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JAPANESE EROTIC WOODCUT ALBUM.. EROTIC MINIATURE WOODCUT ALBUM WITH TWENTY-FOUR POLYCHROME PRINTS FROM THE 19TH .
The album contains two miniature polychrome woodcut print series. Each print is well executed with excellent registry and color, care was taken to print them with the utmost quality and attention. This is not one of those quickly produced items lacking quality or refinement. Each print and series is a miniature work of erotic Ukiyo-e art. * The first series of prints are located on the verso or front pages of the album and consist of twelve prints. They show people from Edo period [1604-1868] and clearly from about 1840'S or so. Their hair style and Kimono fashion are of those times. The are done in the colors from that period, and appear to have oxidation commensurate with about 140 years or so ago, that would put their printing date at around 1868. in the Meiji era. There is very little background text at all, but there are cartouches in several. Each print is clean and in excellent condition, flawless. * The second series found on the recto or back side of the album and consists of twelve prints in all. The first three have a most unique and stunning silver background, six with beige, and 3 with indigo or "Aizuri" backgrounds. Each print is uniform within a circular cartouche for the most part, and each print is exceptionally clean, without flaw. * They reflect people of the late Edo or early Meiji [1868-1912] period, printed about 1869-1870's. Number 2 shows a man with a huge phallus, his hand caressing her vagina. No. 3 shows the couple fully engaged in love making, she on top. No. 4 shows the man on top while she locks her arms around him in an erotic embrace. No. 5 is fascinating and rare. It shows a silken cord tied around his penis and she holds the cord so she can control its action. This sort of sexual "toy" is rarely shown in Japanese prints. No. 6 shows what appears to be a male Buddhist priest he is fully engaged in licking her vulva as she consumes his penis. * COMMENTARIES: It begins with a couple about to make love, he licks two fingers in readiness to insert his huge penis into her vulva, she says "Its embarrassing to become like this.." He says "Why ? I am entering...." She covers her mouth with here Kimono sleeve in shyness. She says: "Ready to put it in [her mouth] glug, glug..." He says "Its coming out to no end [of joy]." Numbers 7-12 show couples engaged in love-making again all with fascinating and very legible comments...."Hayaku soko...iku....["Hurry right there, I'm coming" and the like. There is lots of Chirishi [toilet paper strewn around, indicating lots of love-making and love juices freely flowing. This is a common symbol and theme found in erotic Japanese prints. * RARITY: The work is RARE ! During our tenure of over forty years, we have seldom found such a lovely collection in complete and marvelous condition. There are a number of very unique and unusual views found in this remarkable erotic album. series. The work was clearly kept in the best of condition by some meticulous Japanese collector. Because the album consists of two distinct groups of similar period prints, we can only assume it to be the property of a discreet collector from that period. The album matches that period of old silk and paper. * THE GENRE OF JAPANESE EROTICA: This kind of book was banned from being published by the Tokugawa, Meiji and Taisho governments. Erotic woodblock prints and Shumpon [erotic woodcut books] were drawn, carved, printed and published "underground." People took their chances when doing this sort of work and the punishment was imprisonment and severe. All publishers had to submit their proposed publications to the government for the Kiwame or censor's seal of approval, which was then carved into the block as visual proof of sanction. The fact is that all Japanese erotic works completely lack official approval. Given this fact, it is not surprising that the artists never signed their real name, but commonly didn't sign at all. If ever signed it was always some ironic or cynical "studio name" was used, adding to the excitement of the contents. Regardless of any lack of meaningful signature, for most art historians and students of Japanese woodblock art, it is not that difficult to make an "educated guess" as to the actual artist's name by stylistic analysis. Usually this was a giveaway ! Many famous Ukiyo-e artists disliked being controlled by the government so they continued to produce erotic drawings for publication regardless of the law as a means to supplement their meager income. One can also assume the subject sold well and made all concerned extra and easy money ! * CONDITION/BINDING: The album is contained in an indigo-blue Chitsu or cloth folding case with ivory clasps, blank cover title slip, and there is some old fading to the Chitsu cloth. The overall size is 18 x 23.5 cm. * The green brocade-silk covered album is stunningly clean and bright. There is a small nick to the lower edge, its minor and does not encroach into the pages. The paper of the album are very heavy, bright, clean and white, with no foxing whatsoever. The 24 miniature woodcut prints are held in place by black paper mounting corners so they can be removed at will and are not laid down, Each print is exceptionally clean and bright, excellent color and registry. A couple have been mended in the past to restore a few tiny old worm holes, now solid, these are of minimal impact and barely noticeable. As is our habit, we are being over critical. * BY AND LARGE A MOST SUPERB EXAMPLE OF JAPANESE EROTIC ART Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

[Japan n.d. ca.1830-1880'S]. Green brocade silk covers, all edges gilt, accordion folded, very clean, bright copy small nick to bottom edge, else excellent, contents bright, clean, 24 color woodcut erotic prints, ca. 12.5 x 9.3 cm., Chitsu.

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<B>ALBUM AMICORUM </B>of a young lady from Zeist. Manuscript on paper. In Dutch and German. Zeist, 1863.
Charming album amicorum, scrapbook and poetry album in one, which probably belonged to a young girl living at Zeist. The album seems to have mainly been used during the year 1863. Contributions are signed by A. van Ronendal, Anna Jutting, and Agatha Turner, all dated at Zeist, 1863. One contribution is signed by D.A.M. Nagtglas Versteeg, and dated Oosterhout, 1863, and the only contribution dated later is by Augusta Schönberg-Mülten, dated at Maldiven, 1869. Others are signed but not dated. At the end several poems in Dutch and German are added, unsigned and undated, probably copied from books of poetry just for love of poetry, as one is headed by a miniature cut-out photograph of Koerner, and two other miniature portraits of poets are loosely inserted. These cut-out photographs have a diameter of only 1.5 cm. The contributions by the owner's Dutch friends were also often copied from Dutch popular poets, like Jacob van Lennep, De Genestet, or Ten Kate. For instance, the first contribution is a long ballad by Jacob van Lennep, of 8 pages, signed by Doortje Cramer. It is illustrated at the beginning and end by a large scrapbook plate mounted in centre of a blank leaf, with a size of ca. 5.5 x 9 cm. These plates have in centre an oval colour-printed lithograph with allegorical female figures of flowers or plants within richly gilt borders, with the name of the flower or plant in four different languages printed at the four corners, and the whole set within white and gilt lace-like papercut borders. These plates depict the tulip as a declaration of love and wickle as the symbol of steadfastness. On the first free endpaper the owner mounted a similar plate of a rose symbolizing poetry. Two other similar plates are present, one of a marguerite standing for "do you love me?", and one at the very end of the album, symbolising memory, dated 1863 and signed by seven friends, partly contributors to the album. Some other contributors used small cut-out colour-printed lithographs, also mostly showing girls and flowers, with a size of ca. 2.3 x 3 cm. Of interest too are the scrapbook plates of the A B C at the beginning of the album, mounted alphabetically on the first three pages. They also consists of an oval colour-printed lithograph in centre, here depicting all sorts of trades and professions, set within a richly gilt frame with at the top corners the letters of the alphabet and in the lower corners the names of the trade or profession in French and German. All letters are present except for the "i" and "y" for which probably no professions could be found. The size of these prints is ca. 4 x 6 cm. The size of the album is ca. 13.5 x 21.5 cm.
Good copy.- (Binding sl. rubbed, some stains on back cover).

Contemp. dark-green cloth with richly decorated blind-stamped borders on sides and the gilt decorated legend "Poesie" in centre on front cover. With charming colour-printed scrapbook-plate set within gold and lace-like borders symbolizing poetry on first free endpaper, 23 small colour-printed scrapbook plates set within gold borders of the letters of the alphabet depicting trades and professions on first lvs., 4 large allegorical colour-printed scrapbook plates within gold borders of girls and flowers, 3 smaller coloured cuts, and one miniature cut-out photograph portrait of Koerner, all mounted with manuscript contributions, and with two miniature medallion photograph portraits of Lessing and Rückert loosely inserted. Ca. 100 blank lvs., only partly written upon.

[SW: Dutch; Utrecht; Alba Amicorum; 19th Century]

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Notensammlung in einem Buch: Globus Sammlung: Weihnachs Album, Arien Album 17, Arien Album 19, Arien Album 8, Arien Album 4, Arien Album 3, Bass Arien-Album, Pupuläres Lider Album 3, Populäres Lieder Album 1, Tanz Album. / Weihnachts Glocken von H. wenzel. Ausgewählte Lider und Gesänge v. Rob. Schumann, Die Tulpenmädchen aus Haarlem f. Larth-Erlensteg, Zwei alte Jungfern v. Arthur Heinlein, Ave Maria von ch. Gounod, Noch sind die Tage der Rosen f. Wilhelm Laumgartene, Beliebte Kompositionen v. Alfred Dregert, Opern und Gesänge. -
Einband berieben, Kanten bestossen, Innen gut. Handschriftliches Inhalts-Verzeichnis auf erster Seite.

4°, privates Halbleinen.

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KUSAKABE, Kimbei. et al.. SMALL BLACK LACQUER PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, WITH SMALL WITH BIRDDECORATION ON FRONT .
This album was the photographic work of two well-known Yokohama photographic studios. Those of Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] and also those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kusakabe was a popular Yokohama photographer, and he sold a great deal to foreigners, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He was apprentice to either Beato or Stillfried and worked as a photo hand-colorist, and later acquired a good number of negatives from both of these early and very important West- ern pioneers who had photo shops in Yokohama. Therefore many of their images were found in Kusakabe's later photo albums. He also may have bought some negatives Nagasaki images from Ueno Hikoma as these too are found within his albums. Due to the large number of negatives exchanged, between photograph- ers, collectors are easily confused about who the actual photographer was. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER.He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett pp.50, 57 for more biographical and other details on these photographers. * THE COVERS: This is a lovely miniature accordion folding album. With wood-covered black-lacquer, decorated with gold birds on the front & back. It is in nice condition, neither cracked nor warped, with some page hinges reinforced. The images by and large quite nice, clear, with a slight touch of very minor fading to a few but most are quite good, with delicate hand- coloring, which are albumen types. * THE PHOTOS: Side one: Side one from the beginning show a horse being loaded with rice stalks; women washing Kimono; three women in bedroom-2 under mosquito net; woman playing Shamisen with daughter; 2 women sewing; doctor taking a woman's pulse, while a young girl fans the fire under a tea pot; playing Shogi: two women and an old man play the game; two women taking lunch with a maid serving; 2 children learning Oshuji [calligraphy] from an old bearded man; two women taking tea being served by a maid; 2 women sleeping under a Futon; 2 young girls feeding silk worms while another chops the mulberry leaves; Shamisen and musical instrument shop; basket-weaver's shop; lady's coiffeur shop, shows combs, ribbons, hair pins &c.; child- dren's toy shop; culinary utensil shop; Geta or Japanese sandal shop; cookware shop: shows rice steamer,tea pots &c.; ceramic and porcelain-ware shop; Anko [sweet bean candy] shop; fruit ship; four young acrobats; four pilgrims with portable Buddhist shrine; pilgrim climbing Mt. Fuji; fisher- man; two Buddhist monks/priests; woman having her hair done; woman with parasol in winter [2]; young woman with her youn- ger brother on a journey with parasol, woman playing a four- stringed instrument "Pipa." * SIDE TWO: Jinriksha man pulling two women; two women and two men carrying a planquin, chrysanthemum flower show; beach scene with pleasure boat and rural village; mountain resort; waterfall [2]; Buddhist bronze lantern; three monkey sculpt- ure: shows the famous "Hear no, speak no, say no evil;" Shinto shrine; Sacred arched bridge; rural temple [2]; Shi- ratono Taki waterfalls near Mt. Fuji; Mt. Fuji on lake Biwa; Ryokan on the river [Japanese Inn]; mountain path with trav- elers and large Japanese inns; mountain village scenes, waterfalls with large stone lantern; Yokohama views: Enoshi- ma and cave over the water [caption in Japanese]; Enoshima beach shell collectors; Enoshima & fisherman with his boat; Tokyo views: Iris garden; Kabuki-za [Kabuki Theatre]; cherry blossoms [3]; Shrine; canal scene with small boat & houses; Jinriksha and puller on rural street near the famous "100 Steps" in Yokohama. * REFERENCE & BIBLIOGRAPHY: Thke following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and subject: T. Bennett:EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES, see p.149 image 100d: Jap- anese Lantern Maker and the image of the Buddhist priest, cited as number 146 which are exactly the same images in this album. See also: H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti.Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854- 1905. Philipp March & Claudia Delank:THE ADVENTURE OF JAPAN- ESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * An excellent example of period photographic images, depict- ing some of the more famous places, customs and life style of the people. A good insight to Japan during the end of the 19th century. A complete album, issued by Kusakabe for early Western visitors to Japan as a memory of their sojourn in that curious & hitherto closed country. A reflection on old Japan. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

[Japan ca 1890's, Kusakabe]. Black accordion folding photo album, 64 hand-colored albumen photos, tissue guards, hinges mended, solid, album cover 18 x 12 cm., photo size 14 x 9 cm very good, photos on both sides of album leaves. S C A R C E

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