Japanese Ephemera
Original Japanese woodblock print Map of Tokyo, TOKYO SOKURYO ZEN ZU, with 20 decorative vignettes, rare inset of Yokohama, detailed train lines, including the first train line in Japan from Shimbashi to Yokohama, dated Meiji 21 (1888). Map measures 20 X 28 inches (open) and closes to 3 1/2 X 6 3/4 inches. Original cover boards & title slip. M
Price: $700.00
Original Japanese woodblock print Train Map of Osaka, BANKOKU JOKI SEN, issued by a rice seller, KOME YA ZEN EMON as an advertisement for tourists visiting the city, c1880. Map measures 10 1/4 X 15 inches (open) and closes to 5 X 7 1/2 inches and includes the train station, train lines, shops, a church, etc. M
Price: $650.00
This sugoroku describes Japanese history from the Perry Expedition to the London Naval Treaty. Produced in 1928 by Shogakukan, it is 79 x 54cm. Condition is good. Some of the figures include:
6. Lieutenant Colonel Tachibana. Tachibana Shuta (3 November 1865 – 31 August 1904) was a soldier in the early Imperial Japanese Army, noted for his heroic death in combat during the Russo-Japanese War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachibana_Shūta
7. Oda Nobunaga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga
8. Saigo Takamori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigo_Takamori
14. Meeting of Generl Nogi and Russian Generl Stessel
16. Lieutenant colonel Hirose. Takeo Hirose (May 27, 1868 – March 27, 1904) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. His selfless sacrifice during the Russo-Japanese War elevated him to the status of a deified national hero. Rare. M
Price: $600.00