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Les Fleurs du Mal
AU$1,000 Read MoreAdd to cartTatsuhiko Yokoo
Tokyo: [Yoshihara], 1975.Ten etchings by the Japanese painter Tatsuhiko Yokoo (1928-2015), each responding to a different poem from Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal. One of 15 numbered copies on Fukui paper reserved for the artist and collaborators (from a total edition of 50). Each plate signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Accompanied by a title leaf with a list of plates in French and Japanese, an artist’s preface with an excerpt from the corresponding poem for each plate on its verso, and a printed plate with a portrait and Japanese text after Baudelaire’s ‘Spleen’. A colophon leaf with the limitation statement in French and Japanese is mounted to the verso of the box lid.
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Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye
AU$100 Read MoreAdd to cartMargo Neale; Emily Kngwarreye
Tokyo: The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2008.The bilingual Japanese edition published to accompany the retrospective exhibition shown in Osaka and Tokyo.
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1241/2004
AU$50 Read MoreAdd to cartYuko Shindo
[Fukuoka]: Shindo Yuko Studio Inc, 2004.Photo book of the 2004 Hakata Gion Yamakasa by local Japanese photographer Shindo Yuko. This copy signed by the photographer.
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Painting the Worlds of Studio Ghibli
AU$215 Read MoreAdd to cartStudio Ghibli; Yoji Takeshige
Tokyo: Pie International, 2025.“Featuring more than 800 pieces of background art, this beautiful hardcover is a complete and enduring publication allowing readers to thoroughly enjoy backgrounds from each and every scene of the Ghibli masterpieces. Including art from each of Studio Ghibli’s twenty-seven films, these pages offer a glimpse into techniques that bring depth and life to these cherished cinematic worlds, revealing a mastery of brushwork, colour and perspective. Editorial supervision by Yoji Takeshige. This is a must-have book for fans of Ghibli films and creators involved in the animation industry. Editorial Supervisor: Yoji Takeshige, background artist and art director for many Ghibli films.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Kishin’s Photo Workshop: Take it Snappy!
AU$200 Read MoreAdd to cartKishin Shinoyama
Tokyo: Gakken, 1987.Shinoyama photo school. This copy inscribed by Kishin.
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Glamours 106
AU$200 Read MoreAdd to cartKishin Shinoyama
Tokyo: Shueisha, 1973.106 Japanese celebrities captured in a large format photo book. This copy inscribed by Kishin.
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Momoyama Tea Utensils: A New View
AU$100 Read MoreAdd to cartCuratorial Division, Nezu Museum
Tokyo: Nezu Museum, 2018.Catalogue for an exhibition of ceramics from the Momoyama period, and the start of the Edo period.
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Hyakunin Joro Shinasadame [One Hundred Women Classified According to Their Rank]
AU$600 Read MoreAdd to cartNishikawa Sukenobu
Kyoto: Unsodo, No date.One of the masterpieces of Ukiyoe art. Depicts women from various social classes of the Edo period, from court and samurai ladies to geisha and sex workers, and the many town and country women in between. Originally published in 2 volumes in 1723 and here reprinted together in 1 volume circa late 19th/early 20th century.
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Dobangaka kiyohara keiko sakuhinshu
AU$200 Read MoreAdd to cartKeiko Kiyohara
Tokyo: Abe Shuppan, 2017.Monograph of Japanese printmaker Keiko Kiyohara (1955-1987). This copy with the catalogue, The Etcher, Kiyohara Keiko Retrospective, from the Hachioji Yumi Art Museum (2017) laid in.
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Synthesis
AU$1,200 Read MoreAdd to cartKohei Nawa
Tokyo: AKAAKA Art Publishing, 2011.The extensive catalogue accompanying the 2011 solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the first to present a comprehensive view of all of Nawa’s work to date. Includes an original work by Kohei Nawa mounted in an enclosure on the lower board.
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Claude Alexandre
AU$120 Read MoreAdd to cartClaude Alexandre
Tokyo: Treville, 1992.Black and white S&M photography.
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Yokoo Tadanori: Grand Theatre of Live Painting: Something’s Happening at the Museum Today
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartYokoo Tadanori
[Kobe]: Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019.Published to accompany the 2019 exhibition dedicated to works that Tadanori created in front of live audiences. Tadanori thrives on the focus, and the energy, that painting in public provides and this catalogue includes photos of audiences observing the artist.
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Color on Color (Volume 2)
AU$250 Read MoreAdd to cartHiroshi Hara
[Tokyo]: [Takeo Paper Co.], No date.Exploring the possibilities of opaque ink. A sample book created by paper firm Takeo Paper featuring works by famous graphic designers and photographers printed in various inks. Features work by Kishin Shinoyama, Keisuke Nagatomo, Seitaro Kuroda, Satoshi Kondo, Ayumu Ohashi, Tamotsu Ejima, Yoshihiro Tatsuki, Tadahito Nadamoto, Eiko Ishioka, Keiichi Tanaami, and Makoto Nakamura. Curated by Hiroshi Hara.
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Maxfield Parrish: A Retrospective
AU$50 Read MoreAdd to cartYamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art; Brain Trust Inc.
Tokyo: Maxfield Parrish: A Retrospective, Catalogue Committee, 1995.The Japanese catalogue (in English and Japanese) for the Maxfield Parrish Retrospective. This copy with two exhibition postcards and ticket stub laid in.
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Do Catalog: Source Book of the Good Life (U.S.A. ’76)
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartMitsuo Kamiya
[Tokyo]: Sankei Shimbun Publishing Bureau, 1975.Japanese American lifestyle fetish catalogue copiously illustrated throughout with interior design, self sustainable living, crafts, and more. An addition to the library of Japanese American lifestyle fetish catalogs, a contribution to the mid 20th century development of the Japanese fascination with the American way of fashion, design, culture, and capitalism.
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Expo ’70 World Youth Camp, July 10-23: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartExpo ’70
: EXPO’70 World Youth Camp Organizing Committee; National Council of Youth Organizations in Japan; World Assembly of Youth, 1970.Handbook for Attendees at the World Youth Camp detailing useful information, accommodation, scheduling and tours. Notice in back pocket of the 4th Chief Delegate Meeting. Unrecorded in OCLC or CiNii.
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Dessin
AU$100 Read MoreAdd to cartKazuo Ohno
Kushiro: [Ryokugeisha], 1992.Facsmile of writings and drawings from the notebooks of Japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno (1906-2010), one of the founders of Butoh. A 1992 performance poster laid in
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The Rock Photography
AU$165 Read MoreAdd to cartRex R. Kubota; Erica Nakada
Tokyo: Sunday-sha, 1979.Photography of 1970s Japanese rock bands on and off stage. Photographs by Masakazu Sakomizu, George Ide, Takumi Uchida, Kenji Suzuki, and Nobuhiro Sakagami. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC at January 2022.
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Mie Kimono Shiryokan Zuroku
AU$55 Read MoreAdd to cartUeda Mie
Tokyo: Mie Kimono Shiryokan, 1983.Catalogue of kimono designs.
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Aphrodisiacs: The World of Ayumi Kasai
AU$75 Read MoreAdd to cartAyumi Kasai
Tokyo: PIE International, 2021.“Ayumi Kasai is a pioneer and one of the most popular artists in the genre of yaoi, or “BoysÂ’ Love”. This book contains illustrations from Kasai’s yaoi novels over the past 10 years, as well as her original work in the “Dannahan to Chiwagenka (The Husband & LoverÂ’s Fight)” series and a selection of illustrations specially drawn for the publication. On every page you can enjoy Kasai’s world of aestheticbeauty and eroticism. Contains explicit sexual scenes.” (publisher’s blurb)
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100 Years Wesco: Boots that Stand the Gaff
AU$300 Read MoreAdd to cartRin Tanaka
Osaka: West Coast Shoe Co., 2018.A history of American boot manufacturer West Coast Shoe Company, also known as Wesco. Provides an illustrated history of the company as well as an illustrated catalogue of their boots throughout the years together with archival and contemporary photographs and ephemera. The book comes housed in a custom cardboard box resembling an original box the boots would be sold in. Unrecorded in OCLC.
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An Exhibition of Kabuki Stage Costumes
AU$50 Read MoreAdd to cartShochiku; Tetsuya Okazaki
Tokyo: Shochiku, 1998. -
Paris-Tokyo Golden’60 Teijin Fashion Fair
AU$50 Read MoreAdd to cartTeijin
Tokyo: Teijin, 1960.Program for a 1960s fashion show in Tokyo featuring Parisian models Nicole Crassat, Chrstine Saunier, Laure Nicole, Anne-Marie Bocheux, and Marianne Leroy-Beaulieu. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC or CiNii.
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Keita Maruyama / Maruyama Landscape: The 20th Anniversary Book, 1994-2014
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartKeita Maruyama
Tokyo: Rikuyosha, 2014.Monograph of Japanese fashion designer Keita Maruyama (1965-). Photography by Ellen Von Unwerth and others.
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Nomen / Noh Masks
AU$5,500 Read MoreAdd to cartYasuo Nakamura; Naomi Maki
Kyoto: Shinshindo, 1979.A beautifully presented collection of masks used in the classical Japanese dance-drama Noh. Each plate, photographed by Naomi Maki, is mounted in an individual folder with tissue guard, housed in a portfolio case, and includes an index sheet. An accompanying explanatory volume written by Yasuo Nakamura goes into detail on the subject, as well as containing black and white photographs of the reverse sides of the masks. The portfolio and accompanying volume are housed inside of another cloth clamshell with two bone clasps, which in turn is housed in another box. Yasuo Nakamura (1919-1996) was a Japanese high school teacher, junior college professor, and Noh scholar, producing numerous works on the subject from the 1960s until his death. His scholarship on this collection of masks earned him the Geijutsu Sensho Prize from The Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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Ko-Kutani
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartIdemitsu Museum of Arts
Tokyo: Idemitsu Museum of Arts, 2004.A detailed catalogue of Ko-Kutani Japanese porcelain from the Idemitsu Museum of Arts collection. Primarily photographs, most of the text is in Japanese with some captions bearing English translation and an essay in English at the rear.
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Onchi Koshiro hangashu / Prints of Onchi Koshiro
AU$1,200 Read MoreAdd to cartOnchi Koshiro
Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975.A comprehensive collection of the printed works of Japanese artist Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955). Contains 424 illustrations, many in colour, a numbered original print, photograph of the artist, and various essays including an essay on Hanga by Onchi. This copy is number 27 in the limited overseas edition of 170 with the original numbered and stamped print. 380 copies were also produced in a domestic edition.