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ORIGINAL DRAWINGS & ARTWORKS

AKINO TAKUMI
ARISAWA SHIROU
BABA SHACHI
HARADA TSUNAO
HIDEMI
HIKOJI
ISHIDA EISUKE
ISHIYAMA HIROSHI
KAGIMOTO YUTAKA
KOBAYASHI HIROSHI
KOIZUMI SUMIO
KONDO HIDEZO
KONISHI TAIZO
KOONO MAITO
KUBO MASAO
KURASHINA RYOU
MATSUMURA KAYOKO
MITSUI EIICHI
MIYASHITA MORI
MIZUSAWA KEN
MURAKAMI YUTAKA
NARUSE KAZUTOMI
OGAWA TESTUO
SAEKI KATSUSUKE
SHIMA SANPEI
SHIMIZU KON
SHIRAYAMA KAORU
SHOUHO HIROMI
SORA
SUGITA YUTAKA
TAKAHASHI SHINJI
TASHIRO SANZEN
TERAO YOSHITAKA
TOGASHI YOSHIHIRO
TOKITA KAN
YAMAMOTO JOUICHI
YOKOZUKA SHIGERU
VARIA
KIRIE - CUT PAPERS

ISHIDA RYOSUKE
TAKIDAIRA JIRO
VARIA


KATAZOME

SERIZAWA KEISUKE
VARIA
WOODBLOCK PRINTS

HAN NO KAI
HATA TSUNEHARU
LOVE JOSEPH
MIYATA MASAYUKI
MUNAKATA SHIKO
SHUNGA
VARIA

SILKSCREEN PRINTS
TAKEDA HIDEO
VARIA

RUBBINGS

MAPS


ORIGINAL DRAWINGS & ARTWORKS



In this section, all items are absolutely unique (only one of a kind), being original drawings and paintings! They are the original illustrations made for picture books, manga, magazines, news columns, or on their own as independant artworks - and always precious, especially now that computer-based illustrations are predominant.



AKINO Takumi. Signed Original Drawings (1970s)

Ink & pencil on soft paper (23.5 x 17.5) with artist's seal, formerly taped on supporting paper (19.7 x 27.2 cm), notes in pencil by publisher (All Yomimono). The tape is gone, leaving a yellow transfer mark in the corners.
Remarkable ink illustrations by AKINO Takumi. Condition: Good (foxing). EUR 100- a piece

Akino (1)

Akino (2)


ARISAWA Shirou.
Original Kamishibai Illustration:
Shounen Tarou
(Young Taro) / Aka Gorilla (The Red Gorilla).

Original painting illustration, varnished and pasted on cardboard (story in Japanese on reverse), 26x35.5 cm, for a Kamishibai (paper theater) contest in Osaka in 1953 (Kakugeki Bunka-sha). Condition: good (wear cardboard edges). With the original title page (illustration unfortunately damaged). OUT OF STOCK



BABA Shachi.
Set of 8 original drawings: Yuurei Kago
(The Phantom Palanquin).

8 ff., (6) 19x28 xm, (2) 19x14 cm, pencil, ink & watercolor on paper (1970s). Condition: fine. EUR 350-



BABA Shachi.
Set of 14 original drawings: Jichou no Tensei / Tenjou

(Meiji-era Samurai 'Robin Hood' Story).

14 f., ca. 19x28cm, pencil (and watercolor, black ink) on paper (1970s).
Condition: fine. EUR 250-





(1)

(2)

(3) (4)
HARADA Tsunao.
Set of 12 original drawings
.

Original paintings (gouache) on paper, 12 illustrations (8 mounted) on 5 sheets, (1) 20.5x30.5 cm, (2) & (3) 20.5x32 cm, (4) & (5) 19.5x27.5 cm, for Kyoufu no Kuroi Kaaten (The Black Curtain of Fear) & Arise ga Kieta (Alice has Disappeared), etc. (Akane Shobou, 1982). Condition: fine (heavy foxing on one sheet). EUR 300-


(5)


HIDEMI.
Original Drawings: Nankai no Ooja
(The King of the Southern Sea).

Pencil & ink on paper (19.5x27.5 cm, 19.5x23 cm, 17.5x27.5 cm), originally published in Kagoshima Minami Nihon Shinbun, Showa 38 (1963). Condition: fine. EUR 120 a piece


Nankai (1)

Nankai (2)

Nankai (3)

Nankai (4)

Nankai (5)

Nankai (6)

Nankai (7)

Nankai (8)

Nankai (9)

Nankai (10)

Nankai (11)

Nankai (12)

Nankai (13)


Beautiful, very detailed, signed original drawings by HIKOJI
for O-Nanatsu Kanzashi (The Seven Hairpins).
Pencil & black ink on paper (ca. 25 x 18 cm, 1970s), fine (paper a bit yellowed, tear in the left-side margin for 1-1.5 cm). EUR 150- a piece.

Kanzashi 1

Kanzashi 2

Kanzashi 3

Kanzashi 4



ISHIDA Eisuke.
Ishida Eisuke Archives: Oyayubitarou
(Tom Thumb), Kasauri Sankichi (Sankichi the Umbrella Seller), Enpitsu Shoujo (The Pencil Girl), etc. (1950s).


Important collection of original drawings & sketches (pencil, ink & watercolor) and printed color and b&w proofs. Over 70 f., ca. 30x40 cm. Published in Yoiko Ichinensei (Shuuei-sha, Showa 26/1951) and Shoujo Salon Shinshungo. Click for complete list. EUR 350-


ISHII Mimi.
Original drawings: Miwaku no Beddo
(The Bed of Attraction).

Complete chapter, 12 f. (ca 34x25 cm), ink & collages on paper. Originally published in Manga Jumbo (1973). Condition: fine. ¡Adult content (psychedelism & al.)! EUR 300-




ISHII Mimi.
Nigai Hakuchuumu
(A Bitter Daydream).

Complete chapter, 13 f. (ca 31.5x23 cm), ink & collages on paper. Originally published in Manga Jumbo (1973). Condition: fine. ¡Adult content (psychedelism & al.)! EUR 300-




ISHII Mimi.
Chou ni Natta Imouto
(The Younger Sister Who Became a Butterfly).

Complete chapter, 13 f. (ca 34x25 cm), ink & collages on paper. Originally published in Manga Jumbo (1973). Condition: fine. ¡Adult content (psychedelism & al.)! EUR 300-




ISHII Mimi.
Hadashi no Yousei
(The Bare-footed Fairy).

Complete chapter, 13 f. (ca 33x24.5 cm), ink & collages on paper. Originally published in Manga Jumbo (1973). Condition: fine. ¡Adult content (psychedelism & al.)! EUR 300-




ISHII Mimi.
Kieta Koibito
(The Vanished Lover).

Complete chapter, 13 f. (ca 33x24 cm), ink & collages on paper. Originally published in Manga Jumbo (1973). Condition: fine. ¡Adult content (psychedelism & al.)! EUR 300-






ISHIYAMA Hiroshi (1932-2001).
Original news drawings: ink, pencil & white paint on paper (27 x 16 cm for 1 & 2, 27 x 17.7 cm for 3-6). Condition: fine (old tape transfer).

1 & 2: EUR 180- a piece
3, 4 & 6: EUR 100- a piece
5: EUR 80-

Ishiyama (1)
Ame no Gokigen (The Rain's High Spirits)
Printed title: 'Kitagata Ryoumin no Mune no Uchi'
(What is in the minds of the Northern Fishermen)

Ishiyama (2)
Onore Jishin (I Myself)

Ishiyama (3)
Kan Kan (Love) Ran Ran
(supposedly depicts the truck that brings to Japan the couple of giant pandas given by China in 1972, a happy lovers' umbrella in the general rain)

Ishiyama (4)

Ishiyama (5)

Ishiyama (6)


(KAGIMOTO YUTAKA).
Original drawings: Joshikosei / Highschool Girls
.

Ink (for (1) only), pencil & color pencil, on ultra thin quality Japanese washi paper (see respective washi sizes below), dated, taped on paper (54.5x39 cm). Condition: fine (foxing & browning on supporting paper only). EUR 220- each

(1) 1964 Tokyo.
32x19, dated 1963/4/13.


   
(2) Joshikosei.
46x35, dated 1972/5/29.


   
(3) Joshikosei.
51x37, dated 1971/6/30
(light yellowing on top).

   
(4) Joshikosei.
45x35, dated 1972/5/29.


   
(5) Joshikosei.
47.5x31.5, dated 1970/2.


   
(6) Joshikosei.
47.5x36.5, dated 1970/3/10.


   
(7) Joshikosei.
48.5x33, dated 1970.


   
(8) Joshikosei.
46x34, dated 1970/2/6.


   
(9) Joshikosei.
33x47, dated 1970/2/6.


   
(10) Joshikosei.
46x36, dated 1970/2/6.


   


KOBAYASHI Hiroshi.
Original color drawings
(1960s-1970s).

Pencil & watercolor/acrylic paint on paper (various stocks & sizes).
VG condition (small tears & light crumpling to edges). EUR 200- a piece

Kobayashi (1)

25 x 35.5 cm

Kobayashi (2)

25 x 35.5 cm

Kobayashi (3)

23 x 38 cm

Kobayashi (4)

26.8 x 38 cm (small water stains atop the paint)

Kobayashi (5)

25.3 x 35.8 cm


KOIZUMI Sumio.
Signed original drawings
by KOIZUMI Sumio (1942-, winner of the 12th Japan's Children Book Award), published in the magazine Shosetsu Junior (1966-1982, continued under the name Cobalt). Illustrations 2-6 on one hand and 7-9 one the other seem to be from same series & period (identical paper stocks & signatures). Ink & pencil on paper (various sizes, see below), publisher's wet stamp. Condition: VG (some grazing, tape transfer).

Koizumi (1)
19.2 x 27.5 cm
EUR 100-

Koizumi (2)
25 x 33.5 cm
EUR 160-

Koizumi (3)
25 x 33.5 cm
EUR 120-

Koizumi (4)
25 x 33.5 cm
EUR 80-

Koizumi (5)
25 x 33.5 cm
EUR 100-

Koizumi (6)
25 x 33.5 cm
EUR 180-

Koizumi (7)
22.7 x 29.5 cm
EUR 100-

Koizumi (8) with tracing paper
22.7 x 29.5 cm
EUR 80-

Koizumi (9) with tracing paper
22.7 x 29.5 cm
EUR 120-

Koizumi (10)
27.5 x 21 cm (torn corner)
EUR 100-


KONDO Hidezo.
Original drawing: portrait of the actor KONOI KEISUKE
.

Pencil & ink on paper (29x20.5 cm), originally published in Shuukan Yomiuri (1970s). Condition: excellent. EUR 160-

KONDO Hidezo.
Konoi Keisuke: ‘Watashi wa Telebi no Ningen desu’
(I am a TV guy).

Pencil & ink on paper (20.5x29 cm), originally published in Shuukan Yomiuri (1970s). Condition: excellent. EUR 160-




KONDO Hidezo.
Large original color drawings
(1930s).

Ink, pencil & paint on paper (27.5 x 39.5 cm). Condition: Decent to VG.
Superb original drawings by KONDO Hidezo (1908-1979) for his daily pictorial column 'Manga Sokushaho'
(News Snapshot Cartoon) in the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun for which he worked between 1933 and 1938.

Hidezo (1) EUR 350-

Hidezo (2) EUR 200-

Hidezo (3) EUR 250-

Hidezo (4) EUR 300-

Hidezo (5) EUR 160-

Hidezo (6) EUR 160-

Hidezo (7) EUR 350-

Hidezo (8) EUR 250-

Hidezo (9) EUR 350-

Hidezo (10) EUR 280-

Hidezo (11) EUR 300-

Hidezo (12) EUR 280-

Hidezo (13) EUR 280-

Hidezo (14) EUR 220-

Hidezo (15) EUR 350-

Hidezo (16) EUR 300-

Hidezo (17) EUR 220-

Hidezo (18) EUR 220-

Hidezo (19) EUR 180-

Hidezo (20) EUR 180-

Hidezo (21) EUR 250-

Hidezo (22) EUR 250-

Hidezo (23) EUR 80-

Hidezo (24) EUR 200-

Hidezo (25) EUR 300-

Hidezo (26) EUR 350-


KONISHI Taizou.
Ame no Yoru ni Atsuku
(Hot in a Rainy Night).

Complete short story, 18 f. (36x25.5 cm), pencil, ink & tones on paper. Originally published in Gekiga Jakku (1970s-80s). ¡Adult content!
EUR 450-




KOONO Maito.
Original drawings: Ikenai Heart Life
(A Wrong Heart Life).

Complete short story, 6 f., (36x26 cm), pencil, ink & tones on paper. Sketches (pencil) on reverse. Originally published in Comic Dash (1970s-80s). ¡Adult content (lesbian)! EUR 250-




KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings:
Hakuchou no Koe

(The Voices of the Swans).
The large original drawings for the first version (published in Kinder Ohanashi Ehon) of Kubo's best-known book: IMAI Kousho / KUBO Masao, Korobokkuru wa mou inai (The Korobokkurus are no more) (Tokyo: Froebel-kan, 1978).

Pencil & watercolor on paper (32x45 cm)
Summary of the story (in Japanese)
on the reverse of H-1.
Condition: fine.

H-1: EUR 300-

H-2: EUR 500-

H-3: EUR 400-

H-4: EUR 400-

H-5: EUR 400-

H-6: EUR 350-

H-7: EUR 500-

H-8: EUR 600-

KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings:
Oni no Kaimono

(The Little Ogre Goes Shopping).

Pastel & watercolor on paper (27x38.5 cm)
Condition: excellent.
EUR 180- each

Oni-1

Oni-2

Oni-3

Oni-4

Oni-5

KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings:
Sea & Lake Bottoms Series

(Shizen no Kuni, Suzuki Shuppan, 1970s).
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Condition: excellent.

Large (32x44 cm): EUR 120- each
Oblong (13x44 cm): EUR 90- each
Small (10x18 cm): EUR 60- each

L-1

L-2

O-1


O-2


O-3


O-4


O-5


O-6


O-7

O-8


O-9


S-1


O-10


O-11


O-12


O-13


O-14

O-15


O-16


O-17


O-18

KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings:
Seikatsu Karenda

(Everyday Calendar).
(1970s).

Pencil & watercolor on paper (38x37 cm)
Condition: fine. EUR 200- each

SK-1
Arigatou wo wasurezu
(I don't forget to say Thank You)

SK-2
Tooku e wa hitori de ikanai
(I don't go far away on my own)

SK-3
Shokuji no mae ni wa te wo araou
(Let us wash our hands before meals)

(SK-1) (SK-2)


(SK-3)

KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings:
Jii-chan
(Grandpa).
(1970s).

Pencil & watercolor on paper (25x35 cm)
Condition: fine (light wear). EUR 150- each
Jii-1
Jii-2
Jii-3
Jii-4


KUBO Masao.
Original Drawings for the covers of:
Kokugo Testo, Ichigakki, 1-6-nen

(Japanese Test, 1st Semester, 1st-6th Year)

Watercolor on paper (27.5x38 cm)
Condition: fine (light wear). EUR 100- each

1-nen: Ari to Hato
(1st Year: The Ant and the Pigeon).

2-nen: Akai Rousoku
(2nd Year: The Red Candle).

3-nen: Nakayoshi Meijin
(3rd Year: The Intimate Master).

4-nen: Shiroi Boushi
(4th Year: The White Hat).

5-nen: Renado
(5th Year: Lenardo).

6-nen: Ria Oo
(6th Year: King Lear).

KUBO Masao.
Original drawing: Keita, Kiiki to Karasu

(Keita, the Little Monkey and the Raven).
38x53 cm, pencil and watercolor on paper.
Condition: fine (tear to one corner). EUR 250-

KUBO Masao.
Original drawing: Chocho
(Butterflies).
For ABC Book (Seikai Shuppan, 1967), 34x48 cm, pencil & watercolor on paper. Condition: fine. EUR 180-

KUBO Masao.
Original drawing: Porori no Ookii Chiisai
.
27x42 cm, pencil & watercolor on paper. Condition: fine. EUR 150-

KUBO Masao.
Original drawing: The Samurai and the White Snake
.
Pencil & watercolor on paper (31x46 cm). Condition: fine. EUR 150-

KUBO Masao.
Signed original drawing: Itterasshai
(Have a Good Day!)
Pencil & watercolor on paper (35x49.5 cm, 1960s). Condition: fine (old tape tear/marks in margins). EUR 180-


KUBO Masao.
Original drawing:
Shiroi Makori to Kuroi Makori 1
(The White Woodcutter and the Black Woodcutter).

27x19 cm, pencil and watercolor on pencil
EUR 150-
KUBO Masao.
Original drawing:
Shiroi Makori to Kuroi Makori 2
(The White Woodcutter and the Black Woodcutter).

27x19 cm, pencil and watercolor on pencil
EUR 150-
KUBO Masao.
Original drawing:
Furuya no Mori

(Furuya's Forest).
38.5x27 cm, pencil & watercolor on paper.
Condition: fine.
EUR 160-


KUBO Masao.
Painted Lithograph 1.


49x35.5 cm, numbered (/100)
and SIGNED by the artist,
original frame card (51x39 cm).
EUR 70-
KUBO Masao.
Painted Lithograph 2.


49x35 cm, numbered (/100)
and SIGNED by the artist,
original frame card (51x37 cm).
EUR 70-
KUBO Masao.
Painted Lithograph 3.

35x46 cm, numbered (/50) and SIGNED by the artist,
original frame card (39x51 cm).
EUR 70-
KUBO Masao.
Painted Lithograph 4.


40x35 cm, numbered (/50)
and SIGNED by the artist,
frame card (51x39 cm),
(foxing on back) EUR 70-
KUBO Masao.
Painted Lithograph 5.


49x35 cm, numbered (/100)
and SIGNED by the artist,
frame card (51x39 cm)
EUR 70-


TSUKASA Kei
(pseudonym of KURASHINA Ryou).
The King: original drawings.

One complete chapter (14 f.) of the manga The King (published by Takuma Shoten, 1989-1990). Pencil, ink, tones on paper, (1) 36.5x51.5 cm, (13) 36x26 cm. With the publisher's envelop. Condition: fine.
EUR 300-


MATSUMURA Kayoko.
Haniwa
(Japanese Funeral Figures).

Original painting (mixed media) on rigid paper, 32x41 cm, signed (1970s). EUR 60-





MITSUI Eiichi.
Signed Original Drawing: Samurai vs. Ninja
(1970s)

A wonderful, very dynamic, original ink drawing by the painter and illustrator MITSUI Eiichi (1920-2013).
Ink & paint on paper (19.7 x 27.5 cm), signed, notes in pencil, publisher's wet stamp (All Yomimono).
Condition: VG (light soiling, tape transfer on reverse).
EUR 150-



1 - Hatarakumono no Sandaikenri
(The Three Great Rights of the Workers)
MIYASHITA Mori.
Original Drawings: News & Politics (1970s).


Pencil, ink, watercolor & tones on paper (19.5x27 cm). Condition: good (some stains). EUR 60- each


2 (obverse) - Betonamu kara dete yuke!
(Get out of Vietnam!)

2 (reverse) - sketch (pencil)


3 - Shokuba no sumizumi made hikari wo atete
(Lighting up every corner of the workplace)

4 - Suberidome ha roukousha de...
(Stopping the fall with workers)




(1)
MIZUSAWA Ken.
Tanoshii Natsuyasumi
(Summer Vacations are Fun)
Set of 4 original drawings of children playing.
Pencil, ink & watercolor on paper, (1) 31.5x47 cm, (2 & 3) 28.5x43 cm, (4) 27x38 cm, for Tanoshii Natsuyasumi (published by Child-Honsha). Condition: fine. EUR 180-


(2) (3) (4)
MIZUSAWA Ken.
Tanuki
.

The original painted drawing (27x38 cm) for the cover of: YAMANAKA Hisashi / MIZUSAWA Ken. Hakeru Hakenai (Shitsugyo no Nihon-sha, 1973). EUR 220-

MIZUSAWA Ken.
Fukeya Fuke Odoreya Odore

(Play Play! Dance Dance!)

Set of 2 original watercolor paintings depicting
a flute-playing monk and a kappa (35x27 / 27x24 cm).
One (☞) is signed and numbered 4/29.
EUR 160-





Beautiful original drawings by the very talented illustrator NARUSE Kazutomi (1920-1993).
A nervous, precise and very expressive stroke, for a Jidaigeki story featuring samurai, musume & Co of course.
Black ink on paper (16.5 x 24.5 cm), a few annotations in pencil, illustrator's red seal (1970s). In fine condition. EUR 120- a piece
For (1) only: 16 x 23.2 cm; foxing on the right part of the paper. EUR 80-

Naruse (1)

Naruse (2)

Naruse (3)

Naruse (4)

Naruse (5)

Naruse (6)

Naruse (7)

Naruse (8)

Naruse (9)

Naruse (10)

Naruse (11)

Naruse (12)

Naruse (13)

Naruse (14)

Naruse (15)

Naruse (16)

Naruse (17)

Naruse (18)

Naruse (19)

Naruse (20)

Naruse (21)

Naruse (22)

Naruse (23)


OGAWA Tetsuo.
Original color drawings: Bonus ni Te wo Dasuna
(Don't Touch my Pay Bonus!)

Complete full-color chapter, pencil, ink & watercolor on paper, 38.5x27 cm, 4 f., originally published in Bessatsu Shuukan Manga (1970s). Condition: fine (some stains). EUR 250-


SAEKI Katsusuke.
The complete set of the original drawings for
Agatha CHRISTIE.
Powaro no Bouken: Chokoreeto no Hako.
(The Adventures of Poirot: The Chocolate Box.)

Tokyo: Shunyodo Shoten, Showa 55 (1980).

Ink & pencil on paper (19 x 13.5 cm), taped protective tracing papers. With map and a printed proof set with colophon. The whole in a labeled binder. Condition: excellent.

The beautiful and peculiar illustrations (18 plates & 7 vignettes) by the very talented SAEKI Katsusuke for a Japanese version (translation by AIZAWA Tugiko) of Agatha Christie's Chocolate Box - Poirot's unique failed case! A remarkable collection.

EUR 1100- the full set


SHIMA Sanpei.
Original Drawings: News & Politics (1970s)
.

Pencil & ink on paper (ca 19.5x27 cm). Condition: fine. EUR 70- each


1 - 'Satou no Oni' wo fumitsubuse!
(Stomp that 'demon of Sato'!)

2 - Ruuru ha taitou de kimerunda. Katte ni nosetari ugokasuna!
(Rules are to be decided on equal terms. Don't move them around on your own!)

SHIMA Sanpei.
Set of original drawings: Naruhodo-kun
.

Yonkoma (4-panel comic strips), ink on paper, 3 f. (37.5x12 cm). Condition: good (folding marks). EUR 150-



SHIMIZU Kon.
Original Nude Sumie Painting
.

Black ink on thick paper,
27x24 cm, SIGNED:
EUR 180-



SHIRAYAMA Kaoru (?)
Signed original ink drawings for Ishin Jokeizu (The Genealogy of the Women of the [Meiji] Restoration).
Black ink on paper (various sizes, approx. 18 x 24 cm), title and page number (black felt-tip pen / pencil), some bearing the stamp of the publisher (Tokyo: Shuubun-sha), some with additional inserts (vignettes) pasted or drawn on the same paper sheet.
VG-Good general condition (some with creases and/or outer wear).
From EUR 50- to 150- a piece

Ishin (1)

Ishin (2)

Ishin (3)

Ishin (4)

Ishin (5)

Ishin (6)

Ishin (7)

Ishin (8)

Ishin (9)

Ishin (10)

Ishin (11)

Ishin (12)

Ishin (13)

Ishin (14)

Ishin (15)

Ishin (16)

Ishin (17)

Ishin (18)
The following original drawings may be from the same series but the title is not mentioned.

SKaoru (1)

SKaoru (2)

SKaoru (3)

SKaoru (4)

SKaoru (5)

SKaoru (6)


SHOUHO Hiromi.
Original drawings: Love Hiromikku World: Omiai daisakusen

(The Great Strategy of the Arranged Marriage Interview)

Complete Chapter, 4 f. (36x26.5 cm), ink & tones on paper. Originally published in Olympia Manga (1970s). Condition: fine. EUR 160-
SHOUHO Hiromi.
Original drawings: Love Hiromikku World: Shakai wa amakunai

(Society is a tough place)

Complete Chapter, 4 f. (36x26.5 cm), ink & tones on paper. Originally published in Olympia Manga (1970s). Condition: fine. EUR 160-




SORA. Original Painting: Frog Family.
EUR 60-


SORA. Original Painting: White Rabbits.
EUR 60-


SORA. Original Painting: Storks.
EUR 60-




SUGITA Yutaka.
Mitsu no Chiisai Kuni de

(In the 3 Small Countries)


Signed original paintings (watercolor and black ink, early 1970s) with title in pencil, on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm) with taped original protective tracing paper with manuscript notes for the publisher/printer (sizes, page..). Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

3tsu no Chiisai Kuni de (1)
EUR 120-

3tsu no Chiisai Kuni de (2)
EUR 120-


SUGITA Yutaka.
Oumu no Uta

(The Song of the Parrot)
Author: MORI Hisashi


Original paintings (watercolor and black ink, early 1970s) with publisher (Shiko-sha) and title in pencil, on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm) with taped original protective tracing paper (and acetate film for #2 & 3). Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

Oumu no Uta - 1
EUR 250-

Oumu no Uta - 2
EUR 200-

Oumu no Uta - 3
EUR 200-


SUGITA Yutaka.
Jikan no Tabi: Paulo no Ashiato

(Journey in Time: Paul's Footsteps)


Original drawings (black ink, and watercolor for #1, early 1970s) with title (and publisher, Shiko-sha, for #2 3 4) in pencil, on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm) with taped original protective tracing paper (and acetate film for #2 3). #4 is signed. This series deals with the footsteps of Paul the Apostle. Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

Paulo no Ashiato - 1
EUR 100- each

Paulo no Ashiato - 2
EUR 100- each

Paulo no Ashiato - 3
EUR 100- each

Paulo no Ashiato - 4
EUR 180- each


SUGITA Yutaka.
[Sukusuku] Hana to Uta to ni tsuite

([Growing:] About Flowers and Songs)
Author: SAWANO Hisao


Signed original paintings (watercolor, black ink, early 1970s) with notes in pencil (and Sugita's stamp on #3-5), on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm), with removable painted acetate film for #1 2 4, and taped original protective tracing paper (lacking for #5) with publisher/printer's indications (and title for #1) in pencil / ballpen. #4 & 5 are abstract compositions (extremely rare for Sugita) with the interesting subtitle: Salada no Tsukurikata (How to Make a Salad)! Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

Sukusuku - 1
EUR 160- each


#2 also comes with this separate rough drawing in pencil on regular paper (15.6 x 15 cm) with a red acetate film pasted, and a tracing paper with notes for the publisher.


Sukusuku - 2
EUR 160- each

Sukusuku - 3
EUR 160- each

Sukusuku - 4
EUR 160- each

Sukusuku - 5
EUR 120- each


SUGITA Yutaka.
Shounika Shinsatsushitsu

(The Pediatrics' Examination Room)


Signed original drawings or paintings (black ink, watercolor, early 1970s) with title in pencil, on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm) with taped original protective tracing paper. Seemingly published in Hiroba magazine. #5 8 13 14 23 are not signed. Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

Shounika - 1
EUR 100-

Shounika - 2
EUR 120-

Shounika - 3
EUR 120-

Shounika - 4
No tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 5
EUR 100-

Shounika - 6
With acetate film. No tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 7
EUR 100-

Shounika - 8
EUR 100-

Shounika - 9
EUR 100-

Shounika - 10
No tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 11
EUR 100-

Shounika - 12
EUR 100-

Shounika - 13
EUR 100-

Shounika - 14
EUR 100-

Shounika - 15
Color indications on the tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 16
Color indications on the tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 17
EUR 100-

Shounika - 18
EUR 100-

Shounika - 19
No tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 20
No tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 21
EUR 100-

Shounika - 22
Lack to tracing paper. EUR 100-

Shounika - 23 (Hiroba)
No tracing paper. EUR 80-


SUGITA Yutaka.
Varia: Original Drawings


Fine original drawing (black ink, early 1970s), on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm), with taped original protective tracing paper. Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears).

Varia 1: Bird & Sun
EUR 150- a piece

Varia 2: Black Flower
EUR 150- a piece

Varia 3: Tree & Bird
EUR 150- a piece


SUGITA Yutaka.
Varia: Original Paintings


Signed original paintings (watercolor, black ink), on very thick mixed paper (18 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm), with taped original protective tracing paper with publisher's notes. Fine condition (tape transfer, tracing paper: yellowed, tears; #7: light stains).

Varia 4: 'Fair Lady' (dated 1971)
No tracing paper. Has a taped, annotated paper frame with dated stamp. EUR 200-

Varia 5: 'Enpitsu Ujou' (Pencil with Feelings)
EUR 160-

Varia 6: 'Ehon' (Picture Book)
Not signed. EUR 60-

Varia 7: Rooster & House
Sugita's stamp and an acetate film with annotations in crayon and a stamp (faded). No tracing paper. EUR 80-

Varia 8: Bird & Rainbow
Not signed. Simply taped on very thick paper. No tracing paper. EUR 60-


A series of 4 folk tales made into short & amusing comics by TAKASHASHI Shinji.
Ink and pencil on paper (sizes below), publisher's notes (pen), 1970s?, light outer wear (slightly crumpled at corners, small tearings).


1 - Hebi no Kenka. Amerika no Minwa.
(The Battle of the Snakes. A Folk Tale from the USA.)
20 x 27.8 cm, VG.
EUR 80-


2 - Sao. Nihon no Minwa Yori.
(The Pole. After a Japanese Folk Tale.)
19.5 x 27.5 cm, good (tear on 1.5 cm on the left edge, stains in lower left corner).
EUR 60-


3 - Chie. Vetonamu no Minwa Yori.
(Wisdom. After a Vietnamese Folk Tale.)
22 x 31 cm, good (glued typo/photographed captions coming off,
some missing, old glue marks instead).
EUR 60-


4 - Mukashi Mukashi. Nihon no Minwa.
(Once Upon A Time. A Japanese Folk Tale.)
22 x 30 cm, VG (small old tape transfer).
A farting tale!
EUR 80-


TASHIRO Sanzen (1922-).
Original drawings for Arashi no Naka no 17-nen
(17 Years Inside the Storm). Tokyo: Kaisei-sha, 1981.

The wonderful original drawings for KATSUO Kinya's period novel Arashi no Naka no 17-nen (from Tokugawa's Bakufu into the Meiji era), in TASHIRO's delicate, light and sometimes dream-like stroke. A beautiful collection.

3 color drawings (2 large, 1 vignette), 1 large kirie (cut papers), 2 manuscript titles, 26 black ink drawings (4 large, 1 oblong, 18 regular, 3 small) and 1 map. Ink (& watercolor) on thin paper, taped on thicker paper, with annotated protective tracing papers. Support paper sizes: large (38x27 cm), oblong (38x 19), regular (27x19), vignettes (ca. 19x12). The glue of the tape has dried and transfered onto the papers (hence the yellow bands, which actually add an interesting framing) but never affects the drawings. Excellent condition.
With one copy of the book (21x16x3 cm, hardcover, dj, 352 p.).
EUR 1200- the set

TASHIRO Sanzen.
Original drawings: Varia
.


Tashiro Varia (1): Bird Net
Pencil & ink on paper (19 x 27.5 cm), annotated protective tracing paper (tape transfer). EUR 60-



Tashiro Varia (2): Plants and Animals with 'Suzume' (Sparrow) in their Name
Pencil & ink on paper (27.5 x 19 cm), annotated protective tracing paper (tape transfer). EUR 60-


For all the following: Ink & pencil on paper (various sizes, see below) taped on thicker paper (19 x 27.5 cm) with annotated protective tracing paper. The glue of the tape has dried and transfered onto the papers (hence the yellow bands). Excellent condition.

Tashiro Varia (3): Falconry in Ancient Japan
Drawing paper: 21.3 x 14.8 cm. EUR 120-


Tashiro Varia (4): Old Woman Attacked by Plants & Animals!
Drawing paper: 20.3 x 15 cm. EUR 120-


Tashiro Varia (5): Girl & Horse
Drawing paper: 12.7 x 12.7 cm. EUR 80-


Tashiro Varia (6): Girl & Rooster
Drawing paper: 12.5 x 12.5 cm. EUR 60-


Tashiro Varia (7): Praying Rooster
Drawing paper: 12.5 x 12.5 cm. EUR 60-


Tashiro Varia (8): Boy Mounting a Cow
Drawing paper: 12.5 x 12.5 cm. EUR 60-


Tashiro Varia (9): Falconer & his Falcon in Ancient Japan
Drawing paper: 12.8 x 12.5 cm. EUR 80-



TERAO Yoshitaka.
Rensai Manga Shosetsu Sutakora Sandouchuu
(Serial Illustrated Novel: Helter-Skelter Incident-Filled Journey).

Complete Chapter (manga, 1950s), original drawings, pencil & ink on paper (8 p. on 5 f.), 27.5x19.5 cm & 27.5x38.5cm. Condition: fine.
EUR 350-








TOKITA Kan (1932-).
Original drawings for various samurai series


Ink & pencil on paper (ca. 19 x 27 cm), artist's seal on most, protective tracing paper with notes for publishing/printing with publisher's wet stamp (Shosetsu Hoseki) on most. Seemingly illustrated various period literature pieces (Ama, Ieyasu to Hideyoshi, Oshirasu no Onna, Fune wo Kogu Onna..). Condition: excellent (occasional tape transfer). EUR 80- a piece

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Tokita (12, no tracing paper)

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TOKITA Kan.
Original color drawing
.

A beautiful color illustration depicting a little girl falling alseep at the sound of the night insect orchestra.

Ink, pencil & watercolor (20.5 x 19 cm) on paper board (36.2 x 25.8 x 0.3 cm), 2 tracing papers annotations for the publisher/printer. On the first tracing paper, the wet stamp 'Gekkan「Ryudo」' (Monthly 'Flow' magazine). Condition: excellent (tears to tracing papers). EUR 150-



YAMAMOTO Jouichi.
Tori / Birds
.

Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1963.
ARTIST BOOK, 1/50 COPIES, SIGNED, WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK + SIGNED ORIGINAL DRAWING. EUR 300-







YOKOZUKA Shigeru (1927-2014).
Signed Original Drawing: Japanese woman in kimono in the countryside
(1970s)

Ink on paper (26.7 x 18.7 cm), signed, notes in pencil by publisher (All Yomimono), mounted on thicker paper. VG condition (light wear).EUR 60-






Sketch Book: Collection of Original Japanese Paintings.
27 spreads of wonderful ink paintings and sketches.
EUR 450-



The Fish-hatted Supplicants
Woodcut print, black ink on paper (19.8 x 14 cm),
unknown signature in the print.
Colored by hand.
Meiji-Taisho (late XXth-early XXth c.).

A well-composed, very witty and amusing scene (from Urashima Tarou?) that depicts supplicants on their knees, who wear fish instead of hats on the top of their heads. The drawing seems to be a print; the coloring was done by hand and is truly exquisite. Fine condition.
EUR 120-



Original Watercolor Paintings: Children
on Shikishi (24 x 27 cm, thick paper, golden-edged, silver flakes on back). 1970s-80s? Signed (black ink and stamp) by unknown artist.
1 & 2: EUR 60- a piece
3 & 4: EUR 45- a piece
Very cute watercolor paintings that depict Japanese children (3 little girls in old-style kimono, and a boy and a girl in modern summer outfits) in natural landscapes. Foxing, light in paintings 1 & 2, stronger in 3 & 4.

1 - Little Girl in Kimono in a Meadow

2 - Insect-catching in a Tree

3 - Little Girl in Kimono by the Sea

4 - Little Girl in Kimono in the Mountains


Kamishibai: Manga no Ossan no Homerun
(The Homerun of the Old Man Cartoonist).

Original drawings (1940s-50s?), 10 plates, fine.
See: KAMISHIBAI


Original Manga Genga: The Legend of the Beginning of the World
The original drawings of a complete story by an obviously talented mangaka: a little (Ainu?) girl listens to the bedtime story
of the beginning of the world: the apparition of life in the oceans, the dinosaurs, the mammals & the warring species of mankind.
9 sheets numbered 1 to 9. Ink, pencil & tones on paper (36.5 x 25.5 cm).
Excellent condition. EUR 250-


Original period drawing: woman in kimono with a walking stick, walking alongside a fence (1970s).
Ink & pencil on thin paper (16 x 19.5 cm) glued on a thicker paper (27 x 19.2 cm). VG.
EUR 40-



Original artworks: Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (1970s)

Large, very impressive and wonderfully crafted illustrations most likely for an adaptation of the 4th act of the kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees): magical drums, shape-shifting white foxes & dances under flowering cherry-trees!

Pencil & paint (mixed media) on cardboard paper (36 x 51.5 cm).
VG condition.

(7) (4) EUR 300- a piece
The others EUR 250- a piece


Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (1)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (2)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (3)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (4)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (5)

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Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (6)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (7)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (8)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (9)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (10)



Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (11)



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Signed Original Drawing: Ancient China Female Outfit (1970s)
Ink on paper (28 x 20.2 cm), signed. A cute educational drawing with clothes names (kanji & kana). Condition: VG (old tape transfer at corners). EUR 40-




Original Signed Drawing (1970s)
Ink & pencil on paper (20.1 x 26.7 cm), signed 'T. Suzu', with protective tracing paper. Condition: VG (tape transfer on reverse). A fascinating Kafka-esque illustration of a man seemingly lost among female bodies and male faces. EUR 80-








HATA Tsuneharu.
Original Woodcut Print: Rokko
.

Taisho 5 (1916).
38 x 25.5 cm, artist's stamp.
Good (browning on back):
EUR 120-


Joseph LOVE.
Signed woodcut New Year postcard for 1963
.

Addressed to the woodcut printmaker SASAJIMA Kihei.

14 x 9 cm, personal seal on obverse, signed on reverse, stamped (dated S37/12/28) & travelled.
Condition: good (browned on edges). EUR 40-




MIYATA Masayuki.
Original Woodblock Print: Sakura and Lantern
(Cherry Blossoms & Japanese Lantern).

51 x 41 cm, late 1970s.
/100, SIGNED, framed.
EUR 200-

MIYATA MASAYUKI
See also:
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS


MUNAKATA Shiko.
Renshi
.

Mounted on shikishi.
EUR 30-



Munakata Shiko: see also
JAPANESE ARTS & DESIGN




6 'Shunga' Scenes
on Silk


Color-painted by hand.
EUR 120-


(UENO Isaburo)
International Design Institute 'i'. #1, 1963/10
.

International Design Institute, 1963.
10 ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINTS. RARE. OUT OF STOCK




TAKEDA Hideo.
Mon-mon
.

Tokyo: Internal, 1978.
11 SIGNED FOLIO PRINTS.
OUT OF STOCK


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ILLUSTRATED BOOKS



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Large paper rubbing:
Poem by Yang Jisheng
.

110 x 54 cm.
EUR 60-





Wonderful, minutely crafted original kirie artworks
by the senga (a particular form of kirigami) artist
ISHIDA Ryosuke (1939-).

Ishida (1)
Large black paper kirie (29.3 x 33.8 cm) over washi (32.4 x 36.2 cm, light foxing) mounted on supported paper (35 x 43 cm) with protective tracing paper annotated in pencil. Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 300-

Ishida (2)
Large black paper kirie (29.6 x 33.8 cm) over washi (31.5 x 36.7 cm, light foxing) mounted on supporting paper (35 x 43 cm), no tracing paper. Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 250-

Ishida (3)
Large black paper kirie (37.8 x 28 cm) over cardboard paper (41.5 x 30 cm) with protective tracing paper annotated in pencil (1983?). Monogrammed in kirie, artist's contact sticker pasted on back.
EUR 300-

Ishida (4)
Black paper kirie (27 x 19 cm) over gatefold rigid paper & frame (29.9 x 23.9 cm) dated in pencil (1974-4-22). Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 280-

Ishida (5)
Black paper kirie (27 x 18.8 cm) over gatefold rigid paper & frame (29.9 x 23.9 cm) dated in pencil (1974-4-20). Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 280-

Ishida (6)
Black paper kirie (27 x 19 cm) over gatefold rigid paper & frame (29.9 x 23.9 cm) dated in pencil (1979-4-19). Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 180-

Ishida (7)
Black paper kirie (22 x 22 cm) over washi (22.5 x 22.5 cm), mounted on paper board (27.1 x 23.9 cm). Monogrammed in kirie, board signed & dated in pencil (1985-1-10).
EUR 180-

Ishida (8)
Black paper kirie (21.9 x 21.9 cm) over washi (22.4 x 22.4 cm), mounted on paper board (27 x 23.9 cm) with annotated protective tracing paper. Monogrammed in kirie, board signed & dated in pencil (1985-1-10).
EUR 220-

Ishida (9)
Black paper kirie (18.1 x 17.1 cm) over card board (25.5 x 22.7 cm), taped protective tracing paper annotated in pencil. Artist's personal seal.
EUR 160-

Ishida (10)
Black paper kirie (26 x 20.6 cm) over paper board (27.6 x 21.6 cm) with annotated protective tracing paper. Monogrammed in kirie.
EUR 200-


(TAKIDAIRA Jiro).
Original Kiri-e Artwork: Hanasakiyama


26 x 37.5 cm,
late 1960s.
With the book ☞
EUR 600-

SAITO Ryusuke / TAKIDAIRA Jiro.
Hanasakiyama

(The Mountain where Flowers Bloom).

Tokyo: Iwasaki, 1971.
☜ With the original Kirie.




Original Kirie Artwork: The Horse Carriage
An incredibly delicate kirie artwork of minute and intricate design.
Black paper, cut (approx. 17x21 cm) mounted on paper (24x30 cm), protective tracing paper (1960-70s).
VG condition, but some parts were lost over the years. EUR 150-








Beautiful original signed katazome artworks by the master Keisuke SERIZAWA (1895-1984).
Katazome (special stencil dyeing) on roughly cut washi paper, signed in paint.
(2 3 15) mounted on support paper. All in excellent condition.




Serizawa (1)
8.2 x 6 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (2)
5 x 9.7 cm. EUR 120-

Serizawa (3)
8.7 x 7.2 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (4)
12 x 11.3 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (5)
17 x 7 cm. EUR 300-

Serizawa (6)
6.3 x 8.5 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (7)
5.3 x 9 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (8)
6.7 x 8.6 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (9)
7.6 x 9.5 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (10)
7.9 x 5.3 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (11)
7.9 x 12 cm. EUR 180-

Serizawa (12)
7 x 10.9 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (13)
5.1 x 9.4 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (14)
10 x 8 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (15)
6.7 x 8.8 cm. EUR 200-

Serizawa (16)
7.2 x 9 cm. EUR 150-

Serizawa (17)
Hand-colored woodblock print (6 x 3.7 cm)
EUR 150-


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Original katazome artworks: The Making of Washi

A lovely series of 22 original color katazome on washi paper (48 x 33 cm sheets folded in two: 24 x 33.5 cm, except one: two katazome on one sheet) that depicts the traditional crafting of washi paper from plant to sheet! In excellent condition.

The complete set: EUR 500-