Japanese wookblock prints from the Sweet Briar Collection. Sweet Briar,
Va.: Sweet Briar College, 1989.
[Illustrations of wood block prints
from 12 artists from 1740-1880. 12 b & w plates] NE1310.J37 1989
Kurokawa, Kisho,
1934- . Kisho Kurokawa: from meabolism to symbiosis. London: Academy
editions; New York: St Martin's Press, 1992.
[20th century Japanese
architecture is explained by the architect through the explanation
of the design process and use of regional traditions. Includes numerous
sketches, color and b & w photographs.] NA1559.K82A4 1992
Murasawa, Fumio. Treasures
of Japanese Architecture; Castles. Tokyo: Shokoku-Sha, 1962.
[Text in English and Japanese. Contains b & w and color photographs,
and b & w plans and diagrams.] xNA1550.M8
Nute, Kevin, 1958- .
Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan : the role of traditional Japanese art and
architecture in the work of Frank Llyod Wright. London: Chapman &
Hall, 1993.
[The influences of Japanese art and architecture
in Wright's work is examined. Contains many illustrations and b &
w photographs.] NA737.W7N88 1993
Taut, Bruno, 1880- .
Houses and People of Japan. Tokyo: Sanseido Co., Ltd., 1958.
[Includes descriptions of various aspects of Japanese culture. Profusely
illustrated with b & w drawings and diagrams, as well as with
b & w photographs and tipped-in color plates.] NA1550.T32 1958
Art, General
Arts Council of Great Britain. Art treasures from Japan: an exhibition of
paintings and sculpture, the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 July to 17 August.
London: The Arts Council, 1958.
[A wide variety of Japanese
representational art is displayed to dispel the myth that decrotive
art is a mere craft. A brief history tells about the Chinese and Buddhist
influences over Japanese art.] N7350.A7
Audsley, George
Ashdown, 1838-1925. The Ornamental Arts of Japan. London: Sampson Low,
Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882-84. 2 v.
[The library has
two copies. Vol. 1: Drawing, painting, engraving, printing, embroidery,
textile fabrics, and lacquer; Vol. 2: Incrusted-work, metalwork, cloisonne
and champleve enamel, modelling and carving, and heraldry. Filled
with b & w and color plates and b & w illustrations. An index
is included.] xNK1484.A83 1882
Chicago. Art Institute.
Ryerson Library. Descriptive Catalogue of Japanese and Chinese Illustrated
Books in the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago, by Kenji
Toda. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company, 1931.
[An important bibliographic resource. Contains several b &
w plates.] Z1023.C53
Hartmann, Sadakichi,
1867- . Japanese art. Boston: L.C. Page & co., 1903.
[History
of Japanese art from archaic period to the modern day. Shows leading
schools including religious, feudal, renaissance, realistic, ornamental
and others. 22 b & w illustrations.] N7350.H33
Japanese Art.
Edited by Harold Gould Henderson, Robert Treat Paine, Jr.. Newton, Mass.:
University Prints, (no date).
[Series O, the Archaic Period
through the Tokugawa Period. A nine page index lists the 150 b &
w plates.] N7325.J34
Kidder, Jonathan Edward.
Japanese Temples: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture.
Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha; Amsterdam: H. Abrams, 1964.
[The Japanese
temple is examined as a "creative center, thereby providing a
religious and artistic history of Japan." The text covers the
introduction of Buddhist buildings and their construction (with detailed
drawings), along with the evolution of styles (e.g. twin pagoda, Esoteric,
Amida, Zen). The book also contains commentaries on 14 temples (with
each commentary containing plate notes and glossaries), as well as
b & w illustrations and a few color plates. Bibliography in English,
French, and Japanese.] xN7350.K442
Kokuho (National Treasure
of Japan). Tokyo: Mainichi Newspapers, 1963-1967.
[Each of
the 6 cased volumes contains 2 books. The first contains Japanese
text with a list of illustrations, a brief summary, and plate notes
in English. The second book, which is bound in the traditional manner
with exotic materials, contains color and b & w plates with descriptive
headings in both Japanese and English. Volume contents: 1) Protohistoric,
Asuka, and Nara Periods; 2) Heian Period (8th-11th centuries); 3)
11th-12th centuries; 4) Kamakura Period (12th-14th centuries); 5)
Late Kamakura Period (13th-14th centuries); 6) Nambokucho, Muromachi,
Momoyama, and Edo Periods (14th-19th centuries).] xN7350.K6
Kokuho Daijiten.
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1985-.
[Five volumes in Japanese text with b &
w and color illustrations. Bound in traditional Japanese manner with
exotic materials. Index. Volume contents: 1) Kaiga/henshu Hamada Takashi;
2) Chokoku/henshu Nishikawa Kyotaro; 3) Shoseki tenseki/henshu Yamamoto
Shinkichi; 4) Kogei, koko/henshu Kitamura Tetsuro; 5) Kenzobutsu/henshu
Suzuki Kakichi.] N7353.K617
Le Japon Artistique.
Documents d'Art et d'Industrie Reunis per S. Bing. Vols. 1-3, May 1888-April
1891. Paris. 3 v.
[Bound periodicals on various facets
of Japanese art. Text in French. Contains b & w and color plates,
illustrations, etc..] N8.J3
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934.
China and Japan in our museums, by Benjamin March... with an introduction
by Frederick P. Keppel. Chicago: The University of Chicago press, 1929.
[A catalog that explores the Chinese and Japanese
works of art found in the United States. 12 b & w illustrations.] N7337.M3 1929
Matsuoka, Asa, 1893-
. Sacred Treasures of Nara in "Shoso-in" & "Kasuga Shrine."
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1935.
[Illustrated with
b & w plates.] NK1071.M47
Minamoto, Hoshu, 1895-
. An illustrated history of Japanese art, by H. Ninamoto. Translated
from the Japanese by Harold G. Henderson. Kyoto, K. Hoshimo, 1935.
[Japanese art is represented from the Archaic period through the 1880's
in a wide variety of mediums. Many color and b & w plates and
illustrations.] N7350.M67
Museum of Madern Art.
The new Japanese painting and sculpture; an exhibition. Garden City
N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966.
[Modern 20th century paintings and sculpture
with an introduction which explains the history of art in Japan to
present day techniques. Many colored and b & w plates included,
with a short biography of the 46 artists featured.] N7358.N4
Naito, Toichiro, 1897-1939.
The Wall Paintings of Horyuji. Translated and edited by William Reynolds
Beal Acker and Benjamin Rowland, Jr.. Baltimore: Waverly Press, Inc., 1943.
[Discusses objects as well as paintings.
Vol. 1: Text, bibliography, index; Vol. 2: Portfolio of b & w
plates of paintings, objects, and temple plans.] ND2851.N3
Nara Rokudaiji Taikan.
Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1968- . 14 v.
[Temples and their art.
Text in Japanese. Vols. 1-5: Horyuji; Vol. 6: Yakushiji; Vols. 7-8:
Kofukuji; Vols. 9-11: Todaiji; Vols. 12-13: Toshodaiji; Vol. 14: Saidaiji.
Temples shown in b & w and color plates, with plate lists in English
and Japanese.] xN7357.N3N3
Shosoin Jimusho, Nara,
Japan. Shosoin Bomotsu. Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun-sha, 1960-1964.
[Three volume set, each containing two books each. The first is the
text (Japanese), with list of plates and plate notes in English. The
second book contains all color tipped-in plates, with headings in
both Japanese and English. Volume contents: 1) The Middle Section;
2) The South Section; 3) The North Section.] xN7352.S48
Taut, Bruno, 1880- .
Houses and People of Japan. 2nd ed. Tokyo: Sanseido Co., Ltd., 1958.
[Includes descriptions of various aspects of Japanese culture.
Profusely illustrated with b & w drawings and diagrams, as well
as with b & w photographs and tipped-in color plates. This source
is excellent in providing an inclusive view of the intimate and subtle
relationship between ceremony and art in Japan.] NA1550.T32 1958
Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku.
Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku Zohin Zuroku. Tokyo: Do Daigaku, Showa 51, 1976-1980.
3 v.
[Catalogs of Japanese 2-D art (includes some Western
art). Text in Japanese. Contains b & w illustrations and color
plates. Vol. 1: 10th-19th century; Vol. 2: 19th and 20th centuries.] xN7352.T575
Webb, Peter, 1941- .
The Erotic Arts. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983.
[Contains one chapter on Japan. Illustrated.] NX650.E7W4 1983
Ceramics
Ogata, Kenzan. Kenzan Myosekifu. Tokyo: Shurakusha, 1940.
[Painting,
ceramics, and calligraphy attributed to artist Kenzan. Text in Japanese,
with guard sheet plate captions in English and Japanese. Portfolio
of b & w and color plates.] xxND1059.O35A2
Sato, Nasahiko,
1925- . Kyoyaki. English. Kyoto ceramics. Translated and adapted by
Anne Ono Towle and Usher P. Coolidge. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
[A history of Kyoto ceramics and its techniques. Contains a 110 color
and b & w illustrations, and a glossary of terms.] NK4168.K86S2713 1973
Description,
Travel, and History
Akiyama, Aisaburo. Sights of Old Capital. Tokyo: 1919.
[Guidebook
to Kyoto. B & w photographs, and tipped-in color plates. Bound
in traditional Japanese manner.] DS897.K8A5
Akutagawa, Ryunosuke,
1892-1927. Hell screen ("Jigoku hen") and other stories.
Translated from the Japanese by W. H. H. Norman. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press, 1971.
[Four short stories depicting Japanese life.
2 color plates 1 b & w illustration.] PL801.K8513 1971
Alexander, Lamar. Friends,
Japanese and Tennesseans: A Model of U.S.-Japan Cooperation / Lamar Alexander.
Photographs by Robin Hood. 1st ed. Tokyo; New York: Kodansha, International,
1986.
[Includes color photographs of Japan
and its people.] E183.8.J3A44 1986
Archibald Stevens Alexander
Library. Griffis Collection. As We Saw Them: Westerners Interpret Japan,
1853-1912. An Exhibit of Materials from Special Collections, Alexander
Library, December 6, 1980-March 15, 1981, Exhibit and Catalogue Prepared by
Clark L. Beck and Ardath W. Burks. New Brunswick: Rutgers University, 1980?.
[Contains b & w photographs and illustrations.] DS822.3.A7 1980
Bishop, Isabella Lucy
Bird, 1831-1904. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels on Horseback
in the Interior. New York: Putnam's, 1881.
[A two volume
set, which also includes an account of "Visits to the Aborigines
of Yezo and the shrines of Nikko and Ise." The author offers
a narrative of her travels in Japan and an account of the social life
and customs of its people. The text is composed of letters the author
wrote while travelling and is supplemented by Japanese photographs.
With the exception of three illustrations by a Japanese artist, the
illustrations are engravings of the author's own sketches. The appendices
contain an itinerary, a folding map, a glossary of Aino words, notes
on Shinto, financial and import tables, and an index (at the end of
vol. 2).] DS809.B61
Broughton, William Robert,
1762-1821. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean. Amsterdam,
N. Israel; New York: Da Capo Press, 1967.
[Facsimile of
the 1804 imprint. Contains folding maps and panoramic coastal views.] DS506.B87 1967
Browne, George Waldo,
1851-1930. The new America and the Far East. Boston: Marshall Jones
company, c1910. 10 v.
[A history of travel throughout Hawaii,
the Philippines, Japan, China, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Alaska. Illustrated
by over 1400 color plates, engravings, photographs, and maps.] DS508.B82
Caiger, G. Dolls on
Display: Japan in Miniature, Being an Illustrated Commentary on the Girls'
Festival and the Boys' Festival. Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1933.
[Contains a description of festivals, and b & w photographs and
folding color plates of dolls used to illustrate festival activities.
Bound in traditional Japanese manner, with exotic materials.] DS825.C3
Dickson, Walter G. Japan.
New York, P. F. Collier, 1898.
[History of Japan. Describes
Imperial Family and court. History of various governments. Discusses
the foriegn policy of new Japan and the war with China. Includes few
illustrations.] DS835.D52
Furse, Raymonk. Japan:
an invitation. Tokyo; Rutland Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle, 1991-92.
[An introduction to Japan's life style, religion and history with
color photographs throughout.] DS806.F87 1992
Greenbie, Sydney, 1889-
. The romantic East; India ,Indo-China, China and Japan. New York,
R. M. McBride & co., 1930.
[Description of author's travels
through India, Indo-China, China and Japan. Includes detailed accounts
with b & w photographs on the back of both covers.] DS9.G7
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan. Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin,
& Co., 1894.
[This two volume set explores such topics
as Japanese religion, superstition, and ways of thought. Index.] DS809.H43
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
"Out of the East": Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston
& New York: Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., 1985.
[Text contains the author's retrospectives on his dwelling and travels
in Japan, and the social life and beliefs of its people.] DS809.H445
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
In Ghostly Japan. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co., 1899.
[This book examines folk-lore, Buddhism, social life and customs of
the Japanese. The text contains illustrative drawings, as well as
4 full-page b & w plates.] DS809.H435
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
The writings of Lafcadio Hearn. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin
company, 1922. 16 v.
[Comprehensive set, illustrated with
tipped-in color plates.] PS1915.A2 1922
Hearn, Setsu (Koizumi).
Reminiscences of Lafcadio Hearn, by Setsuko Koizumi (Mrs. Hearn) tr.
from Japanese by Paul Kiyoshi Hisada and Frederick Johnson. Boston and New
York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.
[An account of
the author's life in Japan with her husband, Lafcadio.] PS1918.H4 1918
Houghton, Ross C. Women
of the Orient: an account of the religious, intellectual, and social condition
of women in Japan, China, India, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. Cincinnati,
Hitchcock and Walden; New York, Nelson and Phillips, 1877.
[The personal observations of the author and information
drawn from reliable sources comprise this book. Contains b & w
illustrations from photographs taken by English and native artists.
Text is followed by index.] HQ1170.H8
Introducing Kyoto.
Tokyo: Kodansha International; New York: distributed in the United States
through Harper & Row, 1979.
[Color plates help tell the
history and present day story of the Japanese ancient capital.] DS897.K83I57
Japan. Imperial Japanese
Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Japan in the beginning
of the 20th century. Tokyo: Japan Times, 1904.
[A 1904
discussion of the geography, population, history, and economy of 20th
century Japan.] HC462.J36 1904
Japan. Tetsudoin. An
official guide to eastern Asia; trans-continental connections between Europe
and Asia. Tokyo: 1913-1915. 4 v.
[A travel guide of eastern
Asia covering Manchuria, Japan, Korea, and China. Includes color plates,
b & w illustrations, and fold out maps.] DS504.I6
James, I, King of Great
Britain, 1566-1625. A Royal Request for Trade. A Letter of King James
I to the Emperor of Japan, Placed in Its Historical Setting by David Harris
Willson. St. Paul, Minn.: North Central Publishing Company, 1960?.
[Includes a map of the South Pacific as it appeared
at the time (late 16th century), and a folded reproduction of the
original letter in a pocket inside the back cover.] DS849.G7J3
Kaempfer, Englebert,
1651-1716. Histoire Naturelle, Civile, et Ecclesiastique de l'Empire du
Japon. A La Haye: Chez P. Gosse, & J. Neaulme, 1729. 2 v.
[Text
in French. Vol. 1: Preceding the text are many maps, some folding;
plans of cities and temples; engravings of wildlife, mythological
beasts, views of the country, etc.. Also includes tables of characters.
Vol. 2: Text, with appendices and index.] xDS808.K13
Lacombe, Jean de, fl.
1676. A Compendium of the East. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1937.
[Contains b & w engravings and photographs.] DS411.1.L32
Landy, Pierre. The
Japan I love... . New York: Tudor Publishing co., c1965.
[Includes many
b & w photographs of the country, the people, and their traditions.] DS811.L2513 1966
Lawrence, James B. China
and Japan, and a Voyage Thither: An Account of a Cruise in the Waters of the
East Indies, China, and Japan. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard,
1870.
[The personal observations of the author in
his "letters" comprise this book. Contains b & w illustrations
and an itinerary.] DS507.L42
Mombusho. Japan.
Pub. by the Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, by order of the department
of Education. Printed at the Shueisha 1st Branch Office, Tokyo, 1893?.
[History of the Empire of Japan. Contains great fold out map of Japan
in Provinces. Also contains fold out plan of "Heian-Kyo",
numerous illustrations and some photographs.] DS831.J46
The National Diet
of Japan. Tokyo: Sangiin, Sheowa 50, 1975.
[English text. Various color and
b & w photographs of various government buildings and floor plans.] JQ1654.N536 1975
Perry, Matthew Calbraith,
1794-1858. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China
Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854 . Washington:
Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer, 1856.
[Contains
numerous b & w illustrations, and color lithograph plates, as
well as three maps (two of which are folding), and three facsimiles
of Japanese prints (two by Hiroshige, one unidentified).] DS809.P45 1856
Prevost, Antoine Francois,
called Prevost d'Exiles, 1697-1763. Histoire Generale des Voyages .
Haye: P. de Hondt, 1747- . 18 v. and 2 suppl. v.
[Text
in French. Vols. 7-9: China; Vol. 8: Korea; Vol. 14: Japan. Contains
several b & w maps, views, and illustrations in folding format.] G160.P94
Tavernier, Jean Baptist,
Baron d'Aubonne, 1605-1689. Receuil de Plusiers Relations et Traitez Singuliers
& Curieux . Suivant la copie, imprimee a Paris, 1692.
[Text in French. Contains an excellent folding map
of Japan, which precedes a discussion in pages 1-53.] DS411.5.T28 1692
Tavernier, Jean Baptiste,
Baron d'Aubonne, 1605-1689. Les Six Voyages de Jean Bapt. Tavernier, Ecuyer
Baron d'Aubonne,... . A la Haye: Henri Scheurleer, 1718. 3 v. (2 pts.
each).
[Text in French. Vol. 3, part 2: Discusses
Batavia (W. Java) and includes a few illustrations.] DS411.5.T14
Seward, Jack. Hara
Kiri; Japanese Ritual Suicide. Rutland: C.E. Tuttle Co., 1968.
[Discusses the Japanese method of self destruction practiced by the
samurai warriors. Includes a bibliography, glossary, and an index
. B & w plates depict the samurai seppuku ceremony.] HV6548.J3S4
Terasaki, Gwen (Harold).
Bridge to the Sun. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
1957.
[The author's personal narrative of experiences in Japan during World
War II.] DS885.5.T4T4
Painting and
Calligraphy
Akiyoshi, Zentaro, ed. Daimyodochu. Tokyo: Tokoen, 1918.
[Facsimile
reproductions of paintings. Text in Japanese. Printed on both sides
of traditional expandable leaves. Bound in traditional Japanese manner.] ND1053.5.A4
Ando, Hiroshige,
1797-1858. The Sketchbooks of Hiroshige. Introduction and Commentaries
on the Plates by Sherman E. Lee; Foreword by Daniel J. Boorstin. New York:
G. Braziller, 1984. 2 v.
[Facsimile reproductions of ink paintings
reproduced from two sketchbooks by Hiroshige in the Crosby Stuart
Noyes Collection in the Library of Congress. Printed on traditional
expandable leaves. A description of each scene follows the plates.] ND2073.A48A4 1984
Boston. Museum of Fine
Arts. Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Japanese Screen Paintings: Birds,
Flowers and Animals; from the Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
by Robert T. Paine, Jr.. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1935.
[Portfolio containing a thirty page text, and
b & w plates showing the screens in their entirety. Text includes
a description of the plates.] xND1053.B
Grilli, Elise. The
Art of the Japanese Screen. New York: Walker/Weatherhill in collaboration
with Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, Tokyo, 1970.
[Text covers six masterworks
of Japanese screen painting, the screen as a medium, and a brief history.
Illustrated with b & w and tipped-in color plates. Also includes
appendices, a glossary, a bibliography (English and Japanese), and
an index.] xND1053.G75
Higashiyama suibokuga/
(henshu Kuwamura Kensan). Domei Tsushinsha. Tokyo, Showa 48, 1973.
[Portfolios of Japanese artists (1185-1600). Contains ink paintings
and watercolor paintings. 2 v. 135 plates in 10 folios. Vol. 1 contains
an explanatory booklet. Entirely in Japanese.] xxND2071.H53
In sho ha ga roku.
Kyoto: Hayashi Shisuke Shoten: Fushi Hara Shun Ho Do, Showa 8 (i.e. 1933).
[All illustrations, some color. Some calligraphy. Bound
in traditional Japanese manner.] ND1052.I52
Japanese Watercolors.
By Various Artists. Japan, 19--.
[Original watercolors issued without title page or text. Painted on
traditional expandable leaves. Bound in traditional Japanese manner,
with exotic materials.] ND2071.J3
Kakuyu, 1053-1140. Choju-Gija:
Scrolls of Animal Caricatures. Adapted by Shigetaka Kaneko from the Japanese
text by Hideo Okudiara. Honolulu: East-West Center Press, 1969.
[Facsimile. Part 1: Text, b & w photographs of Scrolls
B, C, and D; Part 2: Facsimile of Scroll A, mounted in traditional
expandable leaves.] ND1053.S64
Katsushika, Hokusai,
1760-1849. The Hokusai Sketchbooks: Selections from the Manga, edited
by James A. Michener. Rutland, Vt.: C.E. Tuttle Co., 1960. [Contains
b & w and color illustrations on traditional double leaves. Bound
in traditional Japanese manner.] NE1325.K3M47
Kleykamp Galleries, New
York. The Japanese Moderns: exhibition, February 28th through March 28th,
MCMXXIV / Jan Kleykamp Galleries, 1926.
[Illustrations
of paintings done in watercolors on silk or paper. Paintings adhere
to the rules of old Japan but are vitalized by modern spirit; some
of the painters were students of the Kyoto school.] ND1055.K54
Morrison, Arthur, 1863-1945.
The Painters of Japan. London & Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack,
1911.
[Following an introduction to Japanese painting,
there are subsequent chapters about different schools (beginning with
the early periods through the Kishi School, and later minor schools).
Text accompanied by many color tipped-in plates and several b &
w plates. This two volume set contains an index at the end of vol.
2.] xND1050.M6
Nara, Japan. Horyuji
Monastery. Wall Paintings in the Kondo. Horyuji Monastery. Kyoto:
Benrido Press, 1951.
[Text in English and Japanese. Twenty-four
page introduction by Ichimatsu Tanaka. Portfolio of large b &
w and color plates.] xxND1053.N38
Nihon Byobue Shusei.
Henshu Takeda Tsuneo, Yamane Yuzo, Yoshikawa Chu. Tokyo: Kodansha, Showa 52-
, 1977.
[Vol. 4 and Vol. 12 only. Text in Japanese. English
translation of title page tipped in: Nippon Byobu-e Shusei (Complete
Collection of Paintings on Screens Arranged by Subjects). Contains
b & w and color plates. Vol. 4: Jimbutsuga: Kangakei Jimbutsu
(Chinese style figure painting). Vol. 12: Fuzokuga: Kobu Fuzoku (customs
and manners paintings, those of samurai warriors and battle scenes).] xND1053.N46
Nihon Emakimono Zenshu
(Japanese Scroll Paintings). Tokyo: Kadokawa Pub. Co., 1958-1969.
[A 24 volume set with Japanese text. English summary and plate notes.
B & w and tipped-in color plates contain descriptive notes in
both English and Japanese. Volume contents: 1) Genji Monogatari Emaki;
2) Shigisan Engi; 3) Choju Giga, Scrolls of Frolicking Animals; 4)
Ban Dainagon E-Kotoba; 5) Kokawa-dera Engi-e and Kibi Daijin Nitto-e;
6) Scrolls of Hells, Scrolls of Hungry Ghosts, and Scrolls of Diseases;
7) Kegon Engi; 8) Kitano Tenjin Engi Emaki; 9) About the Heiji Monogatari
Emaki and the Moko Shurai Ekotoba; 10) Life of Ippen; 11) Saigyo Monogatari
Emaki and Taima Mandara Engi; 12) Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki and
Makura No Soshi Emaki; 13) The "48 Scroll E-den" and the
Chion-in Temple; 14) The Biographical Story of Priest Hsuan-Chuang;
15) Kasuga Gongen Genki-e; 16) E Inga-kyo; 17) About the Monogatari
Emaki; 18) Obusuma Saburo Emaki, Haseo Soshi, Eshi No Soshi, Juni-rui
Kassen Emaki, Fukutomi Soshi and Dojo-ji Engi Emaki; 19) Sanjuroku
Kassen E; 20) The Zenshin Shonin-e and the Boki-e; 21) Tosei-den Emaki
(Ganjin's Eastern Expedition); 22) Ishiyama-dera Engi Emaki; 23) About
the Yugyo Shonin Engi-e; 24) missing.] xND1053.J3
Norihashi, Shamboku.
Ehon Tehagami. Osaka: Maegawa Buneido, 1720. 6 v.
[Volumes 3-6 contain
a commentary on painting. Text on rice paper, in Japanese. B &
w copies of masterpieces. Bound in traditional Japanese manner. For
more information, see Ryerson catalog (Z 1023 .C53) p. 320.] N7350.N67
Ogata, Kenzan. Kenzan
Myosekifu. Tokyo: Shurakusha, 1940.
[Portfolio of painting,
ceramics, and calligraphy attributed to artist Kenzan shown in b &
w and color plates. Text in Japanese, with guardsheet plate captions
in English and Japanese.] xxND1059.O35A2
Painting of the Kano
School: Commemorative Catalogue of the Special Exhibition. Tokyo: Tokyo
National Museum, 1981.
[Painting from the 13th-19th centuries
shown in b & w illustrations, b & w and color plates. Text
in Japanese, with foreword and list of plates in English.] xND1053.44.K35P3 1981
Petrucci, Raphael, 1872-1917.
La Philosophie de la Nature dans l'Art d'Extreme-Orient. Illustre d'Apres
les Originaux des Maitres de Paysage des Vllle au XVlle Siecles de Quatre
Gravures sur Bois de K. Egawa et S. Izumi... . Paris: H. Laurens, 1910.
[Philosophy of Far Eastern art. Text in
French. B & w plates and color tipped-in plates of landscape paintings.] xND1366.P4
Rawson, Philip S. Erotic
Art of the East. Introd. by Alex Comfort. New York: Putnam, 1968.
[Painting, sculpture, ceramics, etc., shown in b & w and color
plates.] N7260.R35
Sesshu, 1420-1506. Long
Scroll: a Zen Landscape Journey. With introduction and commentary by Reiko
Chiba. Tokyo; Rutland, Vt.: C.E. Tuttle, 1959.
[Facsimile
of the painter's acknowledged masterpiece. Printed on traditional
expandable leaves. Bound in traditional Japanese manner, with exotic
materials.] ND1059.S5A5
Soga Jasoku. Minamoto
Toyomune; Henshu Seisaku Zauho Kankokai. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1980. ? v.
[Vol. 3 only. Painting, between Kamakura and Edo periods
(1185-1868). Text in Japanese. B & w illustrations, b & w
and color plates.] xND1053.4.S65
Suibokuga. Tokyo:
Mainichi Newspapers, 1970. 3 v.
[Vol. 1, 2 pertain to Japan. Text
in Japanese with list of plates and plate captions in English. Contains
tipped-in, folding plates. Bound in traditional Japanese manner.] xND1037.S85
Suzuki, Juzo, 1919- .
Utagawa Hiroshige. Tokyo: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1970.
[Text in Japanese, with English preface, and catalog of plates. Contains
b & w illustrations, and b & w and color plates, some of which
are folding.] NE1325.A5S79
Tajima, Shiichi, 1869-
. ed. Sesshu Gashu. Tokyo: Shimbi Shoin, 1909-1910. 2 v. [Paintings
by Sesshu; b & w and color plates. Text in Japanese. Bound in traditional
Japanese manner, with exotic materials.] xxND1050.T3
The Tale of Genji
Scroll. Translated by Ivan Morris; Introduction by Yoshinobu Tokugawa.
Tokyo, Palo Alto, Calif.: Kodansha International, 1971.
[Facsimile.
Contains tipped-in color plates of text and painted illustrations.
Bound with exotic materials.] xxND1059.6.G4G413
Ukiyoe zenshu. Tokyo:
Kawade Shobo,1956-58. 6 v.
[Japanese text, collection of Japanese painting. Each volume contains
many color and b & w plates.] NE1310.U37
Prints
Amsden, Dora, 1858- . Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the School of the Japanese
Colourprint Artists. San Francisco: P. Elder, 1905.
[Contains b &
w illustrations and plates. Printed on traditional double leaves folded
once. Bound in traditional Japanese manner, with exotic materials.
Housed in a decorative box.] NE1310.A4 1905
Hajek, Lubor.
Harunobu. Text by Lubor Hajek; reproductions by W. and B. Forman. Translated
by Hedda Vesela Stranska. London: Spring Books, 1958?.
[Represents chiefly the works of Harunobu and Koryusai, with lesser
emphasis on Bunsho, Shunso, Shigemasa, and Kiyonaga, whose works are
shown in b & w illustrations and color plates. Bound in traditional
Japanese manner.] NE1310.H34
Hawley, Willis Meeker,
1896- . Prints by Hiroshige: Title Panels, Signatures and Publisher's Marks
for the Identification of the Principal Series. Compiled and published
by W.M. Hawley; research by J.D. Metzgar. Hollywood, Cal.: Hawley, 1947. [Double
oversize sheet, 58 x 59 cm., folded down to 22.5 x 17 cm. to facilitate shelving.] NE1325.A5H39
Hirano, Chie, 1879-1939.
Kiyonaga; a Study of His Life and Works, with a Portfolio of Plates in
Color and Collotype, by Chie Hirano. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University
Press, 1939.
[Text includes a descriptive catalog
of prints, paintings and book illustrations by Kiyonaga. B & w
plates, and tipped-in color plates (some folding) contained separately
in portfolio.] xNE1325.T63H5
Holme, C. Geoffrey,1887-1954.
Glimpses of old Japan from Japanese colour prints; landscape. London,
The Studio, limited; New York, The Studio Publications, Inc. 1936.
[Purpose of illustrations is to take us back to old Japan before it
became westernized. Mounted plate illustrations from Winter, Spring,
Summer, and Fall. Artists: Hiroshige, Yeisen, Hokusai.] NE1310.H62
Holme, C. Geoffrey, 1887-1954.
Glimpses of old Japan from Japanese colour prints; birds and
flowers. London, The Studio, limited; New York, The Studio Publications,
Inc. 1936.
[Gives descriptions of birds and flowers in Japan. Some
explanation of how the two are related in the mounted color plates.
Artists: Keinen, Baire, Sugakudo, Hiroshige, Hokusai.] NE1310.H63
Japan. Dept. of Imperial
Household Affairs. Koto Myogi: Bijitsu Nishiki-e Cho. Tokyo: Matsugi
Hirayoshi, 1898.
[Splendors of the Imperial Capital:
a Collection of Art Prints. Contains Japanese title page and plates
in folding format. Bound in traditional Japanese manner, with exotic
materials.] ND1053.J4
Kitagawa, Utamaro. Utamaro,
a Chorus of Birds. With an Introduction by Julia Meech-Pekarik; and a
Note on Kyoka and Translations by James T. Kenney. New York: Metropolitan
Museum of Art; Viking Press, 1981.
[Reproduction in facsimile
size and in folding format of the artist's original Momo-chidori kyoka
awase in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art. Contains color
plates and b & w illustrations. Poems (kyoka) follow the plate
section.] NE1325.K5M44
Kuniyoshi, Iqusa. Prints.
Tokyo: Yamamotya Heikichi, 1848?.
[Scenes from "Lives of the Taiheiki Heroes." Taiheiki (Chronicle
of great peace) was written in the 14th century. Text in Japanese.
Each sheet bears the artist's signature, publisher's mark and censor's
seal. Fifty color prints in folding format. Bound in traditional Japanese
manner, with exotic materials.] MS-1260
Migeon, Gaston, 1861-1930.
...Japanese Colour Prints, ... XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries. Paris: A.
Morance, 1923.
[Portfolio containing text (in French) and
b & w and color plates.] NE1310.M54
New York. Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Japanese Prints: Ten Reproductions: Suzuki Harunobu, Utagawa
Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, Katsushika Shunso, Toshusai Sharaku, Kitagawa
Utamaro. New York, 1949.
[Portfolio of color reproductions.] xNE 1310 .N42
Noguchi, Yone. 1875-
. Hiroshige. New York: Orientalia, 1921.
[Contains b & w
collotype illustrations, and a tipped-in color frontispiece. Bound
in traditional manner.] NE1325.A5N62
Robinson, B. W. (Basil
William). Kuniyoshi, the Warrior Prints. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University
Press, 1982.
[Catalog of prints shown b & w and color
plates. B & w illustrations precede catalog.] NE1325.U78A4 1982
Seidlitz, Woldemar von,
1850-1922. A History of Japanese Colour-Prints, by W. von Seidlitz
with illustrations in colour and b & w. London: W. Heinemann, 1910.
[Color plates are accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress.] NE1310.S3 1910a
Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo.
Process of Wood-Cut Printing. Tokyo: (publisher unknown), 1907.
[Step-by-step illustration of the process. Printed on one side of
double leaves folded once in traditional Japanese manner.] NE1310.S4 1904
Stewart, Basil, 1880-
. Subjects Portrayed in Japanese Colour-Prints; a collector's guide to
all the subjects illustrated, including an exhaustive account of the Chushingura
and other famous plays, together with a causerie on the Japanese theatre,
by Basil Stewart; illustrated with reproductions of over 270 prints from
the author's collection and other sources: 22 in colour. London: K. Paul,
Trench, Trubner, 1922.
[Some of the
b & w and color plates are folding.] xNE1310.S75
Suzuki, Juzo. 1919- .
Utagawa Hiroshige. Tokyo: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1970.
[Text in Japanese, with English preface, and catalogue of plates.
B & w illustrations, b & w and color plates, some of which
are folding.] NE1325.A5S79
Yoshida, Kogoro, 1902-
. Tanrokubon, rare books of seventeenth century Japan. Foreword and
synoposes by Ryushin Natsumoto; translated and adapted by Mark A Harbison.
1st ed. Tokyo; New York: Kodansha international; New York, N.Y. : Distributed
in the United States by Harper & Row, 1984.
[Tanrokubon were rare books with wood block illustrations colored
individually by hand. Gives history & traditional styles of Tanrokubon.
Explains its role in literature. Gives illustrations and synopsis
of texts. All plates in color. Has glossary, bibliography, and index.] Z186.J3Y68
Sculpture
Hurtig, Bernard, 1928- . Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites
of Leading Collectors. 1st ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
[Miniature sculpture tradition shown in color plates. Bound in traditional
Japanese manner, with exotic materials.] NK6050.H87
Textiles
Catalogue of girdles for Noh dancers.
[No text; Large color plates
of hand-stitched patterns for girdles. No date. In Japanese] xGT1560.C3
Haags Gemeentemuseum.
Ed Japanse kimono: ziel van een volk. Hague: Gemeentemuseum, 1958.
[Dutch text, various b & w illustrations and color plates. Kimonos
-- textiles and fabrics.] NK8884.H3
Joyo Chiyeram Mokuroku,
by Harunobu? (or Sukenobu). Japan?, ca. 1740.
[A manual describing and depicting women's accessories with calligraphic
text and monochrome woodblock illustrations.] MS-539
Kongow, Iwao. The
later works of the costume of no play in Japan. Toyko: Meiji-shobo, 1935.
[No text, 50 color plates of Japanese costumes.] NK4784.K6
Muyato Sarasa. Kyoto:
Geichikudo, 1917. 3 v.
[Textile fabric designs. Text of four pages
in Japanese. Volumes contain original color designs. Bound in traditional
Japanese manner.] NK8805.M8
No Costumes. Japan:
(publisher unknown), between 1900 and 1946.
[Portfolio of b & w and color
plates with the first plate being a list of period names and dates.] GT1745.J3N6
Roman isho ten: the
impact of romantic clothing: evolution of fashion, 1835-1895. Kyoto: Kyoto
Costume Institute, c1980.
[Japanese text, with English
introduction. Color and b & w photographs and illustrations.] GT595.R64
Soma, Hiroshi. Kabuki-Isho
to Funsho. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1957.
[Costumes and actors shown in tipped-in
color plates; and in b & w photographs and illustrations.] PN2921.S6
Tilke, Max, 1869-1942.
Kostumschnitte und Gewandformen; eine Ubersicht der Kostumschnitte und
Gewandformen aller Zeiten und Volker bom Altertum bis zur Neuzeit. Tubingen:
E. Wasmuth, 1945.
[German text, 128 plates, includes the
history of costumes throughout many countries of the world.] GT513.T5
Uemura, Rokuro, 1894-
. Old Art Treasures from Japan's Needles and Looms. Translated by Shiho
Sakanishi. Kyoto: Korinsha Co., 1949.
[Portfolio containing a text of 13 pages along with tipped-in color
plates, numbered 1-50 (2, 26, 28, and 43 are missing). Included is
an interesting print of two women at a loom. Bound with exotic materials.] xxNK 8884 .U313
Other
Ando, Hiroshige, 1797-1858. Hiroshige's Tokaido in prints and poetry.
Rutland, Vt.: C. E. Tuttle, c1957.
[Japanese poetry translated into
English, accompanied with color illustrations.] NE1325.A5A4 1957
Asano, Kiichi,
1914- . Sagano. (jo Osaragi Jiro; shashin Asano Kiichi; bun Matsumoto
Seicho... et al.). Kyoto-shi: Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, Showa 46, 1971.
[In Japanese. Contains wonderful color photographs of Japan.] xDS897.K86S23 1971
Beck, Lily (Moresby)
Adams, d. 1931. The Ghost Plays of Japan. New York: The Japan Society,
1933.
[No plays. B & w and color plates, some tipped-in of No
masks and costumes.] PL735.B4
Blunden, Edmund Charles,
1896- . Japanese Garland. London: The Beaumont Press, 1928.
[Poetry.
Some color illustrations.] PR6003.L8J3 1928
Bossert, Helmuth Theodor,
1889- ed. Ornament in Applied Art. 122 Color Plates Reproducing Over 2000
Decorative Motives from the Arts of Asia... etc. New York: E. Weyhe, 1924.
[Contains color plates of designs, including those
of Japan, applied in various media from Japan. Index to plates is
included.] xNK1530.B6
Bunraku No Ningyo.
Kanshu Bunraku Kyokai. Tokyo: Fujingahosha, Showa 51, 1976.
[Puppets and puppet plays. Text in Japanese. Color plates and b &
w illustrations. Bound with exotic materials, in publisher's slip
case.] xPN1978.J3B78
Caiger, G. Dolls on
Display: Japan in Miniature, Being an Illustrated Commentary on the Girls'
Festival and the Boys' Festival. Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1933.
[Contains a description of festivals, and b & w photographs and
folding color plates of dolls used to illustrate festival activities.
Bound in traditional Japanese manner, with exotic materials.] DS825.C3
Goto, Seikichiro. Japanese
Handmade Paper. Japan: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1953.
[Text in
English and Japanese. Portfolio of tipped-in, dyed paper illustrations
and tipped-in swatches of paper types.] TS1095.J3G6
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Kotto. Traduit de l'Anglais par Joseph De Smet. Paris: Merevre de France,
1912.
[Japanese stories. Text in French. Contains
b & w illustrations.] PS1917.K62 1912
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
The writings of Lafcadio Hearn. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin
company, 1922. 16 v.
[Comprehensive set, illustrated with tipped-in color plates.] PS1915.A2 1922
Hearn, Setsu (Koizumi).
Reminiscences of Lafcadio Hearn, by Setsuko Koizumi (Mrs. Hearn) tr.
from Japanese by Paul Kiyoshi Hisada and Frederick Johnson. Boston and New
York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.
[An account of
the author's life in Japan with her husband, Lafcadio.] PS1918.H4 1918
Hishida, Masao. Kuma:
Hishida collection/[sekinin henshusha Hishida Masao]. Tokyo: Mitsumura
suiko shoin, Showa 54, 1979.
[Illustrated vol. in Japanese. Great color plates of mask rubbings.
Bound in silk on boards, in clasped slip case. Includes supplement,
which contains illustrations and geneology of actors in Japan.] xPN2068.H47
Japanese Lyrics,
Translated by Lafcadio Hearn. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1915.
[Poetry. Text in English and Japanese, on opposite pages.] PS1917.J2 1915
Koshu, Tsujii. Japanese
orthodox flower arrangement. New York: Yamanaka & co., 1938.
[Includes a short explanation of Japanese flower arrangements.
50 color plates.] SB449.K682 1938
Soma, Hiroshi. Kabuki-Isho
to Funsho. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1957.
[Costumes and actors shown in tipped-in
color plates; and in b & w photographs and illustrations.] PN2921.S6
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro,
1870-1966. Zen and Japanese Buddhism. 2d ed. Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau,
1961.
[Explantion of Zen and Japanese Buddhism. Covering
history, development, the practice of Zen, its parts and its surrounding
culture.] BQ9262.9.J2S79
Taut, Bruno, 1880- .
Houses and People of Japan. Tokyo: Sanseido Co., Ltd., 1958.
[Includes descriptions of various aspects of Japanese culture. Profusely
illustrated with b & w drawings and diagrams, as well as with
b & w photographs and tipped-in color plates.] NA1550.T32 1958
Yoshida, Kogoro, 1902-
. Tanrokubon. Rare Books of Seventeenth-Century Japan/ Kogoro Yoshida;
foreword and synopses by Ryushin Matsumoto; translated and adapted by Mark
A. Harbinson. 1st ed. Tokyo; New York: Harper & Row, 1984.
[Issued on double-sized paper folded once in traditional Japanese
manner. Includes color and b & w illustrations.] Z186.J3Y68 1984