The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough. Photographed by Sir John F.W. Herschel [photographed 9 Septem...
The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough. Photographed by Sir John F.W. Herschel [photographed 9 Septem...
HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William
1890
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Calligraphic scroll on fine torinoko paper, attributed to Nakamura Ky?etsu, of the story "Mushi n...
Calligraphic scroll on fine torinoko paper, attributed to Nakamura Ky?etsu, of the story "Mushi n...
NAKAMURA, Ky?etsu ????, calligrapher
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Double Effort
Double Effort
CARRIÓN, Ulises
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Manuscript on paper of the first three imperially commissioned waka anthologies: Kokin wakashu, G...
Manuscript on paper of the first three imperially commissioned waka anthologies: Kokin wakashu, G...
SANDAISHU
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Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled "Shiki no susami" [trans.: "Four Seasons of Pleasure Seeking"]
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled "Shiki no susami" [trans.: "Four Seasons of Pleasure Seeking"]
JOURNEY TO THE PLEASURE QUARTER
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Two manuscript letters, carefully mounted on a hanging vertical scroll (1350 x 650 mm.), with fab...
Two manuscript letters, carefully mounted on a hanging vertical scroll (1350 x 650 mm.), with fab...
DEJIMA ISLAND ??
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The orchestra
The orchestra
CARRIÓN, Ulises
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"FUKUTOMI S SHI EMAKI" ["The Illustrated Story of Fukutomi"]
"FUKUTOMI S SHI EMAKI" ["The Illustrated Story of Fukutomi"]
FLATULENCE WITH A MORAL LESSON
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Catalogue d’une belle Collection de Tableaux, des Ecoles d’Italie, de Flandre, de Hollande, et de...
Catalogue d’une belle Collection de Tableaux, des Ecoles d’Italie, de Flandre, de Hollande, et de...
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: NOGARET, Armand Frédéric Ernest)
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[Illustrated Scroll Transmitting the Artillery Art of the Dutch School]
[Illustrated Scroll Transmitting the Artillery Art of the Dutch School]
[ORANDA RY? H?JUTSU DEN ZUMAKI] ????????
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Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf of Vol. I: "Hakuh shinpen" ["New Writings on Na...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf of Vol. I: "Hakuh shinpen" ["New Writings on Na...
CALTEN, J.N., author; FUJII, Sabur? ????, trans
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Finely written manuscript on paper of Shuo fu lüe [Outline of Shuo fu]
Finely written manuscript on paper of Shuo fu lüe [Outline of Shuo fu]
TAO, Zongyi ???
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Table
Table
CARRIÓN, Ulises
Signed by Author(s)
GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG [History of Gwanryongsa Temple]
GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG [History of Gwanryongsa Temple]
GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG
Signed by Author(s)
1st Edition
A trove of manuscript insider reports & accounts on the two Perry expeditions and the turbulent B...
A trove of manuscript insider reports & accounts on the two Perry expeditions and the turbulent B...
THE PERRY EXPEDITIONS AND THEIR AFTERMATH
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Manuscript on paper of "Genji monogatari" ["Tale of Genji"]
Manuscript on paper of "Genji monogatari" ["Tale of Genji"]
MURASAKI SHIKIBU ???
Catalogue of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Libraries of William Morris, Richard Be...
Catalogue of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Libraries of William Morris, Richard Be...
(MORGAN, J. Pierpont)
1906
1st Edition
Three beautifully illustrated scrolls of The Tale of Sumiyoshi
Three beautifully illustrated scrolls of The Tale of Sumiyoshi
SUMIYOSHI MONOGATARI NARA EMAKI ???? ????
Demonstratio Nova Theorematis Omnem Functionem Algebraicam Rationalem Integram unius Variabilis i...
Demonstratio Nova Theorematis Omnem Functionem Algebraicam Rationalem Integram unius Variabilis i...
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich
1799
1st Edition
Finely written manuscript on paper, complete, entitled "Kankai Ibun" ["Observation in Foreign Cou...
Finely written manuscript on paper, complete, entitled "Kankai Ibun" ["Observation in Foreign Cou...
OTSUKI, Gentaku
Manuscript on paper of an early version of Weston’s highly important A Discours of Husbandrie use...
Manuscript on paper of an early version of Weston’s highly important A Discours of Husbandrie use...
WESTON, Sir Richard
1649
1st Edition
Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
CURZON, Robert, 14th Baron Zouche
1st Edition
Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "S gen gy b shidai" ...
Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "S gen gy b shidai" ...
SHINRY?IN, Bonshun ?????
Eleven manuscript orihon volumes (accordion format) relating to matchlock muskets & marksmanship
Eleven manuscript orihon volumes (accordion format) relating to matchlock muskets & marksmanship
INATOMI SCHOOL OF GUNNERY & MARKSMANSHIP
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript paper label on outside "Tansai Toba-e giga h?...
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript paper label on outside "Tansai Toba-e giga h?...
FLATULENCE HUMOR IN JAPAN
Three picture scrolls (emakimono) on fine paper, with a series of exquisite paintings in vivid co...
Three picture scrolls (emakimono) on fine paper, with a series of exquisite paintings in vivid co...
COCKFIGHTING EMAKI
Manuscript on fine gold-decorated torinoko paper, entitled on manuscript labels of persimmon-colo...
Manuscript on fine gold-decorated torinoko paper, entitled on manuscript labels of persimmon-colo...
MURASAKI SHIKIBU ???
Manuscript on vellum of Opus Agriculturae, 112 leaves (the first blank), small 4to (155 x 115 mm....
Manuscript on vellum of Opus Agriculturae, 112 leaves (the first blank), small 4to (155 x 115 mm....
PALLADIUS, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus
["Military Writings of the Yoshitsune School"] (title from table of contents)
["Military Writings of the Yoshitsune School"] (title from table of contents)
"YOSHITSUNE RY? GUNSHO" ?????
Two fine & luxuriously painted scrolls (260 x 4900 mm.; 260 x 4930 mm.) on mica paper, gold-flake...
Two fine & luxuriously painted scrolls (260 x 4900 mm.; 260 x 4930 mm.) on mica paper, gold-flake...
RICE CULTIVATION THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS: Two Scrolls
Scroll on paper, with 12 black & white brush images, each measuring 272 x 375 mm
Scroll on paper, with 12 black & white brush images, each measuring 272 x 375 mm
EROTICA SCROLL, UNDERDRAWINGS
Manuscript on paper, entitled "Nenj gy ji kojitsu k " ["Examination of Old Customs Carri...
Manuscript on paper, entitled "Nenj gy ji kojitsu k " ["Examination of Old Customs Carri...
MATSUDAIRA, Kunzan ???? (Shiry? ??)
Manuscript on paper of his "Bukyo Zensho" ["The Complete Writings of Teaching on Military Affairs...
Manuscript on paper of his "Bukyo Zensho" ["The Complete Writings of Teaching on Military Affairs...
YAMAGA, Soko
Manuscript in German, written in ink in several clerical hands on paper, entitled "Laus Deo. Anno...
Manuscript in German, written in ink in several clerical hands on paper, entitled "Laus Deo. Anno...
STRAUB, Hans I, gold- & silversmith in Nuremberg
1598
["The Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm & the Five Buddhas of the Womb Realm"]
["The Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm & the Five Buddhas of the Womb Realm"]
KONG?KAI GO BUTSU, TAIZ?KAI GO BUTSU ?????, ?????
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Kozai Fusha…zo. Kiseki fukiseki…[indecipherable name o...
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Kozai Fusha…zo. Kiseki fukiseki…[indecipherable name o...
GARDENS: ROCKS
Three scrolls, containing many splendid & richly colored paintings of birds & their parts, on ind...
Three scrolls, containing many splendid & richly colored paintings of birds & their parts, on ind...
KAN? ISEN’IN NAGANOBU ???????, copied after
Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover & first leaf "Aiketsu meiben" ["Comprehensive Method ...
Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover & first leaf "Aiketsu meiben" ["Comprehensive Method ...
HORI, Motomasa (or Kairan)
Two orihon (accordion) albums containing 24 double-page ink & brush paintings, each 480 x 360 mm....
Two orihon (accordion) albums containing 24 double-page ink & brush paintings, each 480 x 360 mm....
OGATA, Kenzan
Very fine large scroll on high quality paper with 14 extremely beautiful paintings of plants and ...
Very fine large scroll on high quality paper with 14 extremely beautiful paintings of plants and ...
YAMAMOTO, Akio (or Keigu)
ISE MONOGATARI [Tale of Ise]
ISE MONOGATARI [Tale of Ise]
Handscroll on paper, entitled on a slip of paper formerly pasted on outside: "Sony sh " ["Ann...
Handscroll on paper, entitled on a slip of paper formerly pasted on outside: "Sony sh " ["Ann...
EJ? ??
Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels on upper covers & first leaves of text: "Suigu...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels on upper covers & first leaves of text: "Suigu...
TANI, Sojun ???
Scroll on paper, consisting of 12 scenes painted on paper (each 192 x ca. 265 mm.), & pasted on g...
Scroll on paper, consisting of 12 scenes painted on paper (each 192 x ca. 265 mm.), & pasted on g...
EROTIC SCROLL, 12 SCENES
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper: "1864. On kami suki. Tsutomekata issai hikae ch?....
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper: "1864. On kami suki. Tsutomekata issai hikae ch?....
PAPERMAKING IN JAPAN
Untitled scroll on fine paper, containing one unfinished color image of a Western doctor at a des...
Untitled scroll on fine paper, containing one unfinished color image of a Western doctor at a des...
BANDAGING, Western Techniques
1st Edition
Archive of ca. 60 or more architectural drawings on sheets of various sizes of paper
Archive of ca. 60 or more architectural drawings on sheets of various sizes of paper
KYOTO PALACE & TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE, CARPENTRY, & DECORATION
SENDAI KANOKO [The Fawn in Sendai]
SENDAI KANOKO [The Fawn in Sendai]
SENDAI KANOKO
A group of drawings & Japanese internal government communiqués on foreign incursions
A group of drawings & Japanese internal government communiqués on foreign incursions
EARLY FOREIGN ENCOUNTERS
Arte de Escribir por Reglas y sin Muestras, establecido de Orden superior en los Reales Sitios de...
Arte de Escribir por Reglas y sin Muestras, establecido de Orden superior en los Reales Sitios de...
[ANDUAGA Y GARIMBERTI, José de]
1st Edition
Illustrated scroll on fine thick paper, entitled at beginning "Shisso Shudan" ["Method of Handlin...
Illustrated scroll on fine thick paper, entitled at beginning "Shisso Shudan" ["Method of Handlin...
SOJUTSU, ART OF THE SPEAR
Illustrated manuscript on paper, signed "Yashiro Nakagawa" on the first leaf
Illustrated manuscript on paper, signed "Yashiro Nakagawa" on the first leaf
SOBA NOODLES
Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka
Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka
KAJIMAYA OSADA SAKUBEI ???????? AUCTION
Illustrated scroll on paper on the Shogetsud Kory school of flower arrangement
Illustrated scroll on paper on the Shogetsud Kory school of flower arrangement
SHOGETSUD? KORY? ?????
1805
Manuscript on paper, illustrated with 21 fine pen & ink drawings. 35 folding leaves. 8vo (248 x 1...
Manuscript on paper, illustrated with 21 fine pen & ink drawings. 35 folding leaves. 8vo (248 x 1...
(KYOTO ASSASSINATIONS OF 1862)
Two finely illustrated handscrolls on fine paper related to star worship, the first entitled at b...
Two finely illustrated handscrolls on fine paper related to star worship, the first entitled at b...
STAR WORSHIP IN JAPAN
Manuscript on paper, entitled " min zui" ["Collection of Illustrations of the People in Tsug...
Manuscript on paper, entitled " min zui" ["Collection of Illustrations of the People in Tsug...
HIRANO, Sadahiko ?????
174 sheets of exquisite paintings of insects, using brush, ink, & washes of many colors, well mou...
174 sheets of exquisite paintings of insects, using brush, ink, & washes of many colors, well mou...
INSECTS
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]
SWEET POTATOES
Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on ou...
Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on ou...
EMPEROR GOMIZUNOO’S VISIT TO NIJO CASTLE

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