A. Japanese woodblock prints, old paintings, drawings and screens





Author Title Price


8.  Modern

Sotheby's, NY




THE ROY G. COLE COLLECTION OF FINE SOSAKU HANGA

Auction catalog. Date of  Sale: 19 June, 1990
262 lots, with numerous color illustrations. A useful reference
on sosaku hanga artists. - With sale results.

€        55




9.  Surimono
Keyes, Roger S.







THE ART OF SURIMONO
Privately Published Japanese Woodblock Prints and Books
London, 1985. 569 pp. Bibliography. Indexes. 48 plates in
color, c. 550 b/w illustrations. 33 x 24 cms. Cloth.
Two volumes. Slipcase.
This publication from the collection in the Chester Beatty
Library shows great examples of 'surimono' which represent
the peak in woodblock printing techniques. Very rare.
SOLD








Mirviss, Joan B.
J. T. Carpenter





THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT COLLECTION
OF SURIMONO

New York, 1995. 313 pp. Bibliography. Indexes. 60 plates in
color, plus 240 b/w illustrations. 26 x 26 cms.
Paperback edition. Because of a dog's-ear in cover page, offered
at a reduced price (originally sold for € 94), else fine condition.

€        69






10.  Illustrated Books
Hillier, Jack





THE ART OF THE JAPANESE BOOK
London, 1987. 1026 pp., 929 illustrations, 225 in color.
Two volumes. 33 x 24 cms. Cloth. Slipcase.
The most comprehensive study ever published on the Japanese
illustrated book, from the first books of the early 1660s to 1951.

€      590





11.  Drawings
Forrer, Matthi


DRAWINGS BY UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI FROM THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY, LEIDEN

Leiden, 1988. Numerous illustrations.
€      89


Excellent study on Kuniyoshi's shita-e (preparatory drawings) with numerous illustrations.
Highly recommended. - NOW RARE. Only one copy left.

12.  Shunga
Evans, Tom and
Mary Anne



SHUNGA: THE ART OF LOVE IN JAPAN
New York, 1979. 285 pp., 212 plates, some in color.
Bibliography. 22 x 29 cms. Cloth.
Concentrates on the shunga of ukiyo-e.
Still the most usefull overview on the subject. - Reduced price.
€     195





Helsinki City
Art Museum




FORBIDDEN IMAGES
- Erotic Art from Japan's Edo period -

Helsinki, 2002. 110 pp. Bibliography. Indexes. Numerous
color plates, each entry with detailed descriptions. 26 x 23 cms.
Hardcover edition. Out of print.

SOLD