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Showing posts with label MEIJI. Show all posts
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Japanese-Russian funeral (albumen print)





Albumen Print: Japanese-Russian Funeral (Meiji-Taisho, 1880-1920).

KAWABATA Gyokusho. Shuusho Hyakudai dai-5 (Woodcuts, 1898)





KAWABATA Gyokusho. Shuusho Hyakudai dai-5 (100 Ink Wash Paintings, Practice Manual, Volume 5). KIMURA Tokutaro (block cutter), MATSUI Sanjiro (printer). Tokyo: Yoshikawa Hanshichi, Meiji 31 (1898). 1st ed. & pr.

Joreishiki: Japanese Meiji Book of Manners for Women





Kateikyouiku: Joreishiki (Home Education: Women's Manners). Npnd (1940s-50s?).

Satakeshi - Taiheiki (manuscript, Meiji)




Satakeshi - Taiheiki. Manuscript. Nd (early Meiji, ca. 1870-80).

TANAKA Yoshikado. Bankoku Shiryaku (5 vol., 1875-1876)




TANAKA Yoshikado. Bankkoku Shiryaku (World History). Tokyo: Tanaka Yoshikado (ed.) / Naitou Den'emon (publ.), Meiji 8-9 (1875-1876). 1st edition.

Ehon Satomi Hakkenden (1892)




(KYOKUTEI Bakin). Jitsuroku Ehon Satomi Hakkenden (The Legend of the Eight Dogs, The Real Story, Illustrated). Tokyo: Maki Kinnosuke, Meiji 25 (1892).

Shashin Eizo / Photo Image 1 (1969)



Kikan Shashin Eizo / The Photo Image 1. Photographic Quarterly. 1969/5. Tokyo : Shashin Hyoron-sha, Showa 44 / 1969.

Weekly Yomiuri Special / KAGEYAMA Koyo. Nihon no Josei 100-nen no Kiroku / 100 Years of Women in Japan: A Document (1970)



Weekly Yomiuri Special Issue / KAGEYAMA Koyo. Nihon no Josei 100-nen no Kiroku (100 Years of Women in Japan: A Document). 1970/7. Tokyo: Yomiuri Shinbun-sha, 1970.

Complete History of Japanese Photography 1 : The Origins of Photography in Japan (1985)



The Complete History of Japanese Photography 1 : The Origins of Photography in Japan. Tokyo : Shogakukan, 1985. First ed. — OUT OF STOCK

Description — 4° (31 x 22.5 x 2 cm), 180 p., 1.4 kg.
Pict. hardcover & dj, obi, acetate cover, 238 color and b&w plates, 2 fold-outs. Captions, postface, in Japanese; postface by Jeffrey GILBERT, in English.
Cartonnage & jaquette ill., bandeau éd., rhodoïd, 238 planches coul. et n&b, 2 dépliants. Légendes, postface, en japonais ; postface par Jeffrey GILBERT, en anglais.

État / Condition — VG / TB.

Remarques & avis / Review — Japanese photography in the Meiji period — the beginnings with Hikoma UENO, Renjo SHIMOOKA, Kizu KOKICHI, the portrait frenzy, Meiji hand-colored photographs, the coming of dry plates and more —, in a fine, fully illustrated volume. A real treat.

La photographie japonaise à l'ère Meiji — les commencements avec UENO Hikoma, SHIMOOKA Renjo, KOKICHI Kizu, le portrait, les photos coloriées de Meiji, la venue de la plaque sèche, et plus encore —, dans un beau volume entièrement illustré. Un régal.

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Photo-history of Meiji and Taisho Eras 1868-1926 (1956)



Shashin Meiji Taisho 60 nen-shi : 1868-1926 (A Photo-history of the 60 Years of the Meiji and Taisho Eras). Tokyo : Mainichi Shinbun-sha, 1956. First ed. — OUT OF STOCK

Description — 4° (30.5 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm), 232 p., 900 g.
Hardcover, pict. dj, title p., (4) p. in color, b&w photographs (photogravure). Captions in Japanese.
Cart., jaquette ill., p. de titre, (4) p. en coul., photographies n&b (héliogravure). Légendes en japonais.

État / Condition — Good (dj in bad condition; otherwise excellent).
Bon (jaquette en mauvais état ; sinon excellent).

Remarques & avis / Review — A superb history of Japan in the Meiji and Taisho eras (1868-1926) through hundreds of monochrome photos in excellent gravure printing and fine volume. An amazing document.

Une superbe histoire du Japon des ères Meiji et Taisho (1868-1926) à travers des centaines de photographies monochromes en excellente héliogravure et beau volume. Un document remarquable.

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Geijutsu Seikatsu. The Golden Age of Mute Cinema in Japan (1975)



Geijutsu Seikatsu. Special : Musei Eiga no Oogon Jidai / The Golden Age of Mute Cinema in Japan. No 307, 1975/3. Tokyo : Geijutsu Seikatsu-sha, 1975. — OUT OF STOCK

Description — 4° (25.5 x 18 x 1 cm), 196 p., 450 g.
Pict. softcover, frontis., color (22 p.) and b&w illustrations & photographs, (1) color fold-out. Text in Japanese.
Couv. souple ill., front., illustrations et photographies coul. (22 p.) et n&b, (1) dépliant coul. Texte en japonais.

État / Condition — x

Remarques & avis / Review — A fascinating issue of the quality art magazine Geijutsu Seikatsu, dedicated to Japanese mute cinema, from the 1890s to the 1930s, with articles (Hiromu HARA, TANAKA Junichiro, Matsuo KISHI, Tadashi IIJIMA) and a rich and profuse iconography of color movie posters (including a superb fold-out on fine paper), photographs of actors & actresses, film stills, and a facsimile of a movie advertisement booklet of the times. Also entails one full-page illustration by Masayuki MIYATA, and an article about Machu Picchu.

Un numéro fascinant de la belle revue d'art Geijutsu Seikatsu, dédié au cinéma muet japonais, des années 1890 aux années 1930, avec des articles (HARA Hiromu, TANAKA Junichiro, KISHI Matsuo, IIJIMA Tadashi) et une iconographie riche et abondante d'affiches de films en couleur (dont un beau dépliant sur papier spécial), de photographies d'acteurs et d'actrices, de photogrammes, et un fac-similé d'un livret de publicité filmique d'alors. Comprend également une illustration pleine page par MIYATA Masayuki, et un article sur le Machu Picchu.

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