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

東京. [Tokyo]. 大日本雄辯會講談社.[Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha]. Showa 8 [ 1933]. Broken run of 14 folded brochure style patterns for household items and fashion items. Each pattern 4pp, colour illustrations show the completed item, the central pages containing line diagrams and detailed instructions in Japanese, 26.5 x 19 cm. Some light browning..... 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

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

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

Asahi Shinbun-sha 朝日新聞社. 20 issues, original pictorial wrappers (one lacks upper wrapper). A little minor wear but overall very good. 36.5 x 26cm). Four issues from 1926 (October 27th, November 17th, 24th, December 15th); three from 1927 (January 12, April 27th, June 8th), one from 1929 (January 1st) lacks lower..... More

[Japan]. Circa 1935. Colour printed sheet of Menko patterns, each Menko measures 5.2cm diameter, sheet measures 55 x 76.5cm. Vertical fold down the sheet. Some light even browning but overall very good. A sheet of colour printed maru-menko, circular badge-like paper toys, collected and played by Japanese children. The sheet..... 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

第一徴兵保険他. [Daiichi Chōhei Hoken and others]. (Circa 1940). Charming group of seven pieces of Japanese insurance ephemera. Each of the six brochures and one booklet (18 pages) are very attractively presented with coloured covers, colour and black and white illustrations, charts, sizes vary from 15.5 x 9.5cm to 18.2 x...... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 1908- 1909. Three bilingual early 20th century postal agreements between the Empire of Japan and the Straits Settlements (1909), Empire of Japan and the United Kingdom (1908), and the Empire of Japan and the United States (1909). 25 + 17pp. Some occasional foxing, tiny section of insect..... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 明治四十三 1910. Bilingual (French and Japanese) early 20th century postal regulations as agreed between the Minister of State for Communications of Empire of Japan, S. Gotō, and the Communication Minister of the United Mexican States, Leandro Fernandez. 26 + 14pp, an errata tipped in upper pastedown, in..... More

社團法人同盟通信社, 26 July Showa 8 [ 1933]. Broadsheet showing black and white photographic image of employees involved in gas raid training with accompanying text in Japanese. 26.6 cm x 38.8 cm, Sheet evenly browned, corners a little chipped with pin holes at corners, closed tear upper edge. Good copy. This..... More