A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, and necessarie Instructions for the making and mayntenaunce thereof, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practised therein, very necessarie and expedient for all men to have, which in any wise have to doe with Hops
by SCOT (or SCOTT), Reginald
1576. Numerous woodcut illus. in the text. Largely printed in black letter. 7 p.l. (first leaf blank except for signature mark), 63, [1] pp. Small 4to, early 20th cent. polished mottled calf by Riviere, triple gilt fillet round sides, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spine, dentelles gilt, a.e.g. London: H. Denham, 1576. Second edition, “nowe newly corrected and augmented,” of the first English book on hops. The first edition appeared two years earlier; both editions... Read More
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![Nam bắc đẩu kinh 南北斗經 [Ch. Nan bei dou jing; Scripture of the Southern & Northern Dippers]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/773/251/1736251773.0.l.jpg)
Nam bắc đẩu kinh 南北斗經 [Ch. Nan bei dou jing; Scripture of the Southern & Northern Dippers]
by SCRIPTURES OF LONGEVITY, VIETNAMESE
One full-page woodcut illus. Woodblock-printed. [2], 21, [1] folding leaves. 8vo, orig. yellow wrappers with handwritten title on cover, old stitching, red edges. Hanoi: Đền Ngọc Sơn, 1859 (from title-page). This rare work contains Daoist scriptures of longevity printed at the Ngọc Sơn Temple 玉山殿, located within Lake Hoàn Kiếm in the center of Hanoi. Established in Thiệu Trị 1 (1841) by Vũ Tông Phan 武宗璠 (1800-51), president of the Benevolent Society (hội hướng thiện 向善會), the... Read More
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A large-format scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript paper label on outside “Tsukuri giku oyoso sanjuppin” 作菊 凡 三十品 (“Cultivating Chrysanthemums, About 30 Varieties”), containing 30 colorful displays of the flower
by CHRYSANTHEMUM SCROLL
Scroll (385 x 8590 mm.), inner front endpaper with rich sprays of gold, outer side covered with silk having a repeating pattern of the chrysanthemum flower, wooden core roller. [Japan: late Edo]. The chrysanthemum came from China to Japan as a medicinal plant in the Nara period (710-93) and soon became revered in Japanese culture as a symbol of longevity and rejuvenation. From the Kamakura period (1192-1333) to this day, the chrysanthemum has been the emblem of... Read More
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Picture scroll on paper, with ten erotic paintings, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells
by EROTIC SCROLL
Scroll (300 x 4150 mm.), with pale green silk borders & endpapers, wooden core roller. [Japan]: n.d. but probably early Edo. This is a fine example of an erotic scroll, anonymously painted as usual but with great skill. The scroll contains ten scenes of men (sometimes samurai) and women engaged in various sexual activities. Two of the scenes are threesomes, one of which shows a young samurai copulating with two older women. The hairstyles of both the women... Read More
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![Picture scroll, entitled on label on outside of front silk-brocade endpaper “Shunsho no mutsu hana” [“Flowering Intimate Moments at Dusk”], with 12 erotic paintings on silk panels (each ca. 245 x 342 mm.) & pasted on gold-speckled paper, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/067/031/1513031067.0.l.jpg)
Picture scroll, entitled on label on outside of front silk-brocade endpaper “Shunsho no mutsu hana” [“Flowering Intimate Moments at Dusk”], with 12 erotic paintings on silk panels (each ca. 245 x 342 mm.) & pasted on gold-speckled paper, with ample use of metallic pigments & paint made from ground-up seashells
by EROTIC SCROLL
Scroll (290 x 4780 mm.), with gold paper inner endpaper at front, wooden core roller. [Japan]: n.d., but late Edo or early Meiji. A fine example of an erotic scroll, anonymously painted as usual but with great skill. The scroll contains 12 erotic scenes painted on silk (the well-known “set of 12“ format) of men and women engaged in various sexual activities. As in many shunga hand scrolls, the paintings feature a sequence of lovemaking positions in... Read More
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![Finely illustrated scroll on paper, entitled in manuscript on gold paper label on outside “Tokugawa bakufu daikansho Ikuno ginzan emaki mono” 徳川幕府代官所生野銀山絵巻物 [“Magistrates Office of the Tokugawa Bakufu at Ikuno Silver Mine, Illustrated Scroll”]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/462/433/1668433462.0.l.jpg)
Finely illustrated scroll on paper, entitled in manuscript on gold paper label on outside “Tokugawa bakufu daikansho Ikuno ginzan emaki mono” 徳川幕府代官所生野銀山絵巻物 [“Magistrates Office of the Tokugawa Bakufu at Ikuno Silver Mine, Illustrated Scroll”]
by IKUNO SILVER MINE SCROLL
1938. Scroll (275 x 13,850 mm.), borders of speckled silver, inner front endpaper with silver decoration, outer side covered with gold & red silk brocade, inner wooden core roller. At end (in trans.): “Adachi Ginrei 足立銀嶺 [the artist]…copied by Ōju 應需, 1938.” A richly illustrated scroll, in fine colors including metallic pigments such as silver, of the mining activities at the Ikuno silver mine. Silver was mined at the Ikuno Ginzan (Ikuno silver mine) from... Read More
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![Fine illustrated Ginzan emaki (illustrated silver mining handscroll), entitled in manuscript at beginning “Tanshū Ikuno Ginzan ezu” 但州生野銀山繪圖 (“[current] Hyōgo Prefecture, Ikuno Silver Mine, Illustrated”)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/928/546/1737546928.0.l.jpg)
Fine illustrated Ginzan emaki (illustrated silver mining handscroll), entitled in manuscript at beginning “Tanshū Ikuno Ginzan ezu” 但州生野銀山繪圖 (“[current] Hyōgo Prefecture, Ikuno Silver Mine, Illustrated”)
by IKUNO SILVER MINE SCROLL
18 fine paintings of the extraction of the ore, smelting, and the administrative & commercial activities associated with the mine. Scroll on paper (311 x 12,170 mm.), inner front endpaper with decorative square-cut gold applications, outer side with silk brocade covering, wooden core roller, backed with mica-embossed paper. [Japan]: “copied 1892.” An uncommonly well-illustrated scroll depicting the mining and refining activities of the Ikuno silver mine, depicting the technology of mining used in the late 18th century.... Read More
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Illustrated scroll of garden design paintings on paper, mounted on later paper
by LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCROLL
Scroll (305 x 3760 mm.), inner front endpaper of speckled gold, outer side covered in green silk brocade, wooden core roller. At end (in trans.): “Passed down from Ise.” [Japan]: mid- to late Edo. “Sansui garden” is a general term for Japanese landscape gardens that include both “mountains and water” (山 plus 水 = “sansui”), using natural elements like rocks, sand, gravel, and sometimes moss or pruned plants. Within this general term, traditional Japanese gardens can be... Read More
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![Manuscript sutra soshokukyō 装飾経 scroll on indigo-dyed paper of the “Gokitō kyō” 御祈祷経 (“The Gokitō kyō Lotus Sutra”); first line of text: 末法一乗行者息災延命所願成就祈祷経文, “Mappō ichijō gyōja sokusai enmei shogan jōju kitōkyōbun” [“Selections from the Lotus Sutra”]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/796/421/1733421796.0.l.jpg)
Manuscript sutra soshokukyō 装飾経 scroll on indigo-dyed paper of the “Gokitō kyō” 御祈祷経 (“The Gokitō kyō Lotus Sutra”); first line of text: 末法一乗行者息災延命所願成就祈祷経文, “Mappō ichijō gyōja sokusai enmei shogan jōju kitōkyōbun” [“Selections from the Lotus Sutra”]
by LOTUS SUTRA SCROLL
Fine frontispiece at beginning & “afterpiece” scene at end. Scroll (210 x 9560 mm.), written in gold ink, with embellishments in gold & silver, on indigo-dyed paper, verso of scroll with various seasonal nature scenes finely painted in gold. [Japan]: at end (in trans.): “copied on 28 April 1782 by 義泉 [“Gisen”].” This devotional scroll, its brilliant gold and silver colors gleaning against from dark indigo paper, is a soshokukyō (lavishly produced sutra manuscript). The paper was... Read More
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Illustrated handscroll on paper with scenes of the Great Meiwa Fire of 1772
by MEIWA FIRE SCROLL
Scroll (190 x 3980 mm.), outer front endpaper covered with blue silk, inner endpaper of gold & silver paper, manuscript title label on outside “Meiwa kasai zu” 明和火災図 [“Meiwa Fire illustrated”]. [Japan]: late Edo. Japanese cities have always been plagued by terrible fires. Regarding Edo, “the wooden construction of all of the city and the narrow lanes of commoner quarters made fire a devastating experience, and it came sufficiently frequently to be called ‘the flowers of Edo.’... Read More
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Two fine & luxuriously painted scrolls (260 x 4900 mm.; 260 x 4930 mm.) on mica paper, gold-flaked on verso, with gold endpapers at each end of both scrolls, endpapers backed with orig. silk brocade at beginning of each scroll
by RICE CULTIVATION THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS: Two Scrolls
[Japan: early mid-Edo]. The theme of the four seasons of rice cultivation has had an extensive presence within Japanese art and literature. These two luxury festive scrolls beautifully depict the year-long cycle of rice growing in Japan, along with the ancillary activities that took place during the year in the countryside, including falconry, growing vegetables and fruits, seasonal festivals, ways of relaxation, and the annual tribute of rice to the fiefdom lord. The activities shown on these scrolls... Read More
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A group of nine related illustrated scrolls on paper, all concerned with the joinery & architecture for shrines and temples (miyadaiku 宮大工)
by SHRINE & TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE & CARPENTRY SCROLLS
Hundreds of drawings & some text. Nine scrolls (all roughly 260 x 4500 mm.) & one notebook. Japan: late Edo. Japanese shrines and temples require constant maintenance, restoration, and rebuilding. These nine scrolls and one notebook are concerned with the architectural aesthetics of shrines and temples and the highly specialized construction techniques used to construct them, including the complex joinery methods, which did not require the use of nails, glue, or fasteners. As constant reminders in the... Read More
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A collection of ten talisman (or amulet) Buddhist woodblock-printed scrolls on paper
by TALISMAN BUDDHIST SCROLLS
Of various heights & lengths (ranging from 48 to 80 mm. in height & 4,000 to 10,500 mm. in length), all in very good condition, some with silk front endpapers, four with orig. core rollers. [Japan]: mid- to late Edo. Ten very rare examples of kokonoe no mamori, good luck talismans printed in the form of extremely long and narrow scrolls; because of their ephemeral nature, they are rare today. These talisman scrolls were not really... Read More
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Picture handscroll (emaki) on paper, with four extremely long & highly detailed seasonal paintings, using brush & many colors of pigment, of four different views of the landscapes of Kobe, the connecting coastline, prominent landmarks, Osaka in the distance, the Inland Sea, & surrounding mountains
by VIEWS OF KOBE SCROLL
Scroll (378 x 7280 mm.), inner wooden core roller. [Japan]: late Edo or early Meiji. It is difficult to express the beauty and detail of this scroll, which celebrates the seasonal landscapes of Kobe in the mid- to late Edo era, well before it became an industrial city in the 20th century. The artist was a highly accomplished observer, using vivid colors and a liberal use of perspective to portray the views. We do not find any... Read More
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A long, dramatic, and very finely illustrated scroll on paper (backed with mica paper & with wormholes repaired) with many fine brush and color paintings, including the use of gold & silver
by WHALING SCROLL
Scroll (360 x 9290 mm.). N.p.: late-Edo? Our scroll, while it reveals no definitive place or date, was clearly produced in the early 19th century; it is uncommonly long and richly illustrated. In a series of distinct scenes, we see all the stages of whale hunting and processing. Each scene is a “beehive of activity.” The first scene depicts the boats sent out for the hunt, including boats for harpooners, a large boat carrying an enormous net,... Read More
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![Mesamashigusa 目さまし草 [The Wakeful Weed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/747/1589747287.0.l.0.jpg)
Mesamashigusa 目さまし草 [The Wakeful Weed]
by SEICHUTEI SHUKUSHIN 淸中亭叔親
Many woodcut illus. (several full-page). 37 folded leaves. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper cover, new stitching. [Japan]: Preface dated 1815. First edition. Tobacco first arrived in Japan about 1570, and by 1820 nearly the entire population of Tokyo were tobacco smokers. “The tobacco merchant Seichutei Shukushin captured the popular fascination with tobacco and investigated its history in his book The Wakeful Weed (Mesamashigusa), published in 1815. Though purporting to be... Read More
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![Jinkoku ki [or] Jinkokki 人國記 [Record of People & Their Provinces] [or] Shinkan jinkoku ki 新刊人國記 [Record of People & Their Provinces, Newly Published]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/493/254/1609254493.0.l.jpg)
Jinkoku ki [or] Jinkokki 人國記 [Record of People & Their Provinces] [or] Shinkan jinkoku ki 新刊人國記 [Record of People & Their Provinces, Newly Published]
by SEKI, Sokō 関祖衡, ed
Numerous woodcut illus. in text. Four vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching, orig. title-slips on covers (partially perished). Tokyo: Suhara[ya] Mohei 須原茂兵衛, 1701. First edition of this rare work on the customs of Japan’s provinces. The book is of unknown authorship. There are two versions, the older being from the Muromachi period (1336-1573), the second being the edition of our book. The revision was made by Seki Sokō (d. ca. 1716-29), who also added... Read More
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![Kokon shikishi no fu 古今色紙之譜 [A Collection of East Asian Decorative Paper Samples from Ancient to Modern Times]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/125/572/1680572125.0.l.jpg)
Kokon shikishi no fu 古今色紙之譜 [A Collection of East Asian Decorative Paper Samples from Ancient to Modern Times]
by SEKI, Yoshikuni 関義城
Hundreds of paper samples tipped-in, five plates of facsimiles, & 4 plates (which serve as paste-down endpapers). 106; 130 pp. on folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. orange semi-stiff wrappers, woodcut title-slips on upper wrappers, orig. stitching. [Tokyo: Privately Printed], colophon dated 1963. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, signed, luxuriously printed throughout on handmade paper, of this magnificent and rare decorative paper specimen book. Seki (1892-1979), an executive at a Japanese paper company, was a... Read More
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![Kokon tōa shifu 古今東亞紙譜 [A Collection of East Asian Paper Samples from Ancient to Modern Times]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/925/239/1679239925.0.l.jpg)
Kokon tōa shifu 古今東亞紙譜 [A Collection of East Asian Paper Samples from Ancient to Modern Times]
by SEKI, Yoshikuni 関義城
Hundreds of paper samples tipped-in & several text illus. 141; 121 pp. on folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, woodcut title-slip on first vol. (lacking on Vol. II), orig. stitching. [Tokyo: Privately Printed], Prefaces dated 1957. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, luxuriously printed throughout on handmade paper, of this magnificent and rare paper specimen work. Seki (1892-1979), an executive at a Japanese paper company, was a leading historian of Asian papermaking. These two... Read More
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![Ehon Kusa Nishiki 繪本草錦 [The Picture-Book of Brocade Plants]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/022/110/1572110022.0.l.jpg)
Ehon Kusa Nishiki 繪本草錦 [The Picture-Book of Brocade Plants]
by SEKKŌSAI KITAO TATSUNOBU (or TOKINOBU) 雪坑齋北尾辰宣
39 leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers (wrappers a little wormed), new stitching. Osaka: Kashiwabaraya Seiemon, 1764. First edition. Sekkōsai was an artist active in Osaka, ca. 1740-50. He illustrated books and theater programs and also designed a number of prints. This is “the best of Sekkōsai’s sumi-printed books, consisting of a wide range of miscellaneous pictures, some in Kanō or even Itchō style. The profile drawing of a girl... Read More
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Die älteste Urkunde der Papierfabrikation in der Natur entdeckt nebst Vorschlägen zu neuen Papierstoffen..
by SENGER, Gerhard Anton
x, [11]-96 pp. Small 8vo, orig. printed wrappers bound in cont. half-sheep & marbled boards, flat spine gilt, black leather lettering piece on spine. Dortmund & Leipzig: G. Mallinckrodt, 1799. First edition. “An exceedingly rare book of ninety-six pages relating to the oldest record of papermaking discovered in nature, with proposals for new materials for making paper. The essay is printed on paper fabricated from conferva, a water plant, called by Senger water wool. He states that water... Read More
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Sieraden van kunstenaars (soto, pomodoro, pol bury, lichtenstein, del pezzo, fontana, youngerman e.a.) en twee nieuwe ontwerpen van emmy van leersum en gijs bakker (24 November-24 December 1970)
by SERIAAL, gallery
Announcement card, text on recto, verso blank. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1970. Card announcing an exhibition of artist-designed jewelry. Fine.
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Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs
by (SERRA, Richard)
1982. Photographic b&w illus. to recto, details on verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., [1982]. Postcard announcement mailed to the Van Abbemuseum. In fine condition.
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Le Theatre d'Agriculture et Mesnage des Champs
by SERRES, Olivier de, seigneur de Pradel
1600. Finely engraved architectural title-page by Mallery with Henri IV seated on his throne in a garden, eight fine woodcut vignettes, fine woodcut initials, and 13 large woodcuts in Chapters XIII & XIV. 9 p.l., 3-1004, [20] pp. Folio, 18th cent. mottled calf (minor scuffing to binding extremities), spine gilt, contrasting lettering piece on spine. Paris: J. Metayer, 1600. First edition of the first great French work on agronomy — in its widest sense — to be published.... Read More
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trees from the pacific shores
by SFORNI, Bianca
Ten black & white photographic illus. & several text illus. [28] pp. in accordion format. 8vo, orig. treated wood covers. Paris: Editions Firmin-Didot, 2014. A beautiful photobook by photographer Bianca Sforni (b. 1963) presenting her images of trees alongside the Chinese and Japanese characters for tree, forest, and wood. It was finely hand-printed on Kozo mulberry 110 paper from Awagami Paper Mill. As new. Edition of 30 copies. Produced for the artist’s 2014 exhibition... Read More
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