Full title, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print, Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-E" by Richard Lane. This is an indispensible classic on woodblock prints. Lots of color plates show the history of these "floating world pictures". The illustrated dictionary section includes Hiroshige's complete "100 Views of Edo" and "53 Stations of the Tokaido" in thumbnails plus publisher and censor seals, signatures and crests.
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Hong Kong $1000 Gold Coin for the Lunar Year of the Monkey. Hongkong issued its lst gold coin in 1976 to begin the 12 year lunar year series. The monkey is the 4th, in 1980. All the coins are 22 carats and 15.976 grams, with a face value of HK$1000 for legal tender.
This is an uncirculated coin and the series typically strikes 20,000 coins each year. Fine condition in the original clear plexi case.
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Hong Kong $1000 Gold Coin of Lunar Year of the Pig for 1983. Hongkong issued its lst gold coin in 1976 to begin the 12 year lunar year series. The pig is the 7th, in 1983. All the coins are 22 carats and 15.976 grams, with a face value of HK$1000 for legal tender.
This is an uncirculated coin and the series typically strikes 20,000 coins each year. Fine condition in the original clear plexi case.
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Hong Kong $1000 Gold Coin of the Cockeral/ Rooster for the 1981 Lunar Year. Hongkong issued its lst gold coin in 1976 to begin the 12 year lunar year series. The cockeral or rooster is the 5th, in 1981. All the coins are 22 carats and 15.976 grams, with a face value of HK$1000 for legal tender.
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A beautiful slim volume on Sharaku by Muneshige Narazaki, published by Kodansha in 1983, lst edition. The title says it all. The book has beautiful plates on every page. And it has a full series of all Sharaku's prints in black & white at the end. A slim and authorative volume.
About 10.5" x 14" near oban size; 46 glossy pages. Near mint condition with gorgeous jacket all intact and unclipped.
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Masters of Japanese Calligraphy by Shimizu and Rosenfield is a classic for the 8th-19th century masters; published by the Japan House Gallery and the Asia Society Galleries in 1984 on the occasion of an Exhibition at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Kansas and the Seattle Museum in 1985. Soft bound 340 pages. Very good condition with slight shelf wear.
Very handy book on American Brilliant Period cut glass by the Boggess's and publised by Schiffer in 2001. Softcover, 160 pages with 3 to 4 pictures per page. Price guide, marks and index of companies.
A fine Russian 10 ruble gold coin minted 1899. Crisp image of Czar Nicholas on one side and the Imperial double eagle crest on the other.
A nice Russian touch is the cyrillic writing on the edge of the coin.
The Analects of Confucius, translated into English by Gilles and published by the Commercial Press in 1933, numbered edition and in a rosewood box. Bound Chinese style and stitched. This is a rare connoiseur's book.
A favorite book by John Stevenson about Yoshitoshi's magnificent woodblocks of famous Japanese ghost tales. Full title "YOSHITOSHI'S THIRTY-SIX GHOSTS". Published by Weatherhill 1983, ISBN:0834801892, lst edition, hardbound with beautiful unclipped dust jacket, 14.5" by 10.5", 92 pages. Book is in near fine condition.
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