大阪. [Osaka]. 饗庭又兵衛. [Aibashi, Matabei]. No date but appears to be Meiji. Colourful sheet featuring two hemispheres with a teacher and his students pointing to parts of the world. Sheet measures 32.7 x 46.7cm. Three vertical folds, margins a little chipped but neatly repaired on the verso not affecting the..... More

No place. 永楽屋. [Eirakuya]. No date. [Meiji?]. Very attractive colour woodblock printed game with original pictorial colour envelope, 36.5 x 49.5cm, original paper envelope, 18 x 12.5cm. An usual game in very good condition Tosenkyo (投扇興) is a Japanese traditional game for 2 people who throw an opened fan at..... More

[Japan]. No date. (Circa 1960?). 125 kimono pattern designs tipped in a number of leaves in a damged album, 32 x 46cm. The leaves of the album evenly browned, the patterns are folded with some light additional creasing, covers of the album have been removed but the leaves are still..... More

No publication details. (Circa 1960]. Colourful folding sugoroku game sheet, 55 x 79cm, a fukuwarai game on reverse does not include face pieces. This is brightly coloured post-war sugoroku is a "round the world" game and this together with the fukuwarai game printed on the reverse would have been enjoyed..... More

Set of six postcards picturing woodblock art works by Utagawa Hiroshige. Five "made in Japan", one from the British Museum. 14 x 9cm. Very lightly browned, overall in very good condition. When referring to this item please quote stockid 223136. More

[Japan]. No date but likely Meiji. This attractive unusual colour woodblock printed folding item appears to be constructed from three woodblock sheets which have been neatly joined together. The woodblock print used for the interior was designed by Osaka-based artist (Gyokutei) Yoshimine who worked during the period 1856-1877. Measures 16..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 東京印刷株式会社. [Tōkyō Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha]. 1906? Two colour gold embossed postcards titled in English, undivided back, 9 x 14cm. One postcard has the sender's and recipient's addresses on reverse in Japanese and a stamp postmarked 39.11.11 on the reverse These two beautifully printed colour postcards were issued to..... More

[Japan]. Early Meiji? Colour woodblock print with light folds, 34.3 x 46.2cm. Small mark lower margin at left on reverse barely visible on the side of the image. A detailed colour woodblock bird's eye view map looking out across Tokyo Bay from Kinryūin (Golden Dragon Temple), a Buddhist temple which..... More

1978. 12 brightly coloured hand stencils on mulberry paper presented loosely enclosed in the original card mulberry paper covered folder, stencilled title label upper cover. Folder measures 38.9 x 29.5cm, calendar sheets 37 x 28cm. Each month features an attractive stylised seasonal design. A little foxing on the lower margin..... More

Japan. Niigata Prefectural Museum of Art. 1974. Edges a trifle rubbed, few minor marks on reverse. 71 x 51cm. Overall a good copy of an attractive poster. Poster advertising Kuroda Kiyoteru's Exhibition at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Art, April 25-May 12 in 1974. When referring to this item please..... More

京都. [Kyoto]. 西村庄五郎. [Nishimura, Shōgorou]. [ 1878]. Stunning colour map woodblock advertisement, 25 x 19cm, very good condition. This unusual and advertising woodblock map/print promotes Hiiragiya, a renowned Japanese inn located in Kyoto. The print depicts the inn as the focal point of a Kyoto map, humorously mimicking a world..... More

[Japan]. Late Meiji? Brightly coloured small sugoroku woodblock print, 23.7 x 35.6cm, very good copy. This vibrant woodblock print illustrates a lively restaurant scene, where guests indulge in various fun-filled games while enjoying food and drink. The central panel is titled "Lucky Poems and Songs," depicting guests entertained by traditional..... More

大野栄吉. [Ōno Eikichi]. Meiji 25 [ 1892]. Colour woodblock print, 22.8 x 32.5cm, evenly browned, few chips in margins but overall very good. This colourful woodblock print serves as a point sheet for a horse racing board game. While the game rules are unclear, the print vividly captures an exciting..... More