Japan Souvenir Guide.
Tokyo. Japan Souvenir Association. [Circa 1945- 1965]. Black and white illustrations, single sheet printed both sides, a good used copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161839. More
Tokyo. Japan Souvenir Association. [Circa 1945- 1965]. Black and white illustrations, single sheet printed both sides, a good used copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161839. More
Tokyo. Japan Souvenir Association. [Circa 1945- 1965]. Black and white illustrations, single sheet printed both sides, a good used copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161841. 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
[Japan]. 1820s? Black and white woodblock print, 24.8 x 19cm, a very good copy. This delicately drawn woodblock portrait of a Dutch woman holding a baby in her arm gives an intriguing mixture of the East and the West. Her face is drawn similarly to a Japanese woman in Ukiyoe..... More
[Japan]. (Circa 1900). Black and white printed illustrated fan. A few tiny holes visible when held to the light but overall in very good condition. Measures 36.5 x 24cm when open. This fan, featuring an illustration of Sojiji, the original headquarters temple of the Sotoshu in Ishikawa Prefecture, was most..... More
Various publishers. (circa 1925). A small archive of 30 catalogues, newsletters and other early 20th century trade ephemera reflecting the water pumps and motors that were available in Japan in the first quarter of the 20th century. Original wrappers, some are folded, occasional creasing at margins and minor soiling or..... More
A string of 10 hand printed flags on crepe paper 33 x 24cm with paper corner supports to hold the cords. The Japanese flag is torn with 6cm loss at lower corner, a few closed tears and some light creases on some flags but generally in exceptional condition for such..... More
(Early 20th Century). Colour folding game sheet, some light browning and a few small holes at folds, but overall a good and attractive game. 54 x 80cm. The title of this board game sheet indicates that the game is designed for two opposing sides, with one side acting as the..... More
[Tokyo]. [集英社. Shūeisha]. Showa 27 [ 1952]. Folding colour game board (37.7 x 20cm) with accompanying sheet of cut-outs of players and for constructing the stadium, (19 x 27.2cm), additional small card with punch-out cardboard bat and balls (1 ball missing; 3.5 x 8cm), and original pictorial wrapper. Board is..... More
東京. [Tokyo]. 東京日日新聞社. [Tōkyō Nichinichi Shinbunsha]. Showa 16 [ 1941]. Colour poster from a 1941 calendar. 53.5 x 38.5cm, small holes at corners, central horizontal fold. Some light even browning but overall a striking WWII image from a Japanese calendar. This colour illustrated calendar shows the months of March, April..... More
[Japan]. No date. Late 20th Century? Very long striking blue and white scroll showing the Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor. Scale: 1:1000. Occasional light marking but overall in very good condition. 53 x 304 cm. An intriguing representational print that displays the entire Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor..... More
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
Circa 1942. Small airborne propaganda leaflet printed on one side only featuring a colour illustration. Appears to have been dropped during the Malayan Campaign. 14.6 x 19.8 cm, creased and marked on the reverse. Image still very clear and strong. Airborne colour propaganda leaflet urges the British troops to surrender..... More
Shūseidō 衆星堂, Tenpō 14 ( 1843). [Reprint]. Large folding handcoloured map of the thirteen provinces from which Mt. Fuji can be viewed. 159 x 178cm. Folds into paper covered card covers measuring 40 x 24cm. Title label upper cover. A little browning along folds, occasional spotting and soiling. A little..... More
(Circa 1930). 32 colour cartoon style postcards with original pictorial packet, 9 x 14cm. A little foxing on images, heavier on reverse, pictorial packet which is torn with a little loss. An attractive and interesting set in good condition. A fascinating collection of Japanese cartoon postcards which present a series..... More
[Japan]. (Circa 1854). Black and white woodblock print, one of the military hats has been coloured in pink, a little spotting and very light creasing, generally good. 31 x 24cm. This kawaraban, dating from around Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan, features a lower panel depicting three figures in military uniforms..... More
Circa 1908 - 2005. George Caiger (1903-1991): 10 family photographic albums with over 800 black and white photographs, many captioned, dating mainly from the 1920s -1940s, one album with a few earlier images (including two cabinet cards stamped by the W. H. Bursle studio Orange, and large format tinted military..... 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
滿洲國國務院國都建設局.[Manshūkoku Kokumuin Kokuto Kensetsukyoku]. 康徳4年[ 1937]. Fourth Edition. Large folding double sided single sheet printed on both sides, folded in 12 panels. One side features a handsome colour birds-eye view of Shinkyo with a photographic panorama showing construction in progress immediately below, on the reverse a coloured plan, text and..... More
[Japan]. (Circa 1854). Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 23 x 31cm. A few tiny repairs holes and a little marking mainly at margins, very good copy. This Japanese woodblock kawaraban presents supposed American equivalents of Japanese words, showcasing an intriguing attempt to bridge linguistic gaps during the early encounters with..... More
[Japan]. Circa 1930? 16 colour cards with black and white illustrations on reverse, 8 black and white cards, 4.5 x 7cm, cardboard box with sliding cover 7.5 x 5.5cm. Colour cards have the same black and white illustrations on reverse. Set of small cards with delightful images of mischievous boys..... More
No publication details. (circa 1970). Plan inside rear wrapper, 8 colour detachable postcards in stapled pictorial wrappers. Very light foxing wrappers but otherwise very good. Nijo Castle was originally built in 1603 by Ieyasu the first shogun of the Tokugawa. When referring to this item please quote stockid 12675... More
Kurabu Corporation. Very attractive small coloured die cut on card, text in Japanese on rear,10.2 x 5cm. Very good copy. Patriotic die cut advertisement produced by the Club corporation, which produced toothpaste, washing powder and later cosmetics. The image shows a map of parts of eastern China, the Korean Peninsula..... More
[Japan]. Kansei 12 [ 1800]? Black and white woodblock kawaraban print, 25 x 33cm. Some worming repaired with Japanese tissue, margins uneven. A strong dark image. This intriguing kawaraban reports on the shipwreck of a Chinese trading ship in December 1800 (Kansei 12) at Yamana County in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture..... More
[Nagoya]. No details of publisher. (circa 1985). Colour photographic poster showing the Japanese Antarctic Ice Breaker, Fuji, in the Antarctic ice, 73 x 51.5cm, some light creasing with small repaired tears at edges and crease at upper corner, very good condition. The Japanese Antarctic ice breaker, Fuji, was in service..... More