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Lot 1812

A Monstrance

Height 49 cm.

Kobe, Tamamura, n.d. (ca. 1910), 19 col. collotype plates, orig. cl., in board chemise, obl., 18 x 26 cm. A few sm. imperfections, chemise a bit w...

Both dyed and painted scenes on cloth. One depicting the story of Krishna and the Cowherds, the other depicting Krishna surrounded by gopis. Both ...

Tokyo, ca. 1880. Vols. 4 and 5 (of 5), both w. 20 (double-p.) woodblock prints, orig. sewn blue wr. Wr. sl. worn, otherwise very good. Contains il...

Lot 1172

Shunga book

Japan, 19th cent., (24) p., w. 8 col. woodcuts (incl. 6 double-p.), bound as a blockbook, orig. thread-bound supple boards, 22 x 15.5 cm. Some fox...

Vervattende veel voorname voorvallen en ongemeene vreemde Geschiedenissen, bloedige Zee- en Landt-gevechten tegen de Portugeesen en Makassaren; Be...

(1) The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi. Tokyo, Abe, 1999. Sc. (2) Catalogue of the Japanese prints Van Gogh Musuem's Collection. Rev...

Lot 1132

Hero 1914-1939

Album containing 26 mounted photos, mainly of interiors of Indonesian shops selling Hero products on occasion of the company's 25th anniversary in...

Mostly Batavia, Topografische Inrichting but also other publishers, ca. 1900-1935. For the greater part (very) large sizes, incl. the same maps pr...

Tokyo, T. Hasegawa, 1893, 2nd ed., (64) p. (incl. wr.), completely in col. woodblock print w. letterpress text blocks, thread-bound as a blockbook...

Tokyo, Tsoukidji, 1894. 2 vols. Ed. of 350 copies, one of 200 on Hô-sho paper, 28 double-p. col. woodblock ills. (excluding covers) by Japanese ar...

20th cent., gouache and gold on cloth, depicting: (1) Richly gilt mandala, 66 x 51 cm, w. Tibetan script and wax seal verso, in col. silk border, ...

All approx. 8.5 x 12 cm. Two backed w. thin paper. -and 5 other sm. erotic col. woodcuts by Kunyyoshi (2x), Utamaro, Kiyonaga and Gyosay. (total 8)

Ca. 1950, var. sizes w. annotations in pencil in English and Japanese on mounts. 2 of the photos w. indication of the location of the brewery, one...

Ca. 1900-1915. Obl. dec. lacquer album containing 25 double-sided leporello pages w. 50 mounted photos of street scenes (Chineesche optocht, Hoofd...

Amst./ Batavia, Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij, (1938). Complete set of 12 prints after drawings by Hofker, each w. a protective sheet w. pri...

(Famous people). From the 'Senryûdô Gafu' series. Tokyo, Matsuzaki Hanzo, 1882. Num. woodblock ills. String-bound yellow wr. (sl. worn). Contents ...

1936-1955. (1) Album of approx. 55 silver gelatine prints of Dutch soldiers in Indonesia. Most pictures showing drills and military parades. Var. ...

Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1896, VII, (1),250 p., 1 large fold. plate w. 5 thematic maps, 6 double-p. plates, 2 large fold. tables, orig. cloth-backed bo...

Deel I-VII. Voorburg etc., Asia Maior/ Atlas Maior, 2006-2010. 7 vols. Printed in 1000 (vol. 1) & 1600 numb. copies, w. num. (full-p.) col. maps a...

(Picture Book of the Pleasures of the East). Tokyo, Tsutaya Jusaburo, ca. 1805. 3 vols. 49 col. woodblock prints, mostly forming double-p. spreads...

Recounts the journey that Jansz (a Dutch architect and teacher who worked in Indonesia) took with his family, 18 May 1924 - 15 June 1928; the trav...

bij het Topographisch Bureau te Batavia samengesteld in de jaren 1897-1904 (omgewerkte uitgave van den atlas van J.W. Stemfoort en J.J. ten Sietho...

Amst., F. Buffa en Zonen, (1843-)1846. (8),87 p. 22 (of 50) (col.) lithogr. plates by P. Lauters after C.W.M. van de Velde. Contemp. hmorocco, gil...

(Book of 100 Birds). Tokyo, Okura Magobe, 1881-1884. Vols. 1-3. Rare complete set of this masterful work, ills. w. tinted woodblock prints of bird...

Ca. 1818. Book of b/w woodblock prints on paper. String-bound wr. Added: Yuzu dainenbutsu-bon engi (Legends of the Yuzu Nenbutsu [Sect]). Ca. 1700...

Col. woodcut, 16 x 21.8 cm. W. a few neatly repaired wormholes. (2) Utagawa Kunyyoshi (1798-1861). Couple making love. Col. woodcut, 15 x 17 cm. C...

Col. woodblock print, 33.5 x 70 cm (3 attached pieces). A few minor defects, sl. browned.

Most items early 20th cent. Incl. a.o.: (1) By KPM to Bali. Tourist advertisement booklet des. by J. Lavies, 1930. (2) Nyverheids-Tentoonstelling ...

Mainly taken in Indonesia, but also in Ceylon and India, var. sizes, most 1930s. Interesting collection of photos, incl. a view of a "Boschbouw Pr...

Col. woodcut. 18.3 x 27 cm, w. folding flap, from the erotic book Kaidan Yoru no Tono by Utei Enba II, ca. 1826. Central vertical fold, soiled and...

w. engr. scene of women in a garden on one side and Chinese characters on the other. 19th cent. 32 cm tall. Lacking chain, normal signs of age and...

dec. w. a flower motif, in orig. wicker basket w. (sl. stained) silk cushions. Late 19th/ early 20th cent. Teapot 16 cm tall; basket 20 cm tall. F...

Coloured stencil sample fabric designs on paper and finished by hand, 19th cent. All approx. 62 x 44 cm. Each w. sm. label attached providing the ...

Kyoto, Unsodo, 1896. 45 woodcut eng., partially handcol. Cord-bound. Cover sl. worn, otherwise a fine copy.

1950s, all approx. 8 x 11.5 cm. Incl. photos of: Hong Kong (11x), Singapore (10x), Bangkok (14x), Manila (10x) and Japan (37x). (total approx. 80)

All approx. 9 x 12.5 cm. Two prints backed w. thin paper, the others w. thin spots/ sm. holes. (total 5)

Polychrome porcelain statuette, height 26 cm, w. unidentified mark "GM" and date 1896 on the bottom.

Approx. 9 x 12 cm (4x) and 10.5 x 10.5 cm. Two prints backed w. thin paper. (total 5)

Collection of 22 propaganda flyers, instructive booklets, posters, a poster stamp, cards, typescript instructions (by J.C. Notebaart) etc., issued...

Tokyo, Gyokunsando Yamashiroya, 1818. 1 vol. containing 68 woodblock prints (some forming double-p. spreads), showing branches and other plants, o...

Col. woodcut, 18 x 25 cm. W. central vertical fold, backed. (2) Eisen Tomioka (1864-1905). Couple making love. Col. woodcut, 20 x 28 cm. Sl. creas...

Letterpress document filled out in pen, 47 x 56.5 cm, issued in Buitenzorg, 25 April 1908, signed in pen by the governor-general J.B. van Heutsz (...

Approx. 120 photos, many w. captions, glued in 1 album (some photos/ pages loose), ca. 1925. Most photos relating to Indonesia. Incl. photos of a....

Lot 1143

Ramayana drawing

Bali, unsigned as usual, ca. 1920-1940. Balinese handcol. depiction of a scene from the mythological narrative epic poem the Kakawin Ramayana, 48 ...

Early 20th cent. Approx. 230 sm. silver gelatine prints, all tipped-in to one album, all approx. 7.5 x 10.5 cm. W. views of a.o. boats and ships, ...

Georgius Everhardus Rumphius. New Haven, Yale University, 2011. Vols. 1-6. Hc. All like new, still shrink wrapped. Modern translation of Rumphius'...

Edo period, 18th cent. 67 double-p. woodblock prints, orig. sewn wr. Wr. somewhat worn, otherwise a good copy.

All approx. 37 x 26 cm. 2 featuring samurais, the other of 2 women. Edges sl. worn, w. folds, sm. (pin)holes/ tears, 1 sl. waterst. and w. sm. pie...

Most likely late 19th/ early 20th cent., height 14.5 cm, (incl. handles), diameter 10.5 cm, w. 3 taotie masks ("beast of greed", one of the four e...

Col. woodcut, 34 x 24 cm, from the series Kagoshima eimei kurabe (Kagoshima Competition for Glory), portraying important rebel figures of the Sats...

Watercolour, 42.5 x 64 cm, signed in pen and titled (later?) in pencil in lower left corner, titled in pen verso. Tear in right margin, a few smal...

Japan, lithograph, Taisho era. From the series "A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles" (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu). 24 x 37 cm. In passepartout, unde...

Oban tate-e print, ca. 1935. 37.5 x 24.5 cm. Signed in pencil bottom right, 'Hiroshi Yoshida' and title bottom left, 'Hirosaki Castle'. Titled alo...

Comprehensive Atlas of the Netherlands East Indies. Asia Maior/ KNAG, 2003. Hc in orig. slipcase. Folio. Like new, still shrink wrapped. Jubilee e...

Man with Onnagata. Ca. 1832. Col. woodcut print. Shunga from the series Willow Storm 'Yanagi no arashi'. 26 x 38.5 cm. Onnagata are male actors wh...

in the role of Daroku. Bust portrait of this leading Kabuki actor in a play. Woodblock print on paper, 1869 (Meiji period). 36 x 25 cm. In passepa...

Comprehensive Atlas of the Dutch West India Company. De Nieuwe WIC/ The New WIC, 1674-1791. Asia Maior/ Atlas Maior, 2006. Lim. ed. of 1200 copies...

Amst., Joost van den Vondel, 1938-1940. 5 vols. Num. (col.) plates. One of the few uniformly bound deluxe sets in gilt vellum. Large 4to. (total 5)

Col. woodcut from an untitled series of foreigners at home, 34 x 23 cm (oban tate-e), signed Issen Yoshikazu Ga, w. publisher's seal and combined ...

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