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Synthesis
AU$1,200.00 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$120.00 Read MoreAdd to cartClaude Alexandre
Tokyo: Treville, 1992.Black and white S&M photography.
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Sandra Bullock
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKazuo Kajiwara
Tokyo: Haga Shoten, 1997.Japanese photobook chronicling Bullock’s career in the late 80s through the 90s with extensive photographs.
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Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints: Catalogue Raisonne, 1954-1979
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAy-O
Tokyo: Sohbun-Sha, 1979.Ay-O’s signature rainbow prints, made famous at the 1966 Venice Biennale, are showcased in this catalogue along with some of his other significant works. During the 1960s and 1970s Ay-O (1931-) was at the forefront of the Fluxus movement, an international community of artists, including Yoko Ono, who emphasized the importance of art making over the finished product. Numbered first edition of 200 copies, of which this is number 47.
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Color on Color (Volume 2)
AU$250.00 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$50.00 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$150.00 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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Movie Stills from Toshiaki Toyoda Films, 1998-2018
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartToshiaki Toyoda
Tokyo: Gambit Publishing, 2018. -
The Sanka Shu: The Mountain Hermitage
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSaigyo; H. H. Honda
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1971.A collection of court poetry from the late Heian and early Kamakura periods by Saigyo, translated by H. H. Honda.
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The Kokin Waka-Shu: The 10th Century Anthology
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. H. Honda
Tokyo: Hokuseido Press and Eirinsha Press, 1970.A collection of Japanese poems originally complied at Imperial request. An anthology of the waka form of poetry dating from the Heian period. Edited by The Imperial Edict and translated by H. H. Honda.
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The Laws of the Muromachi Bakufu: Kemmu Shikimoku (1336) & Muromachi Bakufu Tsuikaho
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKanamoto Nobuhisa; Kenneth A. Grossberg
Tokyo: Monument Nipponica, Sophia University, 1981.On the history of constitutional law in Japan, specifically the Muromachi period, once described by historian Sir George Sansom as being an age of “much law and little justice”.
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Genshoku Nihon no Bijutsu [Primary Colours of Japanese Art] (30 Volumes)
AU$2,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTerukazu Akiyama
Tokyo: Shogakkan, 1966-1972.A complete set of large format pictorial Japanese encyclopedias on Japanese history, religion, art, culture, architecture, antiquities, and more. Most volumes are first printings, with the occasional reprint. Each volume is dedicated to a different subject. Full list of titles: 1. Genshi bijutsu [Ancient Japanese Art]; 2. Horyuki [Horyu-ji Temple]; 3. Nara no jiin to Tenpyo chokoku [Temples and Sculptures in Nara in the Tenpyo Period]; 4. Shosoin; 5. Mikkyo jiin to Jogan chokoku [Esoteric Buddhism Temples and Jogan Sculptures]; 6. Amidado to Fujiwara chokoku [Amidado and Fujiwara Sculpture]; 7. Butsuga [Buddhist Painting]; 8. Emakimono 9. Chusei jiin to Kamakura chokoku [Medieval Temples and Kamakura Sculpture]; 10. Zendera to sekitei [Zen Temples and Rock Gardens]; 11. Suibokuga [Ink Painting]; 12. Shiro to shoin [Architecture of Castles and Halls]; 13. Shoheiga [Screen Paintings]; 14. Sotatsu to Korin [Japanese Illustrators]; 15. Katsurarikyu to chashitsu [Katsura Imperial Villa and Tea Room]; 16. Jinja to reibyo [Shrines and Mausoleums]; 17. Ukiyoe; 18. Nanga to shaseiga [Japanese Painting]; 19. Togei [Pottery]; 20. Senshoku, shikko, kinko [Dyeing and Weaving, Lacquer work, Metalwork]; 21. Katchu to token [Armour and Swords]; 22. Sho [Calligraphy]; 23. Men to shozo [Portraits]; 24. Fuzokuga to ukiyoeshi [Genre paintings and Ukiyo-e artists]; 25. Nanban Bijutsu to yofuga [Nanban art and Western-style painting]; 26. Kindai no Nihonga [Modern Japanese Painting]; 27. Kindai no yoga [Modern Western Paintings]; 28. Kindai no kenchiku, chokoku, kogei [Modern Architecture, Sculpture, and Crafts]; 29. Shorai bijutsu (kaiga, sho) [Painting and Calligraphy)]; 30. Shorai bijutsu togei [Pottery].
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Michel Boulange: Japon
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichel Boulange
Tokyo: Michel Boulange, No date.Michel Boulange is a French artist working in installation, landscape art, and jewellery. During the mid 1980’s he lived in Japan.
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Tokyo Transmission ’88
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartYurakucho Seibu
Tokyo: Yurakucho Seibu, 1988.An exhibition of artists from around the world living in Japan.
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From the Car Window
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJapan Tourist Bureau
Tokyo: Japan Tourist Bureau, 1937.‘This pamphlet is intended to enrich passenger’s mental baggage as much as possible by their attention to the principal places and drawing things of interest seen along the Tokaido Main Line from the car windows. A Tokyo – Kobe train journey of nearly 370 miles offers passengers varied attractions.” (from page 1). February 1937 issue. Survey form laid in.
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Tohoku Japan, 10-15 June, 1999
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Great Nippon Travel Agent]
[Tokyo]: Great Nippon Travel Agent, 1999.Photo album for a Sydney family’s trip to Northern Japan together with a 10 leaf itinerary (printed recto only). Of particular note is the signed introductory letter, which even accounting for rough translation offers a concerning glimpse into the tour: “We hope that you behave reasonably well in front of our chief tour conductor,.. not insisting so much with your traditional habit back home. You are encouraged to consume as much alcohol as you wish while traveling by car, unless you are taking your turn on the wheel, otherwise you as well as your tour conductors will be in trouble with the local police. Your chief conductor,.. already has enough remarkable records with the police without your additional helps to make it even more memorable from the police’s point of view.”
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The Parodist
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartShuichi Tsunoda
Tokyo: Seigensha, 2010.Photographs in the style of famous international photographers, or as celebrities, modelled and captured by Japanese commercial photographer Shuichi Tsunoda. Parodies Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Serge Lutens, Pierre et Gilles, Peter Lindbergh, David Lachapelle Ellen Von Unwerth, Herbs Ritts, Nick Knight, Paolo Roversi, Richard Burbridge, Steven Klein, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Tim Walker, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga.
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The Rock Photography
AU$165.00 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$55.00 Read MoreAdd to cartUeda Mie
Tokyo: Mie Kimono Shiryokan, 1983.Catalogue of kimono designs.
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Hana nareba: Razo / [If It Becomes a Flower: Naked Statue]
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartShoji Otake
Tokyo: Nihon Geijutsu Shuppansha, 1985.Portfolio of eight nude photographs by Japanese photographer Shoji Otake (1920-2015).