accordion-fold album (orihon) with two-color silk brocade...
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BAICHIKU RANGAKU, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C. 1710 Anonymous, BAICHIKU RANGAKU, "Album of Plum, Bamboo, Orchid and Chrysanthemum,"a stand-alone volume from the 8-volume series HASSHU GAFU (Kyoto: Nakagawa Mohei,...
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HOKKEI, HOKURI JUNIJI, JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK Ishikawa Masamochi, author; HOKURI JUNIJI, "The Twelve Hours of the Northern Village," a comic story about life in the Kyoto red-light district, illustrated by Totoya...
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ZATTO ICHIRAN ZENPEN, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK Jippensha Ikku (pen name of Shigeta Sadakazu), 1765-1831, author and illustrator; ZATTO ICHIRAN ZENPEN, a hodge-podge (n.p., n.d., circa 1819) Two vols., 8 1/2 x 5 5/8,...
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SETTEI, EIRI ISE MONOGATARI, JAPANESEWOODCUT BOOK Tsukioka Settei, 1710-1787, a leading ukiyo-e artist of the period; EIRI ISE MONOGATARI, "The Tales of Ise" (Osaka: 1756) 2 vols., 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in., traditional...
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SHINNYO DO ENGI, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C.1693 The Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, et al.; SHINNYO DO ENGI, "The Origin of the Shinnyo Do Temple in Kyoto," with calligraphy by Kitamuki Unchiko and illustrations after...
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CHUKO MICHI NO SHIORI, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK Yurindo Kokushin; CHUKO MICHI NO SHIORI, "Guide in the Road to Loyalty and Filial Piety," illustrated by Yoshida Getcho, from Omo prefecture, working in Shinjo style,...
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GUSTAVE BAUMANN, INDIANA, NEW MEXICO,CALIFORNIA (1881 - 1971), THE TOWN OF NASHVILLE, 1910, COLOR WOODCUT, 9" X 13" (WOODCUT), 17" X 21" (FRAME)Gustave Baumann, Indiana, New Mexico, California, (1881 - 1971)...
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JOAN MIRó (SPANISH, 1893 - 1983) 13"x 10" "Á toute épreuve (Proof Against All)",1947-58, published 1958. Color woodcut on japon nacre paper, signed in pencil lower right, one of 80 woodcuts (79 woodcuts in...
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