Book offer listing 2007/07/25

Various arts and crafts

1. National Museum of Modern art
Art Nouveau in Japan, 1900-1923: the new age of crafts and design. Nihon no aru nuvo: kogei to dezain no shinjidai. Tokyo, 2005. 194 pp. 25x20 cm.
EUR 28,00

2. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Crafts in Kyoto (1945-2000) Kyoto no kogei. Kyoto, 2001. 270 pp. Numerous colour ills. 30x20 cm. Paper
EUR 38,00
Beautiful exhibition catalogue of the National Museums of Modern Art in Kyoto and Tokyo, focusing on the craft movements in Kyoto in the postwar period. Lists of captions in English. 

3. National Museum of Modern Art
Crafts reforming in Kyoto [1910-1940]: A struggle between tradition and renovation. Kyoto no kogei dento to henkaku no hazama. Kyoto, 1998. 235 pp. 304 colour ills. 31x21 cm. Paper
EUR 38,00
A beautiful and interesting catalogue of Japanese arts and crafts in Kyoto produced between 1910 and 1940. Mainly ceramics, lacquerware and textiles. Captions and list of works in English.

General Traditional Ukiyo-e, various artists

4. Chiba City Museum of Art
Torii Kiyonaga : Edo no Venasu tanjo. Torii Kiyonaga : the birth of Venus in Edo. Chiba, 2007. 294 p. (+ suppl. 70 p.). 267 colour ills. 30 x 23 cm. Paper
EUR 32,00 (SOLD OUT)
Comprehensive overview of the prints of Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815). A supplement of 70 pages lists all his woodblock prints. Only foreword and captions in English.

5. Kondo, Eiko
Eizan Loan exhibition from the Japan Ukiyoe Museum. 323 pp. 54 colour, many b/w ills. 26x22 cm. Paper
EUR 45,00
The most complete overview of Eizan's work. Illustrates over 500 prints as well as facsimiles of Eizan signatures. Japanese text only except for a brief introduction on the Matsumoto museum.

6. Chiba City Museum of Art
Hishikawa Moronobu exhibition. Hishikawa Moronobu ten. Chiba, 2000. 235 pp. Numerous colour and b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 38,00
This impressive exhibition catalogue of the works of 17th century artist Moronobu, is divided into three sections: paintings, prints and illustrated books. List of works in English.

7. Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
Edo no hana, ukiyo-e ten: nishiki-e hanga no seiritsu katei. Flowers of Edo-ukiyo-e: making process of the woodblock colour print. Tokyo, 1999. 322 pp. Numerous colour & some b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 36,00
Beautiful exhibition catalogue, divided into two sections: "Ukiyo-e with numbers in their titles", like the "six immortal poets", and "Lineage of colour woodblock prints" in which woodblock prints prior to ukiyo-e are presented, including many examples of Chinese ornamental writing paper. Foreword and list of exhibits in English.

8. Seikado Bunko library
Utagawa Kunisada. Bijin-ga, Prints of Women. Tokyo, 1996. 165 pp. 160 colour ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 34,00
Excellent catalogue illustrating predominantly the early bijin prints of Kunisada. Highly recommended. Includes captions in English.

9. Fukuoka Art Museum
Dai Utamaro ten. Great Utamaro exhibition. Fukuoka, 1998. 223 pp. 269 colour ills. 30x22 cm. Paper
EUR 50,00
Important exhibition catalogue on Utamaro. With introduction in English on his life and works. In this essay Ishida Yasuhiro presents the thesis that Utamaro and Sharaku were one and the same person. Excellent colour quality.

10. Ako City Museum
Chushingura no ukiyoe. Ako shiritsu hakubutsukan shuzo. Ako, 2004. 187 pp. Numerous colour and some b/w ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 32,00
Catalogue published in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the Ako City Museum. A nice catalogue with hundreds of colour illustrations, focusing on Chushingura-related prints, divided into categories such as shibai-e and musha-e. Unfortunately no English.

11. Asano, Shugo and Timothy Clark
The Passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro. Two vols. London, 1995. 250pp, 250 pp. 650 b/w and 600 coloured illustr.. 30x23 cm. Paper, slip-case
EUR 50,00
Fabulous, thorough, detailed catalogue with almost 500 colour illustrations and 300 pages of explanatory text. The most important work of reference. This edition is the censored edition, lacking the 8 pages of shunga. Now out of print.

12. Link, Howard A.
Hiroshige. The James A. Michener collection. Vol. 2. Honolulu, 1991. 167 pp. over 200 colour ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 28,00
Volume 2  of the catalogue of the Hiroshige prints of the Michener collection. Japanese and English captions. Excellent colour quality, good bi-lingual descriptions.

13. Hiraki Museum
Santo meishoe ten- Hiroshige egaku miyako-naniwa-edo Exhibition of illustrations by Hiroshige of the three capitals. Yokohama, 1993. c. 80 pp. 36 full page colour, 20 b/w ills. 25x28 cm. Paper
EUR 29,00
Good catalogue illustrating prints from the Toto meisho, Kyoto meisho and Naniwa meisho zue series. Text entirely in Japanese. Good quality illustrations 

14.Chiba City Museum
Ukiyoe paintings by Hiroshige and other masterpieces from the Aoki collection. Aoki korekushon meihin ten: shirarezaru Hiroshige no nikuhitsu o chushin ni. Chiba, 1999. 195 pp. 209 colour ills. & 52 seals and signatures. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 38,00
List of exhibits also in English.

Illustrated books:

15. Hida, Toyojiro & Yokomizu Hiroko
Meiji, Taisho zuanshu no kenkyu. Kindai ni ikasareta Edo no dezain. Tokyo, 2004. 204, 71 pp. Many colour ills. 31x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket
EUR 170,00
Highly important document on the design books published by Unsodo in Kyoto during  the late Meiji and Taisho era. Includes a DVD, with all the volumes photographed in colour, page by page. Indispensable.

Modern prints: shin hanga and Sosaku hanga

16. Machida City Int. Print Museum
Azechi Umetaro zen hanga shu. Complete prints of Azechi Umetaro. Tokyo, 1991. 429 pp. 164 colour, 468 b/w ills, 1 woodblockprint. 28x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase
EUR 350,00
Lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced catalogue raisonnee of the modern printmaker Azechi Umetaro. One original woodblockprint included. Limited edition of 650 copies.

17. Goto Shigeki
Gendai nihon bijinga zenshu, no. 1-12. A collection of paintings of beautiful women from modern Japan, no. 1-12. Tokyo, 1978. C. 127 pp. each volume. 75 colour, num. b/w ills each volume. 41x31 cm. Cloth, slipcase
EUR 600,00
Beautiful series on the Taisho and Showa painters in the Ukiyo-e style. Illustrates only paintings, and some prints (vol.12) of beauties. Separate volumes dedicated to such artists as Shinsui, Yumeji, Kiyokata etc. The large folio edition (Japanese text only)

18. Committee Ito Shinsui
Ito Shinsui zen mokuhanga. All the Woodblock Prints of Ito Shinsui. Japan, 1992. 270 pp. 147 colour, 147 b/w ills. 30 x 22 cm. Paper
EUR 60,00
Earlier paperback edition of this catalogue of all Shinsui's prints. Very good colour quality. Only one copy available. (Japanese text only)

19. Ito Shinsui
Ito Shinsui zenshu, i-vi. The complete works of Ito Shinsui, Volumes I-VI. Tokyo, 1981. Each volume approx. 111 pp.. 70 colour, 40 b/w ills. 39x27 cm. Cloth, slipcases
EUR 500,00
Beautiful set illustrating the complete oeuvre of Shinsui's prints and paintings. Out of print. Japanese text only. (Japanese text only)

20. Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
Kazuma Oda: a retrospective. Oda Kazuma ten. Meiji, Taisho, Showa, utsuriyuku fukei. Machida, 2000. 175 pp. Numerous colour and b/w ills. 30x22 cm. Paper
EUR 34,00 (SOLD OUT)
The best catalogue on Kazuma Oda's lithographs. It also includes a small selection of his watercolours and book illustrations. Chronology of his life with b/w photographs. Japanese text only.

21. Kato, Junzo
Kindai nihon hanga taikei I-III. An outline of modern Japanese woodblock prints, Vols. I-III. Tokyo, 1975-76. Vol.I: 290, II: 302, III: 291 pp. Vol.I: 238, II: 325. III: 281 colour ills. 42x31 cm. Cloth, in slipcase and box
EUR 1600,00
Excellent and comprehensive overview of shin-hanga and sosaku-hanga printmaking. With brief English captions. Rare and long out of print.

22. Tokyo Station Gallery
Kitano Tsunetomi: retrospective. Kitano Tsunetomi ten.
Tokyo, 2003. 224, ii pp. Numerous colour and some b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 34,00
Fine catalogue showing Tsunetomi's limited print oeuvre and his quite distinctive paintings of beauties and, occasionally, actors. With seals, signatures, and list of exhibits. Preface in English.

23. Kuwabara Sumio
Sekino Junichiro hanga sakuhinshu. Junichiro Sekino: the prints. Tokyo, 1994. 226 pp. Numerous colour, some b/w ills. 28x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket
EUR 90,00
Extensive catalogue illustrating most of Sekino's work. Very good colour quality. Text and captions both in Japanese and English.

24. Shoto Museum of Art
Sosaku hanga no tanjo. Kindai o kizanda sakkatachi. The birth of sosaku prints. Those who carved out the modern age. Tokyo, 1999. 187 pp. 167 colour, 160 b/w ills. 30x22 cm. Paper
EUR 36,00
Interesting catalogue of an exhibition on the sosaku-hanga movement, illustrating a wide variety of prints, book-covers and illustrations, advertisement and leaflets by 49 different artists. Includes an essay and short biographies of the artists. In Japanese only.

25. Machida City Museum of graphic arts
Tadashige Ono woodcuts. Ono Tadashige mokuhangaten. Machida, 1993. 118 pp. 55 colour and 79 b/w ill. 28x22 cm. Paper
EUR 43,00
Nice catalogue, with a chronology of the artists life and a catalogue raisonnee of his most important works. Unfortunately only in Japanese.

26. Hoshi, Ruriko
Yumeji bijutsukan 1-5. Tokyo, 1988-89. Each vol. approx. 140 pp. Numerous colour, some b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 160,00
A five volume set on the painter, illustrator and poet Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) published in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death. Beautiful, large colour illustrations. The last 40 pages of each volume documents the different episodes of Yumeji's life in b/w photographs. Unfortunately in Japanese only.

27. Shimotakai-gun Yamanouchi-cho wagokai
Kasamatsu Shiro hanga mokuroku. Yamanouchi, 2002. 71 pp. 130 colour ills. 26x19 cm. Paper
EUR 30,00
Nice catalogue containing a representative selection of Kasamatsu's prints. One short essay and a chronology of his works also in English.

28. Chiba City Art Museum
Nihon no hanga 1921-1930. III. Toshi to onna to hikari to kage to Japanese prints 1921-1930, vol. 3. Cities and women and light and shadow. Chiba, 2001. 207 pp. 328 colour ills. 24x19 cm. Paper
EUR 32,00
Third volume of this nicely published catalogue of Japanese graphic art. Contains a significant amount of sosaku-, as well as shin hanga. Also bookcovers, advertisements etc. Small, but good quality illustrations. (Japanese text only)

29. Chiba City Art Museum
Nihon no hanga 1931-1940. IV. Munekata Shiko tojo Japanese prints 1931-1940, vol. 4. The debut of Munekata Shiko. Chiba, 2004. 176 pp. Numerous colour ills. 24x19 cm. Paper
EUR 32,00
Fourth volume of this nicely published series on Japanese graphic art. Contains a significant amount of sosaku-, as well as shin hanga. With special attention to the works of Munekata Shiko. Also bookcovers, advertisements etc. Small, but good quality illustrations. (Japanese text only)

30. Hiraki Ukiyo-e Museum
Ohara Koson. Artists of Kacho-ga, prints of birds and flowers. Ohara Koson no sekai. Seiyo de aisareta kacho-ga. Hiraki, 1998. 40 pp. 141 colour ills. 28x22 cm. Paper
EUR 29,00
First sizable catalogue devoted to Koson. Includes 143 prints, often accompanied by preparatory drawings, trial prints and paintings. Japanese text, with caption list in English. 

31. Sawatari, Kiyoko et. al.
Paul Jacoulet. Createur d'ukiyo-e, couleurs de reve d'arc en ciel. Yokohama, 2003. 191 pp. 239 colour, some b/w ills. 24x19 cm. Paper, dustjacket
EUR 36,00
Recent catalogue of the work Paul Jacoulet published in conjunction with an important exhibition of his work at the Yokohama Art Museum. Contains a large selection of his prints and watercolours and essays in English and Japanese on the artist's life and work, a bibliography and list of works in the exhibition. Recommended.

32. Ogura, Tadao et al
The complete woodblock prints of Yoshida Hiroshi. Yoshida Hiroshi zen mokuhanga shu. Tokyo, 1987. 203 pp. 203 colour, 23 b/w ills. 28x23 cm. Paper, plastic dustjacket
EUR 50,00
A highly useful complete catalogue of the work of Yoshida Hiroshi. All prints reproduced in full colour with English and Japanese text throughout.

33. Kochi Museum of Art
Ishikawa Toraji ten. Toraji Ishikawa. Kochi, 2002. 213 pp. Over 250 colour and some b/w ills. 26x18 cm. Paper
EUR 32,00
Small, but clear illustrations in this catalogue which gives a good overview of the work of Toraji Ishikawa (1875-1964). Known for his western style painting, but he also made some very nice prints, mostly portraying female beauties. Captions also in English.

34. Chigasaki Art Museum
Tsuchiya Koitsu: adoration of scenery. Tsuchiya Koitsuten. Fuko raisan. Chigasaki, 1999. 77 pp. 147 colour ills. 21x30 cm. Paper
EUR 30,00
Nice publication on Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), who studied with the carver Matsuzaki, who himself worked for the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika.

35. Hiraki Ukiyo-e foundation
Tsuruya Kokei: the complete woodblock prints, 1978-2000. Tsuruya Kokei zenmokuhanga 1978-2000. Yokohama, 2000. 124 pp. Over 200 colour ills. 30x22 cm. Paper
EUR 55,00
The complete works (1978-2000) of the contemporary woodblock artist Tsuruya Kokei (born 1946). The prints were all designed, carved and printed by the artist himself. Detailed captions and short biography in English.

36. Shimizu, Hisao
The collected print works of Shotei Takahashi, a modern ukiyo-e painter. Kindai no ukiyoeshi, Takahashi Shotei no sekai. Tokyo, 2006. 127, IV pp. 118 colour prints. 27 x 20 cm. Cloth, dustjacket
EUR 48,00
Captions, essay, and bibliography in Japanese and English.

37. Suzakashi hanga bijutsukan
Hiratsuka Unichi hanga bijutsukan kaikan kinen. Suzaka, 1991. Approx. 100 pp. 4 colour, 59 b/w ills. 28 x 22 cm. paper
EUR 38,00
Catalogue in commemoration of the opening of the Hiratsuka Unichi Museum (connected to the Suzuka Hanga Museum) in 1991. Hiratsuka (1895-1997) was a member of the Nihon sosaku hanga kyokai and a founding member of the Nihon hanga kyokai. In Japanese, but with a foreword by Oliver Statler in English.

Nagasaki & Yokohama:

38. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of history
Yokohama ukiyo-e and the flying printmaster Gountei Sadahide. Yokohama ukiyo-e to soratobu eshi Gountei Sadahide. Yokohama, 1997. 153 pp. 236 ills, mostly in colour. 30x22 cm. Paper
EUR 37,00
First overview of the work of Sadahide, best known for his numerous prints of Yokohama. Includes some illustrated books and drawings. Japanese text only. 

Osaka:

39. Ikeda bunko
Collected Kamigata Actor Prints, vol. 1. Kamigata Yakusha-e shusei 1. Osaka, 1997. 223 pp. 439 colour ills. 30 x 21 cm. Paper
EUR 64,00
First volume of this outstanding series on the collection of the Ikeda Bunko, illustrating over 400 early Osaka prints. Includes excellent English captions and facsimiles of publishers seals.

40. Ikeda bunko
Collected Kamigata actor prints, vol. 2. Kamigata Yakusha-e shusei 2. Osaka, 1998. 207 pp. 444 colour ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 64,00
Second volume of the above 

41. Ikeda bunko
Collected Kamigata Actor Prints, vol. 3. Kamigata Yakusha-e shusei 3. Osaka, 2001. 220 pp. 589 colour ills. 30 x 21 cm. Paper
EUR 64,00
Part 3 (part 1 & 2 published in 1997 and 1998) of the same series, illustrating almost 600 Osaka prints.

42. Ikeda bunko
Collected Kamigata Actor Prints, vol. 4. Kamigata Yakusha-e shusei 4. Osaka, 2003. 261 pp. 589 colour ills. 30 x 21 cm. Paper
EUR 64,00
Part 4 (part 1, 2 & 3 published in 1997, 1998 and 2001) of the same series. A must for every Osaka print collector.

43. Ikeda bunko
Collected Kamigata Actor Prints, vol. 5. Kamigata Yakusha-e shusei 5. Osaka, 2004. 261 pp. 589 colour ills. 30 x 21 cm. Paper
EUR 64,00
Part 5 of this excellent series. A must for every Osaka print collector.

44. Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Mus.
Kamigata prints in the former period: part 1+2. Tokyo, 1995. 134 pp. vol 1. 670 vol 2  390 colour ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 100,00
Fascinating selection of almost 700 Osaka prints from the early periods (up to the chuban prints) Vol.2 contains English descriptions and introduction. Recommended. 

45. Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
Kamigata prints in the later period. Theatre prints from the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University. Waseda, 1997. 317 pp. 856 small colour ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 90,00
Sequel to the two earlier catalogues from Waseda University on Osaka prints. This volume contains predominantly chuban prints of the late Edo and early Meiji Osaka masters. With English captions. 

46. Ikeda Bunko Library
Kamigata shibai-e ten zuroku, Ikeda Bunko shozo. Ikeda library. Exh. catalogue of actorprints from the Kamigata region. Tokyo, 1985. 157 pp. 169 colour, 27 b/w ills. 30x21 cm. Paper
EUR 50,00
The excellent Ikeda Bunko Library catalogue of Osaka prints. Concentrates on the earlier oban sized prints with accurate descriptions of roles, plays and publishers. Japanese text only. 

Paintings:

47. Otsu Historical Museum
Unexplored avenues of Japanese paintings: the Hakutakuan collection. Shirarezaru Nihon kaiga: Shiatoru Hakutakuan korekushon. Otsu, 2001. 206 pp. Numerous colour and b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 35,00
Interesting exhibition-catalogue of work of relatively unknown Japanese painters assembled by an American collector. The paintings date from the mid-Edo period to the early Showa era. Includes essay, seals and selected biographies. Bilingual Japanese-English.

48. National Museum of Modern Art
Tsuji Kako exhibition. Tsuji Kako ten. Kyoto, 2006. 247 pp. Approx. 100 colour, some b/w ills. 28 x 23 cm. Paper
EUR 38,00
Exhibition of paintings of Tsuji Kako (1870-1931) held in the National Museums of Modern Art in Kyoto and Tokyo, and the Chikkyo Art Museum in Kasaoka. In Japanese, but preface and list of plates also English. Contains chronology, bibliography and stamps and signatures.

49. Matsuo Tomoko (ed.)
Iwasa Matabei: the legendary ukiyoe pioneer. Iwasa Matabei: densetsu no ukiyoe kaiso.
Chiba, 2004. 203 pp. Numerous colour and some b/w ills. 30x23 cm. Paper
EUR 34,00
Catalogue of the large exhibition held in the Chiba City museum of the work of Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650), one of the great pioneers of the Ukiyo-e style in Japanese art. A large selection of paintings.