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LIBRARIANS: Your duplicates, G & E items in our area specialty will be happily considered for credit or cash. Please send us a simple hand list, or inquire. ============================================================ NOVEMBER 17, 2016 A SUPERB MONOGRAPH ON THE ZEN ART OF ARCHERY RareOrientalBooks.Com Book Number: 83000201 1 ACKER, William R.B. JAPANESE ARCHERY. Rutland [1965], Tuttle. Blue cloth, bright copy, dj., 84p., index, glossary, 14 drawings & illustrations,former owner's book plate, 13 x 19 cm.,a reprint of the 1937 first edition, else solid clean copy. FIRST TUTTLE EDITION Japanese archers is deeply rooted in the Zen tradition from its ancient origins. The work is carefully illustrated, and describes the fundamentals. A most useful text as there is very little on the subject in English. Comparisons between American & British archery. * $15 Book Number: 20028301 2 ADAM, Michael. WANDERING IN EDEN: Three Ways to the East Within Us. New York 1976, Knopf. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, 108p. ca. 150 b.w. photos and drawings/sketches, bibliography. The Zen of finding yourself...cool...clean copy. FIRST EDITION AN ILLUSTRATION OF A PERSON DOING THE I-CHING ORACLE Book Number: 99102101 3 ALLOM, Thomas. A DEVOTEE CONSULTING THE STICKS OF FATE. [C.1840]. Original steel engraving from Allom's Chinese Empire, hand-coloured, size:126 x 184 mm.,very good, shows the interior of a great temple, with a priest & two worshipers preparing to do the oracle with bamboo sticks in the I-Ching, while a companion looks on. . The I-Ching was consulted every adult day by Confucius, ca. 221 B.C. Who can argue with his wisdom ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 . $20 THE BATTLE WITH THE BRITISH AGAINST THE CHINESE Book Number: 95201701 4 ALLOM, Thomas. JOSS HOUSE, CHAPOO: Death of Col. Tomlinson. London c.1843, Fisher. An engraved hand-color print, 27 x 19 cm., caption in English, French & Geman, very clean, no foxing, sketched on the spot by Capt. Stoddard, R.N. very good. Shows the British forces lined up in attack against Chinese. Depicts the battle against the Chinese, and the death of Col. Tomlinson. . Engraved by T.A. Prior, drawn by T. Allom. . Nicely executed, clean, ready for framing and display. . $19 Book Number: 29041301 5 ARCHIVES OF ASIAN ART. VOL. XXI, 1977-1978. [New York] 1978, Asia Soc. Stiff wrs., very clean, pp,32-51, authors: Susan Bush & Victor Mair, "WITH BEST WISHES-SUSAN" inscribed author's penned reprint copy, 23 x 30.5 cm.,12 bw. photos, glossary, notes. With article: SOME BUDDHIST PORTRAITS AND IMAGES OF THE LU AND CH'AN SECTS IN THE TWELFTH-AND THIRTEENTH-CENTURY CHINA. Book Number: 29042301 6 ARCHIVES OF ASIAN ART. VOL. XXXI, 1977-1978. New York 1978, Asia Soc. Stiff buff wrs., very good, 23 x 30 cm., many b.w. photos, 144p., notes, one year index,glossary Articles: Richard Voinograd: REMINISCENCES OF CH'IN-HUAI: TAO-CHI AND THE NANKING SCHOOL; Susan H. Bush and Victor H. Mair: SOME BUDDHIST PORTRAITS AND IMAGES OF THE LU AND CH'AN SECTS IN 12TH-AND 13TH CENTURY CHINA; Julia Meech-Pekarik: DISUISED SCRIPTS AND THE HIDDEN POEMS IN AN ILLUSTRATED HEIAN SUTRA: Ashide and Uta-e in the Heike Nogyo; Anneliese G. Bulling: the eastern han tomb and ho-lin-ko-erh RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 [Holingol]; Balaji Mundkur: WESTERN KARNATAKA ICONS AT SHIRALI. Brief notices: obituary: LUDWIG BACHOFER, HAROLD STERN. $10 Book Number: 85088304 7 ARNOLD, Edwin. THE LIGHT OF ASIA: Or The Great Runciation [Mahabhinishkramana]. Being The Life and Teaching of Gautama Boston 1885, Osgood. green cloth, very good, top edge gilt, 196p., 46 b.w. photos. SUTBITLE: cont. Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism as told in verse by an Indian Buddhist. A classic translation. $65 Book Number: 85088305 8 ARNOLD, Edwin. THE LIGHT OF ASIA: Or The Great Runciation [Mahabhinishkramana]. Being The Life and Teaching of Gautama Boston 1886, Roberts. Brown cloth, very good, 244p., bookplate. SUTBITLE: cont. Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism as told in verse by an Indian Buddhist. A classic translation. $39 Book Number: 96074301 9 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. L, 1/2. Ascona 1990. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 156p., index, 65 b.w. photos, 19 plans,7 illustrationsm, 23 x 31.5 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: * H. Minao: ON THE CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE SUNG/CONG. * S.P. Chung: A STUDY OF THE DAMING PALACE: DOCUMENTARY SOURCES & RECENT EXCAVATIONS. * R.L. Brown: GOD ON EARTH THE WALKING BUDDHA IN THE ART OF SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA. * D. M. Srinivasan: FROM TRANSCENDENCY TO MATERIALITY: PARA SIVA, SADASIVA, & MAHESA IN INDIAN ART. * A. Nath: BUDDHIST NARRATIVES IN CLOSELY SIMILAR ANECDOTES. A CASE STUDY OF THE YAVAMAJHAKIYA JATAKA & THE MAHA-UMMAGA JATAKA. * R. Salomon & M.D. Willis: A NINTH CENTURY UMAMAHESVARA IMAGE. Book Number: 96075001 RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 10 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. LIII, 3/4. Ascona 1993. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, pages 311-505, 1 color, 140 b.w. photos, 3 illustratins, glossary, index,full index to vol. 53, very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: J. Lee: THE ORIGINS & DEVELOPMENT OF THE PENSIVE BODHISATTVA IMAGES OF ASIA. . M. Matsumoto: THE ICONOGRAPHY OF SHAKA'S SHERMON ON THE VULTURE PEAK & ITS ART HISTORICAL MEANING. . F. McGill: JATAKAS, UNIVERSAL MONARCH & THE YEAR 2000. . R. Hempel: DIE JUWELEN DES ARMELS. . E. Isacco & J. Darrah: THE ULTRAVIOLET-INFRARED METHOD OF ANALYSIS, A SCIENTIFICE APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF INDIAN MINIATURES. $20 Book Number: 96076601 11 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. LIV, 3/4. Ascona 1994. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, pages 199-384 many b. w. photos, bibliography, full index to vol. 54, very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: J. F. So: AN INSCRIBED EARLY EASTERN ZHOU FOU IN THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER COLLECTION. . J.H. Rhi: FROM BODHISATTVA TO BUDDHA: THE BEGINNING OF ICONIC REPRESENTATION IN BUDDHIST ART. . B. Lawergren: BUDDHA AS MUSICAN: AN ILLUSTRATION OF A JATAKA STORY. . M. Baldwin: MONUMENTAL WALL PAINTINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE BUDDHA FROM SHANXI PROVINCE: HISTORIOGRAPHY, ICONOGRAPHY, THREE STYLES, & A NEW CHRONOLOGY. . J. Ebert: NICHES, COLUMNS & FIGURES IN SOME PETROGLYPHIC STUPA DEPICTIONS OF THE KARAKORUM HIGHWAY. . N. Fieve: LE LEVRE DES ORNEMENTATIONS EN USAGE A LA RETRAITE DES COLLINES DE L'EST. . S. Little: NOTES ON ZHOU AHILIN. . D.H. Fickle: THE BODHISAATTVA WITH A MASK. Book Number: 32075901 12 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XII. INDEX. RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 Ascona 1949, Artibus Asaie. Buff stiff wrs., very good,index only, 12p., stapled spine, 21.8 x 32 cm., clean bright copy. COMPLETE INDEX $24 Book Number: 32030001 13 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XL, 1, 2/3, 4. Ascona 1978. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, index,many b.w. photos, 1 plate, index, pp.5-334, 23 x 31.5 cm., maps. COMPLETE MONOGRAPH IN 4 PARTS Scholarly articles: * R. L. Brown: THE FOUR STONE FACADES OF MONASTERY I AT RATNAGIRI. * R.M. Cooler: SCULPTURE, KINGSHIP, AND THE TRIAD OF PHON DA. * J.T. Terry: SOME BURMESE PAINTINGS OF THE 17TH CENTURY & LATER. PART II: THE RETURN TO PAGAN. * B.N. GOSWAMY & A.L. Dallapiccola: PAINTING IN KUTCH. * PRELIMINARY NOTES ON A GROUP OF MINIATURES. * C.M. Zainie: RYOZEN: FROM EBUSSHI TO INK PAINTER. * R. Vinograd: RIVER VILLAGE-THE PLEASURES OF FISHING AND CHAO MENG-FUK'S LI-KUO STYLE LANDSCAPES. * M. Gatellier: LE STUKPA ET SON DECOR A CEYLAN. SON INFLUENCE EN THAILANDE ET EN BIRMANIE. * P. Granoff: REVERSE GLASS PAINTING FROM GUJARAT IN A PRIVATE CANADIAN COLLECTION: DOCUMENTS OF BRITISH INDIA. * C. Berkson: SOME NEW FINDS AT RAMGARTH HILL, VIDISHA DISTRICT. * E. Ray: DOCUMENTATION FOR PAITHAN PAINTINGS. * B.N. Goswamy & A.L. Dallapiccola: MORE PAINTING FROM KUTCH.MUCH CONFIRMATION, SOME SURPRISES. * P.K. Agrawala. ON A FOUR-LEGGED ICON OF GANAPATI FROM GHOSAI. * D. Paul: DEITH OR DEIFIED KING? REFLECTIONS ON A UNIQUE VAISNAVITE SCULPTURE FROM JAVA. Book Number: 96072201 14 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XLII, 2/3. Ascona 1980. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, pages 127-240, 78 b.w. photos, 2 illustrations, appendices, bibliography, very clean copy, 23 x 15 cm., very clean solid copy. RareOrientalBooks.Com $46 FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: D. M. Nelson: BRONZE MING-CH'I VESSELS WITH PAINTED DECORATION: A REGIONAL STUDY IN HAN PRODUCTION. * H.W. Woodward Jr.: SOME BUDDHA IMAGES & THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATE ANGKORIAN PERIOD. * R.T. Hatt: A 13TH CENTURY TIBETAN RELIQUARY. AN ICONOGRAPHIC & PHYSICAL ANALYSIS. * $24 Book Number: 96074101 15 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XLIX, 1/2. Ascona 1988-89. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 184p., 103 b w photos, 11 illustratons, map, index, clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: M.H. Fong: THE ORIGIN OF CHINESE PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE HUMAN FIGURE. . J.M. James: THE ICONOGRAPHIC PROGRAM OF THE WU FAMILY OFFERING SHRINES [A.D.151 -CA. 170]. . E. J. Liang. CHIN 'TARTAR' DYNASTY [1115-1234] MATERIAL CULTURE. . K. Liscomb: THE EIGHT VIEWS OF BEIJING: POLITICS IN LITERATI ART. . G. Schopen: ON MONKS, NUNS AND 'VULGAR' PRACTICES: THE INTRODUCTION OF THE IMAGE CULT INTO INDIAN BUDDHISM. . P. Krairiksh: THE REPOUSSE BUDDHA IMAGES OF THE MAHA THAT, LAMPHUN. Book Number: 29043101 16 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XLIX: PARTS 1-4, COMPLETE YEAR Ascona [1988], Artibus Asiae. Stiff buff wrs., very good, 4 parts bound in two, many b. w. photos, 23 x 31.5 cm., annual index, clean, solid.. COMPLETE MONOGRAPH 4 PARTS FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: M.H. Fong: THEORIGIN OF CHINESE PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE HUMAN FIGURE. . J.M. James: THE ICONOGRAPHIC PROGRAM OF THE WU FAMILY OFFERING SHRINES [A.D.151 -CA. 170]. E. J. Liang. CHIN 'TARTAR' DYNASTY [1115-1234] MATERIAL CULTURE. . K. Liscomb: THE EIGHT VIEWS OF BEIJING: POLITICS IN LITERATI ART. . RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 G. Schopen: ON MONKS, NUNS AND 'VULGAR' PRACTICES: THE INTRODUCTION OF THE IMAGE CULT INTO INDIAN BUDDHISM. . P. Krairiksh: THE REPOUSSE BUDDHA IMAGES OF THE MAHA THAT, LAMPHUN. * Additional Scholarly articles: S.J. Goldberg: COURT CALLIGRAPHY OF THE EARLY T'ANG DYNASTY. A. McNair: ON THE DATE OF THE SHENGMUDIAN SCULPTURES AT JINCI. . M. W. Meister: PRASADA AS PALACE: KUTINA OR GINS OF THE NAGARA TEMPLE. . B. Brend: AKBAR'S KHAMSAH OF AMIR KHUSRAU DIHLAVI. A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CYCLE OF ILLUSTRATION. . J. Bautz: PORTRAIMALERI UNTER MAHARO RAM SINGH VON KOTA. . H. Penth: INSCRIPTIONS & IMAGES ON THE PHRA MAHA THAT IN LAMPHUN. $44 Book Number: 96073701 17 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XLVII, 2. Ascona 1986. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, pages 81-142, 38 b.w. photos, index, very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: * P. E. Karetzky: THE ENGRAVED DESIGNS ON THE LATE 6TH CENTURY SARCOPHAGUS OF LI HO. * P.R. Myer. BODHISATTVAS & BUDDHAS: EARLY BUDDHIST IMAGES FROM MATHURA. * $20 Book Number: 91135801 18 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XXVII, 3. Ascona 1965. Stiff wrs., very good, pages 189-285, 121 b.w. photos, bibliography, 23 x 31. cm., very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION With articles: H. Vanderstappen & M. Rhie's THE SCULPTURE OF T'IEN LUNG SHAN: RECONSTRUCTION & DATING. * M. Sullivan's NOTE ON EARLY CHINESE SCREEN PAINTING. * R. Nagaswamy's SOME CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PANDYA TO S. INDIAN ART. * H. Goetz's A KASHMIRI LINGAM OF THE 10TH CENTURY. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $29 Book Number: 86102702 19 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XXXII, 1. Ascona 1970, Artibus Asiae. Stiff yellow wrs, very good, 99p 37 b.w. photos, 3 figures, index, bibliography, clean, solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Containing articles: * A LONG ROLL OF BUDDHIST IMAGES by H.B. Chapin. * IDENTIFICATION OF THREE MINIATURES IN THE NASLI AND ALICE HEERAMANECK COLLECTION by D. T. Sanford. * A CHRONOLOGY OF INDIAN SCULPTURE: THE SATAVAHANA CHRONOLOGY AT NASIK by J.L. Trabold. $26 Book Number: 89084201 20 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XXXIII, 1/2. Ascona 1971, Artibus Asiae. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 157p., 17 b. w. photos, bibliography, index, 23 x 31.5 cm., very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: K. Jettmar: METALLURGY IN THE EARLY STEPPES. * S. Settar: THE BRAHMADEVA PILLARS. AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN & NATURE OF THE BRAHMADEVA WORSHIP AMONG THE DIGAMBARA JAINS. * M. Murase: KUAN-YIN AS SAVIOR OF MEN: ILLUSTRATION OF THE 25TH CHAPTER OF THE LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE PAINTING. * H. C. Chapin: A LONG ROLL OF BUDDHIST IMAGES. IV [REVISED BY A.C. SOPER.] * $36 Book Number: 96071101 21 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XXXIX, 1. Ascona 1977. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 100p.,2 plans, 69 b.w. photos, 13 illustrations, index, bibliography, appendix glossary, very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly articles: Mary-Ann Lutzker: JATAKA TALES AT TJANDI MENDUT. . J. Stanley-Baker: THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRUSH-MODES IN SUNG & YUAN. . S.R. Peterson: THE MASJID-I PA MINAR AT ZAVAREH A REDATING & ANALYSIS OF EARLY ISLAMIC IRANIAN STUCCO. RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 Book Number: 96070701 22 ARTIBUS ASIAE. VOL. XXXVI, 4. Ascona 1974, Artibus Asiae. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 14 b.w. photos, 11 plates, 3 illustrations, 4 maps, pages 249330, 23 x 31.5 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Articles: A. C. Soper: THE PURPOSE & DATE OF THE HSIAO-T'ANG SHAN OFFERING SHRINES: A MODEST PROPOSAL. * H. Penth: KUNST IM LAN NA THAI [4]: DIE HAUKPTBUDDHAFIGURE IM WIHAN DES KLOSTER THA DUA BEI CHIANG MAI. * E. Guillon: NOTES SUR L'ANCIENNE REG REGION DE THATON [BASSE-BIRMANIE]. * L. R. Lancaster: AN EARLY MAHAYANA SERMON ABOUT THE BODY OF THE BUDDHA & THE MAKING OF IMAGES. * G. Vajracarya & M. S. Slusser: A NEWLY DISCOVERED GARUDA IMAGE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL. * B.D. Robins & R. Bussabarger; FOLK IMAGES OF SANJHI DEVI. * M.A. Dhaky: THE AKASALINGA FINIAL. * Book Number: 95058801 23 ASIA: THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE ON THE ORIENT. ASIA: VOLUME 23, 1923. THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE ON THE ORIENT. [Concord 1923, Asia].#1 Title wrappers, very good, pp.3-72, profusely b. w. illustrated throughout, bibliography, large format 22.5 x 30.5 cm., very clean. FIRST & ONLY EDITION CONTENTS: #1, January: THE NEAR EAST AND MR. LLOYD GEORGE by Arthur Moore. . "HEIJI MONOGATARI": A SO-CALLED KEION ROLL a pictorial. . RESTORING WORLD HOPE by George Allen. . THE CITY OF GREAT BALI by L. Beck. . NEW LIGHT ON THE RACES OF POLYNESIA by Louis Sullivan. . THE IVORY BUDDHA by J.O.P. Bland . LIVING WATERS 8 page insert of photos. . TELESCOPING TIME WITH RADIO by Waldemr Kaempffert. . 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Articles on: JAMES MURDOCH; ELITIST ORIGINS OF JAPANESE WELFARE; BASIL H. CHAMBERLAIN; GOLDEN DECADE FORGOTTEN; & several other articles, as new bright copy. These are bound in the original 1/2 cloth spine over boards, all in very good or better condition. Uniformly bound by the publisher. By and large these books were reference copies, and not circulated. Later editions are in the original stiff buff wrappers. * FIRST AND ONLY EDITION: This title was only published by the Asiatic Society in Japan, by and large all are this original edition, except where stated otherwise. * PASON J. TREAT GIFT PLATE COPIES: Some copies are with College gift book plate: PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, ex-library copies with the usual stamps, and or small stamp on margin of title page & or possibly another on lower edge, else very clean solid copies. . Some of these copies are also signed on the inside cover by PAYSON J. TREAT, all with the above gift bookplate came from his private collection. * NOTE: Not all copies listed came from PAYSON J. TREAT. Please inquire with us, if you want to know which copy came from his collection. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 EXCELLENT SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ALL FIELDS ABOUT JAPAN Book Number: 22018009 78 ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1988, A.S.J. Buff stiff wrs. very good, 188p., 4th series, #3. Articles on:CULTURED NATURE OF HEIAN COLORS;JAPANESE-SPANISH RELATIONS 1936-1945; BUSY YEAR: BUSON'S LIFE; KAGA'S TARDY SUPPORT & several other articles, as new copy. These are bound in the original 1/2 cloth spine over boards, all in very good or better condition. Uniformly bound by the publisher. By and large these books were reference copies, and not circulated. Later editions are in the original stiff buff wrappers. * FIRST AND ONLY EDITION: This title was only published by the Asiatic Society in Japan, by and large all are this original edition, except where stated otherwise. * PASON J. TREAT GIFT PLATE COPIES: Some copies are with College gift book plate: PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, ex-library copies with the usual stamps, and or small stamp on margin of title page & or possibly another on lower edge, else very clean solid copies. . Some of these copies are also signed on the inside cover by PAYSON J. TREAT, all with the above gift bookplate came from his private collection. * NOTE: Not all copies listed came from PAYSON J. TREAT. Please inquire with us, if you want to know which copy came from his collection. * EXCELLENT SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ALL FIELDS ABOUT JAPAN Book Number: 22018000 79 ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1989, A.S.J. Buff stiff wrs. very good, 215p., 4th series, #4. Articles on:INVESTIGATION INTO ESSENCE KUKI SHUZO;TOKYO-MOSCOW-PEKING-TRIANGLE;JAPANESE MUSICAL HERITAGE IN THE HALFSHADE & several other articles, a very good copy. These are bound in the original 1/2 cloth spine over boards, all in very good or better condition. Uniformly bound by the publisher. By and large these books were reference copies, and not circulated. Later editions are in the original stiff buff wrappers. * FIRST AND ONLY EDITION: RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 This title was only published by the Asiatic Society in Japan, by and large all are this original edition, except where stated otherwise. * PASON J. TREAT GIFT PLATE COPIES: Some copies are with College gift book plate: PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, ex-library copies with the usual stamps, and or small stamp on margin of title page & or possibly another on lower edge, else very clean solid copies. . Some of these copies are also signed on the inside cover by PAYSON J. TREAT, all with the above gift bookplate came from his private collection. * NOTE: Not all copies listed came from PAYSON J. TREAT. Please inquire with us, if you want to know which copy came from his collection. * $20 EXCELLENT SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ALL FIELDS ABOUT JAPAN Book Number: 22018003 80 ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1995, A.S.J. Stiff buff wrs., very good,240p., vol.10, 4th Series.Articles: AYUTTHAYAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS IN PREMODERN PERIOD; STATESMAN FOR 21ST CENTURY: SIDEHARA;TALES OF TOYOKAGE; MYTHICAL ELEMENTS IN SECRET HISTORY OF MONGOLS... These are bound in the original 1/2 cloth spine over boards, all in very good or better condition. Uniformly bound by the publisher. By and large these books were reference copies, and not circulated. Later editions are in the original stiff buff wrappers. * FIRST AND ONLY EDITION: This title was only published by the Asiatic Society in Japan, by and large all are this original edition, except where stated otherwise. * PASON J. TREAT GIFT PLATE COPIES: Some copies are with College gift book plate: PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, ex-library copies with the usual stamps, and or small stamp on margin of title page & or possibly another on lower edge, else very clean solid copies. . Some of these copies are also signed on the inside cover by PAYSON J. TREAT, all with the above gift bookplate came from his private collection. * NOTE: Not all copies listed came from PAYSON J. TREAT. Please inquire with us, if you want to know which copy came from his collection. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 A CLASSIC ON THE ORIGIN OF JAPAN Book Number: 83007903 81 ASTON, W.G. trans. NIHONGI: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times A.D. 697. Tokyo [1973], Tuttle. Stiff wrs., very good, 407+443p., two vols. bound in 1, translated from original Chinese & Japanese, as new copy, former owner's name rubbber-stamped on signatures, else clean. A superb translation of one of Japan's oldest pieces of literature. Superbly done, this work has stood as a classic.It covers the Chronicles of Japan compiled in the early 8th century, and is the most important of the standard sources for early Japanese history, including the history of Shinto.Also covered are the basic myths, legends and the inclusion of different versions of the same story. An authoritative work. $37 A CLASSIC ON THE ORIGIN OF JAPAN Book Number: 83007904 82 ASTON, W.G. trans. NIHONGI: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times A.D. 697. Tokyo [1982], Tuttle. Stiff wrs., very good, 407+443p., two vols. bound in 1, translated from original Chinese & Japanese, with an introduction to the new edition by Terence Barrow, 2 vols. in one, 11 x 18 cm., bright clean copy. A superb translation of one of Japan's oldest pieces of literature. Superbly done, this work has stood as a classic.It covers the Chronicles of Japan compiled in the early 8th century, and is the most important of the standard sources for early Japanese history, including the history of Shinto.Also covered are the basic myths, legends and the inclusion of different versions of the same story. An authoritative work. $36 Book Number: 84019103 83 ASTON, W.G. SHINTO: The Way of the Gods. Tokyo 1968, Logos. Blue cloth, very good, 390p., 24 b.w. illustrations, reprint edition. Important scholarly work on Shinto, discussing the pantheon of gods, personification, deification of men, myth, worship, the priesthood, morals, law, magic, modern sects &c... Color scans can be sent by emai. EARLY FRENCH 19TH CENTURY MISSIONARY WORK IN CHINA RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 36024501 84 AUBRY, J.B. [Jean-Baptiste] LES CHINOIS CHEZ EUX: Missionarire Apostolique au Kouy-Tcheou. [THE CHINESE AT HOME: Apostolic Missionary at Lille 1889, Societe St. Augustin. Stiff wrs., 300p., French text, 19 x 27.cm., 20 engraved plates, covers a bit "toned" as usual, original binding in vellum-like oil paper, solid, clean copy. FIRST EDITION J.B. [Jean-Baptiste] AUBRY [1844-1882], was a French missionary to China. He was also the author of several other books about missionary work in China as well as religious essays. . * CONTENTS: This work covers the letters of the author Father Aubry from China. . 1. The letters begin with a travelogue from France to Singapore, and his visit to a Buddhist temple. . 2. To Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, the European section and the Chinese city. The mission of the Jesuits. . 3.The Blue River, visit with Jesuits of Shanghai, their work, on to Wou-Tchang [Hankow]. Christmas, life on a small Chinese boat, aspects of campaigns, Chinese attire. . 4. The day of the Chinese year, a Chinese-Catholic preacher, the priest, living tabernacle of Jesus among the pagans, the sacrifice of a waterman to Buddha. . 5. The rapids of the Blue river, aground on a sandbank, the artwork of missionaries. . 6. The palanquin, the Chinese eggplant, reception at the mission upon entrance of Kouy-Tcheou, the Imperial road, evening singing, laughing and dancing. . 7. Pagan oratories on the road, the tombs and the cult of the dead in China, Buddhism, arrival at the capital of Kouy-Tcheou, the work of the mission, the piety of the neophytes. . 8. Au R.P. Limbour: Benediction of the church of St. Joseph in the capital of Kouy-Tcheou, the consecrations of the Christendom of Kouy-Tcheou at St. Joseph, of his conception. Mgr Albrand et Mgr Faurie, ceremony of the Benediction, Petards, feast, singing. . RareOrientalBooks.Com 9. The debuts of the apostolic life, residence of Tsen-y-Fou, the mountain tombs, funeral ceremonies, the life of the Chinese. The journey of evangelism in pagan lands. History of a paper draws gemonies for entry to the capital port. . 10 Two journeys passes with the Christians, Baptism of three infants, the small pagan travail of the grace. . To see the balance of the contents, please review photos posted to our website. . *** The work is nicely illustrated with a good number of black & white engravings. . *** CONDITION: The work is bound in the original stiff wrappers, which were made to look like period vellum, which may actually be a kind of "oiled paper." . There are a couple of small chips mission from the spine, else solid nice copy. There is some of the usual and minor foxing which is normal for a French book of this period. Else a good, clean, solid copy. *** Color scans of this and most other items are posted to our website. SUPERBLY "WAY COOL" ZEN PAINTINGS ! Book Number: 88100801 85 AWAKAWA, Yasuichi. ZEN PAINTING. [Tokyo 1970,] Kodansha. Black cloth, very clean, 184p.,notes & biographies on the artists, 140 b. w. photos & examples, about A4 size, solid copy. FIRST EDITION This wonderful work illustrates and showes many examples of the impact of Zen on painting. Also covered are the brush marks of infinity, with lucid commentaries on each of the 139 works, notes on the artists. . Translated by John Bester. . Very Zen and Way Cool Zen Sumi [black & white] art works by the masters.... You need this to reduce your stress and Zen out. RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 . $19 SUPERBLY "WAY COOL" ZEN PAINTINGS ! Book Number: 88100802 86 AWAKAWA, Yasuichi. ZEN PAINTING. [Tokyo 1970,] Kodansha. Black cloth,very clean, 184p., notes and biographies on the artists, 140 b.w. photos & examples. 2nd printing,about A4 size, solid copy. FIRST EDITION This wonderful work illustrates and showes many examples of the impact of Zen on painting. Also covered are the brush marks of infinity, with lucid commentaries on each of the 139 works, notes on the artists. . Translated by John Bester. . Very Zen and Way Cool Zen Sumi [black & white] art works by the masters.... You need this to reduce your stress and Zen out. . SUPERBLY "WAY COOL" ZEN PAINTINGS ! Book Number: 88100803 87 AWAKAWA, Yasuichi. ZEN PAINTING. [Tokyo 1974,] Kodansha. Black cloth,very clean, 184p., notes & biographies on the artists, 140 b.w. photos & examples, abouot A4, former owner's rubber stamps, else solid. This wonderful work illustrates and showes many examples of the impact of Zen on painting. Also covered are the brush marks of infinity, with lucid commentaries on each of the RareOrientalBooks.Com $17 139 works, notes on the artists. . Translated by John Bester. . Very Zen and Way Cool Zen Sumi [black & white] art works by the masters.... You need this to reduce your stress and Zen out. . $15 A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES AS A RESIDENT IN CHINA Book Number: 85114601 88 AYSCOUGH, Florence. CHINESE MIRROR: Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearance. London [1925], Cape. Black cloth spine over color decorated boards, 464p., index, very good, corners bit bumped & worn, contents clean, frontispiece taped, many text illustrations, fold out map. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Exceptionally well written, full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River, Chinese idea of a garden, symbolism of the Forbidden City, great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan, cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. $99 A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES AS A RESIDENT IN CHINA Book Number: 85114603 89 AYSCOUGH, Florence. CHINESE MIRROR: Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearance. London [1925], Cape. FIRST EDITION. Decorated boards, very good, 464p., biographical index, fold out map, many text illustrations. FIRST EDITION Exceptionally well written, full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River, Chinese idea of a garden, symbolism of the Forbidden City, great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan, cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES AS A RESIDENT IN CHINA Book Number: 85114605 90 AYSCOUGH, Florence. RareOrientalBooks.Com $78 CHINESE MIRROR: Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearance. London [1925], Cape. Black cloth spine over color decorated boards, 464p., index, very good, corners bit bumped & worn, contents clean, frontispiece taped, many text illustrations, fold out map. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Exceptionally well written, full of her observations and experiences. Covers literary background of the Great River, Chinese idea of a garden, symbolism of the Forbidden City, great Buddhist temple of T'ai Shan, cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of City Walls and City Moats. With a synopsis of Chinese history from legendary times to the founding of the Republic. $99 THE MAJOR REFERENCE BOOK COMPILED ON CHINA Book Number: 84159103 91 BALL, J. Dyer. THINGS CHINESE: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With China. London 1900, Low. Brown cloth, very good, 497+14p., second edition, revised & enlarged, imprint also shows Hong Kong, Kelly & Walsh, index, clean x-library edition. S C A R C E An extremely valuable reference source. Arranged in alphabetical order by subject, this is a copious source book. Covering everything Chinese A-Z. Written by H. M. Civil Servant in China. Rather useful reference & valuable research tool. * A most reliable and comprehensive work. * THE MAJOR REFERENCE BOOK COMPILED ON CHINA Book Number: 84159105 RareOrientalBooks.Com $85 92 BALL, J. Dyer. THINGS CHINESE: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With China. New York 1904, Scribners. Yellow pictorial cloth, neatly rebaked in buckram, index, 816p., 14 x 22 cm., 4th revised & enlarged edition, glossary, solid copy. An extremely valuable reference source. Arranged in alphabetical order by subject, this is a copious source book. Covering everything Chinese A-Z. Written by H. M. Civil Servant in China. Rather useful reference & valuable research tool. * A most reliable and comprehensive work. * $111 Book Number: 98054401 93 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL. KIN SHUN, OR THE GOLDEN ISLAND. [New York 1855], Ballou's. Single sheet, very good, 1/3 page illustatino of the island, with pagoda & Chinese junks under sail in the harbor. With a paragraph of text.Covers the Budpriests, Confucian temples, Laokin & Fo on the sunny island. $39 Book Number: 91036201 94 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL. TEMPLE OF NISHIHONGWANZI, AT MIAKO, JAPAN. [New York 1855]. Single sheet, one large engraving, good, sketched by H.B.C. with partial text. very $94 Book Number: 21119301 95 BALLOU, Robert O. et. al. eds. THE BIBLE OF THE WORLD. New York [1949], Viking. Blue cloth, blind-stamped, 1415p., index, bibliography, notes, Friedrich Spiegelberg co-editor, very good. This excellent anthology covers Hindu, Buddhist, Zen Buddhist, Confucianist, Taoist, Zoroastrian & some Judeo-Christian scriptures. A solid resource for some of the most celebrated Asian holy papers & texts. Covers the life & doctrine of the Buddha; Tibetan sayings of the Lamas, Jaina sutras, Manual of Zen, doctrine of Zen Buddhists of Japan. Confucian scriptures cover: Li King, Shih King, Analects, Great Learning [Ta Hsio], Doctrine of the Steadfast Mean [Chung Yung], works of Mencius [Meng-tze], book of Filial Piety [ Hsiao King]. Taoist: Tao-Te King, works of Chuanz Tze. Hindu include the Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Upanishads, Ordinances of Manu, Bhagavad Gita, Vishnu, Markandeya and Garuda Purnas et al... A most useful reference text. RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 Book Number: 88135501 96 BALLOU, Robert O. SHINTO: The Unconquered Enemy: Japan's Doctrine of Racial Superiority and World Conquest, With Selections from New York 1945, Viking. Red cloth, very good, 239p., index, notes, bibliography. SUBTITLE: cont. Japanese Texts. This scholarly essay covers in great detail the history and meaning of Shinto, selections of Japanese texts dating from 712 A.D. are used to illustrate the early origins and deep rooted historic value. He compares and contrasts the Shinto value during the week of August 12-19, 1945 when the Japanese government surrendered ending WWII. A useful study. $70 Book Number: 85067301 97 BANDO, Shojun. et al. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JAPANESE BUDDHISM. Tokyo 1958, CIIB. Stiff wrs., 180p., index, 1660 entries, divided into subjects, bright, clean copy, 15 x 21 cm. $36 Book Number: 96158801 98 BANERJEE, Anukul Chandra. BUDDHISM IN INDIA AND ABROAD. Calcutta 1973, World Press. Red cloth, very good, dj., 263p. index. Covers the background of Buddhism, early life of Gautama Buddha, missionary life of Buddha, patronage to Buddhism, Buddhist sects in India, Buddhist literature, education and the decline of Buddhism. Buddhism in South & South-East Asia and in North & North-East Asia. $48 Book Number: 94114301 99 BARNET, Sylvan. et al. ZEN INK PAINTINGS. [Ahead of Title: GREAT JAPANESE ART.] [London 1982], Sawers. Black cloth, very clean, folio, 94p., bibliography, 51 b.w. photo plates, co-author was Wm. Burto, solid copy. FIRST EDITION An excellent resource for Zen Sumi paintings, with a background to Chinese Zen painting Liang K'ai, the Poet Li . A Zen triptych Mu-ch'i, Crane, Kuan-yin, & monkeys. Patriarchs and Eccentrics, portraits, landscapes, birds, flowers, an allegory of enlighten, and calligraphy. * Beautifully done. A SUPERB REFERENCE FOR OLD BUDDHIST ICONS IN JAPANESE ART RareOrientalBooks.Com $17 Book Number: 29044601 100 BASKETT, Mary W. FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUDDHA: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections. [Philadelphia] 1980, Philadelphia Mus. Art. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, 125p., bibliography, 81 tipped in color and many b.w. photos, chronology, catalogue, abbreviations list, 19 x 28 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION A superb reference on Japanese icons found on ancient woodblock prints, paintings, Japanese woodblock prints, woodblock printed books, scrolls &c. * This work traces and illustrates the earliest examples of Buddhist icons as found in a 753 A.D. Nara stone carving, and in the earliest woodblock print, early 12th century example ca. 898-1185 [Late Heian period], down to contemporary Buddhist prints through 1975. * The major focus of the work is on the ancient examples down to the late 19th century. * $15 Book Number: 95089601 101 BELLESSORT, Andre. LA SOCIETE JAPONAISE. Paris 1902, Perrin. Green cloth, very good, 412p, bookplate, very clean, French text. Compris journees de campagne electorale, peres et enfants, l'espirit religieux, l'imagination, et la femme et l'amour. $51 Book Number: 28016601 102 BERTHIER, Francois. READING ZEN IN THE ROCKS: The Japanese Dry Ladscape Garden. Chicago, [2000], Univ. Chicago. Black cloth over blue boards very clean fine copy in dust jacket, former owners signature inside front cover else clean, 166p., index, bibiography, 37 b. w. photos, notes, small mended tear to margin of a page. With a chronology. A lovely work, covering the traditionalJapanese Zen method of creating and appreciating rock rakedgardens and other examples.*Two pages had a slight fold, one mended and both solid, as is.* RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 Book Number: 21173501 103 BHATTACHARYYA, Benoytosh. AN INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST ESOTERISM. Varanasi [1964], Chowkhamba. Maroon cloth, very good, dj., 184p., index, 12 b.w. photo plates, former owner's name rubber stamped copy, else clean, solid, as is. Origin & growth of Buddhist magic, rise of Vajrayana, place of origin, Tantras, Mantras. Some prominent authors, aims & objectives, leading tenents. Procedure for worship, deities, pantheon, influence of Buddhist Tantrism on Hinduism. A good background and study. $22 Book Number: 96161701 104 BHATTACHARYYA, Narendra Nath. HISTORY OF THE SAKTA RELIGION. [New Delhi 1974], Munshiram. Red cloth, very good, dj., 188p index, bibliography, abbreviations, former owner's name is rubber stamped on top of signature, contents clean, as is. Scholarly paper, addresses the pre-Vedic elements, the Vedic age &I the period of transition, the new religious movement: Resusication of teh Female Principle [c.600 BC-300 AD], rise of Saktism: the Gupta age and after, the period of Sakta expansion. Early, medieval, late & modern Saktism. Well done. $58 AN IMPORTANT MONOGRAPH ON BUDDHA AND BURMESE PRIESTS Book Number: 86111301 105 BIGANDET, P. THE LIFE OR LEGEND OF GAUDAMA: The Buddha of the Burmese. With Annotations. The Way to Neibban, and Notice on the London 1880, Trubner. Brown cloth, 2 vols., 267+326p., very good copy, 3rd edition. Covering the life of the Buddha, via Burmese sources, his travels, voyages, instructions,7 ways to Neibban, abstracts, commentaries on the sites and names mentioned, and more insights to the Buddhist religious order and hierarchy of the Order. Excellent source for early origins of this philosophy. RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 A VALUABLE INDEX TO ALL JAPANESE ARTS IN THE 31 VOLUME SET Book Number: 94041801 106 BIRD, Richard. comp. GENERAL INDEX TO HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART, A 31 VOL. SET. VOL.31 OF THE SERIES. New York [1980], Weatherhill. Blue cloth, very clean, 104p., alphabetical index to the 30 vol. set, useful guide, solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION *Ask us for more information on our 31 volume complete set.* A comprehensive index to the complete set of 30 volumes, each a monograph on a different subject in Japanese Art. * SEE US FOR A COMPLETE SET OF THE 31 VOLUMES . Indispensable both to all students & collectors of Japanese art. All relevant text and illustration references are included in a compilation that thoroughly covers the series and makes each entry easily found. Additionally the index undertakes to identify a great number of its entries in glossary fashion, thereby furnishing the reader with useful though brief explanations. * $26 Book Number: 98039401 107 BLEICHSTEINER, Robert. L'EGLISE JAUNE: Pays et Populations: Thibet, Mongolie. Histoire du Lamaisme, Dalai Lamas, Khans Mongols, Couvents & Paris 1937, Payot. Stiff wrappers, very good, French text, 292p., index, bibliograhy. SUBTITLE: Monies, Arts Magiques, Les Dieux, Rites et Fetes, Cosmologie, Astrologie, Medecine. An important resource on the "Yellow Church." Covers: pays et populations, history du Lamaisme, Thibet Bouddhisme, Mongols, les temples, rites et fetes, beaux-arts, litterature, musique et theatre. A MOST RELIABLE AND SCHOLARLY TRANSLATION RareOrientalBooks.Com $163 Book Number: 86083802 108 BLOFELD, John. ed. I CHING. The Book of Changes. New York [1968], Dutton. Green cloth, very good, dj., 228p. translated by Blofeld. Said to be man's oldest book, the I Ching is now newly translated with detailed instruction for its practical use in divination for modern men. Why leave it to chance? Confucius consulted this text every day of his adult life. $32 Book Number: 87019603 109 BLOFELD, John. THE TANTRIC MYSTICISM OF TIBET: A Practical Guide. New York 1974 Dutton. Brown cloth, index, very good, 21 b.w. photos, bibliography, glossary. Scholarly, covers the Vajrayana or Admanatine Vehicle prevaling in Tibet and Mongolia. It is a highly practiced form of mysticism, which affords precise techniques for attaining that wisdom whereby man's ego is negated. This results in a blissful state.An excellent study covering Tantric Buddhism. Scans can be sent by email. Book Number: 87019605 110 BLOFELD, John. THE TANTRIC MYSTICISM OF TIBET: A Practical Guide. RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 New York [1974], Causeway. Brown cloth, very good, 21 b.w. photos, bibliography, glossary, d.j. Scholarly, covers the Vajrayana or Admanatine Vehicle prevaling in Tibet and Mongolia. It is a highly practiced form of mysticism, which affords precise techniques for attaining that wisdom whereby man's ego is negated. This results in a blissful state.An excellent study covering Tantric Buddhism. Scans can be sent by email. $53 Book Number: 87056602 111 BLOFELD, John. THE ZEN TEACHING OF HUI HAI ON SUDDEN ILLUMINATION. Being the Teaching of the Zen Master Hui Hai, Known as the New York 1972, Weiser. Stiff wrs.,very good, 160p., glossary index, 13.5 x 21 cm., sharp copy, unused. A complete translation of the Tun Wui Ju Tao Yao Men Lun previously unpublished. * A complete translation of Tsung Ching Record, with a foreward by Charles Luk. * A mawrvelous translation of material hitherto undone Ch'an and Zen texts, now avaliable in English for the first time. * Supported by the author's notes on translation, with excellent glossary of terms in the text offering special difficulties. * Book Number: 21129501 112 BLYTH, R.H. BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. [Tokyo] 1952, Kokudosha. Stiff brown wrs. 95p., 3-page color fold out map, texts in English & Japanese, 12.5 x 18 cm.,bit of the usual paper toning, else clean & solid, with dj. THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY RARE FIRST EDITION "An interpretation of Christian intuitions by the Mahayana concepts, and NOT visa-versa,is that Buddhism, in China and Japan, has realized how inexpressive, how crude, how treacherous words are. Only a mind free of intellectual bondage, yet exacly conscious of what it is doing in overstepping the laws of thought is capable of holding fast to conflicting facts, of grasping the inner essence of paradox...." Very cool stuff ! * RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 Per the dust jacket on ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS, this title was supposed to be volume 8 of the set. While that may be correct, this work predates that set by 8 years for the first edition ! This title was never issued as part of ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS even though its content should be kept together with that set. It does complete the set as this was Blyth's choice. **** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: Please inquire with us to see which of the below other titles by Blyth are in stock. * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, Hokuseido Press, 1942 * Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959 * Oriental Humor, 1959 * Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] The last volume in this work should be BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS per the note above. . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * Book Number: 21129502 113 BLYTH, R.H. BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. [Tokyo] 1952, Kokudosha. Stiff brown wrs. 95p., 3-page color fold out map, texts in English & Japanese, 12.5 x 18 cm., dust jacket, very good minor wear to dj., bit of the usual toning, else clean & solid copy. RARE FIRST EDITION "An interpretation of Christian intuitions by the Mahayana concepts, and NOT visa-versa,is that Buddhism, in China and Japan, has realized how inexpressive, how crude, how treacherous words are. Only a mind free of intellectual bondage, yet exacly conscious of what it is doing in overstepping the laws of thought is capable of holding fast to conflicting facts, of grasping the inner essence of paradox...." RareOrientalBooks.Com $568 Very cool stuff ! * Per the dust jacket on ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS, this title was supposed to be volume 8 of the set. While that may be correct, this work predates that set by 8 years for the first edition ! This title was never issued as part of ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS even though its content should be kept together with that set. It does complete the set as this was Blyth's choice. **** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: Please inquire with us to see which of the below other titles by Blyth are in stock. * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, Hokuseido Press, 1942 * Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959 * Oriental Humor, 1959 * Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] The last volume in this work should be BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS per the note above. . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * Book Number: 21129503 114 BLYTH, R.H. BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. [San Francisco 1976], Heian. Stiff blue wrs., 93p.,very good text in English & Japanese, 12.5 x 18 cm. SECOND EDITION "An interpretation of Christian intuitions by the Mahayana concepts, and NOT visa-versa,is that Buddhism, in China and Japan, has realized how inexpressive, how crude, how treacherous words are. Only a mind free of intellectual bondage, yet exacly conscious of what it is doing in overstepping the laws of thought is capable of holding fast to conflicting facts, of grasping the inner essence of paradox...." RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 Very cool stuff ! * Per the dust jacket on ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS, this title was supposed to be volume 8 of the set. While that may be correct, this work predates that set by 8 years for the first edition ! This title was never issued as part of ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS even though its content should be kept together with that set. It does complete the set as this was Blyth's choice. **** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: Please inquire with us to see which of the below other titles by Blyth are in stock. * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, Hokuseido Press, 1942 * Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959 * Oriental Humor, 1959 * Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] The last volume in this work should be BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS per the note above. . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A CLASSIC OF JAPANESE HAIKU & FAMOUS BLYTH WORK IN 4 VOLS. RareOrientalBooks.Com $34 Book Number: 84216002 115 BLYTH, R.H. HAIKU. Tokyo [1952-60]. Hokuseido. Buff cloth, very good, 4 volume set, index, appendices, fold-outs, color & b w illustrations vols.1-3 1960;vol 1952 First Edition, dust jackets in mylar, vols.1 & 2 dj's are bit torn, missing sm. parts, else clean. The complete set consists of 4 volumes with titles: Vol I: EASTERN CULTURE; Vol. II: SPRING; Vol. III: SUMMER-AUTUMN; Vol. IV: AUTUMN-WINTER. * A classic translation of Japan's noted Haiku. Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor, & Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." * Blyth lived & worked in the East until his death in 1964. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." Per W.J. Higginson Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor, & Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." And also stated in his HAIKU HANDBOOK: "Thanks to Blyth a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." * This is the first full-length history of Haiku in English, from far-off beginnings up to recent times. Shiki's essays on On Furu-ike Ya, is a short history of Haiku. Reginald Horace Blyth is always SCARCE, complete sets are truly R A R E ! Cool Reading! **** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" RareOrientalBooks.Com and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. * ILLUSTRATED: Each volume is illustrated*** BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. � Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * THE MOST COPIOUS & LITERATE WORK ON THE SUBJECT RareOrientalBooks.Com $245 Book Number: 83008402 116 BLYTH, R.H. ORIENTAL HUMOUR. [Tokyo 1959], Hokuseido. Mustard cloth, very good, 582p., 35 color & b.w. illustrations, biblioigraphy, index, bright and clean copy. FIRST EDITION Classic work on Japanese, Chinese & Korean humor from all periods. Covering poetry, ghost stories, Liehtse, proverbs, Taoism, Zen, short stories, Chinese influence on Japan, modern & old Senryu, Yanagidaru &c. Excellent reference source. This fascinating and erudite work includes a vast amount of literary,moral & religious experience enshrined in the three languages. Reginald Horace Blyth is always R A R E ! *** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The RareOrientalBooks.Com Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. � Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * THE MOST COPIOUS & LITERATE WORK ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 83008403 117 BLYTH, R.H. ORIENTAL HUMOUR. [Tokyo 1963], Hokuseido. Mustard cloth, very good, 582p., 35 color & b.w. illustrations, biblioigraphy, index, very crisp copy, dust jacket mylar protector, & original slipcase.RARE! Classic work on Japanese, Chinese & Korean humor from all periods. Covering poetry, ghost stories, Liehtse, proverbs, Taoism, Zen, short stories, Chinese influence on Japan, modern & old Senryu, Yanagidaru &c. Excellent reference source. This fascinating and erudite work includes a vast amount of literary,moral & religious experience enshrined in the three languages. Reginald Horace Blyth is always R A R E ! *** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth RareOrientalBooks.Com $85 lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] RareOrientalBooks.Com . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. � Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ZEN Book Number: 84233608 118 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS. [Tokyo [1960-70], Hokuseido. Brown cloth, very good, 5 vol. set, index, bibliography, 124+211+185+340+225 pp., dj on all b.w. illustrations, all FIRST EDITION except vol. 2 which is 2nd printing. AUTHOR PRESENTATION & HIS INITIALS VOL.1. RARE This illusive title has been out of print for a long time, only a couple of the volumes were reprinted, the complete work consisting of 5 volumes is rare and seldom found complete regardless of edition. * ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN ENGLISH ON ZEN: This is a comprehensive set of writings on Zen, Zen arts, the Zen masters and historical background. A wonderful set of works, with English, Japanese characters & Romanized texts. * A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** OTHER RELATED WRITINGS BY BLYTH ON ZEN & HAIKU: ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the RareOrientalBooks.Com $112 sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. . Please check with us as we may have this in stock. Also please visit our website where you can download our latest catalog of Blyth books. You can also email us and request the list. We try to maintain a good number of his titles in stock at all times. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** FIRST EDITIONS: Following is a list of the First Editions: Vol. 1: 1960; vol. 2: 1964; vol. 3: 1970; vol. 4: 1966; vol. 5: 1962; vol. 7: 1962. [vol. 5, 7 are same contents] see additional notes below. There was no volume six ever published nor issued. * IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WHAT A COMPLETE SET IS: COMPLETE IN 5 VOLUMES. Blyth originally planned this work to be an 8 volume set, but due to his untimely death, it only went to 5 volumes [per dust jacket notes found on volume 2]. The back of the dust jacket on volume one [First Edition] shows the list planning on a total of 8 volumes in all. . The whole set now actually consists of 5 volumes only and is complete in that state. It contains the below list of volumes, the list is based on our primary observation of each volume in addition to the publisher's notice of the series found on the dust jackets of several volumes. * The set is complete with volumes 1-5, there can be an acceptable variant in the last volume which can either be numbered volume 5 or 7, contents remains the same, it was merely the publisher's error. The value the a set with either volume 5 or 7 remains the same in our eyes, both issued in 1962 as the First Edition. RareOrientalBooks.Com * THE COMPLETE SET OF 5 VOLUMES: . Vol. I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION, FROM THE UPANISHADS TO HUINENG also WHAT I ZEN ? THE HISTORY OF ZEN, THE BELIEVING MIND, SONG OF TRHE WAY [THE CHENGTAOKE], THE PLATFORM SUTRA. * Vol. II: HISTORY OF ZEN, 713-867 also THE FIVE SECTS, GOZU ZEN AND ROAN ZEN, ENO AND HIS DISCIPLES, SEKITO'S DISCIPLES, SEPPO, SEPPO'S DISCIPLES, HOGEN & DISCIPLES, YAKUSAN TO SEKISO, SENSU, KASSAN, SHOZAN, TOZAN, SOZAN & UNGO, UMMON I, II, III THE SANDOKAI, HOKYOZAMMAI, POEMS OF HANSHAN I, II, ZEN MYSTICISM, EXISTENTIALISM, WAYS AND THE WAY, NATURE, HUMAN NATURE, THE BUDDHA NATURE THE POETIC NATURE, DEFECTS OF ZEN. * Vol. III: HISTORY OF ZEN 867-1260 also THE DISCIPLES OF TOZAN, NANGAKU AND BASHO, JOSHU, HYAKUJO RINZAI AND OBAKU THEIR DISCIPLES. * Vol. IV: MUMONKAN, HISTORY OF KOREAN ZEN, WUMENKUAN &c. * Vol. V: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS: WUMENKAUAN. . ! Note: vol. 5 and 7 are the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * Vol. VI: HISTORY OF JAPANESE ZEN, DOGEN HAKUIN, ETC. To our knowledge, this volume was never published. The contents were likely incorporated into other volumes with variant titles. * Vol. VII: ZEN ESSAYS, CHRISTIANITY, SEX, SOCIETY, ETC. . !! Note: vol. 5 and 7 have the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * NEVER ISSUED: Vol. VIII: BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. The publisher never issued this title as part of this series, but issued it as a monograph in 1952, several years predating this series, then again in 1976 posthumously. Neither editions ever had any markings to indicate it to be a part of this series, we can only assume Blyth made a simple error when discussing this title as part of the current series. * ** = Please see note below: ** Hokuseido made an error in the numbering of this set. volumes 5 & 7 are identical. In fact, Blyth only published the first 5 of the planned set of 8 when he died in the fall of 1964, the last 3 volumes never published. To further complicate matters, in 1962 there was a 7th. volume set published but discontinued after Blyth's death, this was then reduced down to be numbered as volumes 1-5. The contents of old vol. 6 and 7 were combined to become new volume 5. This fact is clearly stated on verso of title page of new volume 5, "First published, as volume 7...1962 then reprinted as vol. 5, 1966." Suffice to say, when complete, the set is RARE in either of the 5 or 7 volume variants. The 8th volume was issued later as a monograph, and does NOT state volume 8. * RareOrientalBooks.Com The dust jacket on volume 1 clearly shows the plan to publish 8 volumes in the complete planned set of 8. The dust jacket of volume 5 of the 5 volume set clearly states a new and revised volume count to be now 5. Volume 5 in the new set contains: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS, [CHRISTIANITY], SEX SOCIETY &c. Introductions by D.T. Suzuki. * Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep them in stock. This list is posted to our website, please visit and down load it or contact us for a current catalogue. *** SIZE & BINDING: The set is uniformly bound in brown cloth, with black lettering, 11.5 x 18.5 cm. Each volume was issued with a uniform dust jacket, each in a different color. Later editions were issued in stiff wrappers, some with dust jackets again in the same size. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: . Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, complete in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. * Oriental Humor, 1959. * Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ZEN RareOrientalBooks.Com $1176 Book Number: 84233601 119 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS. [Tokyo 1960-72], Hokuseido. Brown cloth, complete 5 vol. set dust jackets on all in mylar protectors,exceptionally bright & clean copies, index, bibliography, 125+211+185+340+225p., mixed dates, FIRST EDITIONS except vols. 2 & 5. R A R E This illusive title has been out of print for a long time, only a couple of the volumes were reprinted, the complete work consisting of 5 volumes is rare and seldom found complete regardless of edition. * ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN ENGLISH ON ZEN: This is a comprehensive set of writings on Zen, Zen arts, the Zen masters and historical background. A wonderful set of works, with English, Japanese characters & Romanized texts. * A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** OTHER RELATED WRITINGS BY BLYTH ON ZEN & HAIKU: ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. . Please check with us as we may have this in stock. Also please visit our website where you can download our latest catalog of Blyth books. You can also email us and request the list. We try to maintain a good number of his titles in stock at all times. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote RareOrientalBooks.Com assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** FIRST EDITIONS: Following is a list of the First Editions: Vol. 1: 1960; vol. 2: 1964; vol. 3: 1970; vol. 4: 1966; vol. 5: 1962; vol. 7: 1962. [vol. 5, 7 are same contents] see additional notes below. There was no volume six ever published nor issued. * IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WHAT A COMPLETE SET IS: COMPLETE IN 5 VOLUMES. Blyth originally planned this work to be an 8 volume set, but due to his untimely death, it only went to 5 volumes [per dust jacket notes found on volume 2]. The back of the dust jacket on volume one [First Edition] shows the list planning on a total of 8 volumes in all. . The whole set now actually consists of 5 volumes only and is complete in that state. It contains the below list of volumes, the list is based on our primary observation of each volume in addition to the publisher's notice of the series found on the dust jackets of several volumes. * The set is complete with volumes 1-5, there can be an acceptable variant in the last volume which can either be numbered volume 5 or 7, contents remains the same, it was merely the publisher's error. The value the a set with either volume 5 or 7 remains the same in our eyes, both issued in 1962 as the First Edition. * THE COMPLETE SET OF 5 VOLUMES: . Vol. I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION, FROM THE UPANISHADS TO HUINENG also WHAT I ZEN ? THE HISTORY OF ZEN, THE BELIEVING MIND, SONG OF TRHE WAY [THE CHENGTAOKE], THE PLATFORM SUTRA. * Vol. II: HISTORY OF ZEN, 713-867 also THE FIVE SECTS, GOZU ZEN AND ROAN ZEN, ENO AND HIS DISCIPLES, SEKITO'S DISCIPLES, SEPPO, SEPPO'S DISCIPLES, HOGEN & DISCIPLES, YAKUSAN TO SEKISO, SENSU, KASSAN, SHOZAN, TOZAN, SOZAN & UNGO, UMMON I, II, III THE SANDOKAI, HOKYOZAMMAI, POEMS OF HANSHAN I, II, ZEN MYSTICISM, EXISTENTIALISM, WAYS AND THE WAY, NATURE, HUMAN NATURE, THE BUDDHA NATURE THE POETIC NATURE, DEFECTS OF ZEN. * RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol. III: HISTORY OF ZEN 867-1260 also THE DISCIPLES OF TOZAN, NANGAKU AND BASHO, JOSHU, HYAKUJO RINZAI AND OBAKU THEIR DISCIPLES. * Vol. IV: MUMONKAN, HISTORY OF KOREAN ZEN, WUMENKUAN &c. * Vol. V: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS: WUMENKAUAN. . ! Note: vol. 5 and 7 are the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * Vol. VI: HISTORY OF JAPANESE ZEN, DOGEN HAKUIN, ETC. To our knowledge, this volume was never published. The contents were likely incorporated into other volumes with variant titles. * Vol. VII: ZEN ESSAYS, CHRISTIANITY, SEX, SOCIETY, ETC. . !! Note: vol. 5 and 7 have the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * NEVER ISSUED: Vol. VIII: BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. The publisher never issued this title as part of this series, but issued it as a monograph in 1952, several years predating this series, then again in 1976 posthumously. Neither editions ever had any markings to indicate it to be a part of this series, we can only assume Blyth made a simple error when discussing this title as part of the current series. * ** = Please see note below: ** Hokuseido made an error in the numbering of this set. volumes 5 & 7 are identical. In fact, Blyth only published the first 5 of the planned set of 8 when he died in the fall of 1964, the last 3 volumes never published. To further complicate matters, in 1962 there was a 7th. volume set published but discontinued after Blyth's death, this was then reduced down to be numbered as volumes 1-5. The contents of old vol. 6 and 7 were combined to become new volume 5. This fact is clearly stated on verso of title page of new volume 5, "First published, as volume 7...1962 then reprinted as vol. 5, 1966." Suffice to say, when complete, the set is RARE in either of the 5 or 7 volume variants. The 8th volume was issued later as a monograph, and does NOT state volume 8. * The dust jacket on volume 1 clearly shows the plan to publish 8 volumes in the complete planned set of 8. The dust jacket of volume 5 of the 5 volume set clearly states a new and revised volume count to be now 5. Volume 5 in the new set contains: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS, [CHRISTIANITY], SEX SOCIETY &c. Introductions by D.T. Suzuki. * Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep them in stock. This list is posted to our website, please visit and down load it or contact us for a current catalogue. *** SIZE & BINDING: The set is uniformly bound in brown cloth, with black lettering, 11.5 x 18.5 cm. Each volume was issued with a uniform dust jacket, each in a different color. Later editions were issued in stiff wrappers, some with dust RareOrientalBooks.Com jackets again in the same size. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: . Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, complete in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. * Oriental Humor, 1959. * Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ZEN Book Number: 84233603 120 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS. [Tokyo 1960-1970], Hokuseido. Brown cloth, very good, 5 vol. set, 123+211+185+340+225p., vols.1-4,7, index, illustrated, complete set vol. 7 is the same as volume 5,all bright,clean all dj.'s in mylar protectors, all first editions but vol.2. This illusive title has been out of print for a long time, only a couple of the volumes were reprinted, the complete work consisting of 5 volumes is rare and seldom found complete regardless of edition. * ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN ENGLISH ON ZEN: RareOrientalBooks.Com $491 This is a comprehensive set of writings on Zen, Zen arts, the Zen masters and historical background. A wonderful set of works, with English, Japanese characters & Romanized texts. * A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** OTHER RELATED WRITINGS BY BLYTH ON ZEN & HAIKU: ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. . Please check with us as we may have this in stock. Also please visit our website where you can download our latest catalog of Blyth books. You can also email us and request the list. We try to maintain a good number of his titles in stock at all times. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** FIRST EDITIONS: Following is a list of the First Editions: Vol. 1: 1960; vol. 2: 1964; vol. 3: 1970; vol. 4: 1966; vol. 5: 1962; vol. 7: 1962. [vol. 5, 7 are same contents] see additional notes below. There was no volume six ever published nor issued. RareOrientalBooks.Com * IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WHAT A COMPLETE SET IS: COMPLETE IN 5 VOLUMES. Blyth originally planned this work to be an 8 volume set, but due to his untimely death, it only went to 5 volumes [per dust jacket notes found on volume 2]. The back of the dust jacket on volume one [First Edition] shows the list planning on a total of 8 volumes in all. . The whole set now actually consists of 5 volumes only and is complete in that state. It contains the below list of volumes, the list is based on our primary observation of each volume in addition to the publisher's notice of the series found on the dust jackets of several volumes. * The set is complete with volumes 1-5, there can be an acceptable variant in the last volume which can either be numbered volume 5 or 7, contents remains the same, it was merely the publisher's error. The value the a set with either volume 5 or 7 remains the same in our eyes, both issued in 1962 as the First Edition. * THE COMPLETE SET OF 5 VOLUMES: . Vol. I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION, FROM THE UPANISHADS TO HUINENG also WHAT I ZEN ? THE HISTORY OF ZEN, THE BELIEVING MIND, SONG OF TRHE WAY [THE CHENGTAOKE], THE PLATFORM SUTRA. * Vol. II: HISTORY OF ZEN, 713-867 also THE FIVE SECTS, GOZU ZEN AND ROAN ZEN, ENO AND HIS DISCIPLES, SEKITO'S DISCIPLES, SEPPO, SEPPO'S DISCIPLES, HOGEN & DISCIPLES, YAKUSAN TO SEKISO, SENSU, KASSAN, SHOZAN, TOZAN, SOZAN & UNGO, UMMON I, II, III THE SANDOKAI, HOKYOZAMMAI, POEMS OF HANSHAN I, II, ZEN MYSTICISM, EXISTENTIALISM, WAYS AND THE WAY, NATURE, HUMAN NATURE, THE BUDDHA NATURE THE POETIC NATURE, DEFECTS OF ZEN. * Vol. III: HISTORY OF ZEN 867-1260 also THE DISCIPLES OF TOZAN, NANGAKU AND BASHO, JOSHU, HYAKUJO RINZAI AND OBAKU THEIR DISCIPLES. * Vol. IV: MUMONKAN, HISTORY OF KOREAN ZEN, WUMENKUAN &c. * Vol. V: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS: WUMENKAUAN. . ! Note: vol. 5 and 7 are the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * Vol. VI: HISTORY OF JAPANESE ZEN, DOGEN HAKUIN, ETC. To our knowledge, this volume was never published. The contents were likely incorporated into other volumes with variant titles. * Vol. VII: ZEN ESSAYS, CHRISTIANITY, SEX, SOCIETY, ETC. . !! Note: vol. 5 and 7 have the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * NEVER ISSUED: Vol. VIII: BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. The publisher never issued this title as part of this series, but issued it as a monograph in 1952, several years predating this series, then again in 1976 posthumously. RareOrientalBooks.Com Neither editions ever had any markings to indicate it to be a part of this series, we can only assume Blyth made a simple error when discussing this title as part of the current series. * ** = Please see note below: ** Hokuseido made an error in the numbering of this set. volumes 5 & 7 are identical. In fact, Blyth only published the first 5 of the planned set of 8 when he died in the fall of 1964, the last 3 volumes never published. To further complicate matters, in 1962 there was a 7th. volume set published but discontinued after Blyth's death, this was then reduced down to be numbered as volumes 1-5. The contents of old vol. 6 and 7 were combined to become new volume 5. This fact is clearly stated on verso of title page of new volume 5, "First published, as volume 7...1962 then reprinted as vol. 5, 1966." Suffice to say, when complete, the set is RARE in either of the 5 or 7 volume variants. The 8th volume was issued later as a monograph, and does NOT state volume 8. * The dust jacket on volume 1 clearly shows the plan to publish 8 volumes in the complete planned set of 8. The dust jacket of volume 5 of the 5 volume set clearly states a new and revised volume count to be now 5. Volume 5 in the new set contains: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS, [CHRISTIANITY], SEX SOCIETY &c. Introductions by D.T. Suzuki. * Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep them in stock. This list is posted to our website, please visit and down load it or contact us for a current catalogue. *** SIZE & BINDING: The set is uniformly bound in brown cloth, with black lettering, 11.5 x 18.5 cm. Each volume was issued with a uniform dust jacket, each in a different color. Later editions were issued in stiff wrappers, some with dust jackets again in the same size. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: . Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, complete in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. * Oriental Humor, 1959. * Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ZEN Book Number: 84233605 121 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN AND ZEN CLASSICS. [Tokyo 1966-1982], Hokuseido. Vols. 2-4 cloth, 1 & 5 in wrs. complete 5 vol. set, 123+211+340+225p., index, illustrated, complete set of 5 vols., all clean dj. on vols. 2-4 in mylar protector,mixed dates:[1982,1970,1976,1966,1979], vol.5 1st. This illusive title has been out of print for a long time, only a couple of the volumes were reprinted, the complete work consisting of 5 volumes is rare and seldom found complete regardless of edition. * ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN ENGLISH ON ZEN: This is a comprehensive set of writings on Zen, Zen arts, the Zen masters and historical background. A wonderful set of works, with English, Japanese characters & Romanized texts. * A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** OTHER RELATED WRITINGS BY BLYTH ON ZEN & HAIKU: ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there RareOrientalBooks.Com $454 is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. . Please check with us as we may have this in stock. Also please visit our website where you can download our latest catalog of Blyth books. You can also email us and request the list. We try to maintain a good number of his titles in stock at all times. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** FIRST EDITIONS: Following is a list of the First Editions: Vol. 1: 1960; vol. 2: 1964; vol. 3: 1970; vol. 4: 1966; vol. 5: 1962; vol. 7: 1962. [vol. 5, 7 are same contents] see additional notes below. There was no volume six ever published nor issued. * IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WHAT A COMPLETE SET IS: COMPLETE IN 5 VOLUMES. Blyth originally planned this work to be an 8 volume set, but due to his untimely death, it only went to 5 volumes [per dust jacket notes found on volume 2]. The back of the dust jacket on volume one [First Edition] shows the list planning on a total of 8 volumes in all. . The whole set now actually consists of 5 volumes only and is complete in that state. It contains the below list of volumes, the list is based on our primary observation of each volume in addition to the publisher's notice of the series found on the dust jackets of several volumes. * The set is complete with volumes 1-5, there can be an acceptable variant in the last volume which can either be numbered volume 5 or 7, contents remains the same, it was merely the publisher's error. The value the a set with either volume 5 or 7 remains the same in our eyes, both issued in 1962 as the First Edition. * THE COMPLETE SET OF 5 VOLUMES: . RareOrientalBooks.Com Vol. I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION, FROM THE UPANISHADS TO HUINENG also WHAT I ZEN ? THE HISTORY OF ZEN, THE BELIEVING MIND, SONG OF TRHE WAY [THE CHENGTAOKE], THE PLATFORM SUTRA. * Vol. II: HISTORY OF ZEN, 713-867 also THE FIVE SECTS, GOZU ZEN AND ROAN ZEN, ENO AND HIS DISCIPLES, SEKITO'S DISCIPLES, SEPPO, SEPPO'S DISCIPLES, HOGEN & DISCIPLES, YAKUSAN TO SEKISO, SENSU, KASSAN, SHOZAN, TOZAN, SOZAN & UNGO, UMMON I, II, III THE SANDOKAI, HOKYOZAMMAI, POEMS OF HANSHAN I, II, ZEN MYSTICISM, EXISTENTIALISM, WAYS AND THE WAY, NATURE, HUMAN NATURE, THE BUDDHA NATURE THE POETIC NATURE, DEFECTS OF ZEN. * Vol. III: HISTORY OF ZEN 867-1260 also THE DISCIPLES OF TOZAN, NANGAKU AND BASHO, JOSHU, HYAKUJO RINZAI AND OBAKU THEIR DISCIPLES. * Vol. IV: MUMONKAN, HISTORY OF KOREAN ZEN, WUMENKUAN &c. * Vol. V: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS: WUMENKAUAN. . ! Note: vol. 5 and 7 are the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * Vol. VI: HISTORY OF JAPANESE ZEN, DOGEN HAKUIN, ETC. To our knowledge, this volume was never published. The contents were likely incorporated into other volumes with variant titles. * Vol. VII: ZEN ESSAYS, CHRISTIANITY, SEX, SOCIETY, ETC. . !! Note: vol. 5 and 7 have the same contents, simply a . numbering error on the part of the publisher. * NEVER ISSUED: Vol. VIII: BUDDHIST SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN TEXTS. The publisher never issued this title as part of this series, but issued it as a monograph in 1952, several years predating this series, then again in 1976 posthumously. Neither editions ever had any markings to indicate it to be a part of this series, we can only assume Blyth made a simple error when discussing this title as part of the current series. * ** = Please see note below: ** Hokuseido made an error in the numbering of this set. volumes 5 & 7 are identical. In fact, Blyth only published the first 5 of the planned set of 8 when he died in the fall of 1964, the last 3 volumes never published. To further complicate matters, in 1962 there was a 7th. volume set published but discontinued after Blyth's death, this was then reduced down to be numbered as volumes 1-5. The contents of old vol. 6 and 7 were combined to become new volume 5. This fact is clearly stated on verso of title page of new volume 5, "First published, as volume 7...1962 then reprinted as vol. 5, 1966." Suffice to say, when complete, the set is RARE in either of the 5 or 7 volume variants. The 8th volume was issued later as a monograph, and does NOT state volume 8. * The dust jacket on volume 1 clearly shows the plan to publish 8 volumes in the complete planned set of 8. The dust jacket of volume 5 of the 5 volume set clearly states a new RareOrientalBooks.Com and revised volume count to be now 5. Volume 5 in the new set contains: TWENTY-FIVE ZEN ESSAYS, [CHRISTIANITY], SEX SOCIETY &c. Introductions by D.T. Suzuki. * Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep them in stock. This list is posted to our website, please visit and down load it or contact us for a current catalogue. *** SIZE & BINDING: The set is uniformly bound in brown cloth, with black lettering, 11.5 x 18.5 cm. Each volume was issued with a uniform dust jacket, each in a different color. Later editions were issued in stiff wrappers, some with dust jackets again in the same size. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: . Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, complete in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press * Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 * Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 * Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. * Oriental Humor, 1959. * Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. * A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. * Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A CLASSIC & HIGHLY RESPECTED WORK ON THE SUBJECT RareOrientalBooks.Com $607 Book Number: 84024904 122 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND ORIENTAL CLASSICS. Tokyo [1956], Hokuseido. Blue cloth, 446p., index, 10 illus, bright, crisp copy, dust jacket. R A R E A superb classic ! What is Zen? Religion is poetry, poetry is every-day life directness is all, subjective & objective, concrete and abstract, the unregarded river of our life, everything depends on the mind, the mind of man, paradox, Pantheism, mysticism, Zen, non-attachement, death, children, idiots & old men, poverty, animals, Wordsworth, Shakespeare et al...c o o l...VERY COOL ! ALL Reginald Horace Blyth are always quite Z E N R A R E ! ** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep in stock. * RareOrientalBooks.Com BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. � Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * A CLASSIC & HIGHLY RESPECTED WORK ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84024906 123 BLYTH, R.H. ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND ORIENTAL CLASSICS. Tokyo [1958], Hokuseido. Blue cloth, 446p., index, 10 illus, bright, crisp copy, dust jacket. R A R E A superb classic ! What is Zen? Religion is poetry, poetry is every-day life directness is all, subjective & objective, concrete and abstract, the unregarded river of our life, everything depends on the mind, the mind of man, paradox, RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 Pantheism, mysticism, Zen, non-attachement, death, children, idiots & old men, poverty, animals, Wordsworth, Shakespeare et al...c o o l...VERY COOL ! ALL Reginald Horace Blyth are always quite Z E N R A R E ! ** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** Please inquire with us for other titles by Reginald Horace Blyth, as we try to keep in stock. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 � Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press RareOrientalBooks.Com . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. � Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * $134 Book Number: 22008601 124 BOARD OF OVERSEAS MISSIONS. TENRIKYO JAPAN'S NEW SHINTO MOVEMENT: Its Faith and Doctrines, History, Institutions and Mission Work Described. Nara 1935, Tenrikyo. Stiff white wrs., very good, 34p. text, appendix, several pages of b.w. photos. Comprehensive essay, explains and discusses the Tenrikyo church, its faith, doctrines, short history of Tenrikyo, foreign missions, organs & schools. AN ECLECTIC SET OF BOOKS ON ALL FACETS OF JAPANESE CULTURE RareOrientalBooks.Com $17 Book Number: 84207209 125 BOARD OF TOURIST INDUSTRY. [JAPANESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS] TOURIST LIBRARY: A Complete Set of Forty [40] Volumes. [Individually Bound in Original Color-Illustrated Covers] [Tokyo 1937-42].Stiff wrs.,color paste-on, many color & b.w. plates, complete set 40 vols.,a few minor blemishes, several in glassine dj., 3 vols. re-backed, else as publisher issued a nice set,mixed dates,all solid & firm copies.40 VOLUME SET *** *** *** . . A SUPERB COMPLETE SET OF 40 INDIVIDUAL MONOGRAPHS . . . ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN, ART & CULTURE . . . EXCELLENT PRIMARY RESOURCE BY LEADING SCHOLARS & EXPERTS . . . A FASCINATING PRE-WAR SET PUBLISHED FROM 1934-1942 . . . COMPLETE AS ISSUED, EACH UNIFORMLY BOUND . . *** THE SUBJECT & THE SET: This set was published by the Board of Tourist Industry, under the sponsorship of the Japanese Government Railways system. . The Japanese government, in an effort to attract foreign visitors to come to and tour Japan, serially produced this group of exceptionally scholarly, accurate and beautifully illustrated monographs. The government sought out the leading exponents and eminent scholars to introduce all aspects of Japanese art, culture, history, customs and traditions to the western world. The results were an impressive success in publishing nicely illustrated, uniform size volumes, each with a color illustration pasted on to the front cover. RareOrientalBooks.Com . The complete set consists of 40 separates monographs [each on a specific subject], all issued prior to WWII, the last five volumes were issued at the start of WWWII in 1941-1942. . Many of these eminent scholars & authors continued to write more exhaustive works on their specialty subjects after the war. . *** NOTE ON THE ROMANIZATION OF PRE-WORLDWAR II JAPANESE: Note the Romanization of Japanese in the 1930's. In an effort to avoid 'western culture' during the pre-World War II period, Japan abandoned the "Hepburn" method of Romanization of Japanese, in favor of a 'native' method which turned out to be very difficult for westerners to read. After the war, Japanese returned to the 'standard' way to Romanize. The below names are spelled in the old [strange] way. . *** THE COMPLETE LIST OF ALL TITLES & AUTHORS: This set is seldom found complete. . 1. TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Yasunosuke Fukukita 2. JAPANESE NOH PLAYS. Toyoichiro Nogami 3. SAKURA [Japanese Cherry]. Manabu Miyosi 4. JAPANESE GARDENS. Matsunosuke Tatsui 5. HIROSHIGE & JAPANESE LANDSCAPES. Yone Noguchi 6. JAPANESE DRAMA. [Yoshio Yoshikawa] 7. JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE. Hideto Kisida 8. WHAT IS SHINTO? Genchi Kato 9. CASTLES IN JAPAN. Orui & M. Toba 10. HOT SPRINGS. Koichi Fujinami 11. FLORAL ART. Issotei Nishikawa 12. CHILDREN'S DAY. Tamotsu Iwado 13. KIMONO. Kenichi Kawakatsu 14. FOOD. Kaneko Tezuka 15. MUSIC. Katsumi Sunaga 16. ZYUDO [ZYUZYUTU] [JUDO & JUJUTSU]. Jigoro Kano 17. FAMILY LIFE. Shunkichi Akimoto 18. SCENERY. T. Tamura 19. EDUCATION. K. Yoshida & T. Kaigo 20. FLORAL CALENDAR. T. Makino & Genziro Oka 21. BUDDHISM. Daitsetz[u] Teitaro Suzuki 22. ODORI [Dance]. Kasyo Matida 23. KABUKI DRAMA. Syutaro Miyake 24. JAPANESE WOOD-BLOCK PRINTS. S. Huzikake 25. HISTORY. Koya Nakamura 26. FOLK-TOYS. Tekiho Nisizawa 27. GAME OF "GO". Fukumensi Mihori 28. COIFFURE. R. Saito 29. SCULPTURE. Seiroku Noma 30. POSTAGE STAMPS. Yokiti Yamamoto 31. ANCIENT ARMOUR. Hatiro Yamagami 32. ANGLING. Meizi Matuzki 33. PROVERBS. Otoo Huzii 34. SUMO. Kozo Hikoyama 35. BIRDS. Prince Nobusuke Takatukasa 36. AINU LIFE & LEGEND. Kyosuke Kindaiti 37. FAMILY CRESTS. Yuzuru Okada 38. INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Seiti Okuda RareOrientalBooks.Com 39. HAND-MADE PAPERS OF JAPAN [With sample papers tipped in] . by Bunsyo Zyugaku 40. NATIONAL CHARACTER. Nyozekan Hasegawa . A complete list of all titles is often found inside the first fly leaf; earlier numbers show less than later numbers, which show a full list of the titles of all 40 titles. . *** UNIFORM FORMAT: Uniform format and size: 12.8 x 18.2 cm., some had slightly larger covers, the contents remains about the same size in each volume. Each volume is nicely translated into English. . *** ILLUSTRATIONS: COLOR WITH BLACK & WHITE: Each book has a color front cover printed illustration tipped down. There is also a color frontispiece in each/most volumes, followed by profuse b.w. collotype photographs. . During the mid-1930's the world was beginning to illustrated printed articles like books, magazines and newspapers with more and better illustrations or photographs. Color printing was still in its infancy and was used sparingly being a complex printing process and costly. . Some of the later issues had color photos and folding color illustrations. . *** MIXED EDITIONS/MIXED DATES: This set consists of 'mixed' dates, some are First Editions, others are second or later editions, however all are early pre- 1940, except those published after that date. . *** CONDITION: The set is bound in the original stiff wrappers, some are trimmed to the edge of the contents size, others are deckle edge, issued in varied format. By and large each volume is clean, some in the original glassine dust jacket [therefore the covers are exceptionally clean], a few may have some usual: minor stains, dusty covers, a few with former owner's name/ signatures, old Hanko [seal/chop], names or rubber stamped names, penned numbers on the spine or other places, a bit of minor mild foxing here or there. Some may have their spines reinforced with another stiff paper to keep their binding firm, other minor and typical issues for books 82+ years old. . *** COLOR SCANS POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE: Please review the color scans posted to our website, some volumes may look a bit "dull" due the original "glassine" dust jackets. These are 'stock' photos for individual volumes, the 'title.jpg' is an actual photo of this set, the balance are from copies we have had in the past to give you the 'flavor' of each volume and its appearance. Please ask questions. *** RareOrientalBooks.Com $750 Book Number: 96126701 126 BODROGI, Tibor. ART OF INDONESIA. Greenwich 1972, New York Graphic. Buff cloth, 16 color, 15 b.w. photos, 140p., very good, large format 22.5 x 25.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION An excellent resource covers the paleo, meso, mega lithic ages, bronze-iron age, art of ancient peoples: Sumatra,Nias, Bataks, Lampong, Borneo, Celebes, Toradjas, Minahassas, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Ceram, Halmahera. The HinduIndonesian period, new Indonesian period, culture and art. Bali, toward modern art &c. Nicely done. $32 THE TRUE STORY OF THE ORIGINS & OPERATINS OF REV. MOON Book Number: 99060501 127 BOETTCHER, Robert. GIFTS OF DECEIT: Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park, & the Korean Scandal. New York [1980], Holt. Black cloth over black boards, 402p., notes, index, very good, dj., This is the cautionary tale of the well-meaning public officials whose anti-communism was matched only by their credulity; of Congresmen whose self-interests conincided neatly with the interests of their constituents; of State Dept. officials who performed their duties with integrity and were ignored; of others who duitfully looked the other way at the excesses of a corrupt & brutal regime. The story of a Korean playboy who spent thousands & made millions conning Koreans & Americans alike. Of the Korean government that through its own Central Intelligence Agency, came close to manipulating American foreign policy even as it intervened in American domestic ploitics. Book Number: 25034201 128 BOGER, Ann C. et al. SACRED INDIA: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. [Cleveland 1985], Cleveland Museum of Art. Stiff red wrs., very good, 60p., bibliography, glossary, 36 b.w. photos of 36 well described items, co-author Joellen K. De Oreo, 20 x RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 23 cm., former owner's embossed stamped copy, else clean. $7 Book Number: 21067001 129 BORTON, Hugh ed. JAPAN. Ithica [1951], Cornell Univ. Red cloth, dj., 320p., index, very good, bibliography. A classic written just after the end of World War II, this text addresses where does Japan stand, is there real freedom with responsibility, what is her role in Aisa ? Compiled by some 20 experts on Japan, it covers all phases of Japan's history, culture and brings together in one volume an up to date survey. With good focus on contemporary history & life. Addressing philosophy, architecture, fine arts, religion, drama, literature &c. Useful resource. $5 COVERING CHINA, JAPAN & KOREA Book Number: 99107401 130 BREBNER, Alexander. A LITTLE HISTORY OF CHINA AND A CHINESE STORY. London 1895, Unwin. Yellow cloth, very good, 182p. This work is divided into 4 parts: A LITTLE HISTORY OF CHINA p.1-101; JAPAN p.101-114; KOREA: p.115-119; THE PLEASING HISTORY p. 123-182. China part covers the earliest Chinese history, Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Chow dynasty, Nestorians, Christians, Tartars, Mongols, the 1884 war with Japan and the Japanese in Korea, Manchu dynasty &c. Japan: a good description the the land, people, customs, earthquake of 1870 which shook Yokohama. Ieyasu, arrival of early Christians, Perry, opening of ports, literature, art, genre, genesis of the Meiji government. Korea: good description of the peninsula, early origins, wars with China & Manchus, the arrival of Christians, Catholics, the Dutchman Hamel. French military action in 1866, U.S. Gunboat policy, eventual takeover by Japan. A MAJOR REFERENCE ON CHINESE FOLK, NEW YEAR FESTIVALS &c... Book Number: 84344101 RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 131 BREDON, Juliet. et al. THE MOON YEAR. A Record of Chinese Customs and Festivals. Shanghai 1927, Kelly Walsh. Orange cloth 514p., index, very good, bibliography, chart, co-author Igor Mitrophanow, 38 bw & 2 color illustrations/photos. S C A R C E This excellent reference work covers the Chinese calendar, the hundred Gods, Imperial ceremonies. The following "Moon" festivals covered: "Bitter Moon," "Holiday Moon," "Budding Moon," "Sleepy Moon," "Peony Moon," "Dragon Moon," "Lotus Moon, "Moon of Hungry Ghosts," "Harvest moon," "Chrysanthemum Moon," "Kindly Moon," and "White Moon." A useful source and nicely illustrated reference book. $262 Book Number: 95230201 132 BRIEF HISTORY OF TSURUGAOKA HACHIMANGU. BRIEF HISTORY OF TSURUGAOKA HACHIMANGU AT KAMAKURA. [Tokyo c.1924, Toppan]. Single sheet, folded in thirds, describes the shingo Shrine at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, state treasures & objects of special interest. The gallery displays some 500 ancient objects donated by Famous persons, including arrows, bows, gold sword, sword guards [Tsuba], swords, shooting targets, &c., which are concerned with Shinto rituals. Also a Buddhist image et al. $19 Book Number: 89053601 133 BRINKER, Helmut. et al. TREASURES FROM THE RIETBERG MUSEUM. [New York 1980], Asia Society. Buff cloth, very good, dj.,12 color, 122 b. w. photos, 176p.,co-author Eberhard Fischer, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION An excellent catalogue covering the works held by the Museum on South and Southeast Asia, China and Japan. With essays on each subject. Covers scuplpture, bronzes, tombs, tomb art, stone religious works, Buddhist art &c. RareOrientalBooks.Com $9 Book Number: 89053602 134 BRINKER, Helmut. et al. TREASURES FROM THE RIETBERG MUSEUM. [New York 1980], Asia Society. Stiff pictorial blue wrs., 12 color, 122 b. w. photos, 176p. co-author Eberhard Fischer, 21 x 27 cm., former owner's name embossed, else as new clean & bright solid copy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION An excellent catalogue covering the works held by the Museum on South and Southeast Asia, China and Japan. With essays on each subject. Covers scuplpture, bronzes, tombs, tomb art, stone religious works, Buddhist art &c. A MAJOR RELIABLE & HISTORICAL REFERENCE RESOURCE BOOK Book Number: 85008301 135 BRINKLEY, F. A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York [1914]. Red cloth, 784p., 150 illustrations, color maps, co-author Baron Kikuchi, copious resource, index,some edge and wear to spine head/tail, contents clean solid, a copious resource. FIRST EDITION A superb history, covers in much useful detail the major events. The historiographer's art in old Japan, mythology, rationalization, origin of the Japanese nation, historical evidence, geographical and archaeological relics, language, culture, physical characteristics, manners, remote antiquity & prehistoric sovereigns, Daika Reforms. Laws, Nara, Heian, epochs, movement of the capital and provinces, the Gen or Minamoto vs. the Hei or Taira clans, Kamakura Bakufu, Hojo, art, religion literature, commerce in the Kamakura. Fall of Hojo, rise of Ashikaga, war of the dynasties, fall of Ashikaga. * Foreign intercourse, its influence on Muromachi era. Sengoku Jidai: Epoch of Wars, Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Ieyasu, invasion of Korea, Christianity in Japan, Tokugawa Shogunate RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 the first, middle, late periods. Organization, central and local, currency, laws & Shinto cult. Foreign relations, the decline of the Tokugawa. Restoration of the Emperor and the Meiji government. War with China & Russia. Rich appendices: Constitution of 1889; Anglo-Japanese Agreement of 1905; Treaty of Portsmouth 1905. Valuable for any student of Japan & its fascinating history, the military collector &c. * Top gilt in the 3 volume set. * A most reliable and important, comprehensive history. $54 A VERY USEFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE RESOURCE Book Number: 85108401 136 BRYNER, Edna. THIRTEEN TIBETAN TANKAS. [Indian Hills 1956], Falcon's Wing. Gold cloth, very good, 153p., notes, 15 plates, 14 figures, dust jacket, clean,very solid copy. FIRST EDITION A very good study of Thankas, covering the subject of the painted themes, ritual use, the religious rites and use of. Based on those in the City Art Museum of St. Louis. Rowland p. 34. A VERY USEFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE RESOURCE Book Number: 85108403 137 BRYNER, Edna. THIRTEEN TIBETAN TANKAS. [Indian Hills 1956], Falcon's Wing. Gold cloth, very good, 153p., notes, 15 plates, 14 figures, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 A very good study of Thankas, covering the subject of the painted themes, ritual use, the religious rites and use of. Based on those in the City Art Museum of St. Louis. Rowland p. 34. $9 Book Number: 29001901 138 BULLETIN DE LA MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES PRINCIPALES PUBLICATIONS PERIODIQUES DE L'EMPIRE JAPONAIS. Paris 1941, Geuthner. Half grey cloth over boards, chipped corners, paper browned, 373p., 230 entries, French, Japanese text, solid copy, list of Bulletin titles from tome I-XII. 18 x 26 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A comprehensive annotated bibliography. Covers bibliography,Societes Savantes, anthropology, folk lore, archaeology, history, geographie, language, literature, theatre, political science, economics, financies, philosophy, Christianity, Buddhism, Shintoism, arts, architecture, gardens, ceramics, woodblock prints, lacquere, painting, sculpture, science, math, astronomy, geology, meteorology, mineralogy, metallurgy, oceanography, seismology, chemistry, natural history, biiology, botany, zoology, agriculture, sericulture, fish, shells. Mechanical science, electricity, textiles, aeronomic, construction, vessels; medicine, anatomie, bacteriology, pharmacy, hygiene et al. * As is condition, not returnable. $32 Book Number: 21119501 139 BURTT, E.A. ed. THE TEACHINGS OF THE COMPASSIONATE BUDDHA. [New York 1955], Mentor. Gold stiff wrs., 247p., glossary, bibliography, corners & spine bit rubbed, else good, text clean. Covers early scriptures, basic doctrines PRIMARY ACCOUNT OF MONGOLIA IN 1945 BY AN AMERICAN SAILOR Book Number: 87103803 140 CAMMANN, Schuyler. RareOrientalBooks.Com $2 THE LAND OF THE CAMEL: Tents & Temples of Inner Mongolia. New York 1951, Ronald. Black cloth, very good, 200p., 39 bw. photos, map, index, dj. in mylar protector, 15.5 x 23.5 cm. nice, bright copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION This scholarly work describes Inner Mongolia in 1945. For 9 years, this region was cut off by the war. Seldom observed by westerners, save a few missionaries, this is the best and most reliable study on the people, customs & area. After the war, this area underwent a great change, exploitation an disposession of the native Mongols. This then is a final the final chapter of the old way of life, before major changes undermined their strange customs and comples religious life. * Also a keen insight to the semifeudal realm of the Belgian missionary fathers which has now passed into history. The author travelled extensively crossing the Ordos, great plain, Shanpa, Lamaseries, Dunguerbo,living Buddha of Shandagu, Ch'ien-li Temple, Oirats, festivals, down the range to Dabatu Pass, Gobi Temples, Ago-in Sume, south by camel, Ninghsia, Lo-pei Chao and other visitations. * Excellent primary source, much on native Buddhism & Lamaism. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: BIBLIOGRAPHY MONGOLICA 2326. * $151 WITH TRANSLATIONS ALSO BY D.T. SUZIKI & PAUL CARUS Book Number: 88090702 141 CARUS, Paul. ed. T'AI-SHANG KAN-YING P'IEN: Treatise of the Exalted One on Response & Retribution. Translated by Teitaro Suzuki & Paul Chicago 1944, Open Court. White decorated cloth, 139p., 16 b.w. illustrations, 1 photo frontispiece, index, bright and very clean, 13 x 20 cm. Excellent and scholarly translation covering the moral tales illustrative of the Kan-Ying P'ien. Well written, with the Chinese text with verbatim translation & explanatory notes, the original author was believed to be Lao Tzu. * Book Number: 20016501 142 CARUS, Paul. RareOrientalBooks.Com $32 CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AN EXPOSITION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC FEATHURS OF CHINESE THOUGHT. Chicago 1902, Open Court. Stiff grey wrs., most of spine chipped away, solid, tight, contents clean, 64p., index.RARE Classic work, studies the Yang & the Yin, classic books, the doctrines, Confucius, filial piety, Lao, Tao &c...great !! $26 Book Number: 95047301 143 CARUS, Paul. CHINESE THOUGHT: An Exposition of the Main Characteristic Features of the Chinese World-Conception. Chicago 1907, Open Court. Mustard boards, very good, 195p., 108 b.w. illus., index, rubber stamp top & bottom signatures bookplate, clean text. The communication of thought, the Yih system, the Tablet of Destiny, divination, Urim & Thummim, P'an-Ku, the Five elements, Lo-Pan, prehistoric connections, Zodiacs of different nations, Confucius, Lao Tze, Chinese characteristics, "the 3 recognized religions," Western insolence, social conditions... the author touches on a great many aspects of thought, religion, &c. $78 Book Number: 25034901 144 CH'EN, Kenneth K.S. BUDDHISM THE LIGHT OF ASIA. New York [1968], Barron. Stiff wrs., very good, 297p., index glossary. $3 Book Number: 96047601 145 CHAN, Wing-tsit. trans. comp. A SOURCE BOOK IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY. Princeton [1963], Princeton Univ. Green wrappers, very good, 856p., former owner's name rubber stamped on signature else very clean, as is only. Covering the entire development of Chinese philosophy beginning from pre-Confucianism, the scholarly author strikes a balance between Confucianism, Taoism & Buddhism, and for the first time a leading Chinese scholar has carefully weighed the influences & importances as well as the themes of many of the Chinese philosophers. Book Number: 87056403 146 CHANG, Chen-Chi. THE PRACTICE OF ZEN. [London 1960], Rider. Red cloth, very good, bibliography, notes, appendix, index, 208p., dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Covers the Nature of Zen, Zen Practice, biographies &c. Covers the nature of Zen, Zen style and Zen art. The core RareOrientalBooks.Com $26 of Zen: studies in the three main aspects of mind. Four vital points in Zen Buddhism, general review of Zen practice. Discources of four Zen Masters: Hsu Yun, Tsung Kao, Po Shan and Han Shan. Short autobiographies of five Zen masters: Wu Wen, Hsueh Yen, Meng Shan & Kao Feng. Four problems of Zen Buddhism: Is Zen completely unintelligible ? What is Zen "Enlightenment" ? Zen and Mahayana Buddhism. The "Four Distinctions" of Lin chi. Buddha & meditation: three aspects of Buddhahood in relation to the six patterns of human thinking. A survey of the practice of Buddhist meditation. Way cool... $109 Book Number: 86027002 147 CHANG, Garma C.C. trans. TEACHINGS OF TIBETAN YOGA. New York [1963], University Books. Green cloth, 128p., very good, notes. FIRST EDITION As a Buddhist Guru living some 8 years in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, the author is uniquely qualified to write on this subject. He gives a very clear picture of the spiritual, mental & physical exercises found in his religion. The key is the practice of Dumo, the generating of internal heat in one's body. With translations of the teaching of Mahamudra, the Vows of Mahamudra by Garmapa Rangjang Dorje, Essentials of Mahamudra Practice as given by the Venerable Lama Kong Ka and the Epitome of an Introduction to the Profuound Path of the Six Yogas, by Drashi Namjhal. Excellent resource. SCARCE A scan of the cover can be sent by email. $99 Book Number: 92098901 148 CHAPIN, Helen B. ed. LEAVES FROM A WESTERN GARDEN: A Magazine Devoted to the Orient. SPECIAL CH'AN BUDDHIST NUMBER. [Oakland] 1938, Mills College. Black cloth spine over grey stiff wrs., very good 104p., 4 b.w. plates, 6 illustrations bibliography. Vol. I, No. 4, October. AN OBSCURE JOURNAL A most unusual "little journal." The plates are tipped-in, text in English, with Chinese characters. Devoted to the Chinese form of Zen. This issue covers many Zen poems in both languages, footnotes. Nicely done, unusual. Book Number: 97033101 RareOrientalBooks.Com $85 149 CHAPIN, Helen B. YUNNANESE IMAGES OF AVALOKITESVARA. [Cambridge 1944, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies]. New stiff gray wrs., extracted article, pages 131-186, 16 b.w. photos, map, bibliography, 19 x 26 cm., first appearance of this essay, very clean, solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A scholarly paper, covers the type of image in question, the Nan-Chao Yeh Shih, the Nan-chao td'u chuan, inscriptions, the Palace Museum painting. A very useful study in the Buddhist pantheon. $32 Book Number: 96162301 150 CHATTOPADHYAYA, Sudhakar. EVOLUTION OF HINDU SECTS UP TO THE TIME OF SAMKARACARYA. New Delhi [1970], Manoharlal. Red cloth, very good, dj.,216p index, bibliograhy. A scholarly study, addresses the rise of Hindu sectarianism, the Vaisnavas, the Saivas, Saktas and Sauras. A solid study. A 1676 BING CHEN NIAN FOJING 3 JUAN: 3 VOLUME BUDDHIST SUTRA Book Number: 35016101 151 CHINESE BUDDHIST SUTRA. CI BEI LAN PEN MU LIAN BAO CHAN JUAN SHANG, ZHONG, XIA: THREE VOLUMES: MERCY ORCHID MULIAN REPENTENCE CHINESE SUTRA. China 1711 Bing ch�n ni�n, autumn. Blue, gray & green cloth covers, 3 vol. set, very good, clean, solid, in blue cloth folding case [Juan], bone clasps, 11.8 x 33.8 cm, clean text solid, accordion folding binding, Chinese text. R A R E ! A QING DYNASTY BOOK: . THE TITLE AND CONTENTS: In the first month of autumn 1676 [bing chen nian] year, under Repentance order by Buddhist monk [Bhikku] Muilan begins to collect alms on an auspicious day lead by monk RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Wan Jue. * The Da Qing Emperor Kang Xi ordered this work done in Kang Xi 10th year [1671], this is the Kang Xi 50th year [1711] edition of the work. *** THE SUBJECT: Repentance Buddhist sin of the instrument and practice of mediation. *** THE SET OF 3 VOLUMES: This work is complete in 3 Juan [volumes], very clean, no damage. a minor touch of wear at lower margin of first 8 pages, no text or illustrations affected. . Each is cloth bound: a. vol.1: recent gray cloth, facsimile title slip, 129 double pages, 6 illustrative pages. . . b. vol.2: original blue front, green back cloth [silk] covers, title slip, 96 double pages of text. . c. vol.3: original blue front, green back cloth [silk] covers, title slip, 112 double pages of text, last 2 pages are illustrated, with the date colophons. *** THE LAYOUT OF THE WORK: Each page has 5 columns of 15 Hanzi [Chinese characters] of text, in all there are 75 Hanzi per page. *** THE LETTER IN ENGLICH ACCOMPANYING THIS WORK: . There is a very old hand-written penned letter, that describes the contents of three volumes. This letter is written in a difficult to read hand. The below represents our best efforts to read it. Our rendering is therefore hampered and in some places the script is quite illegible, in that case, we have "interpreted" what seems appropriate and an approximation in context. . The letter begins: . "Title of the set THE COMPASSIONS OF THE MOO LIENS PRECIOUS REPENTANCE. . Divided into [Shang character] upper or volume 1; [Zhong] middle or volume 2, and [Xia] lower or volume 3. . . The Imperial scheme eternally insecure . The rulers path as its fame most sure . Buddhism increasing with glory & love . The wheel of fate, unceasing in its time . Appears this means in flowery clouds filling free all quantities of the world nourishing all Buddha's and all the students' who revere the law its boundless powers are head of all among all the heavenly immortals rising up in brightness to the left places for begins the timeless format, thus lives Buddha receives service the perfume of what affects all living and serves to keep the idol in remembrance. . RareOrientalBooks.Com Descriptions of Buddha hell. The great one asks blame them? And this knife hill hell. Those in it are compelled often to walk at damn the hills & these feet are all located and these clothes torn. Why? Because in their lifetime not had good things to eat and could kill all kinds of animals, how so many therefore. Pounds of stones hell? Delighted to catch fish & kill them by strike their head on rocks, therefore &...&..." *** *** CONDITION: The Books: The work is very clean, with out any worming or other issues to speak of. The paper is bright white, the Hanzi characters are black and bold. . The cloth [cotton on vol. 1;, silk on vols. 2-3] covers are very clean, and a very minimal touch of rubbing on the corners, else each is clean, solidly bound and tight. . The Juan Folding Cloth Case: The Juan blue cotton [?] cloth folding case] has been recovered on the outside sometime in its long life. The inside has what appears to be a more recent hand-made Washi type paper, the case is solid and firm, complete with two bone pegs, and closes tightly. . All in all a handsome set of period books. *** Book Number: 21103401 152 CHINESE RECORDER. VOL. LX. CHINESE RECORDER: Journal of the Christian Movement in China. Shanghai 1929, Presbyterian Mission Press. Stiff blue wrs., very good, 5 issues in all: 2, 5, 7, 8, 9; pp. 70-136, 272340, 408-474, 476-544, 546-610 respectively, many b.w. photos, Chinese characters in text, English text, as a lot. This group contains the following articles: A Symposium: "RIGHTS" AND SPIRITUAL POWER. CHRISTIANITY AND CHINA'S NONCHRISTIAN SYSTEMS OF RELIGION AND THOUGHT. A Symposium: WHAT ARE RURAL CHRISTIAN THINKING ABOUT CHRISTIANITY?. WESTERN MONEY AND THE CHINESE CHURCH. George W. Ridout: THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE FOR THE CHINA OF TODAY. Chas A. Leonard: THE CHINESE TREK TO MANCHURIA. Phillips Bradley: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW. Karl L. Reichelt: THE DIVINE SEED IN THE ETHICAL SYSTEM OF CHINESE BUDDHISM. William N. Blair: SELFSUPPORT IN KOREA. P. D. Twinem: SOUL SURGERY. THE STATE OF THE CHINESE CHURCH. E. W. Burt: THE CHANGELESS MISSIONARY RareOrientalBooks.Com $1501 MESSAGE: ANOTHER VIEW. Montgomery H. Throop: PROVERBS AND THE ANALECTS. T. A. Bisson: SOME CHINESE RECORDS OF MANICHAEISM IN CHINA. Nettie M. Senger: SCIENTIFIC EVANGELISM. J.J. Heeren: RELIGIOUS RECONSTRUCTION IN SHANTUNG. W. A. Noble: LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH IN KOREA. Franz Huhn: HAS THE MISSIONARY A PERMENENT PLACE IN THE CHINESE CHURCH?. Victor E. Swenson: "FUTURE WORK AND LEADERSHIP OF THE CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT IN CHINA?". K. A. Baird: MISSIONARY MISTAKES. J. Leighton Stuart: CONFLICT OF CULTURES IN CHINA. Hans Koch: CRISIS IN THE MISSION FIELD. Dorothy J. Curtis: THE LEADERSHIP OF JESUS TODAY. Emma Horning: A HOME WORSHIP PROGRAM. Nettie M. Senger: LIVING STANDARDS OF THE SCIENTIFIC EVANGELIST. Henry Payne: LAMAISM ON WU TAI SHAN. John C. Ferguson: AFTER FORTY YEARS. D. C. Graham: IMAGE WORSHIP IN CHINA. Alex R. Mackenzie: THE NAME. T. W. Douglas James: COMMUNISM AND THE AGRICULTURAL UNIONS. C. W. Quentin: THE MISSIONARY HOME. P. Oomman Philip: CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA. Stacy R. Warburton: THE AUTHORITY FOR CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. C. E. Wilson: FELLOWSHIP AND AUTONOMY. U. Briner: THE MANCHU NEW TESTAMENT. Hans Koch: CRISIS IN THE MISSION FIELD. A Chinese Christian Student: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CHINESE CHURCH. D. C. Graham: THE BOOK OF CAUSES AND EFFECTS. W. P. Mills: AIDS TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF SUN YAT SEN. RARE FIRST ISSUE, OF THIS MAJOR AND GREAT REFERENCE Book Number: 88060002 153 CHINESE YEAR BOOK 1935-36. THE CHINESE YEAR BOOK 1935-36. PREMIER ISSUE. Shanghai [1935], Chinese Year Book Pub. Red cloth, very good 1966p., index, copious appendices, statistics &c., edited by Kwei Chungshu, ex-library copy, usual marks, neatly rebacked using the old spine, solid, fold outs. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A comprehensive reference tool, covering topgraphy, historical sketch, astronomy, climate, population, the Kuomintang, central & local administrative systems, executive, legislative, Judicial, examination Yuans, reports of National economic council, foreign relations 1928-1935, Chinese overseas, education, publications, physical culture, Navy, Army, aviation, railways, shipping, telecommunications, post office, National development of Agricultural science, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, rural economy, cooperative movement, labor, mining, insurance, hydraulic engineering, motion pictures, famines, commerce, foreign trade, industry, public finance, banking, currency, credit, Buddhism, Catholic mission, Christian movement in China under Protestant auspices Mohammedanism, health, medicine, all municipalities are also covered in detail, chronology of national events, &c. Scans RareOrientalBooks.Com $150 can be sent by email. $230 Book Number: 88060902 154 CHOU, Hsiang-Kuang. DHYANA BUDDHISM IN CHINA: Its History and Teaching. Allahabad 1960, Indo-Chinese Literature. Red cloth, very good, 216p., several b.w. photos, very clean. OBSCURE WORK FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This excellent work covers Dhyana for becoming Buddha by understanding the mind, Patriarchal Dhyana excelling, Dhyana of the Five Lines of transmission of the lamp excelling Patriarchs, Dhyana masters not belonging to the Dhyana School, the Dhyana Buddhism in the Sung, Yuan Ming ande Ch'ing dynasties. A very useful work, with excellent appendix on Hui-Neng. * $197 Book Number: 22084601 155 CHOU, Yi-Liang. TANTRISM IN CHINA. [Cambridge 1945, Harvard-Yenching Inst.]. Gray stiff wrs., extracted article, pp.241-332, the complete monograph, 20 appendices, HJAS, 17.5 x 25.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An excellent and scholarly essay. Covers Tantrism in Early Chinese Buddhism, Tsn-ning and his sources. With biographies of Shan-Wu-Wei, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra and notes. A useful resource obscure coverage. Chinese characters in the text, copious foot notes. MAJOR & VALUABLE BIOGRAPHY OF A FOUNER OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM Book Number: 84004601 RareOrientalBooks.Com $7 156 COATES, Harper H. et al. HONEN THE BUDDHIST SAINT: His Life and Teaching. Kyoto 1949. Soc. Pub. Sacred Books. Brown cloth, very good,5 vol. set, 955p., many b.w. plates. An important biographical and secular work, with notes and glossary, very good, a few small spots on cover, contents clean. S C A R C E Translated with the assistance of Rev. Ryugaku Ishizuka,this work covers historical background, with explanations & criticl notes. The only complete biography and review of the great master's teachings and life work. Honen was the founder of the Jodo Sect of Buddhism around 1175 AD. It is also therefore a complete history of the Jodo Sect, Japan's most followed form of Buddhism. Excellent detailed study. R A R E $391 MAJOR & VALUABLE BIOGRAPHY OF A FOUNER OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM Book Number: 84004603 157 COATES, Harper H. et al. HONEN THE BUDDHIST SAINT: His Life and Teaching. Kyoto 1925, Chionin. Brown cloth, very good, 955p., 5 vols. bound in 1, historical introduction, explanatory & critical notes, co-author was Ryugaku Ishizuka, large 3 page foldout color woodblock printed frontispiece, a presentation copy. Translated with the assistance of Rev. Ryugaku Ishizuka,this work covers historical background, with explanations & criticl notes. The only complete biography and review of the great master's teachings and life work. Honen was the founder of the Jodo Sect of Buddhism around 1175 AD. It is also therefore a complete history of the Jodo Sect, Japan's most followed form of Buddhism. Excellent detailed study. R A R E MAJOR & VALUABLE BIOGRAPHY OF A FOUNER OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM RareOrientalBooks.Com $434 Book Number: 84004604 158 COATES, Harper H. et al. HONEN THE BUDDHIST SAINT: His Life and Teaching. Kyoto 1949. Soc. Pub. Sacred Books. Brown cloth, very good,5 vol. set, 955p., many b.w. plates. An important biographical and secular work, with notes and glossary, very good, a few small spots on cover, contents clean. S C A R C E Translated with the assistance of Rev. Ryugaku Ishizuka,this work covers historical background, with explanations & criticl notes. The only complete biography and review of the great master's teachings and life work. Honen was the founder of the Jodo Sect of Buddhism around 1175 AD. It is also therefore a complete history of the Jodo Sect, Japan's most followed form of Buddhism. Excellent detailed study. R A R E $391 A TRUE PICTURE OF LIFE & CONDITIONS Book Number: 93043802 159 COCHRANE, Henry P. AMONG THE BURMANS: A Record of Fifteen Years of Work and Its Fruitage. New York [1904], Revell. Green cloth, very good, 281p., 19 b.w. photos, very clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION R A R E This excellent missionary work covers his first experiences, living like the natives, customs of the Burmese, chief races of Burma. Buddhism as it is, Burma's outcasts, nation in transition, Saving of Souls, persecutions. Heroes & Heroines, peculiar experiences, obstacles, what hath God wrought. Keen observations by a well trained person. Ethnology, fruit, of Burmese women, tattooing, government, elephants, Rangoon... Truly lovely primary resource, nicely done, with excellent coverage of the peoples and customs. Scans can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $138 A TRUE PICTURE OF LIFE & CONDITIONS Book Number: 93043803 160 COCHRANE, Henry P. AMONG THE BURMANS: A Record of Fifteen Years of Work and Its Fruitage. New York [1904], Revell. Red cloth, very good, 281p., 19 b w photos, very clean olid ex- library copy, a few usual marks. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E This excellent missionary work covers his first experiences, living like the natives, customs of the Burmese, chief races of Burma. Buddhism as it is, Burma's outcasts, nation in transition, Saving of Souls, persecutions. Heroes & Heroines, peculiar experiences, obstacles, what hath God wrought. Keen observations by a well trained person. Ethnology, fruit, of Burmese women, tattooing, government, elephants, Rangoon... Truly lovely primary resource, nicely done, with excellent coverage of the peoples and customs. Scans can be sent by email. $105 Book Number: 97092501 161 COMBE, G.A. A TIBETAN ON TIBET: Being the Travels & Observations of Mr. Paul Sherap [Dorje Zobda] of Tachienlu; With an Introductory London [1926] Unwin. Red cloth, 212p., frontis, folding map, very good, lite foxing, corners bumped, folding map.SUBTITLE cont. Chapter on Buddhism & a Concluding Chapter on the Devil Dance. With a b.w. photo frontis, bibliograph, orthographical note by Rev. R. Cunningham. Two appendices: table of tutlelary demons mentioned in the text. Stages on roads across Tibet from Tachienlu to Lhasa. This is a superp work, covering the aspects of Buddhism, a Sherap introduces himself, man & the universe, some religious customs, birth, infancy, adolescence. On marriage customs, nomads, Drogba, Kamba & Lhasawa, contact with Chinese & trade. Anchorites on pilgrimages with Pedma Rinchen,the devil dance at Tachienlu, and a host of other fascinating subjects & essays. Scans can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $163 Book Number: 96024401 162 CONZE, Edward. THIRTY YEARS OF BUDDHIST STUDIES: Selected Essays. [London 1967], Cassirer. Yellow cloth, very good, 274p., index, dj, some penned-marginalia, as is. A collection of previously published essays by the widelyknown Buddhist scholar, including Buddhist Saviours, Mahayana Buddhism, The Meditation on Death, The Lotus of the Good Law, The Development of Prajnaparamita Thought, Hate, Love, and Perfect Wisdom, Buddhist Philosophy and its European Parallels, &c. $48 Book Number: 86026102 163 COOMARASWAMY, Ananda. BUDDHA AND THE GOSPEL OF BUDDHISM. New York [1969], University. Black cloth, very good, 369p., index, bibliography, glossary, 29 b.w. photo plates. Outlining the Life of Buddha, gospel of early Buddhism, contemporary systems, Vedanta Samkhya, Yoga, Mahayana, Ch'ang or Chinese Zen, Buddhist art & literature, sculpture & painting. An excellent scholarly, well-documented study. $53 Book Number: 99082101 164 COOMARASWAMY, Dona Luisa. THE PERILOUS BRIDGE OF WELFARE. Cambrige 1957, Harvard-Yenching Institute. New grey wrs., extracted article, pp.196-213, very good, 1 facsimile page. AN OUTSTANDING COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CHINA & E. ASIA RareOrientalBooks.Com $26 Book Number: 91069201 165 CORDIER, Henri. BIBLIOTHECA SINICA DICTIONNAIRE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'EMPIRE CHINOIS. Paris 1904-1924, Libairie Oriental & Americaine. Blue wrs., 19 x 28 cm., French text, incomplete set, from colum number 417 to 4427 only, "as is" copy, 5 parts, uncut, bright,clean copy, index, "as is" only, NOT returnable or exchangable. * * * . THE BEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CHINA, . . TIBET, MAMCHURIA, KOREA, JAPAN, RYUKYU ISLANDS [OKINAWA], . . MANCHURIA, CENTRAL ASIA, MONGOLIA, GOBI DESERT, FORMOSA, . . TARTARY, AND THAT PART OF THE WORLD . This is the legendary and perhaps the most important single bibliography ever compiled on China and that part of the world. This is the classic of all bibliographies on the area, comprehensive coverage of Europoean languages, every subject: La Chine proprement dite. Les etrangers en Chine. Relations de etrangers a avec les Chinois. Les Chinois chez les peuples etrangers. Les pays tributaires de la Chine. General subject categories: geographie, names, ethnography, climate, natural history, population, government, jurisprudence, history, religion, missionary work, sciences & art, language & literature, customs, voyages, travels, commerce, ports, commerce &c. . Describing some 70,000 works in vols 1-4, including 20,000 included in the supplement (volume V), this superb reference set is the only most comprehensive bibliography for China in any European language. Consisting of 4428 columns of entries, listing thousands of titles. * A most valuable reference book, indespensible tool for any student of Chinese art, culture, history, philosophy, voyages, missionaries and virtually any other subject on the area. * RareOrientalBooks.Com Describing some 70,000 works in vols 1-4, including 20,000 included in the supplement (volume V), this superb reference set is the only most comprehensive bibliography for China in any European language. * This work also covers M. Aurel Stein, Mission Pelliot, Mongolia, Tartars, Buddhism, Coree, and Ryukyu [Okinawa] Islands and much more.. *** INDEX: We shall provide a reprint of the index later compiled as a separate publication. This set is very difficult to use without the RARE index. Index is provided as a photo copy only. !!!! THE INDEX IS NEVER FOUND IN THE REPRINT EDITION !!!!! . *** THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY: This is the legendary and perhaps the most important single bibliography ever compiled on China. This work also covers M. Aurel Stein, Mission Pelliot, a large number of primary resources and rare books. . *** CONTENTS: The work is divided into general subjects: La Chine proprement dite. Les etrangers en Chine. Relations de etrangers a avec les Chinois. Les Chinois chez les peuples etrangers. Les pays tributaires de la Chine. . *** This work organizes the books into general subject categories: geography, names, ethnography, climate, natural history, population, government, jurisprudence, history, religion, missionary work, sciences & art, language & literature, customs, voyages, travels, commerce, ports, commerce &c. . *** A most valuable reference book, indispensable tool for any student of Chinese art, travel, primary resources, culture, history &c... * * Always S C A R C E . *** CONTENTS OF THIS ITEM: This item is not complete. The complete set starts with column 7 through 4428. Our set begins at column 410 through 4427; so it contains: Volume I: fascicule II, columns 417-764 1904 Volume II: fascicule I, columns 767-1148 1905 Deuxieme edition: supplement et index fascicule I:3255-3568 . 1922 Deuxieme edition: supplement et index fascicule II:3569-3888 . 1923 Deuxieme edition: supplement et index fasciculeIII:3889-4208 . 1923 Deuxieme edition: supplement et index fascicule IV:4209-4427 . 1924 The above lacks the column numbers 7-416; 1149-3245 only, RareOrientalBooks.Com otherwise this is complete as issued. . **** CONDITION: This set is in the original blue or gray wrappers, UNCUT, and in excellent condition. There is a minor amount of spine wear or loss of paper covering, small tears or chips to the edges of the covers or spine, otherwise, this set is exceptionally clean internally, and ready to be rebound into a single or multiple volume binding for easy use. At the end of some volumes are a color-printed title page, suitable for insertion at the front for a rebinding. The covers are very very clean, and not dusty or dirty. BY AND LARGE AND EXCELLENT AND VERY RARE SET. * EDITION: This set is composed of two editions of the book, the first and second edition. The type face is large, clear and easily read. It is far superior to the very small and unclear reprints found around. You can have the pleasure of cutting the pages loose from their original folds, and you will be the first person since publication to open and view the text at your leisure ! **** . IMPORTANCE OF THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY: This is the legendary and perhaps the most important single bibliography ever compiled on China. This work also covers M. Aurel Stein, Mission Pelliot, a large number of primary resources and rare books. * **** A most valuable reference book, indispensable tool for any student of Chinese art, travel, primary resources, culture, history &c... * Seldom found in complete form, or in any of the separate volumes, in the original French text. * Book Number: 89043701 166 COVELL, Jon C. et al. ZEN AT DAITOKU-JI. Tokyo [1974], Kodansha. Brown cloth, very clean, dj., 204p., 44 color, 67 b.w. photos, index, 4 appendices, co-author was Abbot Yamada Sobin, solid copy. FIRST EDITION Daitoku-Ji is the most important Zen temple in Japan, known as "The Temple of Great Virture," it has had a long and rich tradition and history since its founding in the early 14th RareOrientalBooks.Com $77 century. . Many of the most impressive perrsnalitites of Japanese history were associated with it, and this position of prestige allowed it to accumulate an unsurpassable treasury of Zen art objects. . Including paintings, ceramics, gardens, architecture and a host of other objects. It is still a living and thriving temple. This work covers the art works in great detail, illustrating most. . $51 Book Number: 99085501 167 CREEL, Herrlee G. CHINESE THOUGHT FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO TSE-TUNG. [New York 1960], Mentor Book. Color wrs., 240p., index, bibliography, very good. Covers Chinese thought in the modern world, Mo Tzu, Mencius, Hsun Tzu, Legalists, eclectic Han, Buddhism & neo-Confucianism &c. A useful resource, covers three thousand years of Chinese philosophy and shows how traditional attitudes have shaped the policies of 20th century. $14 A PRIMARY LOOK AT MEIJI JAPAN in 1896 BY AN AMERICAN Book Number: 84316201 168 CURTIS, William E. THE YANKEES OF THE EAST: Sketches of Modern Japan. New York 1896, Stone & Kimball. Pink cloth, very good, 2 vol set, paper labels, 644p., 44 b. w. photos, tops gilt, 12.5 x 19.5 cm. FIRST EDITION THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY Covers Japanese government, police, courts, prisons, labor & wages, educational system, Imperial Family, the Tycoon,about shopping and foreign commerce. Fine source book for American visitors in Japan & their counterparts. Also covers suggestions for railways and "rickshas," the missionary problem, Christianitiy from the Buddhist point of view, divorce, journalism, advancement of women, theatre & wrestling ring, art & artists, odd things you see and hear of, political crisis. An excellent andmost early primary resource on the Japanese & their customs, country and way of life. RareOrientalBooks.Com $187 A PRIMARY LOOK AT MEIJI JAPAN in 1896 BY AN AMERICAN Book Number: 84316202 169 CURTIS, William E. THE YANKEES OF THE EAST: Sketches of Modern Japan. New York 1896, Stone & Kimball. Red cloth, very good, 2 vol. set, paper labels, 644p., 44 b.w. photos, tops gilt, covers a bit faded, contents clean & solid, 12.5 x 19.5 cm. FIRST EDITION Covers Japanese government, police, courts, prisons, labor & wages, educational system, Imperial Family, the Tycoon,about shopping and foreign commerce. Fine source book for American visitors in Japan & their counterparts. Also covers suggestions for railways and "rickshas," the missionary problem, Christianitiy from the Buddhist point of view, divorce, journalism, advancement of women, theatre & wrestling ring, art & artists, odd things you see and hear of, political crisis. An excellent andmost early primary resource on the Japanese & their customs, country and way of life. AN INDEPTH STUDY OF JAPANESE EROTIC SYMBOLS Book Number: 88033201 170 CZAJA, Michael. GODS OF MYTH AND STONE:PHALLICISM IN JAPANESE FOLK RELIGION. New York [1974], Weatherhill. Brown cloth, very clean, 294p. index, bibliography, notes, appendix, glossary, dj., 101 bw. photos, with a foreword by G. De Vos, solid copy in nice dj. FIRST & ONLY EDITION This work addresses the early tradition of Japanese phallism and traces it's origins through sculptures, their worship, festivals. Utilizing the Dosojin sculptures & wood carvings, as examples to explain the tradition. These have been & are still used throughout Japan in native shamanism, mythology, RareOrientalBooks.Com $141 in the creation myths, celestial festivals, rice ceremonies and reltaed to the deities of rice & sex. A keen insight to native Japanese spirit. Well researched and nicely illustrated. $9 COVERS INDIAN, THAI, JAVA, CHLAMPA, KHMER ART WORKS Book Number: 88058301 171 D'ARGENCE, Rene-Yvon L. et al. INDIAN AND SOUTH-EAST ASIAN STONE SCULPTURES FROM THE AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION. [Pasadena 1969], Kodansha. Stiff color wrs., very good, 116p 12 color, 38 b.w. photos, map, glossary, chronology, 20 x 23 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This excellent exhibition catalog covers India: Kukshan peraod, medieval Period, South-East Asia, Thailand, Java, Champa, Khmer. A useful reference and study guide. $15 A COMPREHENSIVE BUDDHIST SECT WORK Book Number: 97087501 172 DAI NIPPON OHKURA KYOO. THE OHKURA BUDDHIST SECT. DAI NIPPON OHKURA KYOO. THE OHKURA BUDDHIST SECT IN THE JAPANESE EMPIRE. [Tokyo 1884, Koh Kyoo Shoin]. Stitched buff wrappers, very good, 10 volume set, Japanese text, total of 828 double folded pages, 8 woodcut Buddhist illustrations, few old worm holes, not significant. Double page pagination: vol. I: 55p. II: 75p. III: 97p. IV: 108p. V:98p. VI:111. VII:81p. VIII:74 p. IX:41p. X:88p. This source covers various sects: Nichiren Shishoo, Rinsaishuu, Soobushuu, Shingonshuu, Jishuu, Joboshu Tendaishu, Yuutsuu Nenbutsu shuu et al. An excellent reference for the various sects within Buddhism in Japan. A GOOD LOOK AT THE DAIKA TEMPLE, ART, GARDENS & INTERIORS Book Number: 21152601 173 DAIKA-JI TEMPLE. KYU SAGA GO SHO DAI KAKU JI SEI KA: THE REAL BEAUTIFUL RareOrientalBooks.Com $748 DAIKA-JI TEMPLE LIKE THE OLD SAGA PALACE. [Nara ? n.d. ca. 1920's, Daika-ji Temple. Green faded loose portfolio, very good, central hinge repaired, contains, 2 color, 8 b.w. photos, Japanese captions. U N U S U A L This unusual work outlines in graphic views, the temple, its environs, Engawas, screen like sliding doors, the adjacent lake, Buddhist & Fuda icons, Buddhist sculptures & deamons, marvelous multi-pannel screens, animals deities, gilt screen examples in full color, &c. $44 A CLASSIC EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE ON THE AREA Book Number: 83006501 174 DAINELLI, Giotto. BUDDHISTS AND GLACIERS OF WESTERN TIBET. London 1933, Kegan Paul. Blue cloth, 304p., 1 map, 32 b.w. photos, very good, minor corner wear, spine bit darkened, else, contents clean, solid. R A R E Diary of an Italian traveler in Western Tibet, from Kashmir to Leh, the Shyok Valley, across the Siachen Glacier & back. With observations on the Tibetan people & culture & on travel, the Tibetan mountains and climbing. A very famous work, covers from Hanoi to the valley of the Bramaputra, much of the time through unexplored country. A great primary source. $328 Book Number: 21170002 175 DARGAYAY, Eva M. THE RISE OF ESOTERIC BUDDHISM IN TIBET. Delhi [1979], Motilal. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 272p., indices, bibliography, chronology, 2nd revised edition. Covers the beginnings of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism, old transmission of the pronouncements, new transmissions of the concealed teachings and their discoverers, promulgators. With rich appendices of masters of the old school, political & religious events in Tibet, Chinese Buddhism and its relation to Tibet. Index of Tibetan personal names and titles, place names in Tibetan and other languages, titles cited, technical terms & subjects. An excellent reference source. RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 Book Number: 21170003 176 DARGAYAY, Eva M. THE RISE OF ESOTERIC BUDDHISM IN TIBET. Delhi [1979], Motilal. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 272p., indices, bibliography, chronology, 2nd revised edition, former owner's name rubber-stamped on signatures, else a clean solid copy. Covers the beginnings of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism, old transmission of the pronouncements, new transmissions of the concealed teachings and their discoverers, promulgators. With rich appendices of masters of the old school, political & religious events in Tibet, Chinese Buddhism and its relation to Tibet. Index of Tibetan personal names and titles, place names in Tibetan and other languages, titles cited, technical terms & subjects. An excellent reference source. $32 Book Number: 21170401 177 DASGUPTA, Sashi Bhusan. ASPECTS OF INDIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. Calcutta 1977, Firma Klm. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 247p. Indian concepts of sacrifice, its evolution in ages, role of Mantra in Indian religion, evolution of mother-worship in India, the conception of Purusottama in Indian philosophy & religion. The conception of the Divine Body, some later Yogic schools, the Indian attitude towards, nature. Studies in Vaisnavism, Caitanyaism, birthday celebration of Sri Krsna, phase of Vaisnava philosophy in the 19th century. A CLASSIC STUDY BY THE FAMOUS WESTERN WOMAN Book Number: 85098001 178 DAVID-NEEL, Alexandra. INITIATIONS AND INITIATES IN TIBET. London [1958], Rider. Black cloth, 224p., very good, appen- RareOrientalBooks.Com $12 dix, dj., second edition. S C A R C E Madame David-Neel was a Buddhist & a Lama, & wrote from decades of experience in Tibet, with first-hand knowledge of the ways of Tibetan mystics. Careful exploration of meanings of the Tibetan metaphysical system, dubthabs rites, Hinayana & Mayayana Buddhism, the Dalai Lamas, morality, principle of auto-initiation, etc. First Edition was published in 1927. $99 A CLASSIC STUDY BY THE FAMOUS WESTERN WOMAN Book Number: 85098004 179 DAVID-NEEL, Alexandra. INITIATIONS AND INITIATES IN TIBET. New York [1959], Univ. Books. Salmon cloth, appendix, very good, 222p., dj. Madame David-Neel was a Buddhist & a Lama, & wrote from decades of experience in Tibet, with first-hand knowledge of the ways of Tibetan mystics. Careful exploration of meanings of the Tibetan metaphysical system, dubthabs rites, Hinayana & Mayayana Buddhism, the Dalai Lamas, morality, principle of auto-initiation, etc. First Edition was published in 1927. AN AMERICAN WOMAN'S SOJOURN IN TIBET Book Number: 85099004 180 DAVID-NEEL, Alexandra. MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN TIBET. New York [1965], Univ. Books. Green cloth, 320p., very good, b.w. photos, intro. by A. Suissman. New Edition. Excellent primary source by a guest of the Lamas. Her experiences in Tibet with the Lamas, the famous Tibetan Monastery and dealing with the Ghosts and Deamons, disciples of Yore and their contemporary emulators, psychic sports. Excellent RareOrientalBooks.Com $99 coverage of the Lamas and their religion, magic and funeral rites. Covers the land and its peoples, culture, customs, religions, psychic sports, spiritual training, and psychic phenomena. Excellent primary source by a guest of the Lamas. Her experiences in Tibet with the Lamas, the famous Tibetan Monastery and dealing with the Ghosts & Deamons, disciples of Yore and their contemporary emulators, psychic sports. Also mystic theories and spiritual training, pyschic phenomena in Tibet, how Tibetans explain them. A valuable and well written work. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi p.94, D46, c. * Scans can be sent by email. $71 THE RARE & TRUE NARRATIVE OF HER JOURNEY INTO TIBET Book Number: 92138503 181 DAVID-NEEL, Alexandra. MY JOURNEY TO LHASA: THE PERSONAL STORY OF THE ONLY WHITE WOMAN WHO SUCCEEDED IN ENTERING THE FORBIDDEN CITY. New York 1927, Harper. Black cloth spine, over illustrated boards, end paper maps, very good, 45 photos, 310p., paper spine label worn, corner, exterior edges worn, internally solid, bit of faint foxing, but otherwise very good copy. Yakushi D45b. Robinson p.9. The author a journalist at the time went to India in 1911, to interview the Dalai Lama and stayed fourteen yers. In the course of that time she stayed at various monasteries in Tibet, Burma, Bhutan, Japan and Korea. In her mid-fifties she disguised herself as a mendicant monk to make her way to Lhasa....after four and a half months' journey through the worst conditions Tibet could off offer, she became the first Western woman to enter Lhasa." This is a special autobiographical work, and one of her most fascinating books on the area. Yakushi D45.b. Harper is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. ALWAYS S C A R C E ! Color scans can be sent by email. A MAJOR RESOURCE OF THIS FAMOUS BUDDHIST GOSPEL RareOrientalBooks.Com $393 Book Number: 85107801 182 DAVIDSON, J. Leroy. THE LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE ART: A Study in Buddhist Art to the Year 1000. [New Haven 1955], Yale Univ. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 105 +40p.,index, bibliography, 40 b.w. plates, clean,solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly covering expedient gospel of Buddhism, which flourished in Ancient China and inspired countless paintins and sculptures illustrating its secular teachings. Specific coverage of the faiths in ferment, the images, the Lotus in the cave temples, paradise cults, sectarianism and decline. MARVELOUS TALE OF BENKEI-ONE OF JAPAN'S GREATEST WARRIORS Book Number: 84296201 183 DE BENNEVILLE, James S. SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI: TALES OF THE WARS OF THE GEMPEI: Being the Story of the Lives and Adventures of Iyo-No-Kami Yokohama 1910, Published by the Author. Green cloth, 2 vol. set, gold-stamping, 391+453p., glossary, notes, colored frontis, 70 b.w. illus., 2 maps. 12.5 x 19.5 cm., very good, clean solid set. FIRST & ONLY EDITION RARE This is a most important biography of Japan's greatest sword fighter and Kendo [sword] expert. A great celebrity and actual historic figure. It covers the Yamato-Damashii or Spirit of Japan [Bushido], as manifest in Miyamoto. The relationship between Yoshitsune and Benkei, covering various stories: O'Haya, Shinbutsu-maru and the Youth: Tamamushi the maid, The Rescue of Tamamushi, Benkei's ordination, his sword collection, Buddhist training at Kurama-yama-dera, his meeting with Ushiwaka-maru and his killing, his various adversaries and triumph over each. * With copious glossaries, map, memoranda. An important and valuable resource, published privately by the author in a quite small, rare & illustrated edition. RareOrientalBooks.Com $32 * REFERENCES: Hokusai Katsushika: EHON MUSASHI ABUMI: PICTURE BOOK 'THE STIRRUPS OF MUSASHI.' Stunning period original work covering the exploits of Musashi. * $420 MARVELOUS TALE OF BENKEI-ONE OF JAPAN'S GREATEST WARRIORS Book Number: 84296202 184 DE BENNEVILLE, James S. SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI: TALES OF THE WARS OF THE GEMPEI: Being the Story of the Lives and Adventures of Iyo-No-Kami Yokohama 1910, De Benneville. Green cloth, very good, dj., 2 vol. set, gold decorations, glossary, notes, colored frontis 70 b.w. illustrations, 2 maps, 12.5 x 19.5 cm. R A R E FIRST & ONLY EDITION This is a most important biography of Japan's greatest sword fighter and Kendo [sword] expert. A great celebrity and actual historic figure. It covers the Yamato-Damashii or Spirit of Japan [Bushido], as manifest in Miyamoto. The relationship between Yoshitsune and Benkei, covering various stories: O'Haya, Shinbutsu-maru and the Youth: Tamamushi the maid, The Rescue of Tamamushi, Benkei's ordination, his sword collection, Buddhist training at Kurama-yama-dera, his meeting with Ushiwaka-maru and his killing, his various adversaries and triumph over each. * With copious glossaries, map, memoranda. An important and valuable resource, published privately by the author in a quite small, rare & illustrated edition. * REFERENCES: Hokusai Katsushika: EHON MUSASHI ABUMI: PICTURE BOOK 'THE STIRRUPS OF MUSASHI.' Stunning period original work covering the exploits of Musashi. * A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE RareOrientalBooks.Com $449 Book Number: 84130203 185 DE GARIS, Frederic. WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions of many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts & Crafts of the Miyanoshita [1937], Fujiya Hotel. Silk stitched wrs., very good, over 753 b. w. photos, indices, 2 vol. set, 200+207p., contained in cloth slip cases, with a small b.w. photo of H. Yamaguchi, the hotel's managing director laid in, complete. This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable referennce and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. * Useful for any students, collectors, writers, art collectors of all subjects. * CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai, or others whom are not the author. This is a bibliographic error. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. *** A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE Book Number: 84130206 RareOrientalBooks.Com $75 186 DE GARIS, Frederic. WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions of many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts & Crafts of the Miyanoshita [1947], Fujiya. Brown silk covers,stitched spine 2 vol. set, [vols.1,2]& 2, index, profuse b. w. photos, 15 x 21 cm., exceptionally clean, 207+189p., in original paper protective covers, paper title slips, solid nice copies. This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable referennce and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. * Useful for any students, collectors, writers, art collectors of all subjects. * CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai, or others whom are not the author. This is a bibliographic error. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. *** A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE Book Number: 84130207 187 DE GARIS, Frederic. WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions of many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts & Crafts of the Miyanoshita [1949], Fujiya. Stitched pictorial cloth, paper folding cases, 3 vol. set, index, profuse b. w. photos, 15 x 21 cm., exceptionally clean, bright copies,189+199+200 pages like new, excellent covers. NICE POST WORLD WAR 2 SET This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, RareOrientalBooks.Com $43 Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable referennce and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. * Useful for any students, collectors, writers, art collectors of all subjects. * CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai, or others whom are not the author. This is a bibliographic error. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. *** A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE Book Number: 84130208 188 DE GARIS, Frederic. WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions of many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts & Crafts of the Yokohama [1950], Yamagata. Stitched cloth, bright, paper folding case, 3 vols. bound in one, index, 591p., profusely illustrated. This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable referennce and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. RareOrientalBooks.Com $70 * Useful for any students, collectors, writers, art collectors of all subjects. * CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai, or others whom are not the author. This is a bibliographic error. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. *** $94 A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR ALL THINGS JAPANESE Book Number: 84130209 189 DE GARIS, Frederic. WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions of many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts & Crafts of the Yokohama [1950], Yamagata. Stitched cloth, very good, 3 volumes bound in one, index, 591p., profusely illustrated, 15 x 21 cm., bright, clean copy. This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable referennce and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. * Useful for any students, collectors, writers, art collectors of all subjects. * CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai, or others whom are not the author. This is a bibliographic error. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. *** RareOrientalBooks.Com $94 THE MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 92014403 190 DE VISSER, M.W. ANCIENT BUDDHISM IN JAPAN: Sutras & Ceremonies in Use in The Seventh & Eighth Centuries A.D. & Their History in Later Leiden 1935, Brill. White cloth, 2 vol. set, 763p., index, bright copy very clean, tight. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION This superb scholarly study address the Sutras used in the 7th centry, Maigre entertainments of Monks & Nuns, festival of Buddha's birth, Buddhist festival of death. The Ninnokyo or Sutra of the Benevolent Kings and the Ninno-E Based there on and also Musha-Daie or Great Limitless Meetings, and the Hojoe or Meetings for Liberating Living Beings. The lighting of Mi-Akashi or August Lights. Rites of Repentance Kekwa, San Sange and Sembo. Retreat of the Clergy. Sutras of the 8th century. The Konkwomyokyo and the Konkwomyo-Saishoo kyo. Japanese Buddhism in general in the 8th century. The Daihannya-kyo or Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra. The Kongo-Hannyakyo or Vajracchedika-Prajna Paramita Sutra. Yakushikyo and the Shichi-Butsu Yakushikyo, the Kegon, Nehan and Yuimakyo & their Festivals. The Bommokyo, The Issaikyo and its festivals.The final chapter is on the Lotus Sutra and its festivals, the Kwan Zeongyo. A valuable and serious resource with useful analysis. Reliable and important monograph. AN EARLY PRIMARY ACCOUNT OF THE LAST CHINESE DOWAGER EMPRESS Book Number: 92097403 191 DER LING, Princess Elizabeth. OLD BUDDHA. New York 1929, Dodd. Yellow cloth, 347p., 22 b. w. photos, RareOrientalBooks.Com $190 brilliant, clean, bright copy, a few fox spots on 2 pages else sharp copy. Second Edition The title of this book reflects the nickname "The Old Buddha" for the Last Dowager Empress, Tzu Hsi, who was known as a strong ruler who put down many rebellions. * Essentially the personal reminiscences of the author�s life as a lady in waiting to the last Empress of China T'zu His of China. A very fascinating primary insight into real life in the Chinese court. * Princess Der Ling [D� L�ng 1885-1944] was a member of an old Chinese royal family and first lady in waiting to China's Last Dowager Empress Cixi [aka.: T'zu-Hsi/Tzu Hsi, or Hsiao-ch'en] and write of eight best-selling books about China. She was married to an American T.C. White, a mining expert. . We provide a photocopy of the newspaper article from September 1935, Los Angeles, California. This shows the author and her husband after 28 years of married life. This will be laid in the book. * FROM WIKIPEDIA: Daughter of a Manchu aristocrat, granddaughter of a Boston merchant, educated like a boy in the Confucian classics, a baptized Catholic blessed by the hand of Pope Leo XIII, a woman who donned chic Western fashions in China and her ceremonial court robes in the United States, and wife of an American soldier of fortune, Princess Der Ling was a fascinating human battleground of warring identities, a victim of the hallucinogenic effects of too much publicity, much of it prompted by Der Ling herself, and a figure whose life provides a glimpse into one Eurasian woman's experience of living not just between two cultures - that of China and the West - but among many different worlds: social, religious, moral, political. Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling, one of the twentieth century's most intriguing cross-cultural personalities, her life as Princess Der Ling, in all its various transformations, she lionized and, ultimately, betrayed - the Empress Dowager Cixi, to whom, like Der Ling, many legends have been affixed over the past century. *** REFERENCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Der_Ling *** AN EARLY GUIDE TO JAPAN AND HER SIGHTS Book Number: 84317102 192 DICKSON, W.G. GLEANINGS FROM JAPAN. London 1889, Blackwood. Orange cloth, 400p.,index, appendix, 27 b.w. illustrations, very good. A continuation of his earlier work: JAPAN. Strong emphasis on Meiji Japan. FIRST EDITION RareOrientalBooks.Com $202 This primary source covers the author's experiences while in Japan from 1883-84. His journey to Miyanoshita, Nikko, Chiusenji, Choshi, Atami and Yamanaka, Hania, Tokio, Ikao, Kofu, Nakasendo-Mogi, Assamayama, Kobe, Arima, Osaka, Miajima, Kioto, Lake Biwa, Nara, Uji, Koyasan & Yoshino. With a look at Buddhism, Christianity in Japan a native account. The appendix covers: Notes on Liukiu Islands covering about pages. A valuable source, covering the territory, customs & people. A useful travel book,nicely written early reference. $435 Book Number: 99081001 193 DORE, Henri. LE GRAND PELERINAGE BOUDDHIQUE DE LANG-CHAN ET LES CINQ MONTAGNES DE TONG-TCHEOU. [Hong Kong 1919, New China Review]. New grey wrs., extracted article, pp.457-479, very good, French text, physical forms, founding the monastery Lang-chan, the pagodas, last page in facsimile. $26 Book Number: 84005202 194 DUMOULIN, Heinrich. et al. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE ZEN AFTER THE SIXTH PATRIARCH IN THE LIGHT OF MUMONKAN. New York 1953, First Zen Inst. Grey cloth, very good, dj., 146p., index, large foldout chart of Zen masters, glossary, bibliography, quotations. An exceptionally important study. Covers the Golden Age of Zen during teh T'ang era, the Five Houses, the development of Koan Zen in the Sung era, with rich appendices: quotations, bibliography, Japanese, Chinese and Sanskrit glossaries, note on the portrait of Daikan Eno Daishi. With tables: the Zen masters of the T'ang era, the origins of the Soto, Ummon, Rinzai and Hogen sects. MOST & WAY COOL ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $218 Book Number: 85123502 195 DUMOULIN, Heinrich. A HISTORY OF ZEN BUDDHISM. Translated from the German by Paul Peachey. London [1963], Faber. Purple cloth, 335p., bibliography, dj, index, notes, 16 b.w. plates, like new, unused, very clean, solid copy, in likewise clean dust jacket. FIRST BRITISH EDITION Neither partisan nor polemicist, he writes with a serene objectivity, explaining Zen in it's own terms. Excellent study guide and reference, based on 30 years study and practice. Most excellent primary resource. $73 A MAJOR C.I.A. INSPIRED REFERENCE RESOURCE Book Number: 20002401 196 DUPUY, Trevor N. et al. AREA HANDBOOK FOR MONGOLIA. Washington D.C. 1970, G.P.O. Brown cloth, very good, rubber stamp on leading edge, contents clean, co-author W.Blanchard et al., 500p., index, bibliography, 16 charts, statistics, maps, 11 photos, else clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION This like all others in the series are solid copious works, based on good research. Colvers the social, artistic, educationa, family, living conditions, intellectual expression, social values, political economic, national security issues. A great resource on virtually every aspect of this country & its people & culture. Highly useful. $15 A ZEN BUDDHIST TREATISE ON 'SATORI' Book Number: 90060901 197 DURCKHEIM, Karlfried G. Von. THE JAPANESE CULT OF TRANQUILLITY. London [1960], Rider. Black cloth, very good, dj., 106p., index, notes. Translated from the German by Eda O'shiel. FIRST EDITION Covering the tranquillity in the East & the West, nature of Japanese exercise, the basic exercises in tranquillity, how tranquillity stands the test of life. Objective tranquillity and absorption, the ultimate test of tranquillity. Useful. RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 Book Number: 96020201 198 DURT, Hubert. TRENDS IN THE STUDIES AND RESEARCH ON BUDDHIST ARTS IN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 1960-1969. Article extracted from East Asian Cultural Studies, p.54-74, copius bibliography. $17 Book Number: 96010401 199 DUTT, Nalinaksha. BUDDHIST SECTS IN INDIA. Delhi [1978], Banarsidass. Tan cloth, very good, 297p., folding table, appendix, index, dj., previous owner's name rubber stamped, else very clean. This extraordinary book is the only authentic document of its kind. Beginning with a detailed & lucid exposition of the political background of India from Ajatasattu to Mahapadma Nanda, it goes on to trace the sources of the Second Buddhist Council, to locate with unerring exactitude the disruptive forces in the Sarigha and to classify the sects. A superb source. $65 Book Number: 96025201 200 DUTT, Nalinaksha. EARLY MONASTIC BUDDHISM. Calcutta 1941,45 [Cacutta Oriental]. Buff & green wrs., very good, minor spine wear, small tear on volume 1 cover, other wise quite clean, 2 vols., 340+349p., folding table, index. Early Indian thoughts, the Religion of Ancient of India, the six Titthiyas, other non-Buddhistic doctrines, the Tathagata, doctrin of Anatta, appearance of Buddha, causes of method of preaching & teaching, Buddhist meditation, disruptive, the fundamental principals &c. An excellent, scholarly & comprehensive resource. $87 Book Number: 96024901 201 DUTT, Nalinaksha. MAHAYANA BUDDHISM. Calcutta 1976, Firma KLM. Buff cloth, very good, 304p., index, d.j., signatures & end papers rubber-stamped with former owner's name, contents very clean. The political and cultural background, Mahayanic traces in the Nikayas, three main phases of Buddhism, pre-Bodhisattva stage, conception of Trikaya, exposition of Nirvana, conception of the truths, and conception of the absolute. Generously footnoted. RareOrientalBooks.Com $56 Book Number: 91049601 202 EBERHARD, Wolfram. NEUERE FORSCHUNGEN ZUR RELIGION CHINAS 1920-1932. Leipzig nd. ca.[1932]. Extracted from Sonderabdruck, boards very good, pages 304-344 & pages 364-367. Second article: Mitteligungen und Hinweise, Stockholm, 1929. Two articles. A COPIOUS AND MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ALL CLASSES OF E-HON Book Number: 98157902 203 EDGREN, J.S. CATALOGUE OF THE NORDENSKIOLD COLLECTION OF JAPANESE BOOKS IN THE ROYAL LIBRARY. Stockholm 1980, [Royal Library]. Green stiff wrs., very good 388p., slight bump to corner, contents clean, concordance, with 1082 excellent entries with full bibliographic description for each, with English & Japanese characters. OBSCURE ! With 1082 entries with full bibliographic notes , Also with personal name & book title index. . The A.E .Nordenskiold collection of Japanese illustrated books was made in Japan 100 years ago as a direct result of the famous & celebrated successful voyage of the "VEGA" through the so-called North-east Passage: from Sweden over the Northern waters of Russia and through the Bering Strait. * The world-famous expedition was led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiold [18 Nov. 1832-12 Aug. 1901], who with his officers and crew spend the months of September & October, 1879 in Japan before proceeding on to Sweden by the Southerly route and through the Mediterranean Sea. * Nordenskiold related the history & findings of the expedition in an eminently readable, popular report of the journey, in 2 vols. entitled THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA AROUND ASIA AND EUROPE, London & N.Y., 1881.It contains three chapters devoted to the 2 months in Japan, in which brief mention of the book collection is made. *** From a Swedish translation: "An even more valuable contribution to the knowledge of Japan's older history & its people's ancient culture is provided by the rather extensive Japanese book collection that I succeeded to bring together during my brief stay there. I was assisted by a young Japanese...on my account he searched through the stocks of countless antiquarian book dealers in RareOrientalBooks.Com $37 Yokohama, Tokyo & Kyoto...I was guided by the desire to be able to bring home a more valuable & more enduring memento than could be conveyed by the natural history collections..." Thus it was very clear, during his visit the old feudal estates were being confiscated & the dispersal of a large number of historical & family collections of arms, armor, old books were completely disregarded & went to curio & book stores in great numbers." * This major and hitherto most OBSCURE bibliographical resource offers the collector a new & keen insight to a whole genre of E-hon many of which are NOT listed in the other standard reference bibliographies of the past. The preface offers a rich history of the collection and the first attempt at cataloging by Leon de Rosny, which was severely flawed. * A major resource for pre-Meiji books. Each entry shows the Romanized, Kanji author & title with English notes on date, original price, size, Rosny and other reference citations, with notes on the covers & title labels. The whole work is organized in the traditional subject format following that of the Naikaku Bunko with sections on: general, Shintoism, Buddhism, language, literature, music and drama, history, geography, government -law -economics, education, physical sciences, medicine, industries, fine arts and amateur arts, military arts, Sinology and Chinese works, book & personal name index. An essential reference for any collector or student of E-hon. * AN EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF WOODBLOCK BOOKS Book Number: 89060801 204 EDGREN, Soren. CHINESE RARE BOOKS IN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS. [New York 1984], China House Gallery. Stiff wrs., very good, 85 b.w. photos, 143p., 2 chronologies, bibliography, tables, map. Useful bibliography of Chinese woodblock printed books, large size format, 21.5 x 28 cm. list of characters. SCARCE Covers the technical aspects of Chinese printing Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien. Chinese type design & calligraphy Wan-go H.C. Weng. Book illustration in late Ming & Early Qing China Wang Fang-yu. * With a rich catalogue of fine examples & map. A useful bibliographical & illustrated exhibition catalog & resource on a subject not well covered by other resources. Profusely RareOrientalBooks.Com $83 illustrated, covers various rare Chinese language, woodcut books, Buddhist sutras, painting and calligraphy manuals &c. * FIRST AND ONLY EDITION * $197 Book Number: 84005301 205 EITEL, Ernest J. BUDDHISM: Its Historical, Theoretical and Popular Aspects In Three Lectures. London 1873, Trubner. New blue cloth, 122p., 2nd. edition, very good, minor pencil marginalia, underline, as is.R A R E This is a an early and scholarly study with 43 essays by the celebrated Sinologist. He covers Buddhism as an event in history. It's origns, legends, history, church in China and Tibet, Southern and Northern Buddhism. The theoretical system, doctrines, dogmas, physics, metempsychosis, ethics and philosophy. As a popular religion, its truths, defects, the objects of worship, Trinity, Goddess of Mercy, polytheism, monotheism, notions of atonement. With brilliant conclusion. $173 Book Number: 84005302 206 EITEL, Ernest J. BUDDHISM: Its Historical, Theoretical and Popular Aspects In Three Lectures. Shanghai 1873, Kelly & Walsh. New green cloth, very good,145 pages, 2nd. edition. This is a an early and scholarly study with 43 essays by the celebrated Sinologist. He covers Buddhism as an event in history. It's origns, legends, history, church in China and Tibet, Southern and Northern Buddhism. The theoretical system, doctrines, dogmas, physics, metempsychosis, ethics and philosophy. As a popular religion, its truths, defects, the objects of worship, Trinity, Goddess of Mercy, polytheism, monotheism, notions of atonement. With brilliant conclusion. $173 Book Number: 21007701 207 ELLAM, J.E. BUDDHISM AND LAMAISM: A Study of the Religion of Tibet. Calcutta 1924, Thacker. Stiff wrs., string-tied, small part of front cover corner & back cover chipped awayi, else contents very good,45p., English text, as is. OBSCURE ! This succinct monograph addresses an account of the origin of Buddhism, of the specific teachings of the Buddha Gotama Sakyamuni and of Lamaism. Nicely done. RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 Book Number: 20054202 208 ELLAM, J.E. THE RELIGION OF TIBET, A STUDY OF LAMAISM. London [1927], Murray. Black cloth, very good, 127p.,12 x 17 cm. Wisdom of the East Series. FIRST EDITION An excellent and useful resource. With chapter titles: Origin of Buddhism; Specifics of; Origins of Lamaism, The monks and the monasteries; Tantrism, Witchcraft and Sorcery; Chortens, Prayer wheels, Flags and Walls; "Devil" Dances; The Gods of Lamaism; The Temples and Their Services; Lhasa, the Potala and Tashilhumpo; The Meaning of Lamaism. With conclusions. * List of other titles in the Wisdom of the East Series. * $20 A FAMOUS TRANSLATION OF THE TIBETAN RITUALISTIC CLASSIC Book Number: 86004404 209 EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. trans. THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD OR THE AFTER-DEATH EXPERIENCES ON THE BARDO PLANE, ACCORDING TO LAMA KAZI DAWA-SAMDUP'S New York [1973], Causeway. Yellow cloth, very good,348p.,dj. frontis piece, many other illustrations. One of the few great books of all time. This text on death & rebrith tells of the soul's journey through life & from one life to another. Gives wise advice on how to learn from past mistakes & to perfect one's destiny. Teaches the art of living one's life so that death is a fulfillment & not a catastropic interruption, an outlook seldom mastered by Westernrs. This is a Tibetan Buddhist classic study of life itself. Scans can be sent by email. A FAMOUS TRANSLATION OF THE TIBETAN RITUALISTIC CLASSIC RareOrientalBooks.Com $78 Book Number: 86004406 210 EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. trans. THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD OR THE AFTER-DEATH EXPERIENCES ON THE BARDO PLANE, ACCORDING TO LAMA KAZI DAWA-SAMDUP'S New York [1973], Causeway. Yellow cloth, very good,348p.,dj. frontis piece, many other illustrations. One of the few great books of all time. This text on death & rebrith tells of the soul's journey through life & from one life to another. Gives wise advice on how to learn from past mistakes & to perfect one's destiny. Teaches the art of living one's life so that death is a fulfillment & not a catastropic interruption, an outlook seldom mastered by Westernrs. This is a Tibetan Buddhist classic study of life itself. Scans can be sent by email. A MAJOR CLASSIC ON TIBETAN CULT AND RELIGION Book Number: 85134403 211 EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. TIBETAN YOGA AND SECRET DOCTRINES OR SEVEN BOOKS OF WISDON OF THE GREAT PATH, ACCORDING TO THE LATE LAMA KAZI DAWALondon [1958] Oxford. Green cloth, very good, 1 color, 12 b.w. photos, 389p., 2nd. edition. Foreword by Dr.R.R. Marett & Yogic commentary by Chen-Chi Chang, inscription on first f fly of former owner, else clean,solid. Perhaps the most famous and valuable source for secret learning to emerge from the inaccessible depths of civilization. * Said to be the guide book to life & death. A strange perspective into dark secrets of life itself. Covers general introduction, the Supreme Path of discipleship: the precepts of the Gurus. The Nirvanic path: the Yoga of the Great Symbol. * Path of knowledge The Yoga of the Six Doctrines. Path of RareOrientalBooks.Com $78 transference: The Yoga of consciousness-transference. The Path of the Mystic Sacrifice: the Yoga of subduing the lower self. * The path of the Five Wisdoms: The Yoga of the Long Hum. The path of the transcendental wisdom: the Yoga of the void ness. Tibetan works. * $190 A MAJOR CLASSIC ON TIBETAN CULT AND RELIGION Book Number: 85134406 212 EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. TIBETAN YOGA AND SECRET DOCTRINES OR SEVEN BOOKS OF WISDON OF THE GREAT PATH, ACCORDING TO THE LATE LAMA KAZI DAWALondon [1973] Oxford. Green stiff wrs., many b. w. photos, 389p., 2nd. edition, foreword by Dr. R. R. Marett and Yogic commentary by Chen-Chi Chang, 13.5 x 20 cm., very good, with index. Perhaps the most famous and valuable source for secret learning to emerge from the inaccessible depths of civilization. * Said to be the guide book to life & death. A strange perspective into dark secrets of life itself. Covers general introduction, the Supreme Path of discipleship: the precepts of the Gurus. The Nirvanic path: the Yoga of the Great Symbol. * Path of knowledge The Yoga of the Six Doctrines. Path of transference: The Yoga of consciousness-transference. The Path of the Mystic Sacrifice: the Yoga of subduing the lower self. * The path of the Five Wisdoms: The Yoga of the Long Hum. The path of the transcendental wisdom: the Yoga of the void ness. Tibetan works. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $27 Book Number: 84005601 213 FAUCETT, Lawrence. TIME AND MORALITY: Establishing a Babylonian Source for Hindu and Mayan Chronologies. Woodland Hills 1956. Wrs., 40p., appendix. Esoteric study, very good, bright & clean. Obscure, esoteric study. $17 Book Number: 21012001 214 FESSLER, Loren. CHINA. Ahead of Title: Life World Library. New York [1963],Time. Pictorial boards, end paper maps, 176p many color & b.w. photos, appendix, chronology, index, very good. Covers: immense & crowded land, dynasties of legend & power, alien contacts-impact and rejection, flow of brush and pen, mingled faiths & philosophies, century of humiliation, road to power, under Communist rule, the great quarrel, invalid among nations. $3 Book Number: 97008301 215 FIELDING HALL, H. A PEOPLE AT SCHOOL. London 1906, Macmillan. Blue cloth, very good, 286p. This work was written by a British subject, and long time resident in Burma. Covers the 'outer life' of progress & retrogression, the Burmese race and nation. The true Burma, twenty years ago, the great river, Mandalay, War, Wuntho, on a frontier, our rule in India, Governor & Governed, the orientalmind, village communityi, material prosperity, criminal law, honesty & t ruth, Buddhism, women, Burmese & immigrants and his conclusions. Very solid work, good, clear reading. A PRIMARY PRE-WORLD WAR II MISSIONARY SOURCE ON JAPAN RareOrientalBooks.Com $105 Book Number: 84113802 216 FISHER, Galen M. CREATIVE FORCES IN JAPAN. New York [1923], Missionary Education Movement. Wrs., 248p., index, appendix, 15 b. w. photos, color end-paper map, very good, usual corner & spine wear, else solid copy,12.5 x 18.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Perhaps one of the best texts on all facets of American missionary work in Japan during the 1920's. With special attenJapanese women's mission activities. Also covers assets and liabilities of the Japanese people, militarism, reaction and liberalism, social problems & Christian solutions. Religion resources & problems, epochs & achievements of the Christian movement. The challence of today & tomorrow, Buddhism. * A very useful resource. $31 A CLASSIC STUDY BY THE FAMOUS SINOLOGIST Book Number: 95105301 217 FITZGERALD, C.P. CHINA: A Short Cultural History. New York 1938, Appleton. Green cloth, very good, 615p., 82 b.w. illustrations, 25 b.w. photos, 19 b.w. maps, 1 folding, index, bookplate, top & bottom signatures rubber stamped. Entitled "Short" but nicely detailed, covering feudal China, the first empire, the age of confusion including discussion of Buddhism, Taoism, the T'ang empire and its art, the Sung dynasty & Sung painting, architecture in the Ming Dynasty, China under the Manchus, &c. A masterpiece of scholarship! A CLASSIC STUDY BY THE FAMOUS SINOLOGIST Book Number: 95105302 218 FITZGERALD, C.P. CHINA: A Short Cultural History. New York 1965, Prager. Stiff wrs., very good, 615p., 82 b.w. illustrations, 25 b.w. photos, 19 b.w. maps, 1 folding,index 3rd edition. Entitled "Short" but nicely detailed, covering feudal China, the first empire, the age of confusion including discussion of Buddhism, Taoism, the T'ang empire and its art, the Sung RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 dynasty & Sung painting, architecture in the Ming Dynasty, China under the Manchus, &c. A masterpiece of scholarship! $26 Book Number: 99072401 219 FITZGERALD, C.P. THE CHINESE VIEW OF THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD. London 1964, Oxford Univ. Stiff wrs., 72p., very good. Covers pre T'ang, origin of Chinese civilization, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, foreign conquest, golden age of T'ang, the modern world, Christianity, Russian disputes, aims of foreign policy. $26 Book Number: 89057101 220 FONG, Wen. THE LOHANS AND A BRIDGE TO HEAVEN. Washington D.C. 1958, Smithsonian. Stiff red wrs., very good 27 b.w. photos, 64p., index, bibliography, clean solid copy, 16 x 23.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This scholarly monograph addresses the Buddhist paintings in the collection. Covering two newly identified paintings in the collection, also commentaries on Chou Chi Ch'ang, Lin T'ing-Kuei and Morimoto Kocho. The rock bridge at the T'ient'ai mountain. The Lohans at the rock bridge, cult of Lohans and an addendum on the Lohans in Mahayanism. With a list of Chinese, Japanese and Sanskrit names and terms in Chinese. * $22 Book Number: 32065901 221 FONG, Wen. THE PROBLEM OF FORGERIES IN CHINESE PAINTING. Ascona 1962, Artibus Asiae. Stiff white wrs., very good, 23 x 15 cm., 95-119p., index, 26 b.w. plates, bright nice copy, reprinted vol. xxv, COMPLETE MONOGRAPH. A STUNNING LOOK AT THIS ANCIENT BUDDHIST HOLY MONUMENT RareOrientalBooks.Com $51 Book Number: 96137001 222 FORMAN, Bedrich. BOROBUDUR: The Buddhist Legend in Stone. [London 1980, Octopus].Buff cloth, very good, dj., tall 25 x 32 cm.,133p., 150 color & b.w. photos, appendix, map, cross cut & ground plan, list of illustrations. FIRST EDITION A magnificient guide to great Buddhist site in central Java, and is the largest religious monument in Southeast Asia. This enormous edifice is one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in the world. The whole life of the Buddha is depicted in the 1,300 stone friezes, elaborately carved. This work surveys the history of Borobudur, tells the story of Buddha portrayed in stone and examines the stylistic importance of the carvings. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 13TH CENTURY WOODBLOCK PRINT Book Number: 29044101 223 FUDOH MYOH-OH HYAKU INBUTSU: FUDOH MYOH-OH INBUTSU: ONE-HUNDRED IMAGES OF FUDOH MYOH-OH, FROM TOH-JI TEMPLE, KYOTO, JAPAN. [Kyoto 1185-1333, Tohji Temple]. A single sheet woodblock printed, white Washi mulberry paper, 32 x 48 cm., minor old worming now rebacked, shows 100 FUDOH MYOH-OH icon images, extremely rare and famous work. FIRST & ONLY OBSCURE EDITION This FUDOH MYO-OH is a thirteenth century Late Heian [1185-1336] A.D. Buddhist work and is represented showing one-hundred individual Buddhist images, woodblock printed. . WHAT IS FUDOH MUYO-OH: FUDOH MYO-OH was one of the supernatural guardians of the paradise of the Amida Buddha. Also known commonly as the "Immovable Wisdom King," is the patron deity of the Yamabushi. He usually portrayed holding a sword and a lariat, clad in rags, has one fang pointing up and another pointing down, and a braid on one side of his head. It is also know in Chinese as BU DONG MING WANG. * PULSATING: Jon Rosenfield stated: "Overcrowded, pulsating with bristling energy, this sheet of one hundred tiny stamped images of Fudoh is typical of those found inside Buddhist statues of the 13th century." See his book cited below. * FUDO MYOO: In Sanskrit: Acalanatha, was the principal of the Myojh or "Enlightened Kings" of Esoteric Buddhism, A RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 manifestation of Dainichi and a powerful conquer of evil, he is shown in many frightening aspects. Commonly depicted in very early woodblock prints with a fiery Mandala behind his head. See references below for Wikipedia citation. * This print was found in the Toh-ji [Eastern Temple], Kyoto. from the Shingon Buddhist sect. This is located next to the famous Rashomon gateway to the Heian capitol [now Kyoto]. It was formerly known as Kyoh-oh-gokoku [The Temple for the Defense of the Nation by Means of the King of Doctrines] believed to defend the nation. * This work upon discovery was first considered to have been printed in the Heian period [794-1185], later after study, it is currently believed to have been printed in the Kamakura [1185-1392] and is so cited by Baskett and Rosenfield to be this period. This Inbutsu [woodblock print] along with several others, was rolled up, then placed inside a hollow place in a Fudoh Myoh-oh statue and left for over nearly a millennium. In the 1960's Japanese temple monks began to conserve and preserve ancient sculptures in the Toh-ji temple and therefore discovered these prints. * Monk's efforts brought to light a few rare bundles of these prints, undisturbed. In an effort to save the structure and sculptures a very few were given to patrons of the temple in gratitude for substantial donations, which has been a common practice for over 2000 years in Japan, China and Korea. Because these prints were left sealed inside the statues, they were preserved in extraordinary condition. In some cases a few worms or insects penetrated and left some damage to the hand-made Washi mulberry paper, sadly this was unavoidable. Ours is one of those presented to a patron. Mosaku discusses this on pages 29, 30. * TOH-JI TEMPLE: UNESCO designated this as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto" a World Heritage Site. The temple is located Minami-ku near the intersection of Omiya and Kujo Streets, southwest of Kyoto Station. Toh-ji is often associated with Kobo Daishi [Kukai]. The well-known Buddhist priest was put in charge of Toh-ji in 823 by order of Emperor Saga. The temple's principal image is of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha. * PRINTING AS A DAILY DEVOTION: Ishida points out this on p.30-31, discussing the Heian practice of worshipers printing a number of Buddhist images each day or month to fulfill a religious vow. Printing these images gave merit and virtue to the printer, thereby increasing their position in the Buddhist Sangha [community]. Temples encouraged the Sangha to print images as that aided in soliciting donations. "Donors were allowed to pay for the printing of Buddhist images to be placed inside of statues. This served the purpose of temple finance in much the same way as printed appeals for contributions. The images were never distributed to the people but were instead stored away in sculpted images." See Ishida p.31. * Every morning as part of a daily regimen, women of the Imperial court would print Buddhist images using woodblocks RareOrientalBooks.Com on sheets of thin mulberry Washi paper as religious observance, much like saying prayers every morning. After an appropriate number of pages were printed, the sheets were rolled and tied in bundles and then inserted into the hollow interior of sculptures. * PRINTING TECHNIQUE: This print was likely printed from a single block containing ten images, then printed ten times on a single sheet, yielding a total of one-hundred images in all. See Baskett p.30. Upon closer observation, taking a single image, the third one from the right, and comparing it to all above there are the exact specks of dust influencing the printing of the flame lines in the upper left quadrant. This is ample evidence to support both Ishida and Baskett's idea that the print was done by use of a single block containing ten images then stamped from the top ten times on a single sheet of paper. * RARITY: The print is exceptionally rare. Only a few examples have been cited, published or illustrated. Apparently this image only came to light in the 1960's and very few came to public view, those few that were given to patrons eluded the usual scholars and their publications. It was not uncommon for patrons of Buddhist temples in Japan to covet and hold their gifts from the temple for several reasons. Namely, the need and desire to remain unknown to the general public for their donations, which were done for the right reasons, avoiding any public acknowledgement. Secondly, there are moral questions vis-�-vis accepting "compensation/gifts" from monks for donations. Above all, donors do not like others to know their private business and so the prints given in acknowledgement by monks commonly remains a private matter. * CONDITION: The work has some worming on the upper left and right edges, where it was rolled up and stored inside a sculpture. All one-hundred images are present, there is some loss to eight of the images on the sides, and other old worming though not major but nevertheless has left its mark on the interior. The print was kept relatvely safe inside a sculpture of Amida Buddha for some 900 years. During that time natural attrition rate to bugs or moisture has taken a toll on this kind of print. It is therefore natural to see some loss and other minor defects. . Unfortunately almost all of the very few prints similar to this one have survived only in fragmented pieces, and none are cited nor illustrated in Ishida, They seem to have eluded the scrutiny of Ishida, and most other studies of early Buddhist woodblock prints. *** REFERENCES: BASKET, Mary: FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUDDHA: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections. This exact print is illustrated and discussed on p.30, as plate 6. She attributes this work to the 13th century i.e.: Kamakura period. Source: "Discovered inside a sculpture [Tainai=Fudoh] of Fudoh Myoh-oh." See her Bibliography for other excellent references on this famous work. * RareOrientalBooks.Com ROSENFIELD, John et al.: TRADITIONS OF JAPANESE ART: Selections from the Kimiko and John Powers Collection. This exact print is illustrated and discussed on p.113, and illustrated as item 45. * MUSEE CERNUSCHI: ESTAMPS BOUDDHIQUES JAPONAISES: XIIe-XVIIIe Siecles: Les Precurseurs de l'Ukiyo-e. See item 81; introduction by Kikutake Junichi. * Ishida, Mosaku: JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRINTS: pp.29-30, 120-122, et al; plates 73-75 a, b, c. * Tokuriki, Tomikichiro; TOYO KO HANGA [ORIENT OLDEST WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE TOMIKICHIRO TOKURIKI COLLECTION]. Tokyo 1978, page 63 * Nara National Museum. TOKUBETSU TENRAN BUKKYO HANGA: SPECIAL EXHITIBION OF BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINTS. July-August 1972, no. 44. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8D-ji * $4964 THE GREAT MASTER TEACHES HOW TO SIT, AND MEDITATE Book Number: 84056001 224 FUJIMOTO, Rindo. THE WAY OF ZAZEN. Cambridge 1961, Cambridge Buddhist Assn. Green hand-made paper boards, 26p., crisp, clean, notes. S C A R C E An excellent treatise on meditation, and how to sit properly to breathe & relieve the mind. A practitioner of the Rinzai sect of Zen, a strict disciplanian, he entered Hosshin temple. His works are are and is a famous monk. $53 Book Number: 86025701 225 FUJIMOTO, Ryukyo. AN OUTLINE OF THE TRIPLE SUTRA OF SHIN BUDDHISM. Kyoto 1955, Honpa Hongwanji. Buff stiff wrs., 2 vol. set, 183+172p., glossary, appendix, critical notes on C.G. Jung's "On the Psychology of Eastern Meditation." Excellent Mahayana source with the Tripitaka, Triple Sutra of Shin Buddhism, larger Sutras, chronology, historical back ground and introduction to the Sutra on the Eternal Buddha. With Sanskrit-Chinese-Japanese glossary. Obscure resource. Book Number: 28046201 226 FUJIWARA, Ryosetsu. trans. THE TANNI SHO: Notes Lamenting Differences. Kyoto 1962, Ryukokku Univ. Orange cloth, very good copy, RareOrientalBooks.Com $87 146p., indices, bibliography, glossary, 18 x 26 cm., text in Japanese, transliterated Japanese and English. FIRST EDITION $15 Book Number: 32025001 227 FUKUDA, Naomi. ed. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCE WORKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES. Ann Arbor 1979, Univ. Michigan. Brown cloth, very good,clean copy, 21.5 x 28.5 cm., 210p., title index, subject oriented bibliography, bright sharp copy, English and Romanization entries. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Excellent bibliography, covers subjects: general works,philosophy & religion, fine arts, language, literature,history, biographies, geography, political science,economics, sociology & ethnology.* $22 Book Number: 84205201 228 FUKUDA, Naomi. UNION CATALOG ON JAPAN IN WESTERN LANGUAGES. [Tokyo] 1968, International House Library. Blue cloth, very sharp copy, 543p., reprint edition, corrected, 18 x 26 cm., contents very clean. A copious reference tool. Essential bibliography, listing books in the National Diet Library (former Ueno Library), Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai Library, Toyo Bunko, including the Morrison Library & the International House Library. All entries nicely listed in alphabetic order by author's name. * A SUPERB AND MOST CHARMING ZEN CLASSIC ON TEA CEREMONY RareOrientalBooks.Com $153 Book Number: 92146703 229 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. CHA-NO-YU TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1932, Maruzen. Decorated cloth, very good, 111p., 35p. notes, index, 5 color, 9 b. w. drawings, 14 collotype b. w. photos, 1 b.w. plate, dust jacket, 16 x 25 cm. FIRST EDITION An Excellent aestethic work covering the Zen art of formal tea ceremony in great detail. . Addressing Cha-no-yu as a pastime, introduction from ancient China, early masters and patrons. Invitation to Cha-no-yu. Roji the garden path, Chashitsu & Chaseki tea room. Usucha or thin tea, traditions, ideals, training, etiquette. * Shows a good number of photos, drawings and color examples. A must text for any serious tea ceremony studeny or practitioner. * A SUPERB AND MOST CHARMING ZEN CLASSIC ON TEA CEREMONY Book Number: 92146704 230 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. CHA-NO-YU TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1932, Maruzen. Decorated cloth, very good, 111p., 35p. notes, index, 5 color, 9 b. w. drawings, 14 collotype b. w. photos, 1 b.w. plate, 16 x 25 cm. FIRST EDITION RareOrientalBooks.Com $73 An Excellent aestethic work covering the Zen art of formal tea ceremony in great detail. . Addressing Cha-no-yu as a pastime, introduction from ancient China, early masters and patrons. Invitation to Cha-no-yu. Roji the garden path, Chashitsu & Chaseki tea room. Usucha or thin tea, traditions, ideals, training, etiquette. * Shows a good number of photos, drawings and color examples. A must text for any serious tea ceremony studeny or practitioner. * $73 A FINE ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84049404 231 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. THE TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo [1953], Japan Travel Bureau. Blue cloth, very good,166 pages, index, glossary, bibliography,4 color,127 b.w. photos A comprehensive insight to the art & culture of Zen teaism, or Cha No Yu, or the serving & drinking of powdered green tea. An art that has plays an important artistic role in the life of the Japanese people for more than 400 hundred years. $20 A FINE ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84049405 232 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. THE TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo [1955], Japan Travel Bureau. Blue cloth, very good,166 pages, index, glossary, bibliography, 4 color, 127 b. w. photos, very clean bright copy, 13 x 18.5 cm. A comprehensive insight to the art & culture of Zen teaism, or Cha No Yu, or the serving & drinking of powdered green tea. An art that has plays an important artistic role in the life of the Japanese people for more than 400 hundred years. A FINE ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84049406 233 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. THE TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1961, Japan Travel Bureau. Brown cloth, very good, dj. 166p., index, glossary, bibliography,4 color,127 b.w. photos A comprehensive insight to the art & culture of Zen teaism, or Cha No Yu, or the serving & drinking of powdered green tea. An art that has plays an important artistic role in the RareOrientalBooks.Com $12 life of the Japanese people for more than 400 hundred years. $31 A FINE ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84049407 234 FUKUKITA, Yasunosuke. THE TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tokyo 1965, Japan Travel Bureau. Brown cloth, very good, dj. 166p., index, glossary, bibliography,4 color,127 b.w. photos A comprehensive insight to the art & culture of Zen teaism, or Cha No Yu, or the serving & drinking of powdered green tea. An art that has plays an important artistic role in the life of the Japanese people for more than 400 hundred years. $31 Book Number: 95261801 235 FUKUYAMA, Toshio. HEIAN TEMPLES: BYODO-IN AND CHUSON-JI. VOL. 9. THE HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART. New York 1976, Weatherhill. Blue marbled cloth, very clean, 168p., color folding map, maps, 8 plans, 43 color, 113 b.w. photos, color fold-outs, solic copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Art and architecture of Pure Land Buddhism in Heian times. . Absorbing & informative text, the author traces the course of this distinctive development in Japanese art history, its origins, its manifestations in the ancient capital of Kyoto and the surrounding area, and its extension of western and northern Japan. . Richly illustrated. * Book Number: 20027301 236 GAGE, Richard L. ed. ARNOLD TOYNBEE AND DAISAKU IKEDA: CHOOSE LIFE A DIALOGUE. London [1976], Oxford Univ. Ochre cloth, very good, dj.,348p index, clean FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Arnold Toynbee, C.H. died in October 1975 at age of 86, he was an international sage. Daisaku Ikeda is president of Soka Gakkai, a Buddhhist lay organization with ten & a half RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 million members. Between 1971 and 1974, Toynbee & Ikeda discussed many of the vital issues which confront contemporary man, both in the West and in the East. They exchanged written questions and answers, and held conversations which were recorded and subsequently edited for publication by Richard L. Gage. Prof. Toynbee revised and approved the text of the book before his last illness. Some subjects covered are: the basic human being, intellect, environment, health, welfare, arms & war, political systems, one world, nature of things, good & evil...a good philosophical guide for all modern men. $22 BAPTIST MISSION WORK IN SWATOW AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY Book Number: 84033201 237 GIBSON, J. Campbell. MISSION PROBLEMS AND MISSION METHODS IN SOUTH CHINA. Lectures on Evangelistic Theology. New York [1901], Young People's Mission Movement. Blue cloth 332p., 2nd ed., fold-out map, charts, 15 b.w. photos, table, very good, usual fading, solid copy. This work is a lecture on Evangelistic Theology, covering the English Presbyterian work in Swatow and other mission fields. Comparasion and contrasts of Presbyterianism with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Work and organization of the church in China, Christian life, external relations of the Chinese church, methods and much more. A useful primary source for both medical and women's work. Scans can be sent by email. BAPTIST MISSION WORK IN SWATOW AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY Book Number: 84033203 238 GIBSON, J. Campbell. RareOrientalBooks.Com $163 MISSION PROBLEMS AND MISSION METHODS IN SOUTH CHINA. Lectures on Evangelistic Theology. Edinbugh 1902, Oliphant. Blue cloth, covers bit spotted, 332p., 2nd ed., color fold-out map, charts, 15 b.w. photos, table, very good, lower edges bit rubbed, solid copy. This work is a lecture on Evangelistic Theology, covering the English Presbyterian work in Swatow and other mission fields. Comparasion and contrasts of Presbyterianism with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Work and organization of the church in China, Christian life, external relations of the Chinese church, methods and much more. A useful primary source for both medical and women's work. Scans can be sent by email. $163 Book Number: 96001901 239 GLEASON'S PICTORIAL. RELIGION OF THE CHINESE. [New York 1853], Gleason's. Single sheet, 27.5 x 38.5 cm., 5 engravings, with articles on each of the engravings. The engravings are of a Chinese Idol, a Chinese Throne, A Chinese War God, Kouan-yn, A Chinese Goddess, a Chinese Vase for Burning Incense. The article includes the legend of Kouan-Yn, A Chinese Goddess & some comparisons to Christianity. Nice essays on Chinese native belief. $78 Book Number: 97040901 240 GOLDBERG, Joshua. TIBETAN TANKAS. [Tucson] 1981, Museum of Art. Stiff black wrs., very good, 64p., bibliography, 17 color, 8 b. w. photos, about A4, very clean, solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A very useful reference catalog, illustrating and describing some twenty-four individual Tankas, with comments on the iconography, heirarchy of the Buddha & Boddhisattva, detailed explanation of the Wheele of Life Mandala in its 12 parts. A highly valuable resource for Tanka identification & meaning. A MOST UNUSUAL & UNIQUE COMPARISON & CONTRAST OF RELIGIONS Book Number: 98119201 241 GORDON, E.A. RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 MESSIAH, THE ANCESTRAL HOPE OF THE AGES, 'THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS,' AS PROVED FROM THE RECORDS OF THE SUN-DRIED BRICKS Tokyo [1909], Keiseisha. Green cloth,thread tied, very clean copy, 212p., index, 50 color, 17 b.w. photos, 2 maps, solid. FIRST EDITION SUBTITLE: continued: "Stone at Cho'ang [A Nestorian Monument]." . A very unusual resource, covers the juxtaposition of Buddhist, Shinto and Christian religions as found in Asia in a series of unique essays. . I: King-Kiao-Pei or the Speaking Stone. "The Same Jesus." . The author studied with an eminent Chinese scholar who translated Memyo's 'AWAKENING OF FAITH' & the Hoke advanced doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism. The Gazelle of Eridu or the Turanian Christ. Four Great Khans or the Divine Law-giver. The Lotus of the Pyramids or the funeral of Jacob. . The King's Highway are the other essays. . Each is devoted to showing the deep relationship between Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity in Japan & China. The author utilizes classic & ancient Japanese & Chinese historical resources to show that the basic beliefs are founded in the same early pre-Christian religions. . Very strong in Buddhism, Shinto & early Christian philosophical concepts. * A marvelous and unique way to see the common nature and affinity of these religions as they are basically the SAME but manifest differently. Is he right ? *** $100 Book Number: 84219601 242 GRAY, Basil. BUDDHIST CAVE PAINTINGS AT TUN-HUANG. [Chicago 1959], Univ. Chicago. Grey cloth, very good, 86p., notes, index, 70 color & b.w. plates, bibliography, dj.,very clean solid copy. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION A classic and pioneer work covering the famous Buddhist gate to China, located on the pilgrim road to holy places in India. For thousands of years caves were enriched by the offerings of the faithful whose dedications covered the walls of some 400 and more cave temples hollowed from the cliffs on the edge of an oasis. This monograph covers the organizatio on of th Tun-Huang Buddhist community, Buddhist painting in Central Asia and its influence at Tun-Huang, stylistic development of the paintings, the Sui and T'ang caves, Paradise paintings, the Lotus Sutra and technique of wall painting. Photographs by J. B. Vincent, and preface by Arthur Waley. Book Number: 84219603 RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 243 GRAY, Basil. BUDDHIST CAVE PAINTINGS AT TUN-HUANG. London [1959], Faber. Grey cloth, very good, 70 color, many b.w. photos, 86p., notes, index, bibliography, former owners name rubber stamped copy, as is, else clean & solid copy. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION A classic and pioneer work covering the famous Buddhist gate to China, located on the pilgrim road to holy places in India. For thousands of years caves were enriched by the offerings of the faithful whose dedications covered the walls of some 400 and more cave temples hollowed from the cliffs on the edge of an oasis. This monograph covers the organizatio on of th Tun-Huang Buddhist community, Buddhist painting in Central Asia and its influence at Tun-Huang, stylistic development of the paintings, the Sui and T'ang caves, Paradise paintings, the Lotus Sutra and technique of wall painting. Photographs by J. B. Vincent, and preface by Arthur Waley. EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR AMERICANS IN JAPAN, 1882 Book Number: 84297502 244 GREEY, Edward. YOUNG AMERICANS IN JAPAN: Or The Adventures of the Jewett Family and Their Friend Oto Nambo. Boston 1882, Lee. Red pictorial cloth, gold stamping, very good, 372p., 171 b. w. illustrations, 16.5 x 23 cm. bright copy. FIRST EDITION Covers designed & drawn by author. * This excellent early primary resource concerns the activities of the American family and their Japanese friends while living in Nagasaki. * Nice commentaries on the Nagasaki area. The author, Edward Greey [1835-1888] spent some eleven years in Japan as a member of the British Naval Expedition thereafter he immigrated to the United States and went into business in New York. *** CONTENTS: Chapter headings: 1. An unexpected visitor. 2. Landing in Japan. 3. Nagasaki by night. 5. A trip into the country. 6. How they kept the fourth of July. 7. Killing time at an inn. 8. Farewell to Nagasaki. RareOrientalBooks.Com $19 9. A pleasant journey. 10. Oto's manly avowal. 11. how the Japanese hunt monkeys. 12. From Shimonoseki to Yokohama. 13. Yokohama. 14. Tokio. 15. Scenes in the capital. 16. The temple of Kuwannon at Asaksa. 17. A pilgrimage to the Spring Hill temple. 18. From Tokio to Kanasawa. 19. The Great Bronze image of Buddha. 20. Japanese New Year's festivities. *** BINDING VARIANTS: As per the 3 images we post to our website, different editions may have different bindings, and different dates may also be different bindings. If you have a preference for a certain binding, please inquire and view the images, and carefully read the descriptions. *** EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR AMERICANS IN JAPAN, 1882 Book Number: 84297504 245 GREEY, Edward. YOUNG AMERICANS IN JAPAN: Or The Adventures of the Jewett Family and Their Friend Oto Nambo. Boston [1892], Brown. Red cloth spine over color pictorial boards, 308p., 153 b.w. illustrations, very good, corners a bit worn, nice copy. RARE Covers designed & drawn by author. * This excellent early primary resource concerns the activities of the American family and their Japanese friends while living in Nagasaki. * Nice commentaries on the Nagasaki area. The author, Edward Greey [1835-1888] spent some eleven years in Japan as a member of the British Naval Expedition thereafter he immigrated to the United States and went into business in New York. *** CONTENTS: Chapter headings: 1. An unexpected visitor. 2. Landing in Japan. 3. Nagasaki by night. 5. A trip into the country. RareOrientalBooks.Com $126 6. How they kept the fourth of July. 7. Killing time at an inn. 8. Farewell to Nagasaki. 9. A pleasant journey. 10. Oto's manly avowal. 11. how the Japanese hunt monkeys. 12. From Shimonoseki to Yokohama. 13. Yokohama. 14. Tokio. 15. Scenes in the capital. 16. The temple of Kuwannon at Asaksa. 17. A pilgrimage to the Spring Hill temple. 18. From Tokio to Kanasawa. 19. The Great Bronze image of Buddha. 20. Japanese New Year's festivities. *** BINDING VARIANTS: As per the 3 images we post to our website, different editions may have different bindings, and different dates may also be different bindings. If you have a preference for a certain binding, please inquire and view the images, and carefully read the descriptions. *** EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR AMERICANS IN JAPAN, 1882 Book Number: 84297507 246 GREEY, Edward. YOUNG AMERICANS IN JAPAN: Or The Adventures of the Jewett Family and Their Friend Oto Nambo. Boston 1882, Lee. Pictorial boards, very clean solid copy, 372p., 171 b.w. illustrations, 16.5 x 23 cm., shows Rickshaw man on the covers, exceptionally bright copy. FIRST EDITION Covers designed & drawn by author. * This excellent early primary resource concerns the activities of the American family and their Japanese friends while living in Nagasaki. * Nice commentaries on the Nagasaki area. The author, Edward Greey [1835-1888] spent some eleven years in Japan as a member of the British Naval Expedition thereafter he immigrated to the United States and went into business in New York. *** CONTENTS: Chapter headings: 1. An unexpected visitor. RareOrientalBooks.Com $109 2. Landing in Japan. 3. Nagasaki by night. 5. A trip into the country. 6. How they kept the fourth of July. 7. Killing time at an inn. 8. Farewell to Nagasaki. 9. A pleasant journey. 10. Oto's manly avowal. 11. how the Japanese hunt monkeys. 12. From Shimonoseki to Yokohama. 13. Yokohama. 14. Tokio. 15. Scenes in the capital. 16. The temple of Kuwannon at Asaksa. 17. A pilgrimage to the Spring Hill temple. 18. From Tokio to Kanasawa. 19. The Great Bronze image of Buddha. 20. Japanese New Year's festivities. *** BINDING VARIANTS: As per the 3 images we post to our website, different editions may have different bindings, and different dates may also be different bindings. If you have a preference for a certain binding, please inquire and view the images, and carefully read the descriptions. *** $151 Book Number: 96156002 247 GROUSSET, Rene. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BUDDHA. New York 1971, Orion. Red cloth, very good, 352p., index, dj., large folding map, index. Covers in the China of epics, appeal of Buddhism, through the wide west, Persian paintings in the Gobi, on the eve of the Shattering of the Hordes, the land of Graeco-Buddhism, towards the Holy Land of teh Ganges, sacred places of Buddhism, a journey in the Deccan in the time of Ajanta, monastic city of Nalanda, Harsha-the poet King. From Pamir to TunHuang, glory of the T'angs, pilgrims of the southern seas, voyages of I-Ching, metaphysical flight of the Mahayana, in the mystic heaven of Buddhism, revelation of Indian art. TRANSLATED FOR THE FIRST TIME INTO ENGLISH RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 Book Number: 88063102 248 GUENTHER, Herbert V. trans. JEWEL ORNAMENT OF LIBERATION: Dam.Chos Yid.Bzin.Gyi Nor.bu Thar.Pa Rin.Po Che'i Rgyan Zes.bya.ba Theg.Pa Chen.Po'i Lam. London [1959], Rider. Red cloth, very good, 333p., 3 indices FIRST EDITION SCARCE This is a masterly survey of Tibetan Buddhism. It describes the special training necessary to win enlightment, explaining how an enlightened attitude is strengthened by practising the six perfections and closes with a definition of Buddhahood. The author was born in 1079 A.D., and became Mi.La. Ras.Pa's favorite pupil. He founded the Red Hat Order [bKha 'gyud.pa for whose Lamas the Jewel Oranment is still a manual of instruction. A superb work, an invaluable guide to the translitertion & pronunciation of Tibetan words, indexed accordingly and over 150 Tibetan manuscripts quoted... $131 Book Number: 84134502 249 H.E.H. THE NIZAM'S GOVERNMENT. GUIDE TO AJANTA FRESCOES. Hyderabad 1935, Hyderabad-Deccan Archaeological Dept. Brown stiff wrs., very good, 40p. text, 11 color & b. w. plates, English text. With a history of the frescoes, the importance of the Ajanta paintings in art history, their relation to the Jatakas. Excellent resource for the 'Birth Stories of the Buddha' as found in the early Jataka works. Useful resource. AN EARLY AMERICAN PRIMARY RESOURCE ON MISSION WORK IN JAPAN Book Number: 91061801 250 HAGIN, Fred E. THE CROSS IN JAPAN: A Study of Achievement and Opportunity. New York [1914], Revell. Brown cloth, solid, 367p., index, 9 RareOrientalBooks.Com $43 appendices, fold-out statistical chart,16 b.w. photos, faint mild bit of damp to first 144p., else a clean & fresh copy, 13.7 x 21.8 cm., folding map. AUTHOR'S SIGNED FIRST EDITION *** *** *** . . AN EARLY AMERICAN PRIMARY RESOURCE ON JAPANESE MISSIONS . . . WITH COMMENTARIES ON DOSHISHI, BUDDHISM & JAPANESE LIFE . . . THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY . *** WHO WAS FRED E. HAGIN [1869-1938]: Hagin was an Ordained minister, Disciples of Christ Church. Pastor in Iowa, Illinois, etc., for 22 years. Missionary to Japan, of United Christian Missionary Society, of Indianapolis, 1900-1922. . His missionary work in Japan: He opened work on Hachijo Island, founded East Tokyo Institute church in 1919. Pastor Figueroa Boul. Christian Church, Los Angeles, 1924-1929. . He was executive field secretary California Christian College [now Chapman College], Los Angeles, 1929-1931. Field secretary United Christian Missionary Society of Indianapolis, 1931. Pastor Vermont Square Christian Church, Los Angeles, 1932-1934. . Director of Bible institutes. Chairman S.S. Committee of Federated Missions of Japan 3 years. Traveled and lectured widely in Japan and United States. He was a well-known author and authority on Japanese missions, his solid and reliable book: "HE CROSS IN JAPAN, 1914" was a classic study of Japan, Buddhism, and the work done by him and his mission. . Hagin was a member of the Foreign Christian Mission Soc., in Tokyo [Disciples of Christ] and long time missionary resident in Japan. . *** THE SUBJECTS OF THE BOOK: The work is divided into the following categories of essays: The Field, The Missionary, The Kingdom, The Opportunity. . With copious appendices: A. A list of books upon Japan, written by missionaries. B. Baptisms by Protestant Missionaries Previous to 1872 C. Sunday School Work in Japan D. The young people�s society of Christian endeavor E. The Conference of Federated Missions F. The Imperial Oath of 1869 G. Governmental Grants to Christian Institutions H. Mission work in Korea, Formosa, The Loo Choo Islands, and . among the Ainu. I. Table of Mission Statistics for 1913. . The subject of this book is: Japan, its empire and its people, changes, transformations village and country life, RareOrientalBooks.Com social & family structure. What the missionary has done, joys, rewards of service, villages and byways, trials & discouragements, furloughs, kinds of missionaries needed, ways of service. With an analysis of Buddhism the dominant religion of Japan and how missionaries can make converts. . With notes on a few well-known missionaries, Christian forces at work, education and medical missions. With focus also on Doshisha. . Please see scans of the contents page posted to our website. *** $252 Book Number: 84210401 251 HAJEK, Lubor. et al. JAPANESE WOODCUTS: Early Periods. [London c.1955], Spring. Stiched binding, like new, folding slipcase, 96p. + 50 color plates, many b.w. illustrations, glossary, appendix, co-author W. Forman, 20 x 26 cm., very bright, clean copy, bibliography. FIRST EDITION This excellent monograph covers the early period of Japanese prints. . Chapter headings: 1. From Hoke-kyo Sutra to Koetsu [Development of the specific features. . 2. Ise Monogatari to Kyo Warabe [Grouping of special features] . 3. Moronobu and the culture of the Genroku period [integration of specific features] . 4. Four schools of woodcutting [Glorification of the town] . 5. Sukenobu and Kiyomitsu [transition to a new scheme] . CATALOGUE: Buddhist prints and Yamato-e The School of Moronobu Torii I and II The school of Okumura Masanobu The Nishimura School Nishikawa Sukenobu Torii III *** RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 A FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1500 COPIES Book Number: 99015201 252 HAKS, Leo. CELESTIAL ART: PAPER OFFERINGS AND TEXTILES FROM CHINA. [Gent 1997, Privately Printed]. Red cloth, small folio, 24 x 34.5 cm.,AS NEW, dj., 181p., deluxe edition, [LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES], 21 color text photos, 130 other color photo plates, with four sheets of Chinese woodblock printed paper bound in. This is a marvelous private collection catalogue that shows a diverse and spectacular collection of Chinese robes, garments, embroidered pieces, festive temple decoration papers, religious ornament and offerings in embroidered silk & paper, funerary paper cuts, ceremonial dragon robes, paper mache & textile festive figurines. Also a superb collection of Chinese opera costumes & woodblock printed Chinese decorative papers, including four original examples. The last section includes 13 fine color plaes exploring the dramatic qualities of Chinese opera costume though the of modern high fashion photography. The high quality of color printing renders this a valuable record of the objects in true color. Some of these show the detail of embroidered individual stitches of the artisans. Illustrations are preceeded by an essay by the Dutch art historian C. Pepplinkhuizen on Daoist ritual, its use of the objects within the collection & its significance to mainland & overseas Chinese communities. Essential reference work to interested in Chinese textiles, embroidery, folk art, folk religion, Taoism, costume, silk, theater costume & Chinese designs, large format 25 x 34.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY LIMITED EDITION Superbly done ! Book Number: 84006202 253 HAKUIN, Zenji. THE EMBOSSED TEA KETTLE: Orata Gama and Other Works. Hakuin Zenji the Zen Reformer of the Eighteenth Century in Japan. London [1963], Allen. Blue cloth, very good, 197p., dj., RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 bibliography, 4 photographic plates. JOHN TITTENSOR'S OWN COPY WITH HIS PENNED NAME, ADDRESS & DATE ON FIRST FLY LEAF. FIRST EDITION. R A R E Zen essays of the 18th century. Translated from the Japanese by R.D.M. Shaw. A classic of Zen. With a short life of Hakuin. Hakuin and his peasant parishioners. The Yasen Kanna. A chat on a boat in the evening, the Embossed Tea Kettle [The Orate Gama], a letter to a Nobelman, sick Monk and a Nun. Notes on the Embossed Kettle. Sermons to his peasant parishioners. Great reading...HOT...WAY C o o l l l l l. . . $151 Book Number: 87005501 254 HALL, John W. JAPANESE HISTORY: New Dimensions of Approach & Understanding Wash. D.C. [1961], American Hist. Soc. Stiff wrs.,very good, 63p.An historical analysis, covers origins, Buddhism, China, Tokugawa, Meiji,Christian eras, modern period, down to 1960. Scholarly essay, covers the basic works in the field of Japanese history, bibliography. Major problems in Japanese history: periodization, cultural developments, origins, clan, Buddhism, China, aristocratic rule, Shoen system &c... The whole history through 1945. Well organized, clearly written. $29 Book Number: 21018901 255 HALL, Manly P. THE POETRY OF ACTION: Zen and the Tea Ceremony. Los Angeles 1963, Philosophical Research Soc. Stapled wrs., very good A4 size, 16p. LECTURE #54. A fascinating essay by the cult leader of the P.R.S. Fascinating essay, covers the spiritual and practical actions of the Zen art in tea ceremony. Book Number: 89020802 256 HAMMER, Raymond. JAPAN'S RELIGIOUS FERMENT: Christian Presence Amid Faiths Old and New. New York 1962, Oxford. Brown cloth over white boards, very good, 207p., index, chronology, glossary, bibliography, 2 appendices, dj. This work covers the fascinating mixture of Shinto, Buddhism and Christianity at work in Japan. Since 1945 there have been innumerable experiments including the birth of "NEW" rel- RareOrientalBooks.Com $9 igions . In the general syncretism, Christianity is the nonmixer, but it has come to a new life in Japan. Comparisons & contrasts between the major religions. Color scans can be sent by email. $58 Book Number: 86028001 257 HAMMITZSCH, Horst. ZEN IN THE ART OF THE TEA CEREMONY. New York [1980], St. Martin's. Black cloth, very good, dj., bibliography, 104p., crisp, bright copy. FIRST EDITION The ephemeral nature of the Japanese esthetic has fascinated the Western mind for over a century. The tea ceremony is a perfect metaphor defining the Japanese sense of beauty. Together with a history of the ceremony, this text is a valuable contribution to this Zen form of enlightenment. Shibui Zen at its best...way cool... $87 Book Number: 84021802 258 HARADA, Tasuku. THE FAITH OF JAPAN. New York 1914, Macmillan.Cloth, 190p.,index, very good copy. Early essays on Japan's polytheistic beliefs. Covers Shinto, Satori, Mirai, Chugi, Sukui, Kami, Michi, Christianity, etc. A fascinating and scholarly text by the then president of Doshisha University Kyoto. $39 Book Number: 95102501 259 HARE, William L. MYSTICISM OF EAST AND WEST: Studies in Mystical and Moral Philosophy. New York [1923], Harcourt. Blue cloth, very good, 356p., index, very clean. S C A R C E Chinese, Indian, Greek philosophies, Buddhism, Nietzsche's attack on religion, the Christian doctrine of sacrament, sin and forgiveness. Chinese egoism, the origin of evil, the teachers in the Upanshads, an outline of Sankhya philosophy, Indian egoism & materialism, the Buddha's personality, Buddhism and war, Krishna's advice to Arjuna, Nirvana, &c. An excellent comparative religion & philosophy study. Book Number: 87028001 260 [HARRIS, Townsend.] AN AMERICAN SHRINE IN TOKYO: Memorial Meeting for Townsend Harris Held at Zenpuku-Ji. Tokyo 1931, Phi Beta Kappa in Japan. Wrappers, 41p., 11 b.w. photos,very good copy, some chipping. An anthology of essays about Harris and his Tokyo shrine by Japanese and Americans. With addresses and commentaries by Kasunosuke Fukukita, Zoe RareOrientalBooks.Com $99 Kincaid Penlington, Prof. Kimura, American diplomats: Mr. E. Dooman, Mr. W Cameron Forbes and Baron Takashi Masuda. With original documents and translations of their text. Historic. * $189 Book Number: 84122101 261 HART, Virgil C. WESTERN CHINA: A Journey to the Great Buddhist Centre of Mount Omei. Boston 1888, Ticknor. Blue cloth, 306p., 15 b. w. etchings, map, index, minor head/tail wear, else clean, solid, 13 x 20 cm. FIRST EDITION Covering a journey to Hankow, Ichang, the gorge, Chunking, Mt. Omei, running the rapids, fishing, curious customs, book selling, poppy, ferries, legends, peculiar customs, riot of 1886, visit to a Chinese mansion, Chinese inns, rural scenes and the valley of Chenteu, and slavery. An excellent primary source for travel and excursions to the Holy Shrines. RARE * $78 Book Number: 97031201 262 HARVARD JOURNAL ASIATIC STUDIE VOL. 9. NO. 2 Cambridge 1945, Harvard-Yenching Institute. Grey stiff wrs., very good, pp53-193, large foldout charts. Articles: Kenneth K.S. Ch'en: THE TIBETAN TRIPITAKA. Te-Kun Cheng: THE SLATE TOMB CULTURE OF LI-FAN. Yueh-hwa Lin: THE KINSHIP SYSTEM OF THE LOLO. J. Radher: PORTRAIT-PAINTING ON A CHINESE PORCELAIN CUP. Lien-Sheng Yang: NOTES ON THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE CHIN DYNASTY. Lien-sheng Yang: Corrigenda to HJAS 9.24-38, necrology: PAUL PELLIIOT, MEI KUANG-TI. $85 Book Number: 97031101 263 HARVARD JOURNAL ASIATIC STUDIE VOL. 9. NUMBER 1. Cambridge 1945, Harvard-Yenching Inst. Grey stiff wrs., very good, 51p. Articles: Kenneth K.S. Ch'en:BUDDHIST-TAOIST MIXTURES IN THE PA-SHIH-I-HUA T'U. Yi-liang Chou: NOTES ON MARVAZI'S ACCOUNT ON CHINA. Robert Shafer: PREFIXES IN TIBETO-BURMIC. ChihChiu Yang & Yung-Chi Ho: MARCO POLO QUITS CHINA. RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 Book Number: 97031301 264 HARVARD JOURNAL ASIATIS STUDIE VOL. 9. NO. 3-4. Cambridge 1945, Harvard-Yenching Institute. Grey stiff wrs., very good, pp.195-386. Articles: Derk Bodde [trans.]: FUNG YU-LAN A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE PERIOD OF CLASSICAL LEARNING. Lien-sheng Yang: NOTES ON THE SO-CALLED TLV MIRRORS & THE GAME LIU-PO. Kenneth K.S. CH'EN: A STUDY OF THE SVAGATA STORY IN THE DIVYAVADANA IN ITS SANSKRIT, PALI, TIBETAN AND CHINESE VERSIONS. Arthur Wright: SINOLOGY IN PEIPING 1941-1945, a comprehensive bibliography of all languages & subjects. $99 Book Number: 41022601 265 HASKEL, Peter. BANKEI ZEN: Translations from the Record of Bankei. New York [1984], Grove. Red stiff wrs., 196p., many b. w. illustrations, 14 x 21 cm. FIRST EDITION $9 Book Number: 21100801 266 HAWLEY, W.M. BUDDHIST SYMBOLS ON THE JAPANESE SWORD. Hollywood [1974], Hawley. Stiff green wrs., very good, 17p., illustrated.A useful monograph to those who want to identify what the Buddhist deities or know how they look, illustrates 32 varities, plus Buddhist symbols on Tsuba, Vajra et al. Book Number: 93012102 267 HAYASHI, Ryoichi. THE SILK ROAD AND THE SHOSO-IN. VOL.6. HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART. New York [1975], Weatherhill. Blue cloth,very clean,40 color 166 b.w. photos plates, fold out color plate, 181p., 19 x 24 cm., chronology, solid copy, nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Covers the Shoso-in past & present. Historical sketch, architecture of, Tempyo craftwork, Jen-sheng fragments. . Foreign goods from the T'ang Court. Shoso-in legacy, Todai-ji, ceremonial objects. Introduction of continental RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 culture: diffusion of Persian culture. Shoso-in motifs & designs, in search of ornamental beauty. . Emergence of a Japanese style. Survey of Shoso-in treasures, materials & techniques. Gallery of Horyu-ji treasures. * $12 A MOST SUPERB REFERENCE ON TEA CEREMONY & RELATED ITEMS Book Number: 96054001 268 HAYASHIYA, Seizo. CHANOYU: Japanese Tea Ceremony. [Tokyo 1979], Japan Society. Black stiff wrappers, very clean, 189p., 35 color, 104 b. w. photos, glossary, index, biblioraphy, very solid bright copy, 21 x 29.5 cm., in very nice dust jacket. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION The catalogue of an exhibition, and was part of the nationwide Japan Today program. . Includes essays: Tea In Japan, from its origins to the late 16th century by H.P. Varley, Tea in Japan, from late 16th century to present, by L.A. Cort, Tea Ceremony, by R. Castile, also contributions by S. Castile. Catalogue includes paintings, writings, containers and scoops, serving bowls, &c. . A highly useful resource. * Book Number: 85094903 269 HEARN, Lafcadio. BUDDHA: Neue Geschichten und Studien Aus Japan. Frankfurt 1921, Rutten. White boards, gold stamped, 268p., very good, decorations by Emil Orlik. S C A R C E With translations of: Ein lebender gott, Von der strasse,Ein RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 ausflug nach Kyoto, Staub, Uber den physiognomischen ausdruck in der Japanischen kunst. Also Nyngyo no Haka, In Osaka, Buddhistische anspieluingen in Japanischen volksliedern, Nirwana, Katsugoros weidergeburt, Im kreise, Anmerkungen. All skillfully translated by Berta Franzos. $151 Book Number: 85042005 270 HEARN, Lafcadio. THE BUDDHIST WRITINGS OF LAFCADIO HEARN. With an Introduction by Kenneth Rexroth. Santa Barbara [1977], Ross-Erikson. Buff cloth, very good, dj., 303p., bibliography, b.w. frontis, introduction by K. Rexroth. FIRST & ONLY EDITION mail. $102 THE CATALOGUE OF LAFCADIO HEARN'S PRIVATE LIBRARY Book Number: 84276801 271 HEARN, Lafcadio. CATALOGUE OF THE LAFCADIO HEARN LIBRARY IN THE TOYAMA HIGH SCHOOL. Toyama 1927, Toyama High School. Stiff wrappers, very good, 133p., index. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. A very rare work! With facsimile of Hearn manuscript page. A bibliography of Hearn's complete library collection and works. R A R E THE CATALOGUE OF LAFCADIO HEARN'S PRIVATE LIBRARY RareOrientalBooks.Com $362 Book Number: 84276803 272 HEARN, Lafcadio. CATALOGUE OF THE LAFCADIO HEARN LIBRARY IN THE TOYAMA HIGH SCHOOL. Toyama 1927, Toyama High School. Stiff wrappers, very good, 133p., index, 15 x 22 cm. R A R E FIRST AND ONLY EDITION With facsimile of Hearn manuscript page. A bibliography of Hearn's complete library collection and works. R A R E $121 Book Number: 85164702 273 HEARN, Lafcadio. EARLESS HO-ICHI. A Classic Japanese Tale of Mystery. Tokyo [1966], Kodansha. FIRST EDITION. Paper covered boards, boxed. Beautiful woodcut illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Introduction by Donald Keene. One of a trilogy later done into a movie. The extraordinary story of Buddhist faith and Japanese tradition. Marvelously fascinating story. Book Number: 85164703 274 HEARN, Lafcadio. EARLESS HO-ICHI. A Classic Japanese Tale of Mystery. Tokyo [1966], Kodansha. FIRST EDITION. Paper covered boards, RareOrientalBooks.Com $121 very good. Beautiful woodcut illustrations by M. Kuwata. Introduction by Donald Keene. One of a trilogy later done into a movie. The extraordinary story of Buddhist faith and Japanese tradition. Marvelously fascinating story. $114 Book Number: 85164801 275 HEARN, Lafcadio. EDITORIALS FROM THE KOBE CHRONICLE. [New York 1913], Privately Printed for Merle Johnson. Half morocco over faded purple cloth, orignal stiff wrappers,very GOOD, UNCUT, 96P., 16.5 x 24.5 cm., untrimmed edges. LIMITED HAND-NUMBERED FIRST RARE EDITION OF 100 COPIES An excellence collection of forty-five essays, with a few highlight: * THE KURUMAYA QUESTION JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL POLICY JAPANESE PHYSIQUE RACE-PROBLEM IN AMERICA DR. TAYLORON JAPANESE INFLUENCE IN ANCIENT AMERICA SOME JAPANESE IDEAS OF AMERICAN POLICY THE LABOR PROBLEM IN AMERICA JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO THE WEST INDIES CHEAP LABOUR IN JAPAN SYMPATHY WITH CHINA CURSE OF MONEY THE VALUE OF SHINTO, JAPANESE WOMEN AND EDUCATION * And many others too great to list here. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: P.D. & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITITINGS: pp. 66 et al. * BAL 7954 * RareOrientalBooks.Com $3018 Book Number: 85164803 276 HEARN, Lafcadio. EDITORIALS FROM THE KOBE CHRONICLE. Tokyo 1960, Hokuseido. REPRINT EDITION. Red cloth, very good dust jacket, 202p., edited with notes by Makoto Sangu, 13 x 19 cm., bright, clean copy. An excellence collection of forty-five essays, with a few highlight: * THE KURUMAYA QUESTION JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL POLICY JAPANESE PHYSIQUE RACE-PROBLEM IN AMERICA DR. TAYLORON JAPANESE INFLUENCE IN ANCIENT AMERICA SOME JAPANESE IDEAS OF AMERICAN POLICY THE LABOR PROBLEM IN AMERICA JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO THE WEST INDIES CHEAP LABOUR IN JAPAN SYMPATHY WITH CHINA CURSE OF MONEY THE VALUE OF SHINTO, JAPANESE WOMEN AND EDUCATION * And many others too great to list here. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: P.D. & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITITINGS: pp. 66 et al. * BAL 7954 * Book Number: 84277501 277 HEARN, Lafcadio. EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES. Boston, 1898, Little. Green decorated cloth, 299p., top edge gilt, 17 b.w. illustrations, very good. See Perkins p.31, & BAL 7931. Covers designed by Bruce Rogers. FIRST EDITION RareOrientalBooks.Com $122 With essays on Mt. Fuji, insect-musicians, Zen texts, frogs, literature of the dead, etc. $241 Book Number: 85041101 278 HEARN, Lafcadio. GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS: Studies of Hand and Soul in The Far East. Boston 1897, Houghton. Blue cloth, gold stamped, very good, 296p., top edge gilt, in very good but later dust jacket. Perkins p.30. FIRST LIMITED EDITION 1750 COPIES. QUITE RARE This original work consists of eleven Hearn storie. Based on his sojourn in Japan and keen knowledge of Japanese folkore and religion. Such as 'Dust,' 'Faces in Japanese Art,' 'The Rebirth of Katsugoro,' 'Nirvana,' 'Within the Circle' &c... For more bibliographic details, see P. D. Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS, p.30. $362 Book Number: 84278606 279 HEARN, Lafcadio. JAPAN: An Attempt at Interpretation. New York 1904, Macmillan. Brown decorated cl., gold stamped, very good, 549p., index, colored frontis, top edge gilt, bibliography. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING This is Hearn's most important work on Japan. It covers the psychological and ethically cultural rich Japanese. Hearn, among all writers on Japan has stood out as a true and keen interpreter of this countries actual being. Herein he writes with authority on her vast and intricate social organization as well as her rich tradition of literature. No detail, no matter how small has been over looked in his delicate web of Japanese understanding. This work covers the strangeness, charm, ancient cult, religion, family, worship, purification and religious beliefs: Buddhism and Shinto. Also, the high social organization, rise of military power, loyalty, Jesuit peril,industrial danger and his most valuable 'reflections'. RareOrientalBooks.Com $182 Book Number: 84278607 280 HEARN, Lafcadio. JAPAN: An Attempt at Interpretation. New York 1904, Macmillan.Brown decorated cloth, gold stamped teg., very good, 549p., index, bibliography. FIRST EDITION 3rd. printing. See Perkins p.51 and BAL 7942 for details. This is Hearn's most important work on Japan. It covers the psychological and ethically cultural rich Japanese. Hearn, among all writers on Japan has stood out as a true and keen interpreter of this countries actual being. Herein he writes with authority on her vast and intricate social organization as well as her rich tradition of literature. No detail, no matter how small has been over looked in his delicate web of Japanese understanding. This work covers the strangeness, charm, ancient cult, religion, family, worship, purification and religious beliefs: Buddhism and Shinto. Also, the high social organization, rise of military power, loyalty, Jesuit peril,industrial danger and his most valuable 'reflections'. $182 Book Number: 84279402 281 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA. New York 1918, Boni.White cloth spine over blue boards,163p. very good, dust jacket. BAL 7691. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE RareOrientalBooks.Com $303 Book Number: 84279404 282 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA. New York 1918, Boni.White cloth spine over blue boards,FIRST EDITION, first printing, 163p., very good, lower right corner of cover small chip, contents clean.BAL 9691 S C A R C E $241 Book Number: 84279405 283 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA. New York 1918, Boni. FIRST EDITION, second printing. White cloth spine over blue boards, very good, 163p. BAL 7691. $241 Book Number: 84279406 284 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA. New York 1918, Boni.White cloth spine over blue boards,FIRST EDITION, second printing, 163p., very good, BAL 9691.SCARCE RareOrientalBooks.Com $241 Book Number: 84279501 285 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS. London [1921], Harrap. FIRST EDITION. Red decorated cloth, t.e.g., 204p., frontispiece of Hearn, very good. The English printing was the First & only printing of this work. R A R E This excellent work contains four stories not published in the 1918 edition of "Karma." Collected in book form for the first time, with 8 hitherto unpublished essays & short stories. Representing some of his best works. BAL 7961. Color scans can be sent by email. $303 Book Number: 84279503 286 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS. London [1924], Harrap. Cloth, 205p., very good copy. This excellent work contains four stories not published in the 1918 edition of "Karma." Collected in book form for the first time, with 8 hitherto unpublished essays & short stories. Representing some of his best works. BAL 7961. Color scans can be sent by email. Book Number: 84279506 287 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS. RareOrientalBooks.Com $241 London [1921], Harrap. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Full tooled leather, gold stamped, frontispiece of Hearn, 204p., very fine copy, bright leather, and interior. This excellent work contains four stories not published in the 1918 edition of "Karma." Collected in book form for the first time, with 8 hitherto unpublished essays & short stories. Representing some of his best works. BAL 7961. Color scans can be sent by email. $303 Book Number: 84279507 288 HEARN, Lafcadio. KARMA AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS. London [1921], Harrap. Red cloth, very good, 204p., frontis of Hearn, top gilt. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING This excellent work contains four stories not published in the 1918 edition of "Karma." Collected in book form for the first time, with 8 hitherto unpublished essays & short stories. Representing some of his best works. BAL 7961. Color scans can be sent by email. $241 Book Number: 84221204 289 HEARN, Lafcadio. STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE. Stories reconstructed from the Anvari-Soheili, Baital Boston 1884, Osgood. FIRST EDITION. Cloth, black decorations very good, 225p. LIMITED EDITION 1000 COPIES. R A R E Clear expository essay on the religious & intellectual traditions of man. RareOrientalBooks.Com $1027 Book Number: 84221205 290 HEARN, Lafcadio. STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE. Stories reconstructed from the Anvari-Soheili, Baital London [1884], Kegan. Red cloth, gold stampings, teg., 225p. some faint spotts to the covers, else clean, solid copy. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. See Perkins p.5-6. QUITE RARE Clear expository essay on the religious & intellectual traditions of man. $665 Book Number: 84221208 291 HEARN, Lafcadio. STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE. Stories reconstructed from the Anvari-Soheili, Baital Boston [1912], Houghton. Cloth, 225p., bibliography, very good copy. Clear expository essay on the religious & intellectual traditions of man. A WHOLE ISSUED DEVOTED TO HEARN WITH ELEVEN ESSAYS ON HIM Book Number: 27054901 292 HEARN, Lafcadio. TODAY'S JAPAN: AN ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL DEVOTED TO LAFCADIO. RareOrientalBooks.Com $121 Tokyo 1959, Cross Continent. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good 18.5 x 26 cm., 129p., English text, illustrated, minor wear to corners, spine, else clean solid. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This issue is devoted to Lafcadio Hearn, the man, an appreciation of his work and teaching. It contains the following essays, which are about Hearn, or his the places he lived and taught at. With some excellent period photos of Hearn-related images. * LAFCADIO HEARN EDITORIAL, by William Adrian, Herb Lee, Dr. Alvin D. Coox. * Albert Mordell: A DISCOVERY OF EARLY HEARN ESSAYS. * Shoko Watanabe: HEARN'S VIEW OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM. * Edmund Blunden: LAFCADIO HEARN, TEACHER * Makoto Sangu: LAFCADIO HEARN IN JAPAN. * Lewis Bush: IDZUMO * Kazumi Yano; LAFCADIO HEARN AS A CRITIC * Mitake Katsube: HEARN AND JAPANESE THOUGHT * Motoi Kurihara: MY TEACHER, LAFCADIO HEARN. * Angela Kitzinger: LAFCADIO HEARN, TRANSLATOR * Donald Richie: A KYUSHU JOURNEY * *** $163 A STUNNING PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR THE GOBI AND CENTRAL ASIA Book Number: 85094501 293 HEDIN, Sven. THE WANDERING LAKE. New York 1940, Dutton. Blue cloth, very good, 291p., index, large fold-out map, 10 maps, 32 b.w. photos, 76 sketches, 14 x 23 cm. FIRST EDITION Covers the author's exploration from Lop-Nor, through Central asia, the Gobi, Konche-Daria, Sai-Cheke, Kum-Daria, Tun-Hwang and the grottoes of the thousand Buddhas, mountain maze of Pei-shan, Wanderling Lake and others. Stunning AND most reliable primary resource. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 A MAJOR REFERENCE RESOURCE ON ALL JAPANESE ART SUBJECTS Book Number: 95261301 294 HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE A THE HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART. The Complete 31 Volume Set. New York 1976-80, Weatherhill. Blue marbled cloth, very nice 31 vol. set, profusely illustrated in color & b.w., about 150-190pp. per vol., with index volume, bright, clean set, all in original dust jackets & protectors. COMPLETE ! RARE THE COMPLETE SET OF 31 VOLUMES . The 31 volume set titles are: . 1. Major Themes in Japanese Art 2. The Beginnings of Japanese Art 3. Shinto Art 4. Asuka Buddhist Art 5. Nara Buddhist Art 6. The Silk Road and the Shoso-in 7. Temples of Nara 8. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 9. Heian Temples 10. Painting in the Yamato Style 11. Sculpture of the Kamakura Period 12. Japanese Ink Painting 13. Feudal Architecture of Japan 14. Momoyama Decorative Painting 15. Japanese Arts & the Tea Ceremony 16. Japanese Costume & Textile Arts 17. Momoyama Genre Painting 18. Edo Painting 19. The Nambam Art of Japan 20. Edo Architecture 21. Traditional Domestic Architecture 22. Traditional Woodblock Prints 23. Japanese Painting in the Literati Style 24. Modern Currents in Japanese Art 25. Japanese Art in World Perspective 26. Folk Arts and Crafts of Japan 27. The Art of Japanese Calligraphy 28. The Garden Art of Japan 29. The Art of Japanese Ceramics 30. Japanese Art: A Cultural Appreciation 31. General index to the whole set. *** The ultimate single and great monographic resource for RareOrientalBooks.Com Japanese art reference and art history, complete ! *** SHIPPING COSTS: This is a large, heavy set, appropriate extra packing, shipping and insurance will apply. Please inquire prior to ordering so we may advise the shipping costs. If going abroad, wire transfer is the only acceptable form of pre-payment accepted, shipping will be by Federal Express. * $1800 Book Number: 87018601 295 HEPNER, Charles W. THE KUROZUMI SECT OF SHINTO. Tokyo 1935, Zaidan Hojin.Blue cloth, very good, 263p.,index, bib, 9 b.w. photos, fold outs, boxed, intro. by Genchi Kato, the leading Shinto scholar. S C A R C E A most reliable monograph on this one of some 13 sects. Well researched dissertation, carefully explaining points of doctrine and practice. Survey of early history, the life & work of Kurozumi Munetada, his teachings, organization &c. Color scans canbe sent by email. $109 A CLASSIC PIECE OF ZEN BUDDHISM Book Number: 84006704 296 HERRIGEL, Eugen. ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY. [New York 1959], Pantheon. White cloth spine over boards, 109p., very good, dj., contents clean. An interesting book on Zen doctrine by a professor of philosophy who taught at the Univ. of Tokyo in the 1930's. He studied archery for six years in the Japanese way of a Zen & mystical exercise. With introduction by Daisetz T. Suzuki. RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 A CLASSIC WORK ON THE SUBJECT OF ZEN ARTS Book Number: 84136404 297 HISAMATSU, Shinichi. ZEN AND THE FINE ARTS. Tokyo [1974], Kodansha. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 400p., index, biographical notes, 276 b.w. photos, 10 figures, slip case, first few pages has a binder's defect: small corner cut out of inside gutter, else text unaffected, clean solid. An excellent integrated work, covering paintings, calligraphy, architecture, floral art, garden, industrial arts, theatrical art &c. With some 300 illustrations of examples. This is a very useful reference to Zen arts and related areas. & * $80 Book Number: 88122002 298 HODOUS, Lewis. BUDDHISM AND BUDDHISTS IN CHINA. New York 1924, Macmillan. Green cloth, very good, 84p., appendices, bibliography. FIRST & ONLY EDITION S C A R C E This work was writen by a long time member of the Foochow Mission of the American Board, and celebrated Sinologist. In this study, he covers the entrance of Buddhism into China, establishment of Buddhism as the predominating religion,Buddhism vis-a-vis the: peasant, family, social life and future life. The spjiritual values emphasized by Buddhism in China and present-day Buddhism. The Chruch approach to Buddhists in terms of knowledge, sympathy and aesthetic in Christianity. An excellent comarative religious study. A FASCINATING & COMPREHENSIVE MONOGRAPH Book Number: 99053201 299 HOFFMANN, Helmut. THE RELIGIONS OF TIBET. London [1961], Allen. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 199p., 16 b. w. photos, index, bibliography, trans. by E. Fitzgerald. Covers in much detail the old Bon religion, the development of Buddhism in India and its penetration into Tibet. Padmas- RareOrientalBooks.Com $87 ambhava and Padmaism, religious struggles of the 8th & 9th centuries. The systematized Bon religion, the re-birth of Buddhism, rise of the Lamaist sects, Tsong-kha-pa reformation and the priest-state of the Dalai Lamas. Superb work ! WONDERFUL & CHARMING DESIGNS BY JAPANS'S GREATEST PAINTER Book Number: 87057401 300 HOKUSAI, Katsushika. EHON TEIKIN OHRAI: THE ILLUSTRATED 'COMMUNICATION OF HOME PRECEPTS.' [Edo c.1874, Yoshikawa]. Stitched wrappers, 3 vols.,complete set, 30+30+30p., 166 woodcut illustrations, covers with some small chips, corners, bit rubbed, contents clean, no worming very good impression,16 x 23.8 cm.,blue Chitsu folding case. THE ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR: The work was illustrated by Hokusai, and reflects all charm and skill that he is famous for. Hokusai has captured the flavor and charm of his genre, reflecting a lovely panoramic view of the Japanese and their life, set during the 18301840's towards the end of the Tokugawa period. A delightful and most light-hearted illustrated book, typical of Hokusai, who enjoyed poking fun at the irony of daily life and its parade of characters. **** THE AUTHOR: The text was written by Gene Hohshi [?-1350] a Buddhist priest of the Tendai sect, wrote the text in the 14th century, see Hillier p.200 for more. * THE SUBJECT: A popular work during the late Tokugawa period, it was also used in the Ashikaga period, as a text for writing by the literati classes. An eclectic and superbly illustrated text, shows the activities of all classes of Japanese. Tradesmen at their hard toil, paper makers, the daily activities of women, artists and artisans, cultured classes, warriors, Buddhist priests, Lords, and a host of other charming drawings. With a number of natural history illustrations: fish, birds & animals. * Hokusai books are always RARE & highly desirable. They reflect a charm, showing the artist's humor and compassion for life, his talented gift to record for all posterity. A lovely and sympathetic view of what Japan was truly like during his times. His works are celebrated as the best Japanese painter and illustrator of his era. S U P E R B ! ****** RareOrientalBooks.Com $99 PER HILLIER: [See entry in Bibliography below] "It was the first book of what might be termed a serious, didactic type that Hokusai had been called upon to illustrate during his long career..." Page 198. * "Hokusai's book is ingeniously designed, with pages divided in two, and text and illustration separated by a dividing line, but the positions of each part, and their proportions, varied from page to page. ...but seizes upon some incident or object mentioned by the author and builds a drawing around it, situation his pictures in contemporary Edo and his figures in 'modern dress.'" Page 200-201. * "One illustration [plate 181] gives us a picture of another famous publisher's bookshop...it is the premises of Nishumura Eijudoh, the publisher of the TEKIN ORAI, his sign and name being emblazoned on the Noren [or curtain] and on the lantern outside the premises. Another illustration is of Benkei, with his armoury of fearsome weapons, standing on Gojo Bridge." Page 200-201, plate 181, 182. ****** EDITION: This is the Meiji reprint of the first issue, 1828. * CONDITION: The work is printed with good registry and excellent key block line and images are solid. The binding is tight with some minor splits to where the stitching is at either the top or lower edges, some very minor chipping to edges of covers. The set is contained in a recent indigo-blue Chitsu case with bone clips. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: K. Toda: THE RYERSON COLLECTION OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, p.258. * E. Dawes: p.57. * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, p.137, #335. * J. Hillier: THE ART OF HOKUSAI IN BOOK ILLUSTRATION: p.277, item number 230, the 1828 edition, and pp.198, 200, 201; illustrations 181, 182. * FROM HOKUKSAI'S BRUSH: A MARVELOUS LOOK A THE LIFE OF BUDDHA RareOrientalBooks.Com $6249 Book Number: 85001701 301 HOKUSAI, Katsushika. SHAKA GOICHIKI DAI KI ZUE: The Story of Shakyamuni The Lord Buddha. [Osaka 1845, Kawachiya]. Orange stitched wrappers, 6 vol.set very nice copy in original and worn blue silk Chitsu, clips lacking, original title paper slip case used as inside cover to the Chitsu, 17.5 x 25 cm., 25+38+38+37+35+34+29+36 double leaves Japanese text, 33 single & double page illustrations by the master signed: Zen Hokusai Manji Rojin. Excellent and strong impressions, marvelous Buddhist illustrations, text by Yamatoya Keizo. Profusely illustrated with some of Hokusai's best & most famous illustrations of the Buddha's life. * This work is written in a Jataka [stories of rebirth] like format, or true from stories from the Buddha's pasts. They show by example to the Sangha [the Buddhist community] what the "Righteous Path" is by telling stories with examples; showing right from wrong. Dukkha [suffering] is one of the main themes, and the associated punishments for "wanting, greed, wrong livelihood, and other sins" are herein illustrated. Most of the scenes are set in a tropical background, with banana and other warm climate plants. Since the Buddha was from tropical India, this work shows the Japanese idea of that setting. Sanskrit is also written appropriately, but the Japanese text is for a lay public. * Great serpents and daemons are illustrated as omens, many of the people illustrated are in lavish Chinese or Korean gowns, showing the movement of Buddhism from India through China & Korea, as it progressed to Japan. * Vol. 1 begins with illustrations of the Gods of the Elements: Sky, Earth, Wind, Water, Fire and a picture of the Lotus, a flower that grows in the most filthy of atmospheres but sends up the most beautiful & fragranced flower, representative of human life. * Vol. II shows a great gathering of the Sangha as they see the young Shakyamuni standing on a lotus blower as the RareOrientalBooks.Com Heavenly Two-Headed Dragon blows his powerful breath upon the Buddha giving him life. Other great and holy Gods in the Heavens also look upon the Buddha as he is born of the Lotus. Later the powerful and older Buddha suppresses a wild elephant, fights great horse-mounted warriors. * Vol. III shows the Buddha as he is seated beneath the Bo Tree [ficus religiosa] as he speaks to disciples. One impressive illustration shows Shakyamuni as he meditates on a craggy rock, with a gigantic four-eyed daemon who tries to distract him. * Vol. IV shows Shakyamuni as an itinerant priest, another shows great warriors with spears and lances being fended off by the Master's great radiant powers, later one shows a Heavenly Demon holding a lance with a small lantern suspending a Sake bottle with a Swastika [Buddhist] design, under which are two naked and highly emaciated men who float in black space likely for drinking too much...the last one show a sinner with face to the floor as each arm is held fast by the feet of two stick wielding Boddhisatvas as they thrash his backside as Shakyamuni looks on. * Vol. V starts with a great prayer meeting of the Sangha as Shakyamuni displays two Mudras as two disciples sit on either side of him on a high pedestal while other Boddhisatvas look on; one beats the prayer drum & another hits the bronze gong while the others bow their heads in obeisance, one single Bodhisattva looks to the sky as a great and Terrible Dragon flies over the whole Sangha. The next shows Shakyamuni on a great cliff, while the Wind God does his best to blow the small Sangha away. In the next we are presented with an example of those that have been re-incarnated as half animal and human. The Shakyamuni looks upon a man with the "right livelihood" who is bone thin, but is a Mochi maker [rice pounder], but does not eat animals, while in the background sheep-faced animals with human bodies look on, in the distant background is a man & woman that have human heads on horse-like bodies, they are sinners. The last dramatic illustration has a black background with a warrior costumed Shakyamuni holding a long lance [Naginada] as he spears & tumbles a three-eyed demon in the night. * Vol. VI shows the aftermath of a battle with broken arrows, spears and two young women half naked--one is pulled by her Chignon and is about to be raped, the girl is limp and clearly dead, who is being hoisted by a warrior; many Naginada lances in the background. The next shows fourteen Boddhisatvas suppressing a gigantic fish as they thrash it with long poles...their hair style implies the Buddhist image. Next shows the God of Wind as he tries to evoke a Typhoon. The last shows a gigantic elephant as it carries a lotus with a small shrine on its back while being lead by attendants. *** STUNNING ART WORK & COMPOSITION BY HOKUSAI'S GENIUS: This work was inspired and superbly executed by Hokusai who was a devout Buddhist. He creates and expresses his faith by the stunning art work not found in any of his other works. Hints of this greatness were littered throughout his production of prints and books, but this book exemplifies hi RareOrientalBooks.Com greatest artistic effort and supreme skill. He remains Japan's best and most uniquely creative artist. * This is an exciting and great Buddhist work showing the stories and experiences of the Buddha as he went out into the world. An impressive and great artistic work by the old master, [1760-1849]. It is observed that near the end of Hokusai's life, this work was one of the last twenty books he illustrated. * In some way like so many Japanese of his time, at age 81 he began to think of Buddhism, and of his own life, and where he wanted to go after he died. Eighty one was indeed ancient during this time. In a way this is possibly his own testament to becoming a Buddhist, or a way to prepare himself for death All Japanese are born under Shinto Gods, but die as Buddhist, and assume Buddhist names posthumously. Hokusai had already signed his name: Manji Rojin [Manji = Swastika a Buddhist symbol, Rojin=an old man]. Hokusai first used Manji in 1836, then with the publication of this work added Rojin to his name. This is significant. This work was originally issued in 1841, but re-issued in 1845. The re-issuance is also significant, for Hokusai seldom re-issued many of his books. This is his only full study of Buddhism & clearly came at a time in his live when it was meaningful to his own future. Hokusai poured his heart and imagination out, and this is a major success. * Wonderful representations of the Life of the Buddha, of Hell, Temptation & the Eight-Fold Noble Path. * RARITY: One of Hokusai's more obscure titles, seldom found on the market. Today, this remains one of Hokusai's rarest books when found complete and in good condition. Exceptionally rare. ***** BIBLIOGRAPHY: L. Roberts: DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS p.48-9. * Jack Hillier: THE ART OF HOKUSAI IN BOOK ILLUSTRATION p.279, #253 Note, the typo in the romanization of title: Shaka Go Icki [should be Ichi] Dai Ki Zue. * K. Toda: DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE RYERSON LIBRARY OF THE ART INSTITUE OF CHICAGO, p.263. * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS p.605-6, #1464. * S. Sorimachi: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS & MSS. IN THE SPENCER COLLECTON OF THE N.Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY, p.131, #594. * Not in: Dawes, Edgren or Mitchell. ******* RareOrientalBooks.Com $8500 Book Number: 96161801 302 HOPKINS, E. Washburn. EPIC MYTHOLOGY. Delhi [1974], Banarsidass. Brown cloth, very good, worn dj., reprint of the Strassburg 1915 ed., index, 274p. Very through study, covers the lower mythology, spirits,Gods & the Eight Great Devas, Hosts of Spirits, Divine Seers as Star-Gods, Earthly Rsis, the Trhee Supreme Gods. AN IMPORTANT & EARLY JAPANESE BUDDHIST MAP OF THE WORLD 1710 Book Number: 91079801 303 HOTAN, Priest. [ZUDA ROKASHI] NANSEN BUSHUU BANKOKU SHOHKA NO ZU: BUDDHIST MAP OF THE UNIVERSE According to Zuda Rokashi [aka: Monk/Priest Hotan]. [Kyoto 1710, Nagata Chohbei]. Blue original paper covers, title slip, covers rubbed: some blue loss, woodblock printed 1 m. 44.5 x 1 m. 20 cm. accordion folded, very good impression, excellent registry, white hand-made paper,clean solid. An excellent fine early example of a woodblock printed map, with Chinese text. This is the first Japanese world map drawn according to Buddhist cosmology & the prototype for all other later Buddhist world maps done in Japan until the end of the 19th century. . *** THE ARTIST AND AUTHOR: RareOrientalBooks.Com $63 Hotan [aka Zuda Rokashi 1654-1728], was the author, artist, editor, scholar and Buddhist priest, he was also the famous founder of Kegonji Buddhist Temple in Kyoto. He was an eminent Buddhist priest and scholar who reconciled new information from the West with Chinese sources. The work is signed "Rokashi," which means "mapmaker and editor." . *** This map gave the hitherto isolated Japanese "a way to see a wider view of the world, but one that they could easily understand...his map was widely acclaimed for the numerous place names he furnished for Indian & Asian areas.. very rare in Western maps..." Quoted from Namba, see below. . *** The map is centered on Jambudvipa the mythological heart of Buddhist cosmography in India. This very vital spot is noted by a horned animal who's breath is a long spiral of flame emanating from the most sacred & holy Buddhist place on the earth. Europe appears as a string of islands. A land bridge connects China with an unnamed continent to its East, which "must undoubtedly be a reflection of America" in the opinion of the celebrated Japanese scholars. . *** Per Rudolph [see below], on p.92, she states: "This map is descended from a line of Japanese manuscript maps based on the journey of the Chinese priest Xuangzang's pilgrimage to India in search of scriptures. Scholars believe that the maps were originally copied out as a from of devotion--a pilgrimage of the spirit if not the body--and that later versions like this, which includes South America, demonstrate an attempt to reconcile sacred geography with the examples of European cartography that were reaching Japan through Dutch traders and, via China, Jesuit missionaries." . *** WHAT ONE MODERN CARTOGRAPHIC SCHOLAR SAYS: Cartographic scholars Prof. Oda discuss the Northern most Japanese island of Ezo where the Ainu lived is located on this map just slightly South of the mystery continent which is actually American. Africa is a diminutive land mass. To the far West is a small island empire identified as "Country of Western Women" along with other mountainous island kingdoms, likely England, Scotland and Ireland. The map text includes a list of Buddhist Sutras, Chinese histories, literary classics &c. All drawn by Hotan, which "Illustrates the fusion of Buddhist dogma and Western geographical knowledge." See Oda below. . *** PROTYPE MAP: The basic outlines of the map are copied from a Buddhist prototype, the Gotenjiku Zu [MAP OF THE FIVE INDIES], whose characteristic features was the shield-shaped continent of Jambu-dvipa. Jambu-dvipa was the habitable world according to the Buddhist cosmographical view. In this example the sacred lake of Anavatapta can be seen in the centre, from which flow four rivers in a whirlpool pattern. Jambu-dvipa can be equated topographically with the Indian peninsula, RareOrientalBooks.Com Lake Anavatapta symbolizes Lake Manasarovar in the Himalayas and the four rivers represent the Ganges, Oxus, Indus and Tarim. In order to preserve the traditional Buddhist outlines and at the same time incorporate the new knowledge of Western geography, the European and American countries are shown as small islands on the periphery of Jambu-dvipa. Although an amalgam of discordant ideas, the map became one of the most popular and widely circulated works of the day and served as a model for all later Buddhist maps." Quoted from Jones, see below. . *** RARITY: This is the first Japanese map to show Europe, Africa and America. . This is an important early Buddhist relic and classic, considered a land-mark of early Buddhist cartography. Maps of this subject and Deluxe size are RARE and were seldom printed, they are not commonly found on the open market. Early Buddhist maps of this Deluxe grandeur and caliber are always quite R A R E ! . *** CONDITION: By and large, very good condition, a few old tiny worm holes, most neatly mended, two very small and faint stains, otherwise a very clean solid copy. Entirely hand-printed by woodblocks on very white hand-made Kozo fiber Washi paper. In the original covers, scuffed and edges worn, but the subtle original blind-stamped traditional Buddhist swastika design still there. Printed on several sheets of Japanese Washi, hand-made paper, then joined to make a Deluxe and grand size work. Folded by the publisher. . *** . BIBLIOGRAPHY: Being a famous work there are many scholarly studies and cartographic references on this marvelous Deluxe size map. * Shintaro Ayusawa: WORLD MAPS MADE IN JAPAN'S AGE OF NATIONAL ISOLATION, in Imago Mundi 10, [1953], pp.123-8. On page 124 he cites the map and says " World maps representing Buddhist cosmology. The earliest map of this type is the NANSENBUSHU BANKOKU SHOKA NO ZU" and is also illustrated as his figure 2, which is this exact map we now offer. * BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. LIST item 1710.1, and the illustration facing p.21 matches this exact item. * H. Cortazzi: ISLES OF GOLD, p.38 and plate 48 again matches ours, but that one he cites found in Kobe City Museum is with [later] hand-coloring and is a poor and stained copy with loss. Ours is a much better copy. * Muroga and Unno: IMAGO MUNDI, vol. 16, 1962, pp.49-69, illustrated as figure 9, Hotan p.62-63.. * K. Unno, Cartography in Japan, 1994, pp. 346-477 and RareOrientalBooks.Com illustration 11.59. * M. Namba et al.: OLD MAPS IN JAPAN, p.13, plate 8. * Yolande Jones et al: CHINESE AND JAPANESE MAPS: In a British Library Exhibition 1974, see 2nd page of Japanese listings, and J3. * T. Oda et al.: THE WORLD IN JAPANESE MAPS UNTIL THE MID-19TH CENTURY, plate 6, page pp. 20-21. * THE COMPASS FOR MAP COLLECTORS, an antiquarian map dealer's catalogue, February 1988 as item number 1. * J.B. Harley & David Woodward: CARTOGRAPHY IN THE TRADITIONAL EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN SOCIETIES, volume 2, book 2: pp.427-429, fig. 11.59 & color plate #29. Ahead of title: The History of Cartography. * K. Yamashita, JAPANESE MAPS OF THE EDO PERIOD, pp.32-33, + illustration. * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, p.19, no. 44. * M. Ramming: Imago Mundi, v.10, pp.123-127, [1954], "Remarks to reproduced Japanese maps", Imago Mundi, v.10, p. 128. The map reproduced as fig. 2, facing p. 124. Map is described as " ... prototype of Buddhist world maps." on p.124 "... whose main distinctive feature is their completely unscientific character." see p.128. * Ayusawa Shintaro: THE TYPES OF WORLD MAPS MADEIN JAPAN'S AGE OF NATIONAL ISOLATION. [Imago Mundi GAI I31, v.10: p.123-128]; the last page has an article by M. Ramming: note 2 discusses this map, He notes the map was reprinted by the "book dealer Bundaiken Uhei...another almost analogous edition of the same map, also dated 1710, but published by Chobei Nagata in Kyoto is reproduced in Beans List, 1951..." XVIIC. * KSM: Chizu. * Deborah Rudolph: IMPRESSIONS OF THE EAST: p.92., illustrated as NANZENBUSHU BANKOKU SHOKA NO ZU, 1710. * KOBE CITY MUSEUM. [KOBE SHI RITSU HAKUBUTSU KAN.]: AKIOKA KO CHIZU KOLEKUSHYON MEI HIN TEN: EXHIBITION OF THE AKIOKA: COLLECTION OF FAMOUS OLD MAPS: plate number 2, page 45. * BRITISH MUSEUM; maps 5.d.11 for another example. * [JONES, Yolande]. et al. CHINESE & JAPANESE MAPS: An Exhibition Organised by the British Library at the British Museum 1 February-31 December 1974, item J3, * FRENCH, Calvin L.: THROUGH CLOSED DOORS: Westerm Influence on Japanese Art 1636-1853 figure 3, p.11. *** Not in L. Roberts: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS. *** . RareOrientalBooks.Com Color scans of this and most items are posted to our webstie. $57076 Book Number: 26053701 304 HOWARD, Angela F. SUMMIT OF TREASURES: Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu, China. [Turnbull 2001,] Weatherhill. Blue boards, as new copy, 206p index, character list, bibliography, appendicies, 181 color photos, 22 x 28.5 cm., bright copy,dust jacket in protector. FIRST EDITION A stunning work. Covers teh house of gods: large & small Baodingshan, carvings & buildings. Religious foundation of Baodingshan: life of Liu Benzun, scoial & religious context, life of Zhao Zhifeng, chronology of the Baodingshan, nature of Baodingshan Buddhism, Baodingshan as pilgrimage center. Two countries, one artistic center: a pilgrimage circuit leading to Baodingshan, polit ical and administrative history of Dazu and Anyue, five Anyue stations on teh pilgrimage circuit; Baodingshan monumental style: a precursor of Baodingshan, characteristics of the monument style. Appendices cover biographies of Liu Benzun & Zhao Zhifeng, explanatory inscriptions. * Lavishly illustrated with superb color photos of the Buddhist relics. Nicely done. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $7 A STUNNING LOOK AT THE SACRED SANCTUARY AND BUDDHIST TEMPLE Book Number: 84155903 305 HUANG, Shou-Fu. et al. A NEW EDITION OF THE OMEI ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOK. Chengtu 1936, W. China Union Univ. Stitched wrs., restored covers, very good, tall 18.5 x 32 cm., 354p., original edition was 1887-1891, full text in English & Chinese, profusely illustrated with lovely woodcuts. R A R E Pictures redrawn from the original plates. A beautiful book, with illustrations of villages, mountains and people of the sacred Buddhist mounument, with monastary guide. Printed by woodblocks on double folded leaves. Translated by Dr. Dryden L. Phelps, the celebrated Chinese Missionary and Zen Buddhist scholar. He also taught at West China Union University in Chendu. An excellent guide book and translation. Translated by Phelps, who "..at any time when he has a vacation, no matter whether it be winter or summer, he likes to climb the mountain... O Shan T'u Shuo..." This book was regarded as a precious treasure. The author invited scholars to revise it, then he translated it into English. A superb mountain book! $459 Book Number: 99061401 306 HUANG, Siu-chi. LU HSIANG-SHAN: A Twelfth Century Chinese Idealist Philosopher. New Haven 1944, American Oriental Society. Orange wrs., 116p 1 illustration, index, bibliography. With historical background, Chinese philosophy before the Sung dynasty, Sung neo-Confucianists, life and works of Lu, neo-Confucian views of universe and man. Lu's doctrines of law, mind, nature, goodness of human nature, doctrine of evil. Methodology, moral cultivation of the self, Buddhism in Lu's Hsiang-Shan's cosmology compared with that of Chu Hsi. Influence of Lu Hsiang Shan's philosophy. Scholarly. Book Number: 95266502 307 HUC, M. RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY, THIBET & CHINA DURING THE YEARS 1844, 1845 & 1846. Taipei 1971, Ch'end Wen. Blue cloth, as new, 313p., reprint facsimilie of the 1852 editon, a condensed translation by Mrs. Percy Sinnett, solid, bright copy, 13 x 19.5 cm., RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 exact reprint. Covers his primary journey to Tartary, Mongolia, conversionsto Christianity, Tibet, relations between Buddhism andCatholicism. Excellent primary resource.*Color scans can be sent by email. $14 A SUBSTANTIAL & CLASSIC STUDY ON ZEN - WAY COOL ! Book Number: 86026801 308 HUMPHREYS, Christmas. ZEN BUDDHISM. London [1949], Allen. Buff cloth, very good, 241p., index, bibliography, notes, 18 b.w. plates, dj. in mylar protector, 14 x 22 cm., clean, bright copy. FIRST EDITION Humphreys was one of the more enlightened exponents of Japanese Buddhism, specifically Zen. Herein he outlines the essence & value of Zen and shows that life is worth livin * Employing the serious and flippant, rational and irrational, he traces an unorthodox path to awakening the pupil's mind. Way cool ! * A SUBSTANTIAL & CLASSIC STUDY ON ZEN - WAY COOL ! Book Number: 86026802 309 HUMPHREYS, Christmas. ZEN BUDDHISM. London [1949], Allen. White cloth, very good, 241p., index, bibliography, notes, 18 b. w. plates, spine a bit darkened, else clean copy. FIRST EDITION Humphreys was one of the more enlightened exponents of Japanese Buddhism, specifically Zen. Herein he outlines the RareOrientalBooks.Com $31 essence & value of Zen and shows that life is worth livin * Employing the serious and flippant, rational and irrational, he traces an unorthodox path to awakening the pupil's mind. Way cool ! * $22 A SUBSTANTIAL & CLASSIC STUDY ON ZEN - WAY COOL ! Book Number: 86026803 310 HUMPHREYS, Christmas. ZEN BUDDHISM. London [1957], Allen. Yellow cloth, dj., 241p., index, notes bibliography, 18 b.w. plates, very clean. Humphreys was one of the more enlightened exponents of Japanese Buddhism, specifically Zen. Herein he outlines the essence & value of Zen and shows that life is worth livin * Employing the serious and flippant, rational and irrational, he traces an unorthodox path to awakening the pupil's mind. Way cool ! * $26 THE GOSPEL OF THE SAMURAI-MODERN & ANCIENT Book Number: 84007901 311 HUNTLY, Hope. KAMI-NO-MICHI: The Way of the Gods in Japan. London 1910, Rebman. Black cloth, very good, 339p., many illustrations, small split to spine hinge, mended, contents very clean, as is. Scholarly work on Shinto Japan's native belief, its deities, relationship with Buddhism, Gods, acceptance by Samurai and the Hatamoto, cleanses the soul, ambition, loyalty, devotion & other primitve religous studies. The basis of the Samurai code of ethics, their "raison d'etre" and mode of behavior. An important reference for Japanese thought & actions. THE GOSPEL OF THE SAMURAI-MODERN & ANCIENT RareOrientalBooks.Com $141 Book Number: 84007903 312 HUNTLY, Hope. KAMI-NO-MICHI: The Way of the Gods in Japan. London 1910, Rebman. Black cloth, very good, 339p., many illustrations, small split to spine hinge, mended, contents very clean, as is. Scholarly work on Shinto Japan's native belief, its deities, relationship with Buddhism, Gods, acceptance by Samurai and the Hatamoto, cleanses the soul, ambition, loyalty, devotion & other primitve religous studies. The basis of the Samurai code of ethics, their "raison d'etre" and mode of behavior. An important reference for Japanese thought & actions. $141 Book Number: 92052201 313 HUNTLY, Hope. THE WAY OF THE GODS IN JAPAN. Boston 1911, Badger. Black cloth, very good, 239p., 13 b.w. photos, bookplate. S C A R C E This work addresses Japan's religions: Shinto, Buddhism and other native cults. The early origins of the Japanese in terms of animism, "The Way," Daibutsu, clash of creeds, Hatamoto Samurai, Reverend Ernest Thompson, excelsior, Japanese sunshine penetrates West and disperses a London fog. $117 Book Number: 95008501 314 HUTH, Georg. HOR C'OS BYUN: Geschichte des Buddhismus in der Mongolei, in Tibetischer Sprache. [London 1893, Committee of the Congress.] Extracted from the Transactions of the Ninth International Congress of Orientalists, wrs., pages 637-641, p. 641 facsimile, German text. $26 Book Number: 96130501 315 HWANG, Su Yong. TRENDS IN THE STUDIES & RESEARCH ON BUDDHIST ARTS IN KOREA KOREA 1960-1969. N.p. n.d. ca 1980's. White wrappers, extracted article, 7p. Scholarly paper. $17 Book Number: 84226501 316 IKEDA, Daisaku. BUDDHISM, THE FIRST MILLENNIUM. Tokyo [1977], Kodansha. Brown cloth, very good, dj., bibliography, glossary, index, bright, as new. FIRST EDITION Early history of Buddhism. Scholarly study by the magnetic leader of the "New Buddhist Movement," the Soka Gakkai. RareOrientalBooks.Com $17 Book Number: 24015201 317 IKEDA, Daisaku. GLASS CHILDREN AND OTHER ESSAYS. Tokyo [1979], Kodansha. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 172p., translated by Burton Watson, as new bright. FIRST EDITION Essay by the leader of Soka Gakkai a new Buddhist group. $2 Book Number: 84008001 318 IKEDA, Daisaku. THE LIVING BUDDHA. New York [1976], Weatherhill. Brown cloth, 148p., glossary, very good, 12 b.w. photos, frontis of the author, dj. FIRST EDITION Trans. by Burton Watson. $14 Book Number: 95045001 319 IKEDA, Daisaku. SONGS FROM MY HEART. New York [1978], Weatherhill. Brown cloth, very good, 111p., color illustrations, d.j. FIRST EDITION A gathering of poems the author has been writing over the years and through his many travels. While at times these may not immediately seem to be poems in the strictest sense of the word, they are expressions of his deepest feelings. Translated by Burton Watson. $5 Book Number: 95098301 320 IKEDA, K. BORN OF FLOWERS. [Osaka 1967, Otani Women's College]. Black stiff wrappers, very good, 30p., English text. Buddhist poems about flowers, Buddha, seasons, &c. Soft... RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 Book Number: 91030701 321 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. THE DAIBOODH, OR COLOSSAL BRONZE IMAGE OF A BUDDHIST IDOL, IN THE TEMPLE OF KAMAKURA, JAPAN. And EXECUTION OF TWO London 1865, I.L.N. Single sheet with one large hand colored engraving of the Buddha, 28.5 x 40.5 cm., illustrated by the I.L.N.'s special correspondent: Charles Wirgman. S C A R C E This is an excellent full-page illustration of the Great Buddha at Kamakura, near Yokohama. * The caption reads: THEDAIBOODH, OR COOSSAL BRONZE IMAGE OF A BUDDHIST IDOL, IN THE TEMPLE OF KAMAKURA, JAPAN. There is substantial text adjacent to the image. * The second text with title: EXECUTION OF TWO OF THE MURDERS OF THE BRITISH OFFICERS IN JAPAN. Concerns the case of insurgents cutting down British officers. This led to the "SHIMONOSEKI AFFAIR' or the British bombarding of Shimonoseki in retaliation for the murders of their citizens. * Book Number: 91030702 322 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. THE DAIBOODH, OR COLOSSAL BRONZE IMAGE OF A BUDDHIST IDOL, IN THE TEMPLE OF KAMAKURA, JAPAN. And EXECUTION OF TWO London 1865, I.L.N. Single sheet with full page woodcut engraving of the Buddha, 28.5 x 40.5 cm., illustrated by the I.L.N.'s special correspondent: Charles Wirgman. S C A R C E This is an excellent full-page illustration of the Great Buddha at Kamakura, near Yokohama. * The caption reads: THEDAIBOODH, OR COOSSAL BRONZE IMAGE OF A BUDDHIST IDOL, IN THE TEMPLE OF KAMAKURA, JAPAN. There is substantial text adjacent to the image. * The second text with title: EXECUTION OF TWO OF THE MURDERS OF THE BRITISH OFFICERS IN JAPAN. Concerns the case of RareOrientalBooks.Com $94 insurgents cutting down British officers. This led to the "SHIMONOSEKI AFFAIR' or the British bombarding of Shimonoseki in retaliation for the murders of their citizens. * $80 Book Number: 91031101 323 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. SKETCHES IN JAPAN: GATEWAY AND BELFRY AT HAKODADE. And TEMPLE AT HAKODADE. & TEMPLE AND BURIAL-PLACE AT HAKODADE. London 1856, I.L.N. Single sheet, 4 hand colored engravings, very good. Each shows a different view of the Buddhist shrines, with text, 28.5 x 40.5 cm. This is an excllent view of the temple. With captions. * $75 Book Number: 91031102 324 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. SKETCHES IN JAPAN: GATEWAY AND BELFRY AT HAKODADE. And TEMPLE AT HAKODADE. & TEMPLE AND BURIAL-PLACE AT HAKODADE. London 1856, I.L.N. Single sheet, 4 woodcut engravings, very good. Each shows a different view of the Buddhist shrines, with text, 28.5 x 40.5 cm. This is an excllent view of the temple. With captions. * Book Number: 23001601 325 ILLUSTRATIONS OF EARLY JAPAN. PREDICATORE GIAPONESE & NOZZE: Italian Hand-Colored Plates. [Roma n.d. ca 1800, Bernieri]. Two hand-colored copper etched plates, 14.5 x 20.5 cm., each board mounted, minor toning but nice, tav 82, 83, extracted from an unknown early Ital- RareOrientalBooks.Com $63 ian text. Two lovely views. The first shows a small pavilion with the great one presiding, while the masses listen and heed the the words. A Buddhist priest sits on a separate pedistal in the background. The people are nicely dressed in silk robes with title: Predicatore Giaponese. The second has the title: Nozze. It shows a circular pavilion with a Buddhist icon inside, while crowds of people gather to celebrate some Buddhist rite. A woman in the foreground burns some kind of holy text tablet, and what looks like a log funeral pyre is adjcent. Others participate in making music by beating large gongs or by playing other instruments. This is likely the sacred funeral rites for some great person. $49 AN EARLY ENGLISH RESOURCE ON SHIN BUDDHISM AND SHINRAN Book Number: 20018001 326 IMADATE, Tosui. trans. THE TANNISHO [Tract on Deploring the Heterodoxies]. An Important Text-Book of Shin Buddhism Founded by Shinran Kyoto 1928, Eastern Buddhist Soc. Green cloth, very good, 51 pages, top gilt, ca. 9 x 15.5 cm., small volume. R A R E Covering the introduction, the life of Shinran Shoin, the Tannisho, notes. Superb resource, quite obscure ! $100 Book Number: 95057501 327 IONS, Veronica. INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. London [1967], Hamlyn. Green cloth, very good, dj., 139+2p., 24 color, 99 b.w. photos, index, 22 x 28.5 cm. FIRST EDITION A useful study addressing the religion, history, early and Vedic deities. Developments of the Brahmanic age, time and the creation of the universe, man, death, Pantheism, polytheism, Hindu mythology, triad, Vedic gods in Hinduism, new gods, Goddesses, animal deities, other mythological animals, mountains, rivers, pools as deities. Enemies of men, other spirits, troops of minor deities, demi-gods, Rishis, Mahabharta, Buddhist mythology. Great resource for identifying stone & religious sculptures, symbols, Mudras &c. RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 Book Number: 95057504 328 IONS, Veronica. INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. New York [1968], Bedrick. Black cloth, very good, 139+2p., dj., 24 color, 99 b.w. photos, index. A useful study addressing the religion, history, early and Vedic deities. Developments of the Brahmanic age, time and the creation of the universe, man, death, Pantheism, polytheism, Hindu mythology, triad, Vedic gods in Hinduism, new gods, Goddesses, animal deities, other mythological animals, mountains, rivers, pools as deities. Enemies of men, other spirits, troops of minor deities, demi-gods, Rishis, Mahabharta, Buddhist mythology. Great resource for identifying stone & religious sculptures, symbols, Mudras &c. AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR JAPANESE BUDDHIST WOODCUT PRINTS Book Number: 88101202 329 ISHIDA, Mosaku. et al. JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRINTS. Tokyo [1967], Kodansha. Black cloth,very clean, folio, dj., 95p., glossary, 32 color, 162 b .w. photo illustrations, co-authors:Un'ichi Hiratsuka,S. Kabutogi, Muneshige Narasaki et al, glossary,25.5 x 34.5 cm.,slipcase, bright solid copy. English "adapation" by Charles S. Terry. . This exceptionally valuable reference source is devoted to the early Buddhist woodcut prints. With a celebrity staff of writers, this is an important work. . With essays: the early his story of prints, printed illustrations in Buddhist prints, prints on fans and decorated paper, form, preservation & purpose of stamped and block-printed Buddha's. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: ARNTZEN 152 RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 * $34 A PILGRIMAGE TO THE GREAT TEMPLE Book Number: 98071501 330 [ITOH, S.] HYOGO NOFU JI TEMPLE: GREAT BUDDHA AT NOFU TEMPLE. [Kobe 1891, Seikando]. A single sheet broadside, 3 folds, minor marginal tears [mended], very tiny bit of foxing, 44.5 x 34.5 cm., Japanese key, colophon, large panoramic view, else a clean and very solid example of an unusual item. RARE A grand panoramic view of the Great Buddha statue, temple & the temple grounds, with many Japanese pilgrims, a few foreigners visiting, and several Buddhist priests visiting and paying homage. . In those days, all Japanese women wore the Kimono, as did the majority of Japanese men. The men also sported bowler hats while in the traditional Kimono. The "Suteishiyon" [station] was written in Katakana, showing the strong foreign or mostly English influence of the time. . It was a sign of modernity to use foreign, especially English words. * Kobe had a large foreign community involved in commerce, missionary activities & teaching. This bronze-casted Buddha was the largest in the Kansai area. The very gigantic Buddha is sitting on a very tall pedestal dwarfing all visitors. . The sheer size is evidence of the strong Buddhist faith in Japan during this time. . The borders of this bird's eye map are adorned with lotus flowers. The bay is seen in the lower right corner, with the mountains in the upper right corner. . A very nice and unusual graphic work, suitable for framing and display. Maps of this famous temple are scarce. . Nicely executed. This temple has vanished a long time ago ! A lovely piece of historic imagery. * $51 Book Number: 88063501 331 IWAI, Takahito. THE OUTLINE OF TENRIKYO. Nara 1932, Tenrikyo Doyu-Sha. Dark blue cloth, very good, 319p., 1 fold out map, 21 b.w. photos. QUITE SCARCE A monographic study devoted to the beginnings and continued work, monastic activities, services in general, as a world religion, birth & development of, biography of the foundress and its doctrines. With commentaries on its present status, its various schools, missionary activities, library &c. RareOrientalBooks.Com $87 Book Number: 98159201 332 JAMES, J.M. trans. A DISCOURSE ON INFINITE VISION AS ATTAINED TO BY BUDDHA. [ A Translation of TEN-GAN HIYAU SHIYAKU] [Yokohama 1879, Lane]. New wrs., very good, extracted from TASJ vol. vii, pp 267-281. For the first time, this discourse delivered to the congregation at Shin-Kai-Zhi at Shinagaha temple in August 1878, byu Sata Kaiseki a priest and founder of the Itsu-Kau-Shiu sect, an off-shoot of the Zhiyau-do-shiu or Mon-to Shiu sect founded by Shinran during the latter part of the 12th century. This consists of a series of arguments intended to pro-duce beliefin the intellectual perfection & holy state to which the mind of the great reformer "Buddha" attained, surpassing therein all other mortals..et al... THE SINGLE MOST COPIOUS AND IMPORTANT BIOGRAPHICAL WORK Book Number: 85050201 333 JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND WHO'S WHO. JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND WHO'S WHO. Tokyo [1958], Rengo. Simulated red leather, very good, 2124p appendix, glossary, chronology. A massive and comprehensive work in English, Japanese character names, with dates &c., large size 18 x 26 cm., 8 cm thick ! FIRST EDITION RARE ! A most exhaustive reference tool for all Japanese of any fame, beginning from the 8th century through 1957. Covers all Japanese Diet & cabinet members, 1885-1957, all Japanese envoys abroad, table of cabinets and cabinet ministers since the introduction of the Diet system, glossary cotaining tables of Japanese era names, Emperors, Shoguns, table of diplomatic representatives abroad, name index, chronolog, glossary, foreign service, list of people in "transition," with a list of foreigners also integrated into the large alphabetical list [and index] who had relations with Japan: ie diplomats, scholars, teacher, missionaries, intellectuals educator, and many others. By and large, the most comprehensive single authority for Japanese and people related to Japan. * The work had a very few editions covering just a few years, and is always a valuable and the most reliable reference source on the subject. Highly useful, all names in alphabe- RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 tical order, well organized, with full English text. * $187 THE SINGLE MOST COPIOUS AND IMPORTANT BIOGRAPHICAL WORK Book Number: 85050203 334 JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND WHO'S WHO. JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND WHO'S WHO. Tokyo [1961], Rengo. Blue cloth, very good, 2195p.,appendix, glossary, chronology, large size 18 x 26 cm., 8 cm thick, wi with separate 25p. pamphlet 1961 supplement, dust jacket, in original slipcase, 2nd ed. A MOST SUBSTANTIAL REFERENCE WORK A most exhaustive reference tool for all Japanese of any fame, beginning from the 8th century through 1957. Covers all Japanese Diet & cabinet members, 1885-1957, all Japanese envoys abroad, table of cabinets and cabinet ministers since the introduction of the Diet system, glossary cotaining tables of Japanese era names, Emperors, Shoguns, table of diplomatic representatives abroad, name index, chronolog, glossary, foreign service, list of people in "transition," with a list of foreigners also integrated into the large alphabetical list [and index] who had relations with Japan: ie diplomats, scholars, teacher, missionaries, intellectuals educator, and many others. By and large, the most comprehensive single authority for Japanese and people related to Japan. * The work had a very few editions covering just a few years, and is always a valuable and the most reliable reference source on the subject. Highly useful, all names in alphabetical order, well organized, with full English text. * Book Number: 98116001 335 JAPAN CULTURE INSTITUTE. A HUNDRED THINGS JAPANESE. [Tokyo 1975], Japan Culture Inst. White boards, very good,dj 208p., index, profusely illustrated with b.w. photos. A major reference to what makes Japan unique. Covering all things Japanese: food, clothing, customs, pastimes, social relationships, architecture, flower arrangement, swords, gardems, temples, festivals, new generation, art, prints, calligraphy, Buddhism, theatre, baseball, tea ceremony, the foreigner in Japan, Bonsai, music, dolls, Sumo, tattooes, RareOrientalBooks.Com $235 public bath, Sushi, Obi, Kimono, New Years & so much more ! Written by the leading foreign scholars residing in Japan: D. Keene, E. Seidensticker, B. Frank, D. Richie, F. Gibney, journalists, experts &c. Covering some 61 foreigners in all, many who lived there reflect & comment on Things Japanese ! $61 Book Number: 27039201 336 JAPAN PUBLICATIONS TRADING CO., LTD. CURRENT JAPANESE PERIODICALS FOR '76. [Tokyo 1976], J.P.T.C. Stiff pictorial wrs., ex-library copy usual marks, else a clean copy, 15 x 21 cm., 97p. English text, index, classified listings, solid copy. FIRST/ONLY ED. Contents: generalities, philosophy, religion: Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, social sciences, statistics, political science, linguistics, fine arts, literature, geography, history, natural sciences, applied science, medicine: all disciplines. English & Romanized title indices. $19 Book Number: 98105301 337 JAPAN TIMES. ZEN BUDDHISM. Tokyo 1970, Japan Times. Green cloth, very good, dj., 111p., profusely illustrated with color & b.w. photographs. A beautifully photographed work, covering Zen Buddhist temples, priests, monks, architecture, Buddhist art objects and gardens. An excellent resource illustrating the Zen aspect of Buddhism as found in Japan. $65 Book Number: 95230401 338 JAPAN TOURIST BUREAU. HOW TO SEE NARA. [Tokyo 1936, Toppan]. Green wrappers, very good, 11p., with 3 maps. Nice photos and text about the ancient capital of Japan. Advice to sight-seers and sightseeing programs, nice focus on temples and Buddhas, excursions. A KEEN STUDY OF NATIVE & OTHER CHINESE DOGMA RareOrientalBooks.Com $94 Book Number: 84123401 339 JOHNSON, Samuel. ORIENTAL RELIGIONS AND THEIR RELATION TO UNIVERSAL RELIGION: China. Boston [1877], Osgood. Green cloth, 975p., bookplate, rubber stamps top & bottom signatures,very clean, tight.S C A R C E This excellent scholarly study addresses the elements: Chinese mind, labor, science, external relations, ethinc type & resources. Structures: education, government, language, literature, history & poetry. Sages: rationalism, Confucius, Doctrine and influence of Confucius & Mencius. Foundations: Patriarchalism, Ancestral Shrine, future life, Fung-Shui, divination & Theism. Buddhism: coming of & development of, Chinese Buddhism. Missionary failures & fruits. Tao-ism, Lao tse. Philosophy: the Y-king, metaphysics and anthropology. $131 THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! Book Number: 85139701 340 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, London 1908, Lane. Red decorated cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates, bibliography, Japanese character index,all edge gilt clean & solid copy, gold stamped titles. RARE FIRST EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $600 Book Number: 85139702 341 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, London [1908], Kegan. New red cloth, 700 b.w. plates & illustrations, bibliography, Japanese index, very good, 16 color plates in facsimile, a bit of pencil marginalia, very solid as is. FIRST EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! Book Number: 85139703 342 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, London [1908], Kegan. Red cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates & illustrations, bibliography, Japanese index, very good, new cloth, original covers layed down, all edge gilt, minor corner wear, else a clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, RareOrientalBooks.Com $600 Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. $570 THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! Book Number: 85139704 343 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, London [1908], Kegan. Red cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates & illustrations, bibliography, Japanese index, very good, 2 vol. set, rebound in 2 parts, preserving the original front covers, all edge gilt, else clean solid. FIRST EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $570 Book Number: 85139705 344 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, London 1908, Lane. Red decorated cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates, bibliography, Japanese character index,all edge gilt clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. $570 THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! Book Number: 85139706 345 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, Rutland [1967], Tuttle. Red cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates & illustrations, bibliography, Japanese index,very good, dj. large size, thick volume 21 x 29 cm., very clean solid copy. FIRST REPRINT OF TE 1908 EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. RareOrientalBooks.Com $126 THE MOST VALUABLE STANDARD JAPANEWE REFERENCE SOURCE ! Book Number: 85139701 346 JOLY, Henri L. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART: Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism, Rutland [1979], Tuttle. Orange cloth, 16 color, 700 b.w. plates & illustrations, bibliography, Japanese index, dj., very good, large size, thick volume 21 x 29 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST REPRINT OF THE 1908 EDITION A detailed iconography, one of the first ever compiled on Japan and still considered the best reference work. Devoted to explanations of decorations on Netsuke, Inro, Tsuba and other sword furniture, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, paintings, etc. Illustrates pieces from the Behrens, Trower, Gilbertson, Saltarel, Kawada, Brockhaus, Tomkinson, Collie, Hawkshaw, Naunton and Victoria & Albert Collections, et al. An indispensable reference work for collectors and students. H. Joly died during the 1920's and was probably the greatest European authority on Japanese sword mounts of his time. * By and large one of the most important Japanese art reference books of the 20th century. Book Number: 84008501 347 JONES, S.W. trans. AGES AGO THIRTY-SEVEN TALES FROM THE KONJAKU MONOGATARI COLLECTION. Cambridge 1959, Harvard. White boards, 175p., notes, index, 13.7 x 24 cm., very bright, clean copy, fine dj., in mylar protector. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This work has divided these the most ancient, and direct Buddhist tales of 'rebirth' into TALES OF INDIA 1-10; TALES OF CHINA 11-18; TALES OF JAPAN 19-37. Superbly translated, with a 'lesson' in each tale for students of Buddhism. These tales have been used for thousands of years to teach the RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 novice the proper practice and path for enlightenment and to the Dharma...heavy, but lightly written. * Contains classic Japanese literature as well as ancient Buddhist tale. * A RARE AND STUNNINGLY EARLY BEAUTIFUL BUDDHIST PRINT Book Number: 29003601 348 [JORURI-JI TEMPLE.] AMIDA NYORAI HYAKU BUTSUZOU: ONE HUNDRED IMAGES OF AMIDA NYORAI: ONE HUNDRED IMAGES OF AMIDA NYORAI. [Nara ca. 1100 A.D., Joruri-ji Tempe]. A Single sheet 33.3 x 46.8 cm. [backing size], rebacked on hand-made Washi paper, print sheet size: 32.8 . x 45.6 cm., hand-printed woodblocks on thin mulberry Washi paper, stunning work! S C A R C E THIS AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND EARLY WOODBLOCK PRINT * "Although printing had been practiced in Japan as early as the eighth century, the stamping or block printing of large numbers of Buddhist images did not gain prominence until the last half of the Heian period. The reception of images was believed to be an effective method of accumulating religious merit, and this stimulated the production of Buddhist prints-often rather crudely made-in vast numbers. The blocks or stamps most commonly used contained anywhere from a single image up to a dozen identical units; large full-sheet blocks, such as this one, seemed to have been used less frequently." [quoted from Rosenfield, see below] *** DETAILS OF OUR ITEM: Our item is printed on high fiber Washi paper, quite bright and still retaining its natural fiber color. There is some loss to the lower margin but very little loss to the printing. The upper left corner is gone and with it five images are gone. There is a minor bit of left margin loss but very little printing loss. The right margin is excellent. The print was acquired from the late Richard C. Rudolph of U.C.L.A., who had cut the print in half horizontally. The two parts are now back together and has been professionally rebacked on Washi paper, there is no loss where they are rejoined. The hand-made Washi paper on the right and left edges are a bit thicker than the rest of the paper, perhaps there was an effort on the part of the paper-maker to give strength to these edges. Our example is exceptional when compared to other known copies. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $34 ILLUSTRATED IN ISHIDA: This excellent example illustrated in Ishida is owned by Joruri-ji Temple and has only 81 of 100 images, there was loss to the margins. [see reference below] *** PRINTING AS A DAILY DEVOTION: Ishida points out on p.30-31, discussing the Heian practice of worshipers printing a number of Buddhist images each day or month to fulfill a religious vow. Printing these images gave merit and virtue to the printer, thereby increasing their position in the Buddhist Sangha [community]. Temples encouraged the Sangha to print images as that aided in soliciting donations. "Donors were allowed to pay for the printing of Buddhist images to be placed inside of statues. This served the purpose of temple finance in much the same way as printed appeals for contributions. The images were never distributed to the people but were instead stored away in sculpted images." It seems little has changed in a thousand years, as Buddhist priests still seem to offer prints to donors even today. It is believed that the prints were discovered in the 1960's and given to donors who gave substantial sums of money for temple restoration. . Every morning as part of a daily regimen, women of the Imperial court would print Buddhist images using woodblocks on sheets of thin mulberry Washi paper as religious observance, much like saying prayers every morning. After an appropriate number of pages were printed, the sheets were rolled and tied in bundles and then inserted into the hollow interior of sculptures. * WOODBLOCK PRINTING TECHNIQUE: This print was printed from a single woodblock containing ten images in a row, with ten rows in all yielding some 100 images on a single sheet. See Baskett p.30 for additional details. Rosenfield supports the idea of a single block with 100 images carved on it. There is ample evidence to support both Ishida and Baskett's idea that the print was done by use of a single block containing 100 images stamped on a single sheet of Mulberry paper. * RARITY: The print is exceptionally RARE ! Only a few examples have been cited, published or illustrated. Apparently this image only came to light in the 1960's and very few came to public view, those few that were given to patrons eluded the usual scholars and their publications. It was not uncommon for patrons of Buddhist temples in Japan to covet and hold their gifts from the temple for several reasons. Namely, the need and desire to remain unknown to the general public for their donations, which were done for the right reasons, avoiding any public acknowledgement. Secondly, there are moral questions vis-�-vis accepting "compensation/gifts" from monks for donations. Above all, donors do not like others to know their private business and so the prints given in acknowledgement by monks commonly remains a private matter. * A QUOTE FROM JOHN ROSENFIELD: Per Rosenfield: "The Main Hall [Hondo] of Joruri-ji, a temple situated in the low mountains east of Nara, houses a notable group of nine statues of Buddha Amida. During RareOrientalBooks.Com restoration on the central image of this group some years ago, many sheets of woodblock prints, among the one shown here, were discovered inside the statue. The pages were printed with rows of small Amida figures, each seated in mediation. In this example one hundred images printed from a single block of wood are arranged in ten horizontal rows. * The example illustrated in Rosenfield shows some loss to the lower corner. *** CONDITION: The print was kept relatively safe inside a sculpture of Amida Buddha for some 900 years. During that time natural attrition rate to bugs or moisture has taken a toll on this kind of print. It is therefore natural to see some loss and other minor defects. *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Rosenfield, John: JAPANESE ARTS OF THE HEIAN PERIOD: 794-1185: pages 74, illustration no. 29, text page 117. * Ishida, Mosaku et al: NIHON HANGA BIJUTSU ZENSHU, vol. I, plates 44, 45. * Ishida, Mosaku et al., English adaptation by Charles Terry: JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRINTS: pages 13-14, 19-23, 29-31, illustrated on p. 102 as number 39. * BASKET, Mary: FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUDDHA: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections. * MUSEE CERNUSCHI: ESTAMPS BOUDDHIQUES JAPONAISES: XIIe-XVIIIe Siecles: Les Precurseurs de l'Ukiyo-e. See item 81; introduction by Kikutake Junichi. * Tokuriki, Tomikichiro; TOYO KO HANGA [ORIENT OLDEST WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE TOMIKICHIRO TOKURIKI COLLECTION]. Tokyo 1978. * Nara National Museum. TOKUBETSU TENRAN BUKKYO HANGA: SPECIAL EXHITIBION OF BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINTS. July-August 1972. * $6205 Book Number: 97096801 349 JULIEN, M. trans. ROYAUME DE TSE-KIA. Notice Traduit du Sanscrit par HiouenThsang. [London 1852, J.R.A.S.].New Stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pages 340-346, 1 page in facsimile, Vol. XIV.Translated Extract from Book IV: Memoires de Hiouen-Thsang. Book Number: 96128501 350 KAGEYAMA, Haruki. et al. SHINTO ARTS OF JAPAN: Nature, Gods and Man in Japan. RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 New York [1976], Japan Society. Stiff red wrs., very clean, 169p., glossary, bibliography, co-author Christine Kanda, over 70 color & b.w.photos,covering some 50 superb examples, solid nice copy. FIRST EDITION An excellent work, covers Kami & nature, Emperor, community, Suijaku. Also the varities of Shinto art: archaelogical material, sculpture, painting, Mishotai & Kakebotoke. With keen descriptions of some 50 items. Also items from cults: Kasuga Hachiman, Sanno, Kumano, Zao Gongen, Kitano Tenjin, Ema and others. Highly useful, beautiful monograph. $20 Book Number: 94086101 351 KAGEYAMA, Haruki. ARTS OF SHINTO. Arts of Japan Series 4. Tokyo 1973, Weatherhill. Orange boards, very clean, index bibliography, glossary, translated by C. Guth, 24 color, 114 b.w. photos, 143p., solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION This excellent art reference covers the "Way of the Gods" or the art forms of Japan's native religion, and also of Buddhist art works, which are incorporated into native Shinto. . Highly influenced by Buddhist art forms, Shinto came to express art in both that of Buddhist & mysterious forms. . Highly ethereal in quality, it has its own special characteristics. Covering the varieties of Shinto art, shrine treasures, sculpture, paintings of Shinto deities, art of the Kasuga, Hachiman, Sanno & Kumano cults. . A very nicely done monograph. $10 Book Number: 94086102 352 KAGEYAMA, Haruki. ARTS OF SHINTO. Arts of Japan Series 4. Tokyo 1973, Weatherhill. Stiff wrs.,very clean, index, 143p. bibliography, glossary, translated by C. Guth, 24 color, 114 b.w. photos, solid copy. FIRST EDITION This excellent art reference covers the "Way of the Gods" or the art forms of Japan's native religion, and also of Buddhist art works, which are incorporated into native Shinto. . Highly influenced by Buddhist art forms, Shinto came to express art in both that of Buddhist & mysterious forms. . Highly ethereal in quality, it has its own special characteristics. Covering the varieties of Shinto art, shrine treasures, sculpture, paintings of Shinto deities, art of the Kasuga, Hachiman, Sanno & Kumano cults. . A very nicely done monograph. RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 EXCELLENT ARTICLES FROM THE JOURNAL OF ART STUDIES Book Number: 41020901 353 KAMIYA, Eiko. et al. A GIFT AND EMBROIDERED DOBUKU HANDED DOWN BY THE KIKKAWA FAMILY. With Two Other Essays: Seki Chiyo: DRAWINGS BY HOGAI Tokyo 1973, Bijutsu Kenkyu. Stiff buff wrs., Japanese text, English table of contents, color & b.w. photos, 21 x 30 cm., very good, with index to Nos. 281-286 May 1972-March 1973. this being no. 286, March 1973, clean copy. $43 A MOST VALUABLE AND USEFUL COLOR ART REFERENCE Book Number: 94114501 354 KANAZAWA, Hiroshi. JAPANESE INK PAINTING: Early Zen Masterpieces. Tokyo 1979, Kodansha. Red & grey boards, very clean, 210p., index, glossary, bibliography, chronology, 151 illustrations illustrated seals & signature index, solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Translated & adapted by Barbara Ford. . This is an excellent scholarly monograph addressing the origins & scope, major themes and evolution of style, with essays on the painters, schools and conclusions. . Highly useful art history. * $34 Book Number: 28045901 355 KASHIMA, Tetsuden. BUDDHISM IN AMERICA: The Social Organization of an Ethnic Religious Institution. Westport [1977], Greenwood. Blue cloth, bright copy, former owner's name stamped on first fly, else exceptionally clean, 272p., index, glossary, bibliography, appendicies, 14 x 21.5 cm. FIRST EDITION RareOrientalBooks.Com $19 Book Number: 24007701 356 KATO, Genti. DAS WESEN DES SINTOISMUS. [Tokyo 1942, Maruzen]. Buff boards, German text, very good, 75p., bibliography, color frontis, many b. w. text photos. Obscure World War II work designed for the Asis partner, Germany. $14 Book Number: 20057701 357 KAUL, Manohar. KASHIMIR: Hindu, Buddhist & Muslim Architecture. New Delhi [1971], Sagar. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 139p., 59 color & b.w. photos, English text, clean.. An excellent resource, covers the land and its people, architectural wealth, the Buddhist and the Hindu architecture, Hindu temple architecture. Ancient Monuments: Parihasapura, Ushkar, Aventipura, Temple at Payar et al. Mughal Garden Architecutre: Chashma-i-Shahi, Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Gardet et al. Mosques & Mausoleum: Badshah or Tomb of Zain-ul-Abidin's Mother, Pathar Masjid, Jama Masid et al. Quite nicely illustrated with lucid text. A very good reference for students. A MOST LOVELY COLOR ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE WORK Book Number: 22028801 358 KAWABE, Souyoushi. SHINSEN DAI NIPPON ETAI SETSUYO MUJINGURA: NEW SELECTION OF THE GREAT PERPETUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, ATLAS, ALMANAC & CONCISE Edo 1864, Suhara-ya. Yellow stiff stitched wrs., 2 vol. set, ca. 18.5 x 26 cm., 10 double page color illustrations, 5 color maps, color title page, 433 double-folded leaves, profusely illustrated, Japanese text, woodblock-printed. SCARCE *** A terrific and copious resource on Japan. Essentially compiled into encyclopedia form, this reference work covers much of Japan was in the mid-18th century. First published in 1750. * The book begins with the Zodiac & the twelve animals and the auspicious days noted, along with excellent pictures of the associated animals. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $51 THE ILLUSTRATOR: The work was illustrated by the celebrated and most distinguished book illustrator and artist, Matsukawa Hanzan who flourished 1850-82. * MAPS: A pair of color hemispheric maps of the world, with names of nations, distances and meridians noted. Also a full map of * MT. FUJI: Japan with provinces, cities listed in different colors. A marvelous double-page view of Mt. Fuji with all of the stations shown. * FAMOUS PLACES IN JAPAN: The book continues with views of famous places in the provinces. * FABLES: Stories and fables about Buddhism, loyalty, Confucianism, sincerity, responsibility, duty, and the attributes of a good citizen, Samurai & warrior. * MILITRY HISTORY, SAMURAI, BUSHIDO, ROYAL CAPITAL, SHRINES, MAPS: Military history, famous warriors and Samurai, of courage, swordsmanship & related. Guide to Kyoto the ancient capital, the Emperor's palace and compound, Royal Court, castle and list of his retainers showing their Mon or family crests. The Hundred Famous Shrines of Japan, full list, the celebrated Tokaido Road, map of the stations and the sights along the way. Maps of Kyoto, the Heian castle town the old capital and of Osaka. Honcho Sanju Busen: The tale of the 36 Bushi [Samurai] with illustrations and brief biography of each. * COINS, CHINESE GODS, FALCONS, COMMODORE PERRY, SAMURAI: Illustrations of ancient coins & dates. The 36 Chinese Gods with illustrations of each and notes. Falconry, with a lovely two page article on Falcons illustrated. Arrival of Perry to Uraga in 852, on two illustrated pages. Great list of the Hatamoto, showing their costume, Mon & flags. Official court dress & costume, Hakama jewelry, helmets, armor, flags banners, swords, drums, Naginada [long spears], bow & arrow, Tanigashima [rifle], military horse-related gear, and other decorations, head gear &c. Classic tales. The Zen arts: flower arrangement, tea ceremony and its utensils, bonsai, how to display fish & fowl. How to fold and display Japanese clothing: Hakama, Kimono, scrolls & fans. * PASSTIMES, NEW YEARS, GAMES, SOROBAN, PLAYS : New Years preparations & the making of decorations. How to play "Go" the Japanese checker game. Theatrical plays: Noh dance and drama with 4 pages of masks. How to use the Soroban [Japanese adding machine]. A lovely group of traditional & classic ancient illustrated stories & tragic plays. * SCENERY INJAPAN, DICTIONARY, THE STARS, HISTORY, LANGUAGE: Scenery of Japan, the famous places. A dictionary of subjects for most all things Japanese arranged by subjects. List of the constellations. A major illustrated chronology RareOrientalBooks.Com of Japanese history from the beginning of the origin myths down to the date of publication. * BUDDHISM, KOREAN, MERCHANTS, FARMERS: Buddhist writings and history, ancient ways of writing Kanji [Kambun, or characters borrowed from China], seal characters, Buddhist and Sanskrit characters converted to Kanji, ancient Chinese deities, list of Chinese Emperors. The art and science of divination by physiognomy or the art of reading lines on faces, palmistry. With a list of the Hangul or Korean sound characters and associated Japanese sounds, calendars, essays on the activities of merchants & farmers and so much more ! * CHITSU CASE: Contained in a new indigo-blue Chitsu folding case with bone clasps. * $2040 BY & LARGE, ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE & RAREST BOOKS ON TIBET Book Number: 84196604 359 KAWAGUCHI, Ekai. THREE YEARS IN TIBET: With Original Japanese Illustrations. Benares 1909, Theosophist Office. Maroon cloth, very good, 719p., 59 b.w. photos, color fold outmap, fold out photo of Mr. Gaurishankara, pages 311-312 in facsimile. VERY RARE Highly important and valuable primary source, written by the late Rector of Gohyakurakan Monastery, Japan. Illustrated by sketches documenting his pilgrimage & year's stay in Darjeeling, Nepal, Himalaya, Tibet, Lhasa, Sera College, audience with 2 Kings, Katmandu, etc. An extraordinary story, during the time when these countries were closed to occidentals,and current information was nonextant. Superb description of a journey through Tibet to Nepal between 1897-1903 and a years residence in Lhasa. See Yakushi K35. VALAUABLE PRIMARY WORK Cordier [BS]: 4382. Book Number: 21173201 360 KERN, H. MANUAL OF INDIAN BUDDHISM. Delhi [1974], Motilal Banarsidass. Red cloth, very good, dj. 145p., index & glossary, reprint of Strassburg 1898 edition, former owner's name rubber-stamped on signatures, else clean RareOrientalBooks.Com $1114 solid copy. Covers the Sacred Books, Life of the Buddha, Law of the Buddha, Congregation, modes of worship, outlines of ecclesiastical history. Useful copious resource. $15 Book Number: 86110102 361 KERN, H. THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA OR THE LOTUS OF THE TRUE LAW. Oxford 1909, Clarendon. Brown cloth, 450+42p., index, very good. FIRST EDITION A superb translation of one of the nine Dharmas which are known as divine worship. This complete translation is accurate and the first of its kind in English. Edited under the supervision of F. Max Muller, and done for the SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST. A cornerstone work in the pantheon of Buddhist knowledge and teachings. $53 Book Number: 21172901 362 KHOSLA, Sarla. HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN KASHMIR. New Delhi 1972, Sagar. Black cloth, very good, 188p., index, appendix, bibliography, former owner's name rubber-stamped copy, else clean, solid, as is, dust jacket. The land and people, advent of Buddhism in Kashmir, progress of Buddhism in Kashmir, Buddhism & social life, Buddhism and the people of the valley, monuments and architecture, sculpture, literature. Kashmiri monks in neighbouring countries. A useful background study. $15 Book Number: 87064901 363 KIDDER, J. Edward. EARLY BUDDHIST JAPAN. New York [1972], Prager. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 212p., index, 90 b. w. photos, 61 drawings, 6 maps, 1 table, very solid clean copy, in likewise dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Excellent archaelogical-art historic study. Covering early Buddhism in Japan, coinage and the economy, Shinto ritual sites, ceramic wares, land allotment, city planning, administration, military headquarters and fortifications, palaces, temples, burial practices and the cult of relics, stone carvings and monuments. A scholarly work, excellent coverage. Also taking into account the architectural work of the time. RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 Book Number: 84141901 364 KIDDER, J. Edward. MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE SCULPTURE. Tokyo [1961], Bijutsu. Buff cloth, very good, folio, 328p., bibliography, notes, appendices, 192 b.w. photographs. This work covers the period 552-1333 A.D., clean solid copy. An important art history & resource. FIRST EDITION This excellent scholarly work covers the prehistoric & protohistoric periods before 552 A.D., the Asuka, Hakuho, Nara, Heian and Kamakura periods. With focus on the stone age sculptures, animals heads, female figurines, bronze age settlement patterns, Korean contributions, early Buddhism in Japan the leadership of Prince Shotoku, chinese models supplanting Korean, building of Yakushiji. The Tempyo era, establisment of the capital at Nara on a Chinese plan, major temple construction, new materials & techniques emplotye. Konin & Jogan eras, the capital is moved to Kyoto, mergin of Buddhism with Shinto, new sects of Tendai and Shingon. The introduction of Zen from China, Unkei and his workshop, architectural decoration. A very careful and detailed study of the artistic themes throughout Japan's long tradition of art history.SCARCE STUNNING LOOK AT THE GREAT ANSEI FLOOD Book Number: 22027601 365 KINTON, Dojin comp. et al ANSEI FUBUNSHU: NATURAL DISASTERS DURING THE ANSEI PERIOD [1854-59]: The Flood, Typhoon & Pestilence. Edo 1857, Hakuaido. Stitched stiff striped wrs., 3 vol. set, very good, covers bit dusty, soiled, contents clean, solid, 9+13+15 double page Japanese text leaves, 34 color print illustrations, 10 double page. FIRST & ONLY BANNED EDITION A most unique & unusual set of 3 volumes, with two-four page color panoramic views. Each of these two panoramic views have opening pages that have extra pages on each end. Thus folding out from the center to make two pages on each side for a total of four page prints in all. RareOrientalBooks.Com $29 * This set was nicely and skillfully illustrated by:Yoshitsuna [worked 1848-1868] pupil of Kuniyoshi; Kunichika [1835-1900] pupil of Toyokuni III [aka Kunisada]. The work discusses and illustrates some of the natural disasters of the period. * Ansei was the period when Commodore Perry returned to Yokohama and got a treaty of commerce with the reluctant Japanese. Perry's first arrival to Japan in 1852 caused a civil war to erupt. The factions were divided between allowing Westerners to establish diplomatic and commercial relatrelations versus those against allowing any foreigners into Japan. Those who were against use the motto was "Sono Joi" or "repel the foreigners." * It was believed that the eventual allowing of the American Commodore Perry & other Western powers to establish official relations with Japan during this period was the cause of "Mappo." "Mappo" is the Buddhist term to explain nature's revenge for man's wrong-doing and immoral actions. Thus, the profusion of natural disasters during this period were attributed to Perry's arrival and the buckling of the Shogun government to allow official relations with foreigners to begin. * Per Toda, "This book describes the great storm and flood that struck the city of Edo in the autumn of Ansei 3 [1856]. It was probably a private publication." What Toda missed, was that this and another similar book of the period was banned by the Shogunate [see more below]. The entry just above this book in Toda: ANSEI KENBUNSHI by Hattori was also banned, and Toda states: "...this [set] is a record of the great Ansei flood & earthquake of Edo in 1855. According to a note attached to this book, for some reason the sale was prohibited after its publication." Thus, this book does NOT have the usual, standard and required colophon, which should cite imprint, nor any censor's seal ! What this means, is that this set of books were never sanctioned by the Shogunate's censors, therefore the imprint meaning: place, date & publisher was purposely omitted by those who published this work. Obviously this was banned & suppressed by the Shogunate & publication was not allowed. Clearly the Shogunate government didnt want people throughout Japan to learn of the great & profuse amount of natural disasters, because the people would know that "Mappo" had begun and the country was to be punished for its immoral acceptance of foreigners upon the sacred land of Japan. This could cause insurrection so the Shogunate banned any publications that would hint of disasters to avoid this situation. * * DETAILED CONTENTS: The first volume begins with commentary about natural disasters and why they strike Japan. It continues with illustrations, which shows a flood scene, with a kind of BirdGod looking down on a drowning old lady, which is a symbolic portrait of the "Mappo" theme. The next is double panel view of a lucky villager who opens his Tansu [dresser] to find a Tai or seabream [a kind of red snapper, indicating good fortune] which is an ironic image, along with an octopus caught and hung on a hook, an eel, abalone along with edible sea weed are strewn about the floor. This is an omen of good fortune for a man with a "Pure heart" ! Followed by a four RareOrientalBooks.Com panel view of the tremendous flood & damage to the village, its houses, people and how some drowned, others are being rescued, household objects are floating down the main street from the deluge. Another night scene shows a man being pulled from the raging torrent by a fleeing villager as they head for high ground. Another shows the great deluge of rain fall, as animals and household furniture and objects are being rescued as people try to save their dwellings. The last picture shows wrecked ships along the coast. * Volume two continues with a night scene and lightning bolts across the black sky as the rain continues to pour down, villagers flee for their life. Followed by one that shows the reconstruction of the Buddhist temple roof, as the community collects & hands up roof tiles. Next is a double view is of a coast line, a broken bridge and the wreckage of many boats. This opens into the second four-panel panoramic view of a great river flowing through the town as houses crumble, large boats crash into buildings, others on boats attempt to rescue the floating furniture and assorted household goods. Yet another night view of people clinging to trees & roof tops as animals and furniture flow by in the wild torrent. The last shows a tremendous wind that has blown a poor villager off a hill into the air in flight. * Volume three shows a bewildered bird with its feathers quite ruffled. Next shows a flock of dead black birds or crows as villagers collect them for burial. The last shows a big and strong man as he braves the white-water waves to cut a great rope, as he wealds a Japanese sword. The true magnitude of this great disaster becomes crystal clear from the superb images. * It can be understood, that the Shogunate wanted to suppress this sort of catastrophic disaster from the common people. This work also pointed out, that there was absolutely no Shogunate government policy to provide any kind of financial assistance to villages. This lack of recognition by the government was just one more issue which caused unrest, rebellion and insurrection among the masses. * Works of this subject nature with such vivid graphics are truly RARE ! The complete work, a banned book was some how illegally published & distributed in very small and limited numbers. Its a wonder that it survived to inform us of the true disasters of those times. The wrok was co-compiled by Kangaki Robun [1829-1868]. * REFERENCES: K. Toda: THE RYERSON COLLECTION OF JAPANESE & CHINESE BOOKS, p.295. * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS,p.5, item #12 for more bibliographic details. * For biographical information on the artists, see L. Roberts DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS, pp. 95, 204. Book Number: 88139203 RareOrientalBooks.Com $3400 366 KITAGAWA, Joseph M. RELIGION IN JAPANESE HISTORY. New York [1966], Columbia Univ. Green cloth, very good, 475p index, bibliography, glossary, tables. This scholarly work addresses the religious theme beginning with the Emperor, Shaman and priest. The Kami, Amida & Jizo, various sects & movements in medieval Japan: Pure Land, Nichiren and Zen. Krishitan, Neo-Confucianism, and the Shogunate: religious trends during the Tokugawa period. Modernity, culture and religion: religious ethos of modern Japan. Some reflections on the religious siutation. $56 Book Number: 84065802 367 KNOX, George W. JAPANESE LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. New York 1904, Putnam. Red cloth, 275p., index, very good, 19 b.w. photos, fold-out map. Insight to the Japanese way of life. S C A R C E A photographic essay, illustrating the customs, people, and way of life in Japan. The traditions, feudal wars, Buddhism, Confucianism, way & life of the Samurai, common people: the farmers, artisans and artists. Merchants, women and servants the language, literature and education. Useful essay, well illustrated with photographs. Book Number: 95059302 368 KNOX, M[artin] V. WINTER IN INDIA AND MALAYSIA AMONG THE METHODIST MISSIONS. New York 1892, Hunt. Brown cloth, 306p., very good, frontis photo. Smith K39. This work covers the author's sojourn as a pastor in the area, as a careful observer and missionary. He describes the life, architecture, and countries he worked in. Sights in Bombay, a thousand miles' run through India, in and about Delhi, into the Himalayas at Naini Tal. Education work in N. India conference, in and about Muttra, at Agra, Nanak, the Punjab reformer. A day among India's paukpers. Annual Sunday school Gala at Lucknow, caste, religiousness of the Indian people, among the missionaries at Shajehanpore, a day hunting in India. The birds of India, native races, Benares,work of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society schools. Woman's work: medical, bible readers, deaconesses, Zenana, orphanages. Question of clothing & homes, at the Bengal Conference, means of locomotion, matter of servants, future of Methodism RareOrientalBooks.Com $70 in India, the Methodist Press, at Calcutta, Methodism in Rangoon, Burmah; the great Buddhist Pagoda at Rangoon. At Pennang, across the track of Mrs. Leavitt's Woman's Christian Temperance Union work in India. A week with our missionaries at Singapore, a day under the Equator and qualifications for successful missionaries. Knox [1841-1912] was a Methodist minister who toured the world and described some of the missions of his denomination in which he was most interested. A fascinating primary source. Color scans can be sent by email. $143 Book Number: 93012201 369 KOBAYASHI, Takeshi. NARA BUDDHIST ART: TODAI-JI. VOL.5. HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART. New York [1975], Weatherhill. Blue cloth,very clean,43 color 117 b.w. photo plates, 5 b. w. illustrations, foldout color plate, 157p., bright, solid as new copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Superb, scholarly art reference source. . Addressing Buddhism as a unifying force, Emperor Shomu & the Fujiwara. Establishment of Provincial Temples. Plans for constructing the Great Buddha. Kinsho-ji & the Shikongo Shin. . Great Buddha and the Todai-ji. Construction of the Great Buddha, Todai-ji and its buildings. Vicissitudes of the Great Buddha. Other Nara-period works at Todai-ji. . The Shaka and the Taho Buddha�s in the Kaidan-in. Mandala of the Nigatsudono Kannon Bosatsu. The Todai-ji & Nara schools of sculpture. . A valuable art history and resource. * $9 Book Number: 25029001 370 KOHN, Sherab C. THE AWAKENED ON A LIFE OF THE BUDDHA. Boston 1994, Shambhala. Blue stiff wrs., very good, as new 153p. RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 Book Number: 84247801 371 KOKUSAI BUNKA SHINKOKAI. A GUIDE TO JAPANESE STUDIES: Orientation in the Study of Japanese History, Buddhism, Shintoism, Art, Classic Tokyo 1937, K.B.S. Blue cloth, 262p., appendix, very good, clean bright copy, 15 x 22 cm. FIRST EDITION This work covers the spectrum of Japan in depth. Rather than a 'list' this work is an essay on the reference books in a text/essay style. Quite useful annotated resource book. $19 Book Number: 85065601 372 KOKUSAI BUNKA SHINKOKAI. A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JAPAN. Tokyo 1936, K.B.S. Blue stiff wrs., 44p., very good. Covers books written in English on Japan. A useful bibliography. An excellent bibliography, subject organized. Covers general works, civilization, geography, anthropology & ethnography, archaeology, history and biography, philosophy, religion, language, literature, arts & crafts, social life, education, law & politics, economics & finance & miscellaneous. $32 Book Number: 98106301 373 KOKUSAI BUNKA SHINKOKAI. VOL. IV. RELIGION. K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. Tokyo 1963, K.B.S. Green stiff wrs., very good, 173p., an annotated bibliography of Japanese resources, author & editor indexes. Covers references: general, Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, popular beliefs, periodicals. Highly useful. $29 Book Number: 98106401 374 KOKUSAI BUNKA SHINKOKAI. VOL. V. PART 1,2. HISTORY OF THOUGHT. K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES. Tokyo 1964,5, K.B.S. Grey stiff wrs., very good, 2 vol. set, 239+167p., index of titles & names, excellent annotated reference to Japanese language resources. Useful descriptive reference with notes on survey & subject histories, dictionaries, series. Ancient periood: Asuka,Nara & Heian periods: texts, studies. Feudal period texts, Nara Muromachi, religions, aesthetics, literary criticism & philosophy of life, Confucianism, Shinto, Buddhism, Christian thought, new constitution of the Meiji restoration, rescript on education, Taisho democracy & party politics, fasism, the period after World War II. Book Number: 24024501 RareOrientalBooks.Com $37 375 KOREAN TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE. TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE OF KOREA. [Seoul] 1993, K.T.P.A.C. Stiff wrs., very good, as new, unused copy, English text, 278p., many color photos. OBSCURE An excellent monograph. Covers the whole genre of Korean music and dance. The history of Korean music & dance, ethos of Korean traditional music. Classification of dance and & music. Confucian ceremonial music and dance, royal military porcessinal music, court dance, Chong-ak. Buddhist, folk and shamanistic ritual music and dance. A comprehensive and well organized and nicely written. $39 Book Number: 84247901 376 KOSAKA, Masaaki. ed. JAPANESE THOUGHT IN THE MEIJI ERA. Vol. IX. CENTENARY CULTURAL COUNCIL SERIES. [Tokyo 1958, Pan-Pacific]. Buff cloth, 512p., index, very good, leather label, trans. by David Abosch, b.w. photos. Precursors & patriots, open vs. closed country. Fukuzawa Yukichi & the era of culture & civilization. The people of the Meirokusha, popular rights, Christianity and the spirit of Meiji. Revival of art & literature, rise & collapse of the spiritual revolution. Socialism, pacifism, imperialism. Natsume Soek, Mori Ogai & naturalism, after naturalism. A major contribution, highly reliable resource. Scans can be sent by email. Book Number: 20029801 377 KOSSAK, Steven M. et al. SACRED VISIONS: Early Paintings From Central Tibet. New York [1998], Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stiff color wrs very good, 225p., index, bibliography, notes, glossary, ca. 100 color & b. w. photographs, co-author J.C. Singer et al., maps, clean. FIRST EDITION With note to the reader & map of the region. Essays: Jane C. RareOrientalBooks.Com $94 Singer:THE CULTURAL ROOTS OF EARLY CENTRAL TIBETAN PAINTING. S.M. Kossak: THE DEVELOPMENT OF STYLE IN EARLY CENTRAL TIBETAN PAINTING. Robert Bruce-Gardner: REALIZATIONS: REFLECTIONS ON TECHNIQUE IN EARLY CENTRAL TIBETAN PAINTING. A most highly useful reference, with copius color photo references, and lucid texts. A valuable resource for any collector or student. $26 Book Number: 89005501 378 KUCK, Loraine. THE WORLD OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN: From Chinese Origins to Modern Landscape Art. New York [1968] Weatherhill. Green cloth,very clean, dj., 50 color, 158 b.w. photos, 7 figs., 414p., bibliography, notes, photos by Takeji Iwamiya, a solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION A beautiful and lucid work. Covering in great detail the introduction to Japan of garden art from China, Chinese origins: hunting parks, development of lakes, islands, mountains, rocks, and the first man-made landscapes. . The gardens of Japan: for the Empress, Nara copies of Chinese gardens, the great Heian estates, of warriors and of mansions. . Zen and tea gardens, Buddhist influence, the small gardens of the people. Western influence in the Meiji era & modern developments from a long heritage. * $15 Book Number: 84066802 379 KURATA, Hyakuzo. THE PRIEST AND HIS DISCIPLES. A play. Translated by Glenn W. Shaw. Tokyo [c.1922], Hokuseido. Stiff wrs., dj., very good, 246p. A Play, translated by Glenn Shaw. A most popular and widely performed play. Tells the story of the famous priest Shinran of the 12th century, founder of the Hongwanji or Jodo 'Pure Land' sect of Buddhism. Honen was Shinran's most faithful disciple, their sacrifice, and devotion was legendary. Fascinating and very readable work. Book Number: 98042301 RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 380 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. et al. OSUWA-TEMPLE, NAGASAKI. B 224. [Japan ca. 1880's]. A matted hand-colored albumen photo,very clean, large size, ca. 26.5 x 21 cm., English caption,number in lower right corner, pastel color, very clear, sharp image nicely done, with mountain background, solid. THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama. He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. . Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. *** THE IMAGE: A marvelous & impressive view, showing a single worshipper at the foot of the steps, praying. The whole of the temple's massive gate shown, with great stone lanterns at the entrance way. A wonderful holy sight, nicely executed. Most likely photographed by the Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma and then distributed by Kusakabe in Yokohama. . Masterpiece work ! *** The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: * BENNETT, Terry. EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES . BENNETT, Terry. OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: COLLECTORS' DATA GUIDE. * H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. * H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. * [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. RareOrientalBooks.Com * Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. * C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. * Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. * LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * KUSAKABE Kimbei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusakabe_Kimbei *** Color scans of this and most other items are posted to our website. A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE FAMOUS OSUWA TEMPLE Book Number: 98042201 381 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. et al. OSUWA TEMPLE, NAGASAKI. No.1413. [Japan ca.1880]. A large matted photograph with lower right inset English caption and number 1413, ca. 26.5 x 20.5 cm., excellent pastel color, sharp image, fine work. Likely the actual photographic work of Ueno Hikoma of Nagasaki. RARE ! WHO IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER KUSAKABE KIMBEI: . Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. . Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. RareOrientalBooks.Com $250 . There is common confusion regarding the works of both Kusakabe Kimbei and those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER. He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett below for more biographical and other details on these photographers. *** THE IMAGE: . This is a superb image, the view of Osuwa temple and its foreground area. Shows a bronze horse, granite "Fu-dogs" and the massive temple gate. There are six Japanese gentlemen, Kimono-clad pilgrims four with black bowler-type foreign popular hats of the period. All wear they typical and traditional Geta [a kind of wooden sandal with tall cleats]. . Nicely done, a classic ! *** REFERENCES: The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: * BENNETT, Terry. EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES . BENNETT, Terry. OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: COLLECTORS' DATA GUIDE. * H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. * H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. * [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. * Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. * C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. * Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. * LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusakabe_Kimbei *** Color scans of this and most of our items are posted to our website. RareOrientalBooks.Com $250 AN EXCELLENT AND EARLY 1890'S MINIATURE PHOTO ALBUM OF JAPAN Book Number: 25073301 382 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. et al. SMALL BLACK JAPANESE SMALL WITH BIRD PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, WITH GOLD BIRD DECORATION ON FRONT AND BACK COVERS. [Japan ca 1890's, Kusakabe]. Black accordion folding photo album, 64 hand-colored albumen photos, tissue guards, hinges mended, solid, album cover 18 x 12 cm., photo size 14 x 9 cm very good, photos on both sides of album leaves. S C A R C E THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. * Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. . RareOrientalBooks.Com There is common confusion regarding the works of both Kusakabe Kimbei and those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER. He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett [below] pp.50, 57 for more biographical and other details on these photographers. *** THE ALBUM: This album was the collaborative photographic work of two well-known Yokohama photographic studios. Those of Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] and Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kusakabe was a popular Yokohama photographer, and he sold a great deal to foreigners, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He was apprentice to either Beato or Stillfried and worked as a photo hand-colorist, and later acquired a good number of negatives from both of these early and very important Western pioneers who had photo shops in Yokohama. . Therefore many of their images were found in Kusakabe's later photo albums. He also may have bought some negatives Nagasaki images from Ueno Hikoma as these too are found within his albums. Due to the large number of negatives exchanged, between photographers, collectors are easily confused about who the actual photographer was. See Bennett pp.50, 57 for more biographical and other details on these photographers. * THE COVERS: This is a lovely miniature accordion folding album. With wood-covered black-lacquer, decorated with gold birds on the front & back. It is in nice condition, neither cracked nor warped, with some page hinges reinforced. The images by and large quite nice, clear, with a slight touch of very minor fading to a few but most are quite good, with delicate hand-coloring, which are albumen types. * THE PHOTOS: SIDE ONE: . Side one from the beginning show a horse being loaded with rice stalks; women washing Kimono; three women in bedroom-2 under mosquito net; woman playing Shamisen with daughter; 2 women sewing; doctor taking a woman's pulse, while a young girl fans the fire under a tea pot; playing Shogi: two women and an old man play the game; two women taking lunch with a maid serving; 2 children learning Oshuji [calligraphy] from an old bearded man; two women taking tea being served by a maid; 2 women sleeping under a Futon; 2 young girls feeding silk worms while another chops the mulberry leaves; Shamisen and musical instrument shop; basket-weaver's shop; lady's coiffeur shop, shows combs, ribbons, hair pins &c.; childdren's toy shop; culinary utensil shop; Geta or Japanese sandal shop; cookware shop: shows rice steamer, tea pots &c.; ceramic and porcelain-ware shop; Anko [sweet bean candy/cake] shop; fruit ship; four young acrobats; four pilgrims with portable Buddhist shrine; pilgrim climbing Mt. Fuji; fisherman; two Buddhist monks/priests; woman having her hair done; woman with parasol in winter [2]; young woman RareOrientalBooks.Com with her younger brother on a journey with parasol, woman playing a four-stringed instrument "Pipa." * SIDE TWO: . Jinriksha man pulling two women; two women and two men carrying a palanquin, chrysanthemum flower show; beach scene with pleasure boat and rural village; mountain resort; waterfall [2]; Buddhist bronze lantern; three monkey sculpture: shows the famous "Hear no, speak no, say no evil." . A Shinto shrine, Sacred arched bridge; rural temple [2]; Shiratono Taki waterfalls near Mt. Fuji; Mt. Fuji on lake Biwa; Ryokan on the river [Japanese Inn]; mountain path with travelers and large Japanese inns; mountain village scenes, waterfalls with large stone lantern; Yokohama views: Enoshima and cave over the water [caption in Japanese]; Enoshima beach shell collectors; Enoshima & fisherman with his boat; Tokyo views: Iris garden; Kabuki-za [Kabuki Theatre]; cherry blossoms [3]; Shrine; canal scene with small boat & houses; Jinriksha and puller on rural street near the famous "100 Steps" in Yokohama. *** An excellent example of period photographic images, depicting some of the more famous places, customs and life style of the people. A good insight to Japan during the end of the 19th century. A complete album, issued by Kusakabe for early Western visitors to Japan as a memory of their sojourn in that curious & hitherto closed country. A reflection on old Japan. *** REFERENCE: The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: . T. Bennett: EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES, see p.149 image 100d: Japanese Lantern Maker and the image of the Buddhist priest, cited as number 146 which are exactly the same images in this album. . H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. . H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. . [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. . Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. . C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. . Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. . LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. RareOrientalBooks.Com *** $2358 EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF DOMESTIC & RURAL LIFE IN JAPAN Book Number: 98042101 383 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. JAPANESE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS: LOT OF 9, LARGE SIZE HAND-COLORED EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS. [Japan n.d. c.1880]. A group of nine, hand-colored albumen photographs, ca. 26.5 x 19.5 cm., extracted from an album, clear, nice images, solid. WHO WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER KUSAKABE KIMBEI: . Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama, operating from ca. 1881-1913. . He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. * Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. . There is common confusion regarding the works of both Kusakabe Kimbei and those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER. He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett below for more biographical and other details on these photographers. *** THE IMAGES: A very good set of early photographs, strong, clear images, very unusual subjects. . RareOrientalBooks.Com 1. Two Buddhist pilgrims receiving food from a rural farm housewife. . 2. Silk worm culture: two photos, the first shows two Kimono-clad girls with elaborate coiffeur collecting silkworm cocoons while kneeling before a large folding screen with color paintings. The second shows three men wearing traditional Kimono, one with a Haori [jacket] who works on the silkworm cocoons and rice straw nests. One man sports a nice Kiseru, [Japanese pipe & case]. . 3. A Japanese male flower vendor, Kimono-clad in a studio posed image. He holds a scissors in one hand and a bunch of chrysanthemums in the other. He stands before a bamboo yolk a kind of traditional Asian carrier which he shoulders as he walks the streets, looking for buyers. This quite an unusual and classic image. . 4. Japanese farm scenes: a. Preparing & separating the rice from its stalk, it shows a mother, her three children all Kimono-clad, and a very youngish girl of 6-7 years old who carries a very small baby on her back. Others work in the fields. . b. A farmer and his wife clean rice from hulls while posing in front of a very primitive & rustic farm house. Both wear well worn, rough looking Kimonos. They are using large bamboo baskets. . c. Three more people are pounding & cleaning rice, one with a very large complex wooden machine. Great early technology image ! . *** CONDITION: These leaves were removed from an early period album. As usual, they show some old glue on left edge, some edges a bit worn, and a bit of old brown stain. Please see the photos posted to our website for more details. *** REFERENCES: The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: * BENNETT, Terry. EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES . BENNETT, Terry. OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: COLLECTORS' DATA GUIDE. * H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. * H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. * [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. * Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. * RareOrientalBooks.Com C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. * Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. * LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * KUSAKABE Kimbei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusakabe_Kimbei *** Color scans of this item and most of our others are posted to our website. SUPERB EARLY 1880'S VIEWS OF KOBE & ENVIRONS Book Number: 98042601 384 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. KOBE: JAPANESE HAND-COLORED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS. [Japan ca 1880's]. Four large hand-colored photographs, card mounted, ca 26.5 x 20 cm., pastel coloring, excellent, clear images, English caption and negative number in lower right corner, clean, solid examples. R A R E ! WHO WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER KUSAKABE KIMBEI: . HE PHOTOGRAPHER: Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. . Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. . There is common confusion regarding the works of both Kusakabe Kimbei and those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. RareOrientalBooks.Com $801 Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER. He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett below for more biographical and other details on these photographers. *** THE IMAGES: . These are excellent examples of Kusakabe's work & also that of Tamamura Kozaburo who did # 1208 below. * No. 1: NUNOBIKI YAMA KOBE #1207. This shows a village scene before a forest mountain, a large number of the villagers turn out for the historic occasion. They stand on the sandy street, some sporting umbrellas, all Kimono-clad facing the camera. A typical rural Japanese scene with tile-roofed houses and a small Sake-ya [drinking] store, with fields in the foreground one woman & her daughter sit on a Jin Rickshaw supported by the coolie-puller holding at a halt. * No. 2: BRONZE IMAGE SHISHINKOJI HIOGO #1211. Depicts the large bronze Buddha image seated upon a granite lotus, which is again placed upon a large granite block foundation. This image is about 3-4 m. tall, with 4 young Buddhist novices, one stares at the camera surprised. * No. 3: MAYASAN MOON TEMPLE KOBE #1214. A Buddhist stands before the very ancient two tiered Pagoda, while two others look on at the camera. * No. 4: METAKI WATERFALL KOBE # 1208 by Tamamura. Shows a deep valley waterfall with covered bridge & a small cottage, very green. Early views of Kobe. *** REFERENCES: The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: * BENNETT, Terry. EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES . BENNETT, Terry. OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: COLLECTORS' DATA GUIDE, all items are found listed by negative numbers in this source. * H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. * H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. * [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. * Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. * C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. RareOrientalBooks.Com * Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. * LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusakabe_Kimbei *** FOUR SUPERB IMAGES OF THE KOBE AREA FROM ABOUT 1880 Book Number: 98042501 385 KUSAKABE, Kimbei. KOBE: JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: Four Large Hand-Colored Albumen Photographs, Board Mounted. [Japan ca. 1880's]. Four large hand-colored albumum photographs, mounted on a large stiff board, size: ca. 26 x 20.5 cm., sharp, clear images, excellent condition, pastel colors solid, excellent examples, with negative numbers. R A R E ! WHO WAS KUSAKABE KIMBEI THE PHOTOGRAPHER: . Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] was a well-known Japanese photographer, who served the foreign community in Yokohama, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He created lovely photographic albums with scenery, studio images of posed Japanese men and women and a wide variety of other souvenir albums. His work was of a high quality and an interesting nature. . Kusakabe was a very unique Japanese photographer who understood Western photographic principals, but stuck to his native Japanese style and tradition of capturing native Japanese subjects with great skill. . Kusakabe likely apprenticed with both Beato and Stillfried as a photograph colorist. In 1885 he managed to acquire a number of Beato and Stillfried negatives which were reprinted and sold in his albums. Kusakabe being located on the main street in Yokohama had many foreign clients who purchased his albums. . His landscapes captured what 19th century Japan was truly like. His portraits also reflect a "natural" beauty and quality not found in the work of other Japanese photographers of the time, even though many were posed. . Kusakabe also sold photographs by the famous Nagasaki photographer Ueno Hikoma. . There is common confusion regarding the works of both Kusakabe Kimbei and those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER. He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his RareOrientalBooks.Com $500 images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett below for more biographical and other details on these photographers. *** . THE IMAGES: . Each of these superb photographs show a famous Kobe place. . No.1: BRONZE IMAGE SHINKOJI HIOGO #2111. This depicts the large bronze Buddha image seated upon a granite lotus, which is again placed upon a large granite block foundation. . This image is about 3-4 meters tall, showing four young Buddhist novices in a pose praying before the Buddha. One stares in bewilderment at the camera. The Buddhist temple in the background nicely executed, before a dry lotus pond. * No.2. NUNOBIKI YAMA KOBE #1207. This shows a village scene before a pine forest mountain as a large number of the villagers turn out for the historic occasion of being photographed ! . Villagers stand on the sandy street, some sporting oil-skin umbrellas, all are Kimono-clad and are fixed at and facing the camera. . A typical rural Japanese scene with tile-roofed houses & a small Sake-ya [drinking] store, with fields in the foreground. One woman & her daughter sit on a Jinrikisha supported by the coolie-puller who comes to a halt for the camera. * No.3: KOBE #1204. This shows a railway track scene around a bend, telephone poles & lines adjacent to the tracks, amidst family dwellings in the suburbs. * No.4. Without title, numbered in the negative as no. 1210. This shows a lovely view of a Buddhist temple and a pilgrim praying and paying homage. *** THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CITED IN THE REFERENCE WORK: All of the Bennett, see below. . *** REFERENCES: . The following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and Japanese early photography in general: * BENNETT, Terry. EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES . BENNETT, Terry. OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS: COLLECTORS' DATA GUIDE, the above images are found in this work by negative number. * H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. * H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. RareOrientalBooks.Com * [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti. * Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. * C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854-1905. * Philipp March & Claudia Delank: THE ADVENTURE OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. * LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusakabe_Kimbei *** Color scans of this and most of our items are posted to our website. SUPERB & VERY LONG HORIZONTAL PROCESSION SCROLL WOODCUT BOOK Book Number: 85026601 386 KUWAYAMA, Hyoshiro. NIKKO SARA TOSHO GU BO SAI TEN RAKU ZU: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ANCIENT FESTIVAL PROCESSION FOR THE SHOGUN'S MEMORIAL AT [Tokyo 1889, Komuro]. Wood covers, grass paper covered, very good, 20 feet long, 18 x 12.5 cm., accordion folded, color woodblock printed by color by hand on hand-made paper. RARE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION A Shinto festival horizontal hand scroll, accordion folded book format. Beatifully, woodblock printed in color upon hand-made Washi paper. * Depicting the ancient religious festival to commemorate the Tokugawa Shogun's grave at Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. The RareOrientalBooks.Com $500 work begins with a right to left reading of the story, two opposing pages equal one larger illustrated view of the procession. At the head of the august procession begins with soldiers carrying the Naginada or "long lance" bearers, followed by a Shishi or Lion Dog and Tora or Tiger costumed dancers, with three men per animal. Musicans playing the flute, women of the family, a horse-mounted Buddhist priest, and other court officials, flag bearers, archers, Samurai warriors in armour, Shinto women priests, masked Samurai, more horse-mounted officials, several empty planquins, drum and music corps, dancing monkeys, Shinto priests, more equistrian riders, Shinto orchestra, group of falconers with their birds in hand, table bearers, Buddhist priests. Then a series of three superbly decorated & most beautiful Mikoshi or portable Shinto shrines are carried by teams of men, followed by singers and groups of Samurai, flag-bearers and the like. * With Japanese title and colophon. * A truly unusual and spectacular folk-art celebration ! SUPERB & VERY LONG HORIZONTAL PROCESSION SCROLL WOODCUT BOOK Book Number: 85026602 387 KUWAYAMA, Hyoshiro. NIKKO SARA TOSHO GU BO SAI TEN RAKU ZU: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ANCIENT FESTIVAL PROCESSION FOR THE SHOGUN'S MEMORIAL AT [Tokyo 1889, Komuro]. Stiff wrs., first 3 title pages & last 2 pages + colophon lacking, else complete, ca. 20 feet long, 18 x 12.5 cm., accordion folded, color woodblock printed by hand on hand-made paper. AS IS. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION A Shinto festival horizontal hand scroll, accordion folded book format. Beatifully, woodblock printed in color upon hand-made Washi paper. * Depicting the ancient religious festival to commemorate the Tokugawa Shogun's grave at Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. The RareOrientalBooks.Com $680 work begins with a right to left reading of the story, two opposing pages equal one larger illustrated view of the procession. At the head of the august procession begins with soldiers carrying the Naginada or "long lance" bearers, followed by a Shishi or Lion Dog and Tora or Tiger costumed dancers, with three men per animal. Musicans playing the flute, women of the family, a horse-mounted Buddhist priest, and other court officials, flag bearers, archers, Samurai warriors in armour, Shinto women priests, masked Samurai, more horse-mounted officials, several empty planquins, drum and music corps, dancing monkeys, Shinto priests, more equistrian riders, Shinto orchestra, group of falconers with their birds in hand, table bearers, Buddhist priests. Then a series of three superbly decorated & most beautiful Mikoshi or portable Shinto shrines are carried by teams of men, followed by singers and groups of Samurai, flag-bearers and the like. * With Japanese title and colophon. * A truly unusual and spectacular folk-art celebration ! $408 Book Number: 25031201 388 [KYONGJU GUIDE]. KYONGJU WHERE THE SPIRIT OF 2000 YEARS IS STILL ALIVE. [Kyongju 1979]. Stiff brown wrs., very good, as new copy, 63 pages, complete work in full color, Korean text, a guide to the sights of Kyongju, festivals, Buddhist icons, antiquities, archaeological monuments, historical sites, 18 x 24 cm. A STUNNING CATALOGUE OF BUDDHIST ITEMS RELATING TO KUKAI Book Number: 24059101 389 KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM. KOBO DAISHI AND THE ART OF ESOTERIC BUDDHISM. Kyoto [1983], Kyoto National Museum. Red cloth, very good, 24.5 x 24.5 cm., English & Japanese captions, list of photo plates, 300p., 274 well described & illustrated items, with ca 300 b.w. photos. FIRST & ONLY EDITION OBSCURE An important travelling exhibition catalogue. This stunning work covers the breath and width of the Kobo Daishi [aka as Priest Kukai 774-835], one of Japans most important Buddhist exponents. In 805 he went to China to study Buddhism for two years. Upon his return to Japan, he worked with the Emperor RareOrientalBooks.Com $7 & began to preach the Shingon doctrines. He founded Kongobuji temple in the Mt. Koya area of Kyto. He invented the Japanese alphabet of Hiragana, and was a poet, and received the posthumous Buddhist name of Kobo Daishi. See E. Papinot: HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF JAPAN, p.321 for more details. $49 Book Number: 21179301 390 KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM. MASTERPIECES OF BUDDHIST AND HINDU SCULPTURE FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Kyoto 1994, K.N.M. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, 179p., bliography, color maps, 176 color & b.w. photos, Japanese & English text, 22.5 x 28 cm. An excellent color exhibiton catalogue. With essays: R.Knox: THE AMARAVATI SCULPTURES: THE BRITISH MUSEUM COLLECTION. T. Koezuka: THE AMARAVATI SCULPTURES. T. Richard Bluirton: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIAN COLLECTIONS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Preface by Dr. Jessica Rawson. Covers the Amaravati, india, Gandhara, the Periphery. Highly useful and lucid essays, and brillian photos. Color scans can be sent by email. $58 Book Number: 27022301 391 [Kuloy, Hallvard K.] ed. KAILASH-A JOURNAL OF HIMALAYAN STUDIES. [Bhotahity] 1974, [Kailash]. Stiff wrs., very good, 18.5 x 24.5 cm., volume 2, #4, pp.234-304, 7 maps, 11 b.w. photos. With articles: THE RAUTE: by Johan Reinhard; GURUNG KINSHIP by Victor S. Doherty. Short reviews of other books. * . RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 A USEFUL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE Book Number: 32009301 392 LAMSON, Roger B. comp. THE JAPANESE COLLECTION. Slippery Rock [1975], Slippery Rock State College. Spiral bound over stiff buff paper, very good, recent index tabs, 223p., 28 x 22 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION $70 A FASCINATING EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE ON TIBET Book Number: 87103201 393 LANDON, Perceval. THE OPENING OF TIBET: An Account of Lhasa and the Country And People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the New York 1905, Doubleday. Green cloth, very good, 484p., 52 b. w. photos, color frontis, 11 appendices, top edge gilt, spine head & tail tiny bit worn, small mended tear on back cover, else, clean, solid copy. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION In the Year 1903-4. Introduction by Col. Younghusband. After remaining closed to foreigners for centuries, the historic opening finally came. This work is the offical record of the opening, written with the assistance of the members. An excellent work, covering in detail the first European sanctioned visit to Tibet, Lhasa, Potala & other hitherto forbidden places. With wonderful commentary on the land, people, art, customs and internal history of Lhasa. Essay on the reason for the expedition, the crossing of the Himalayas, Tibetans of Chumbi Valley, an attack by Tibetans, the Dalai Lama and much more. Superb primary source and valuable 'FIRST' study. Landon was special correspondent of the "Times" & contains some remarkable illustrations. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi l28 Cordier: 2896 English Edition. *** $338 Book Number: 95227401 394 LATOURETTE, Kenneth S. THE HISTORY OF JAPAN. New York 1947, Macmillan. Blue cloth, very good, 290p., 37 b.w. photos, 15 maps, 3 charts, appendices, index, top and bottom signatures rubber stamped, bookplate, very clean. From the earliest times through the introduction of Buddhism to the organization of the Shogunate, the accession of Iyeyasu, the coming of Perry, the civilization of old Japan, the different periods of internal transformation, the wars with Chna & Russian, the Boxer uprising. Nice work, brief yet comprehensive. RareOrientalBooks.Com $43 Book Number: 88068802 395 LAUF, Detlef Ingo. TIBETAN SACRED ART: THE HERITAGE OF TANTRA. Berkeley 1976, Shambhala. Red cloth, very good, dj., 228p., 18 color pltes, 18 b.w. figures, index, bibliography, notes, former owner's name rubber-stamped copy, else clean, solid. FIRST EDITION This superb text covers the sublime and grotesque images,its psycho-sexual symbolism and psycho-cosmic diagrams. Eloquent expression of the Buddhist world view, a key element in the meditative practice of Tantric Buddhism. Covering nature and origins of Lamaism, form & secret revelation in Tibetan art. The representation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, noble art of writing, mystic experience in Tibetan art, visionary unfolding in the Mandala, manifestations fo the Guardian Deities, great Masters & Saints in Tibet. With notes on the spelling of technical terms. By and large an excellent source book. $14 Book Number: 96157101 396 LAW, Bimala Churn. trans. A MANUAL OF BUDDHIST HISTORICAL TRADITIONS. [SaddhammaSangha] Calcutta 1941, Univ. Calcutta. Stiff buff wrs., very good, 140p., index. Translated into English for the first time. Coves the firstthird great council, acceptance of the Cetiyapabbata-vihara, fourth council, account of the writing of three Pitakas in Books. Account of translation of teh Atthakatha on the Three Pitakas, account of the Tikas of three Pitakas. Account of all the books compiled by Theras. Account of the advantages of writing three Pitakas, and account of the advantage of hearing the preaching of the Norm. A serious Buddhist work. Book Number: 95104101 397 LE JAPON MYSTIQUE. LE JAPON MYSTIQUE. Tokio 1927, Ministere des Chemins. Pictorial stitched wrappers, 59p., very good, color frontis., 24 b.w. photos, foldout color map,top & bottom stamped, very clean, French text. Compris information du palais de Nijo, Kioto, les pensees de Bouddha Amida, le lac d'Onuma, Nikko, fete des petites filles et garcons, O-bon, grand Bouddha de Kamakura, Kioto, RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 fleur de cerisier, et plus. An excellent guide to the great sights of Western Japan, the festivals and Buddhist events. $43 AN IMPORTANT ART HISTORY AND REFERENCE SOURCE Book Number: 94050405 398 LE MAY, Reginald. A CONCISE HISTORY OF BUDDHIST ART IN SIAM. Rutland [1963], Tuttle. Red cloth, very good, 2nd ed., 169p. 208 b.w. plates, folding map, index, bibliography, slipcase, dust jacket, as new, bright crisp copy. An important & exact reprint of the Cambridge University 1938 edition. Scholarly study, covers the different schools of art in Siam, the Dvaravati [Mon-indian] period in Siam, the Kingdom of Crivijaya & the Indo-Javanese school. Funan, & the Khmer period, origins of the Tai & relations with Burma. Further relations with Burma & India, rise of Chiengsen school, rise of the Tai in Siam and the origin of the Suk' ot'ai School. The schools of U-T'ong, Lopburi [Tai] and Ayudhya. With copious bibliography of general, special & lists of journals dealing with Far Eastern Art.Highly useful work. $32 Book Number: 25024201 399 LEE, Junghe. AZALEAS AND GOLDEN BELLS: Korean Art in the Collection of the Portland Art Museum and in Portland Private Collections. Portland 1998, P.A.M. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, as new copy, 84p., Korean & Hanja inscriptions, bibliography, appendix, 50 fine items well described and photos in color & b.w., 22 x 28 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Book Number: 89092802 RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 400 LEE, Shao Chang. POPULAR BUDDHISM IN CHINA: With Translations of Ten Buddhist Poems, Thirty-two Buddhist Proverbs, Hsuan Ts'ang's 'Essence [Shanghai] 1940, Commercial Press. Red cloth, very good, 52p. English text + 22p. Chinese text, 4 b.w. plates, introduction by Dr. J. Rahder, dust jacket. S C A R C E An excellent work, with translations and notes to the original texts: The Return of the Buddhas, Gods & Sages of All Religions to the Origin of Truth with Their Myriad Doctrines also some Buddhist proverbs, essence of Wisdom Sutra and the Diamond Sutra. A useful and esoteric study. $85 Book Number: 96005702 401 LEE, Sherman E. ASIAN ART Selections From the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd. New York [1970,75], Asia Soc. Two volume set, buff cloth and yellow cloth, 94+103p., ca. 42 color, 105 b. w. photos, 22 x 28 cm., bright, as new copies, complete set, each volume covers 70 super items. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Covers 70 well-described lots, the art of greater India, Afghanistan, Nepal, also Southeast Asia, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Japan, & Korea. Covers statues, ceramics, screens, sculpture, Buddhist art, jades &c. Superb catalogue of the collection. Book Number: 96053901 402 LEE, Sherman E. REFLECTIONS OF REALITY IN JAPANESE ART. [Cleveland 1983], Cleveland Museum of Art. Red cloth, very clean, 292p.,16 color plates,138 b.w. photos, former owner's name rubber-stamped,otherwise solid copy in nice dust jacket FIRST & ONLY EDITION Realistic artistic achievements by the Japanese, illustrated in scrolls, Noh masks, sculpture, and paintings, extremely informative, well put together. . Contents include realist exceptions in pre-Buddhist Japan, Chinese & Buddhist beginnings, early portraiture & masks, Rokudo, E-maki, portraiture in medieval Japan, also the 36 poets and landscape as a subject. . Also Edo complexities and a postscript: New Realities. Includes Catalogue by M. R. Cunningham & J.T. Ulak. RareOrientalBooks.Com $26 * Color photos can be sent by email. $5 Book Number: 95009001 403 LEGGE, James. trans. A FAIR AND DISPASSIONATE DISSCUSSION OF THE THREE DOCTRINES ACCEPTED IN CHINA: From Liu Mi, a Buddhist Writer. [London 1893, Committee of the Congress.] Extracted from the Transactions of the Ninth International Congress of Orientalists, grey wrs., pages 564-580. The nature and comparative value of the teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism as set forth mainly from a Buddhist standpoint. $26 Book Number: 86060502 404 LEGGETT, Trevor. trans. THE TIGER'S CAVE: Translations of Japanese Zen Text. London [1964], Rider. Black cloth, very good, 191p., 8 b.w. photos, appendix. FIRST EDITION This text contains translations of the HEART SUTRA by Abbot Obora of the Soto Zen sect, YASENKANNA, an autobiographical narrative by Zen master Hakuin [18th century], THE TIGER'S CAVE & other pieces, and ZEN by Rosen Takashina et al. It is an excellent work that sheds light on Buddhist thought processes. $87 COVERING, LAMAISMUS, CHINESEN, JAPANER, BUDDHISMUS, ISLAM... Book Number: 20007001 405 LEHMANN, Edvard. et al. DIE ORIENTALISCHEN RELIGIONEN. Berlin 1906, Teubner. Brown cloth, very good, 267p., index, bibliography, German text, an anthology of scholarly essays. With essays: Edvard Lehmann: DIE ANFANGE DER RELIGION UND DIE RELIGION DER PRIMITIVEN VOLKER. DIE RELIGIONEN DER CHINESEN: Adolf Erman: AGYPTISCHE RELIGION. Johann J. M. De Groot: DIE RELIGIONEN DER CHINESEN: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. Karl Florenz: DIE RELIGIONEN DER JAPANER: Shintoismus. Von Hans Haas: DER BUDDHISMUS. Albert Grunwedel: DER LAMAISMUS, TIBET. DIE ASIATISCHEN RELIGIONEN: Carl Bezold: BABYLONISCH-ASSYRISCHE RELIGION. Hermann Oldenberg: INDISCHE & IRANISCHE RELIGIONEN. Ignaz Goldziher:RELIGION DES ISLAMS. With authorative essays by leading exponents on the subject. Book Number: 97075401 406 LEVI, M. Sylvain. VYUTHENA 256. RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 [Paris 1911, Journal Asiatique]. New wrappers, very good, an extracted scholarly article, pages 119-126, French text. $20 Book Number: 96122002 407 LI, Hwui. THE LIFE OF HIUEN-TSIANG: With an Introduction Containing an Account of the Works of I-Tsing Translated by Samuel Beal. New Delhi [c.1980], Munshiram. Brown cloth, very good, 218p. dj., reprint of London 1911, with a preface by L.C. CranmerByng. A scholarly study by the early Shgaman Hwui on 629 A.D. pilgrimage of Buddhist scholar Hiuen, who went in search of the original teachings of Buddha, to make a perfect translation of the Holy texts. This is the true story of his path to the 'Truth' and is a classic story. An important early Chinese resource on the origins of Buddhism. Always scarce. A color scan can be sent by email. $60 Book Number: 96122003 408 LI, Hwui. THE LIFE OF HIUEN-TSIANG: With an Introduction Containing an Account of the Works of I-Tsing Translated by Samuel Beal. London [1914], Kegan. Green cloth, very good, 218p., clean copy, popular edition, preface by L. Cranmer-Byng, with an introduction containing an account of the works of I-Tsing by Samual Beal. A scholarly study by the early Shgaman Hwui on 629 A.D. pilgrimage of Buddhist scholar Hiuen, who went in search of the original teachings of Buddha, to make a perfect translation of the Holy texts. This is the true story of his path to the 'Truth' and is a classic story. An important early Chinese resource on the origins of Buddhism. Always scarce. A color scan can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $32 STUNNING COLOR REFERENCE TO TIBETAN BUDDHIST OBJECTS & ICONS Book Number: 22067601 409 LI, Jicheng. THE REALM OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM. [San Francisco 1985], China Books. Black cloth, very good,as new, dj., 224p., index, list of principal Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Temples, glossary, appendix, as new copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Chapter headings: A Brief History of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism: Origin & Development. The Canonical texts and doctrines of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism. The organization, system and gradation of the monastic study of Tibetan esoteric Buddhism Buddhism. The art of Tibetan Buddhism. Covers Buddhist bronzes, Tang-ka, Frescoes, clay molding, wood carving and wooden tablet painting, stone carvings and ritual objects. With an additional essay by Tan Xiyong: THANG-KA PAINTINGS. A stunningly beautiful book, loaded with marvelous color photos. RARE RESOURCE OF THE NANZHAO AND DALI KINGDOMS Book Number: 30014601 410 LI, Kunsheng. comp. THE SCULPTURE & PAINTING ARTS OF NANZHAO AND DALI KINGDOMS. [Kunming 1999], Yunnan People's Publishing House. Pictorial boards, very clean, 21 x 29 cm., 562 color photos, 311p., English contents, introduction, captions, balance of text in Chinese. FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 3000 COPIES A superb reference for the artistic and cultural remains of the two ancient kingdoms. * Covers essays on Stone images: A survey of the Shaping art of Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms by Deng Qiyao. Stone sculptures from Longyitu site of Weishan county, stone carvings from Anning tomb, RareOrientalBooks.Com $19 Shizhongshan grottoes in Jianchuan, Fahuasi Temple, stone pillar in Dizang temple Kunming, stone images at Boshiwahei, and Wase in Dali, Mt. Jinhua. Image of heavenly guardian in Guiyan temple, Dali. Midala stone images in Luquan county. * Painting: Cliff painting on Mt. Shizhongshan in Jianchuan, history of Nanzhao Kingdom in pictures; Buddhist scroll paintings by Zhang Shengwen [Song dynasty]; mural on the pagoda in Shuimu temple, Xiangun. Weimoji meeting. * Cultural relics: Stone sculpture of Tang dynasty; sculptures of Guanyin; Buddha, Vakra, Buddhist objects and sculptures of animals, pottery jars and plaque-shaped figurine. * Superbly and profusely illustrated in high-quality color, * From the series: Dianguo Qingtong Yishu The Complete works of Yunnan National Fine arts. This is a large series of monographs, each devoted to a separate aspect of Yunnan art and cultural remains. Each volume is complete in itself. * LIMITED EDITION: This work was published in a small edition of 3000 only copies. *** $192 Book Number: 95093202 411 LIN, Yutang. ed. THE WISDOM OF CHINA AND INDIA. New York [1942], Modern Library. Green cloth, very good, dj, 1104p., glossary, pronunciation of Chinese names, table, chronology. FIRST EDITION An incredibly full and rich collection of Indian, Chinese, & Buddhist epics, hymns, myths &c. Covers Indian piety, imagination, humor, & Buddhism, Chinese mysticism, democracy, the middle way, poetry, & wit & wisdom. Some titles include: [Indian] THE SUBTLE ESSENCE, THE CONQUEST OF DEATH, THE RAMAYANA, THE FABLES OF PANCHATANTRA, THE DHAMMAPADA, THE SERMON ON ABUSE, WHAT IS NIRVANNA? &c. &c. [Chinese] LAOTSE, THE BOOK OF TAO, CHUANGTSE,MYSTIC AND HUMORIST, THE CANON OF YAO, T'AI CHIA, MOTSE THE RELIGIOUS TEACHER, CONDEMNATION OF OFFENSIVE WAR, THE APHORISMS OF CONFUCIUS, WIT AND WISDOM, THE MEAN AS THE IDEAL CHARACTER AND TYPES OF PERSONS CONFUCIUS HATED, THE GOLDEN MEAN OF TSESZE, THE MORTAL THOUGHTS OF A NUN, THE CHINESE CINDERELLA, SORROW, THE MAN WHO SPURNED THE MACHINE, DO-NOTHING SAY-NOTHING &c... An indispensable collection gathered by an excellent editor & author. RareOrientalBooks.Com $99 Book Number: 25006201 412 LITTLE, Stephen. VISIONS OF THE DHARMA: Japanese Buddhist Paintings and Prints in the Honolulu Academy of Art. Honolulu [1991], Academy of Art. Stiff blue wrs., very good, as new bright and clean copy, 19 x 28 cm. 200p., index, profuse color & b. w. photos bibliography, glossary, chronology. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION A very important reference. Covers a wide variety of superb Buddhist paintings, prints and many differing icons from the collection. Beautifully illustrated, authorative texts. Covers Zen, Chinese & Japanese Buddhist works, scrolls, hanging scrolls or Kakemono, Mahayana, Esoteric, Pure Land, Shingo-Buddhist Syncretic and Zen images. $12 Book Number: 84010102 413 LLOYD, Arthur. THE CREED OF HALF JAPAN: Historical Sketches of Japanese Buddhism. New Yor 1912, Dutton. Red cloth, very good, 393p., index, very good. S C A R C E An important scholarly work by an early missionary resident. Covers Mahayana, pre-Christian expansion of Buddhism, Pushyamitra, the New Testament in touch with the east. Call from China, As'vaghosha, Nagarjuna, missionaries of the Han, Dharmagupta, Manichaeism, China in the Third, Fourth & Fifth centuries, Buddhism reaches Japan, Shotoku Taishi, Nara, Heian and Kamakura Buddhism, Nichiren and earlier sects, Risshoh Ankoku Ron, Mongols, Catholic missions, Buddhism in the Tokugawa periods. Excellent comprehensive study, based on long term study and research. Valuable early reliable work. Scans can be sent by email. A SCHOLARLY STUDY ON THE FOUNDER OF BUDDHISM IN JAPAN RareOrientalBooks.Com $151 Book Number: 87017401 414 LLOYD, Arthur. SHINRAN AND HIS WORK: Studies in Shinshu Theology. Tokyo 1910, Kyobunkwan. Blue cloth, very good, 182 + 15p., index, clean copy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Shinran Shoin [1174-1268], was the founder of Shinshu sect of Buddhism in 1224. Excellent work on the monk who established Honganji temple in Kyoto. Also covers a biography of him, ritual objects, faith, salvation, Ho-on, Sozoku, Keijin, healing, fasting and other practices of this sect. Important item. Scans can be sent by email. $131 Book Number: 88094102 415 LONG, Wilbur H. MOTZE CHINA'S ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER OF UNIVERSAL LOVE. Peiping n.d. c.1920's, California College China. Orange wrs. 38p., very good. $39 THE ONLY MAJOR SOURCE GUIDE ON THE NOTO AREA Book Number: 84010301 416 LOWELL, Percival. NOTO: An Unexplored Corner of Japan. Boston 1891, Houghton. Black cloth, 261p., very good, top gilt, bit of wear to head & tail of spine, else clean copy, 12 x 18.5 cm. FIRST EDITION SCARCE An excellent resourse the seldom covered Noto area of Japan. Superb monograph, addressing the Usii pass, Zenkoji, Oya Shiradzu, Ko Shradzu, Etchiu delta, Arayama Pass, Inland Sea and Anamidzu. On the Noto highway, Harinoki Toge, Riuzanjita and genial Inkyo, down the Tenriugawa, to the sea. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $77 Book Number: 84010601 417 LOWELL, Percival. THE SOUL OF THE FAR EAST. Boston [1888], Houghton. White coth, very clean, 266p., top edge gilt, 12 x 18.5 cm. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E A classic by the celebrated sholarly, with superb essays on Japanese family, adoption, language, art and imagination, religion, life, philosophy &c. An important primary and early source. * $87 Book Number: 84010606 418 LOWELL, Percival. THE SOUL OF THE FAR EAST. New York 1911, Macmillan. Blue cloth, 226p., top gilt, very good, 13 x 20 cm. S C A R C E A classic by the celebrated sholarly, with superb essays on Japanese family, adoption, language, art and imagination, religion, life, philosophy &c. An important primary and early source. * Book Number: 20014201 419 LUDOWYK, E.F.C. THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUDDHA. London [1958], Allen. Red cloth, very good, dj., 182p.,index glossary, many b.w. photos by the internationally famous photographer Ina Bandy, 15 x 24 cm., clean. FIRST EDITION On the mountain now known as Adam's Peak in Ceylon is the legendary footprint of the Buddha-symbol of the imprint left on the island by Buddhism. This book tells of the Buddha and his teachings and of the coming of Buddhism to Ceylon. It concentrated attention on the magnificent monumental Buddha RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 ist remains at Mihintale, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva, once unknown as the 'buried cities' of Ceylon. $9 A FASCINATING CHINESE ZEN TEXT, THE BASIS FOR ALL ZEN STUDY Book Number: 85088404 420 LUK, Charles. CH'AN AND ZEN TEACHING. London [1960-62], Rider. Cloth, dj., very good, 255+254+306p glossary, appendices, notes, 3 vol. set, all in dust jackets First, Second, Third series, complete set. FRIST EDITIONS The complete set covers: First Series: Master Hsu Yun's Discourses & Words, Stories of Six Ch'an Masters, Diamond Cutter of Doubts, and a Straight Talk on the Heart Sutra. Second Series: Forty Transmission Gathas, Stories of the founders of the Five Ch'an Sects. Third Series: Altar Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, Yung Chia's Song of Enlightment, the Sutra of Complete Enlightenment. A grand work, edited, translated & explained by Lu K'uan Yu [Charles Luk]. With b. w. illustrations. An exceptionally rare work, seldom found for sale. The ancient way of Koans. Chinese, Japanese Buddhism. * Scans can be sent by email. $347 Book Number: 21172001 421 LYONS, Elizabeth. et al. BUDDHISM: History and Diversitiy of a Great Tradition. [Philadelphia] 1985, University Museum. Stiff wrs., 64p., very good, glossary, bibliography, many color & b.w. photos, co-authors Heather Peters et al., 21.5 x 28 cm. Covers Buddhism as found in India: the historical foundations of Buddhism, in Central Asia, China, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia: Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam & Indonesia. A useful and excellent comparative study. COVERS THE MAIN COASTAL CITIES ALONG THE S. CHINA SEA RareOrientalBooks.Com $31 Book Number: 86087701 422 MACGOWAN, J. PICTURES OF SOUTHERN CHINA. London 1897, Religious Tract Soc. Green cloth, very good,top edge gilt, 320p., 77 b.w. photos, as usual, end papers and text a bit foxed, else clean, solid, 14.5 x 22.5 cm. FIRST EDITION A guide and handbook to the cities of Shanghai, Foochow, Kushan, Amoy, Swatow, Hong Kong & Canton.Written by a longtime resident & missionary. This work covers the major cities, sights, laws, shops, American Concession, opium, tea, resorts, boats, temples, tiger shooting, river journeys, Shameen, bound feet & much more. His lucid essay reveals a keen insight to China & the Chinese. An excellent primary source sans the usual missionary chat. A nicely illustrated work, shows the sights, Chinese ladies, condemned man, travelling kitchen, middle-class Shanghai ladies, woman's head dress, woman, opium smokers, the native city of Shanghai, junk scenes, Kushan monastery, Buddhist priests, Mandarins, Chinese tradesmen, Christian school girls, architecture and bridges. Views of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Swatow, Canton junks, river at Canton and the famous Pagoda, Five Hundred Genii, Canton. A great and early primary resource for the whole of South China coast. A very good description of the coastal regions between Hong Kong and Shanghai. COVERS INDONESIA, BALI, JAVA, INDIA, CAMBODIA, BURMA THAILAN Book Number: 25013701 423 MACINTYRE, Michael. SPIRIT OF ASIA. [London 1980], B.B.C. Green cloth, dj., very good, large format 22 x 30 cm., 288p., endpaper maps, introduction by David Attenborough, profuse color-photo illustrated, as new copy, bright clean. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A stunningly beautiful photo essay. Done for the BBC series on Asia. Covers tribal lands of Indonesia, Bali, Java, RareOrientalBooks.Com $406 India: story of Rama, Cambodia and Angkor, Thailand: country of a million Buddhas; Burma: Buddha and the lord of the earth. Excellent essays with photos to match. Marvelous guide to the true nature of these lands, cultures and peoples. $3 AN EXCELLENT EARLY PRIMARY SOURCE ON CHINA BY A MISSIONARY Book Number: 84026801 424 MACLAY, R.S. LIFE AMONG THE CHINESE: With Characteristic Sketches and Incidents of Missionary Operations and Prospects in China. New York [1861], Carlton. Rose blind-stamped cloth, 400p., very good, 13 woodcut illustrations, addenda. S C A R C E Based on a long missionary residence in China. Covering in much detail the ancient Chinese religious faith, Chinese history of: government laws, character of the Chinese. Also the city of Fuhchau, buildings, law, land-tenure, trip to the country, mountains & schools. Peach farming, preaching & churches, Confucianism, Buddhism, rationalism, China as a missionary field. A great primary source. IMPRESSIVE COLOR ZEN BUDDHIST HANGING SCROLL PAINTING Book Number: 22031701 425 MANO, Kyotei. DHARMA: A GREAT HANGING SCROLL PAINTING OF BODHI DHARMA. Japan n.d. ca 1890. A silk-mounted vertical Kakemono scroll: 61.5 x 195.5 cm., sheet: 49 x 124.5 cm., bone fittings at the bottom of the scroll roller, artist's cinnabar stamped seal or Hanko & original signature, very clean, bright work. A most excellent example of Dharma [Daruma in Japanese], or Bodhi Dharma as he is known in Sanskrit. The son of a king from Southern India, who became a bonze or priest, went to China and introduced the Buddhist Zen sect Ch'an to that country. He is often represented clad in a red or saffron robe & in deep meditation, sometimes depicted without legs. He is supposed to have lost his legs by a nine years' uninterrupted contemplation while sitting in the Lotus position. The current painting shows a virulent Daruma with one sandal in his right hand, wrapped in a traditional robe, a pair of large ringed earrings with a death-defying gaze. RareOrientalBooks.Com $230 * Skillfully executed by a star pupil of Kawanabe Kyosai, Kyotei [Gyotei] who worked between ca. 1890-1910. He was infamous for making many fakes of Kyosai's works. While this work is clearly signed by the artist, in his own name, the style is exceptionally close to that of his master, Kyosai. * Paintings by this artist showing his own name are quite RARE ! The majority of his paintings were signed "Kyosai," which were forgeries of his master's work. It is therefore RARE to have a work actually signed and sealed in his own name! * THE SEAL: The Hanko or red cinnabar "chop" seal reads "GAGAKUBOIN" meaning is "Enjoy drawing pictures in a small room" and is impressed below his signature. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: L. Roberts: DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS, p.100 for notes on Kawanabe. * $3723 AN EXCELLENT & INFORMATIVE GUIDE TO ALL JAPAN Book Number: 84353802 426 MARAINI, Fosco. MEETING WITH JAPAN. New York [1960], Viking. Half cloth over boards, very good, 467p., index, bibliography, notes, 154 b.w. photos, map. A superb post-war photographic study & essay. Covering three Tokyos in a century, Tokyo: world melting-pot and the Eastern seaway, along the Tokaido, the nude in art, Mishima, local color/local horror, Yaizu, wooden pavilions in sacred wood, the concept of Kami, Buddha, beauty at Mt. Muroh, encounters at Nara, empress & monk, Kyoto: the month of maples in flame. Aesthetes & soldiers, a Japanese wife, wisdom in a grain of sand: Zen, Zen monastery. Kyoto, Katsura garden, night life of Kyoto, signature of the Tokugawa, Nagoya, Kosai-ji 'The Vast Salvation,' white lice for blue blood. Tokyo farewells, the Golden Demon. A great series of insightful essays upon Japan and the Japanese. Book Number: 84010401 RareOrientalBooks.Com $24 427 MASON, J.W.T. THE MEANING OF SHINTO: The Primeaeval Foundation of Creative Spirit in Modern Japan. New York [1935], Dutton. Blue cloth, 252p., index, very good copy. FIRST EDITION Superb scholarly essay on Japan's creative spirit, mythology and creative begining, meaning of Shinto, Shinto & religion, evil and Susano-no-Mikoto, Sujin's renaissance of Shinto, Sumea Mikoto, Shinto influences on Japanese culsture, some Shinto shrines, Shinto and modernism. An exacting essay. $87 Book Number: 95202701 428 MASPERO, Henri. LE SERMENT DANS LA PROCEDURE JUDICIAIRE DE LA CHINE ANTIQUE. Bruxelles 1935, Louvain. Extracted from l'Institut Belge des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, pp.258-317, 4 b.w. illustrations, French text, UNCUT. From Melanges Chinois et Bouddhiques, Published by l'Institut Belge des Hautes Chinoises.Illustrations are of the "deuxieme inscription du trepied de Hou," "Inscription du couvercle du touei de Ta," "Inscription du trepied de Ko-yeou," and "Reproduction d'un estampage du siu de Tsong de Ko." Nicely done, good archaeological & linguistic research, generously footnoted. Book Number: 32041601 429 MATSUMOTO, Kanchi ed. SEN SHIN DOH SAKKI: INTRODUCTION OF YO-MEI GAKU CONFUCIAN THOUGHTS BY OHSHIO HEIHACHIRO. [Osaka 1835], Ogawaya. Brown stiff stitched wrs., very good, good, vols. Jo & Ge [1 & 2], 2 vol. set], woodblock printed, 17.5 x 24.5cm,back cover of vol. 2 has some discoloration, else clean, solid, text only, no illustrations.FIRST EDITION OHSHIO Heihachiro was an assist administrator of Osaka Bugyo-sho [the Magistrate] in Tempo era. He was highly influenced by Confucianism, a strong philosophical and ethical form of thought using the principals of the Yin and Yang. This was called Confucianism, and adopted from China during the century. . Since the 700's A.D., Japan embraced this kind of "natural" philosophy based on the "two-principal" positive, negative forms. This was the leading form "conduct" from that period onwards in Japan. It was applied to daily life, feudalism and RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 all manner of belief, combined to work with Buddhism, and native Shingo. It highly affected relationships of family members as well as government vis-�-vis to the people of Japan. These ancient currents are still prevalent throughout Japan and their unique belief and philosophical system. Extracted & edited from Sansom below. * THE FIRST EDITION: Our copy is the FIRST EDITION of this work, which concerns Confucianism in Japan, a major philosophical theme. *** There was also a later Meiji 32nd. [1899] edition of this work. *** REFERENCE: SANSOM, George B.: A HISTORY OF JAPAN, vol.1, pp.70-71 et al. *** $77 Book Number: 94133801 430 MATSUSHITA, Takaaki. INK PAINTING. Arts of Japan Series 7. New York [1974], Weatherhill.Black boards, very clean, 143p. index, bibliography, g lossary, 23 color, 125 b. w. photos, translated by M. Collcutt, solid copy, in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Japanese ink painting is the deceptively simple art of ink & water. It is also the art of the miraculous. . A few brushstrokes evoke the character of a person or the mood of a landscape. Subtle shadings from black to gray, or a light wash of color give the effect of full color. . Introduced into Japan from China in the latter half of the 13th century by Chinese & Japanese Zen monks, this wonderful form soon took root & became a vital form of Japanese painting. . Elegantly attractive, it soon became the form of choice among the Samurai warrior class in Kyoto. This excellent art reference source covers the art of ink & water, Suibokuga, Shokokuk-ji painters, Sesshu, Daitoku-ji & Ami painters, the Kamakura tradition, Kano school, later painters of the Momoyama & Edo periods. . Nicely done, lavishly illustrated. Book Number: 94133802 431 MATSUSHITA, Takaaki. INK PAINTING. Arts of Japan Series 7. New York [1974], Weatherhill. Stiff wrappers, very clean, 143p., index, bibliography, glossary, 23 color, 125 b.w RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 photos, trans. by M. Collcutt. FIRST EDITION Japanese ink painting is the deceptively simple art of ink & water. It is also the art of the miraculous. . A few brushstrokes evoke the character of a person or the mood of a landscape. Subtle shadings from black to gray, or a light wash of color give the effect of full color. . Introduced into Japan from China in the latter half of the 13th century by Chinese & Japanese Zen monks, this wonderful form soon took root & became a vital form of Japanese painting. . Elegantly attractive, it soon became the form of choice among the Samurai warrior class in Kyoto. This excellent art reference source covers the art of ink & water, Suibokuga, Shokokuk-ji painters, Sesshu, Daitoku-ji & Ami painters, the Kamakura tradition, Kano school, later painters of the Momoyama & Edo periods. . Nicely done, lavishly illustrated. $12 Book Number: 84010703 432 MCGOVERN, William M. AN INTRODUCTION TO MAHAYANA BUDDHISM: With Especial Reference to Chinese and Japanese Phases. London 1922, Kegan Paul. Buff cloth, very good, appendix, 233p., a tiny bit of foxing to first few pages, else clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION. QUITE SCARCE This is the orginal thesis McGovern presented to Nishi Hongangi in Kyoto for his doctrate in Buddhism. A lucid, well researched study. Covering epistemology, logic, the nature of the absolute and its relation to the universe. The Trikaya-The Buddhist Doctrine of the Trinity. The nature & powers of Buddhahood, phychology-elements of existence, the wheel of life and the road to Nirvana. With conclusions: A Short history of Buddhsim & the princiapl of Buddhist sects, with an appendix: The Sacred literature of the Buddhists. Dedicated to Mrs. Rhys-Davids. Mcgovern was also ordained a full Buddhist priest after submitting this work. A most excellent study. A MAJOR EARLY WORK ON CHINA AND MISSIONS RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 Book Number: 84111906 433 MEDHURST, W.H. CHINA: Its State and Prospects, with Especial Reference to the Spread of the Gospel. Containing Allusions to the Boston 1838, Crocker. Original blind-stamped cloth, 477p., clean ex-library copy, folding frontis, map, 6 plates, spine & corners chipped, contents solid. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION R A R E With chronology, covers extent and probable population, China's religion, customs, dress, habits economy, food, infanticide, early missionaries & diplomats: Morrison, Staunton & Grosier. The sinful condition of the masses, smuggling, opium problem, a great civilization, arts and literature, science, porcelain & lacquered ware, silk & paper, painting. Government & law, gardens, pavilions, Forbidden City, language. Copious notes on China's religion, Confucius, metaphysics & Buddhism. Catholic & Protestant missions to Canton, Malacca, Batavia, voyages up the coast of China, Ke-San-So, Shan-Tung, Fuh Keen, Che-Keang, exclusion of foreigners, desiderata for the Chinese mission. A highly readable and val uable primary resource by an old hand. Scans can be sent by email. $459 A ZEN MASTER EXPLAINS THE MEANING OF WORDS Book Number: 21084501 434 MEIKA, Sensei. [Zen Master Meika & Teacher] BUN GO KAI [BUN GO GE]: UNDERSTANDING OF LITERARY WORDS. [Kyoto n.d. ca 1869, Ohtani Nihei]. Blue blind-stamped stitched stiff wrs., very good, 5 vols. bound in 1, very fine, neat marginalia, occasional red grammar Kanji added to text, very good, clean, no worming. S C A R C E This work was co-published by the Mombusho [Minister of Education & Wakanseiyo [Japanese, Chinese & Western Materials publishers] & Gakko You [text books for schools] publishers. This work is divided into subjects designated by the Zen Master & monk including Buddhist and non-Buddhist words, as well as other words, their meaning, origins & how used in essays. A very useful resource. Includes "soundless words" or those used in Buddhist chanting or prayer. FABULOUS 47 FOOT LONG WOODBLOCK-PRINTED & ILLUSTRATED SUTRA RareOrientalBooks.Com $680 Book Number: 99007601 435 MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN. ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS SUTRA. Dated Xuande 8th Year [1433]. [China] Xuande 8 [1433]. Accordion folded Sutra, 10.5 x 29.8 cm., extended length 47 ft.,[ca. 15m.long], [140]p., profuse illustrations, with 94 pages illustrations, balance of text in Chinese, printed on fine mica paper. IMPORTANT EARLY WORK A superb and marvelous folded scroll, lavishly illustrated with large, multi-page illustrations. This is the most famous and celebrated illustrated version of ZONG XIANG QUAN YIN JING, [Shi Wu Quan: Complete Chapter 15] ie.: LOTUS SUTRA HUI XIANG GUAN YIN JING: SUTRA OF THE VISION OF GUAN YIN. Also known as: MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN: The Saddharma Pundarika Sutra. The E SO KANNON KYO, or HOKKE-KYO or DAI NICHI KYO in Japanese. * First known in Chinese as TA-JIH QING [The Great Sun Scripture] then after 725 A.D. known as the Fa-hua Qing [Lotus Sutra] or the ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING, and has always been known as the great foundation or Cannon of Buddhism, and is a religious classic of breath-taking grandeur. * PRINTING TECHNIQUE, THE PAPER AND MICA COATING: Printed by hand-carved illustrated woodblocks. This folding scroll is lavishly printed on mica-coated fine, superior quality hand-made Japanese mulberry paper. The R A R E technique of using mica coating is seldom used in Japan and is very difficult to accomplish. Mica ore is taken and then finely ground down to fine dust. This dust is then mixed RareOrientalBooks.Com with a "gesso" type substance or "sizing" which is applied to the fine side of the paper in a thin layer and allowed to dry and cure. The paper is then used in the normal way to be dampened and then placed faced-down on the inked blocks and rubbed from the back-side to impress the image of characters and illustrations. The secret is to not dampen to the point where the mica dust comes off in the printing process. Great skill is required to successfully accomplish this technique. Bound in the traditional Chinese sutra format or Jingzhe Zhunag. * RESPECT FOR PRINTING OF BUDDHIST SUTRAS: Being a venerated and respected Buddhist Sutra, extra cost was invested into using the best paper and the equally superb printing techniques with mica. This Sutra was printed with the purpose to be placed within the Buddhist Temple as the honoured teachings of Buddha. Some great benefactor of the temple donated the cost of executing this Deluxe Sutra in homage to his faith and the Lord Buddha as a gesture of submission to the Buddhist Cannon and doing what was right. After this was printed, it was then folded accordion style into a narrow Sutra format, designed for a priest to hold in one hand, while the pages were turned, reading from right to left. Buddhist monks used this famous Sutra to read to the Sangha, the Buddhist community. The carvers of the blocks, and the printers alike gained Buddhist merit for their contribution to the work. It was also a form of piety to participate in the production process of this Sutra. * MATERIALS AND NUMBER OF COPIES PRINTED: The technique employed to print this great work was hand-carved cherry woodblocks, and is beautifully illustrated, an uncommon feature. The large majority of Buddhist Sutras were strictly text characters no illustrations. This fine example is printed with an exceptionally, strong and very clear registry and impression. Obviously this copy was one of the very first "pulls" off the wood blocks as evidenced by the brilliant registry and clarity found in the stunningly clear impression. Wood blocks generally had a maximum average "life-span" of approximately 200 copies before the blocks warped and checked to the point where they were unclear and mostly unusable. Last printings off bad condition blocks are clearly evident by the deterioration of the black or "key" lines or gaps in illustrations between images, and a general over all poor quality of impressions. Based on the exceptionally strong impression of this copy, is firm evidence of an early impression of one copy of about two-hundred total copies produced from these blocks. * THE ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrated Sutras from this early period are RARE and were seldom done. The reason being that most Sutras were read by priests to other priests, but in this instance, this Sutra was illustrated, with the object being that it was no only to be read to other priests, but to be shown to the Sangha or Buddhist community members to give them a clear visual impression of the august gathering of those who came to listen to the Lord Buddha offer his teaching. The correct picture was worth a thousand words. * The grand and first illustration occupies some ten full RareOrientalBooks.Com pages in all to make one single and complete impressive view of the a Great Sangha, consisting of a large gathering of Monks, Priests, Arhats, Boddhisatvas and other disciples of the Buddha. The illustrations are separated by the Sutra, which is written in bold face large Chinese characters, easily read by near-sighted old priests. With a plethora of other fine illustrations of the Sangha, a host of Buddhist icons, Boddhisatvas and a variety of deities. These nicely break up the rather sparse text with a substantial and large number of superb illustrations. * The second and most important illustration is that of Avalokitesvara, or Guan-Yin in Chinese; Kannon in Japanese: THE GODDESS OF MERCY. She is shown standing atop a temple, above the seated Buddha, with her multi-faced form, turned in every direction in order to see all things and to save all beings, with her profusion of arms each with hand holding holy Buddhist symbolic objects. Her crown is of a "Hundred Faces" and she stands on a throne of fire. This is the Bodhisattva that grants mercy to those in need. * DATE COLOPHON: The last page shows a good colophon date of Xuande 8 [1433] indicating this was printed off the original Chinese woodblocks. * FASCINATING EXTRACT: Ours is the complete Fifteenth Chapter, an extract reads: "[part] 15: TATHAGAT' AYUS-PRAMANA: DURATION OF THE LIFE OF THE TATHAGATA and begins with: "I show the place of extinction, I reveal to all beings a device to educate them, albeit I do not become extinct at the time and in this very place continue preaching the law." . Sakyamuni is seen in various poses and displaying Mudras of enlightenment while seated upon his Lotus-bud throne. This is the greatest and Holiest of all Mahayana texts, and is always invoked at Buddhist temples throughout Asia. Although the spoken word of this Sutra varies with each language, the content and concept remains the same: "recitation earns virtue." This marvelous example is one of the longest illustrated Sutras, some 47 ft. or 15.66 meters long] with wonderful holy illustrations of the most important Sutra in all of Buddhism. **** MEDICAL RELATIONSHIP: LeRoy Davidson in his monumental study of the LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE ART, Yale Univ. 1954, points out an item of medical interest in the below Miao Fa on page 91, paragraph 4 where he cites: "The panel is that of the paradise of Bhaisajyaguru, the Buddha of MEDICINE [plate 38.] This paradise is similar to that of Amitayus. As in the Pure Land of Sukhavati, there are no vignettes to identify the scene. Only the MEDICINE BOWL which is held by the Buddha provides the clue, for this is the symbol of Bahaisjyaguru. See footnote 38." Found in cave 8, Tun Huang. The compassionate medical Buddha often dispensed herbal medicine from his bowl to sickly members of the Sangha, the Buddhist community. **** THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL BUDDHIST SUTRAS: "The LOTUS SUTRA has inspired countless paintings and RareOrientalBooks.Com sculptures which illustrated its teachings...representing a history of Buddhism to the year 1000." Extracted from Davidson dust jacket notes. . Because this is the most important and famous of all Buddhist Sutras, more information can be easily found in books about Buddhism or Buddhist art. Works of this great value were occasionally bestowed upon the most loyal and generous benefactors by temple priests and monks. They are seldom found for sale on the open market. This fine example has been treasured and properly cared for over long life. It does NOT have the usual old worming, mends and damage commonly found in many books of this period. * CONDITION: There is a very minor bit of old worming to the indigo blue paper Chitsu cover, a tiny bit of the old worming has penetrated the first [of many] layers of the front and back covers but by Buddha's protection, the full text was spared and is still flawless without a blemish ! The Chuan/Chitsu folding indigo colored case has one of two ivory clips, and a few minor repairs to the inside. * OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS: The cover title reads: ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING SHI WU QIAN in Chinese: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS SUTRA, 15th Chapter complete. Known in Japanese as the JUGO ZEN: E SO KANNON KYO. This Sutra was donated by a pilgrim to the famous thirty-three Temples. A most precious and early example of fine woodblock printing by hand, on elaborate crushed mica-coated paper. Truly a magnificent example of the hand-made art of the ancient book. The complete chapter 15, but some reference sources cite this in Chinese as chapter 24; variant editions total the chapters in different ways. Regardless this one is clearly marked [chapter] fifteen. A beautifully illustrated Lotus Sutra ! ******** BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES: For background and more details see: * A. Matsunaga: THE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY OF ASSIMILATION . p.111 et al. * J. Goedertier: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE HISTORY p.84 * K. Reichelt: TRUTH AND TRADITION IN CHINESE BUDDHISM:A . Study of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism p.52-53 et al. * A. Reischauer: STUDIES IN JAPANESE BUDDHISM * E. Reischauer: ENNIN'S DIARY: The Record of a Pilgrimage . to China in Search of the Law. * E. Conze: BUDDHISM. E. Conze: THIRTY YEARS OF BUDDHIST . STUDIES p.105-122 et al. * W. Neihauser Jr. THE INDIANA COMPANION TO TRADITIONAL . CHINESE LITERATURE: "...An important piece of Buddhist . literature. "Prof. * Philip Hu comp.: VISIBLE TRACES: Rare Books and Special RareOrientalBooks.Com . Collections from the National Library of China. * S. Edgren et al: CHINESE RARE BOOKS IN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS . In the above work on p. 92-93 is a similar item of . similar period that shows similar illustrations. Or an . earlier example on p. 80-81. * Bunyio Nanjio: A Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of . the Buddhist Tripitaka: The Sacred Canon of the . Buddhists in China and Japan, column 44, #137 is a very . similar item. With title: MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN. * NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. ARTS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA: Special . Exhibition 4.29-6.3 1979. This extremely valuable . reference covers a large number of wood-cut printed . sutras as well as manuscript sutras from the 8th . centuries, also identifies National Treasures from the . 7th to the 14th centuries. * MORE REFERENCE: See A.F. Price: THE JEWEL OF TRANSCENDENTAL WISDOM [THE DIAMOND SUTRA], London 1947, Buddhist Society for a translation of this classic. Chinese title: Guanshiyin pusa pumen ping, or jing, or the Avalokitesvara Sutra. * J.L. Davidson: THE LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE ART for a general and very good background. The back of this Sutra has long inscriptions by Senn-yo Ji Kann, a priest who made a pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples in Western Japan in 1767. He carried this Sutra and held it up to the Kan-non [Goddess of Mercy] and made a prayer. His pilgrimage was sponsored by Yamamoto-ya Kauemon Yoichi & Ohisa of Osaka. The balance of the inscription is the Darani-Kyo or the Diamond Sutra. The work has 4 columns of characters per page. * W. Soothill: THE LOTUS GOSPEL: SADDHARMA PUNDARIKA SUTRA: MIAO FO LIEN HUA CHING, Oxford 1930 for a substantial translation of this work. In the Soothill translation, he identifies some 27 individual chapters. * P.Pal & Julia Meech-Pekarik: BUDDHIST BOOK ILLUMINATIONS, pages 248-261; figures 94-100. * A FINE AND EARLY MING EXAMPLE--EXCEPTIONALLY RARE COPY ! * Book Number: 85115604 436 MIGOT, Andre. TIBETAN MARCHES. New York 1955, Dutton. Red cloth spine over boards, 255p., a reading copy, soiled, end paper maps, 39 b.w. photos on 16 pages, ex-library copy, edges worn, contents, dj., as is. The author begins his trip on horseback in Kunming, then by truck through W. China & E. Tibet through Sikang & Tsinghai, via Lake Koko Nor & Tangar to Sining, Lanchow & Ningsia, the muddy plains of the Ordos, Inner Mongolia, & to Peiping. RareOrientalBooks.Com $54487 Basically the author travelled up t h whole of the mountainous border land between Tibet & China, charged by the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient to cary out research into various aspects of the Buddhist regligions. $32 AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY * * VALUABLE ETHNOLOGY ON THE BURMESE Book Number: 93046402 437 MILNE, Leslie. THE HOME OF AN EASTERN CLAN: A Study of the Palaungs of the Shan States. Oxford 1924, Clarendon. Green cloth, very good, 428p., 20 bw photos, map, 15 illustations, index, appendix, 14.5 x 22.5cm very clean exlibary, no spine marks, else clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY A nice work, covers history, the baby & children, boys, girls and young men and maidens, marriage, house, home and village life, fruit growing, paddy cultivation tea &c. Trials by ordeal, medicine, charms, omens, childbirth, death customs. Religion, Palaung Buddhism, sprit-worship, cosmogony, dreams and proverbs, riddles, folk-tales and more subjects. * A valuable primary resource, insight into the Palaungs of the Shan States [Burmese], Katur tribes, they live in or near Namhsan, the capital of Tawngpeng. The author first studied Palaungs in 1906-1908 then she learned Namhsan, the language of the tribe. An excellent ethnographic resource. * AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY: The book is signed on the first fly leaf by the author in pencil, a presentation to her friend, "Nannie McConnel from her affectionate friend, the author M.L. Milne." * CONDITION: The book is in excellent bright condition, even though it was an ex-library copy it has one small stamp on top of signatures and again on verso of title page, the inside back endpaper has "withdrawn" stamped neatly, otherwise NO MARKS. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $168 Book Number: 96054501 438 MINO, Yutaka. THE GREAT EASTERN TEMPLE: Treasures of Japanese Buddhist Art From Todai-ji. [Chicago 1986], Art Inst. of Chicago. Blue pictorial wrs., very clean, 180p., 65 color, 85 b.w. photos, 6 plans, index, bibliography, 25.5 x 25.5 cm., solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Discussing historical periods, Todai-ji in Japanese history & art, the architecture of Todai-ji, also discusses the sculpture and painting at Todai-ji. . Catalogue shows sculpture, painting, calligraphy, and the decorative arts. *** $9 Book Number: 95102802 439 MITFORD, E. Bruce. JAPAN'S INHERITANCE:The Country, Its People, & Their Destiny New York 1914, Dodd. Red cloth, very good, 383p., fold-out color map, 8 b.w maps, 75 b.w. photos, 5 b.w. illustrations, top gilt, clean bright copy. S C A R C E The typically Japanese landscape, lake and stream, the highlands, Fuji's life & lore, volcanoes & craters dead & alive, typical volcanic ascents, earthquakes, spas of Japan, education & religion, politics, &c. An excellent look, fresh in it's time and still a nice perspective. Color scan can be sent by email. Book Number: 85123802 440 MIURA, Isshu. et al. THE ZEN KOAN. Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen. New York [1965], Harcourt. Red cloth, dj., 156p., very good, co-author:Ruth Fuller Sasaki, index, bibliography, glossary, 10 b.w. photos of Zen paintings by Hakuin Ekaku. RareOrientalBooks.Com $141 With 210 Zen Koans in Japanese characters, Romanization and full English translation. Including the Zenrin Kushu, a traditional collection of Chinese poems and phrases known as JAKUGO, or "capping phrases". Koan is the unique religious practice developed in the Zen schools of China and Japan to bring the student to direct realization of Reality, without meditation on words and concepts. A classic text, compiled from the works of the 18th century Zen master, Hakuin. Color scan of the covers can be sent by email. A MOST MAGNIFICIENT LARGE FOLIO SET OF THE BUDDHIST CAVES Book Number: 86037502 441 MIZUNO, Seiichi. et al. YUN-KANG: THE BUDDHIST CAVE-TEMPLES OF THE FIFTH CENTURY A.D. IN NORTH CHINA. Kyoto 1953-56, Kyoto Univ.Buff cloth, folio, vols.:1 pt; 2t; 3t, 5pt; 10t; 11 t, 12pt, 13-14pt, 15 pt, 16 supplement and index, [p=plates vol.; t=text volumes above abbreviated,each very good, 29 x 38 cm. vols. 5, 12, 15 in original slipcases The full set consists of some 15 folio volumes uniformly bound in buff cloth, the co-author was Toshio Nagahiro. The set contains 1500+ collotype plates, 200 drawings, rubbings, maps & 2500 pages of text in both English & Japanese. * Published by the prestigious Jimbunkagaku Kenkyusho at Kyoto University. This marvelous permanent record of China's colossal sand-stone Buddhist monuments. Covers the oldest & largest Buddhist shrine in Northern China in which an incredible wealth of art is preserved in stone. Carved some fifteen centuries ago, the tens of thousands of images in these caves have provided the basic material for study of Buddhist art, Chinese art, sculpture & archaeology, especially the history of stone sculpture which is valued as the highest artistic form in the Far East. * OUR INCOMPLETE SET CONTAINS 11 PARTS BOUND IN 15 VOLUMES: . LACKS VOLUMES 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. What we have is: vol. 1 caves 1-4. plates vol. 2 cave 5. text vol. 3 cave 6. text vol. 4 [!! missing !!] vol. 5 cave 8. 2 parts: plates & text vol. 6 [!! missing !!] vol. 7 [!! missing !!] vol. 8 [!! missing !!] RareOrientalBooks.Com $87 vol. 9 [!! missing !!]] vol.10 cave 13. text vol.11 caves 14-16 text vol.12 caves 17-18 2 parts plates & text vol.13 plates vol.13+14 bound together in one vol; . vol..13 plates; & vol.14 texts vol.15 Western End Caves [2 parts] plates & texts vol.16 supplement & index * Full text in English & Japanese renders this a most valuable reference tool for scholars & students alike. Loaded with fine plates, many in color, large folding panoramic views, pocket maps, drawings, sketches, charts & profusely illustrated with other collotype photos. Issued serially from 1953-1956, this set is seldom found complete, any and all volumes are valuable research resources. * PUBLISHER'S COMPLIMENTARY COPY: The first volume has "With the Compliments of the Research Institute for Humanistic Studies, Kyoto University" sheet tipped inside the front covers. *** This is an exceptionally large and heavy item, additional extra postage, packing charges apply . We can only accept direct orders. Please order from www.rareorientalbooks.com. Shipping will be by Federal Express only. Payment by direct wire to us only. *** Q U I T E R A R E ! * $17301 A MAJOR ART REFERENCE MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 98100901 442 MIZUNO, Seiichi. BRONZE AND STONE SCULPTURE OF CHINA, FROM THE YIN TO THE T'ANG DYNASTY. Tokyo 1960, Nihon Keizai. Grey cloth, very good, small folio 26 x 32.5 cm., very good, 130p. plates, 77p. Japanese text & text illustrations and b.w. photos, 38p. English text & list of plates, 130 b.w. photos, 153 b. w. figures, clean copy ! Contained in cloth covered slipcase. Translated by Y. Kajiyama & Burton Watson. This is an elusive and most valuable primary resource, covering the early stages of Chinese Buddhist sculpture, the early period, period of the Sixteen states. Buddhist sculpture in th Northern & Southern dynasties, pre Yun-Kang, Yun-Kang, Lung-men periods. Hsiang-T'angshan period, Sui & T'ang dynasty Buddhist sculptures. This resource is lavishly illustrated with high-quality photos, with careful descriptions of each piece illustrated. The essential resource for any collector or museum library. This work has been sought after by the discriminating connoisseur since is it was published in a small number. ALWAYS R A R E RareOrientalBooks.Com $510 Book Number: 86036901 443 MIZUNO, Seiichi. CHINESE STONE SCULPTURE. Tokyo 1950, Mayuyama. Stiff wrs., very good, 33p.,chronology bibliogaphy, 35 b.w., 1 color plate, 1 b.w. illus., map,fold outs, 21 x 27.5 cm., clean, solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Scholarly appraisal of the sculptures based on the author's research at the cave-temples in northern China, stressing the Buddhist theme. RARE. $31 Book Number: 29048101 444 MOCHIZUKI, Nobunari. JAPANESE BUDDHIST ART OBJECTS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. Japanese Title: NIPPON BUKKYO BIJUTSU HIHOH. [Tokyo 1973], Sansai Sha. Green cloth, very clean copy, slip case, 22.5 x 30 cm., 116 color & b.w. photos, Japanese text, 5p. English list of objects, 304p., 40 b. w. text photos. AUTHOR'S SIGNED EDITION WITH HIS PAINTING ON FIRST FLY LEAF An excellent resource, with profuse photographs. Covers the whole spectrum of Buddhist art forms: sculpture, lacquer, votive shrines, scrolls, paintings, drawings and others. Focus on ancient objects from the earliest times, * Hiqh quality color chromolithography. * $100 Book Number: 25004401 445 MOES, Robert. A FLOWER FOR EVERY SEASON: Japanese Paintings from the C.D. Carter Collection. Brooklyn [1975, Brooklyn Museum]. Stiff oblong wrs., very good, 25.5 x 21 cm., 92p., illustrating and describing 26 superb items, many with multiple photos in color and b.w. FIRST EDITION A superb catalogue of Buddhist, and Zen paintings. A CLASSIC DICTIONARY OF SANSKRIT & BUDDHIST VOCABULARY Book Number: 99061701 446 MONIER-WILLIAMS, M. RareOrientalBooks.Com $2 A DICTIONARY ENGLISH AND SANSKRIT. Delhi 1956, Banarsidass. Black cloth, 859p., thick, large size, 21.5 x 28.5 cm., 6.5 cm thick, alphabetical English word arrangement to Sanskrit, with copious notes & descriptions, reprint of the 1851 edition. S C A R C E A major contribution to the study of Sanskrit & Buddhism, an essential reference for any student. Any edition SCARCE. Scans can be sent by email. $238 Book Number: 84254103 447 MONUMENTA NIPPONICA. MONUMENTA NIPPONICA STUDIES IN JAPANESE CULTURE. Tokyo 1962, Sophia Univ. Stiff colored wrs., very good, vol. XXII, No. 3-4. Anthology of writings. This scholarly research source contains articles on a wide variety of subjects from Japanologists and other authorities and scholars. These articles are in English or German, and range from art, literature, history, early missionaries accounts, biographies, bibliography,Buddhist & Shinto works, &c. The early issues done during WWII are quite rare, and were somehow continued in spite of the lack of paper and printing faciliteis. This is a valuable interdisciplinary reference work and considered a classic journal. $37 THE ART, POETRY & PHILOSOPHY OF ZEN ROCK GARDENS Book Number: 99109801 448 MOORE, Abd Al-Hayy. ZEN ROCK GARDENING. Philadelphia [1992], Running Press. Black boards, very good, 95p., bibliography, many b.w. photos and sketch drawings, very clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION An excellent essay, covers the gardens of the mind, a different garden, universal mind, gardens of paradise, Taoism: a name for what cannot be named. Rocks in transit, warrior and monks, father of the rock garden, grush-strokes & rock patterns. Rocks and sand, rocks of many faces, the garden of Ryoan-ji, this garden, other gardens. The ZEN of Gardens... WAY COOL ! HIP STUFF ! Book Number: 87047201 RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 449 MOORHOUSE, Judith. COLLECTING ORIENTAL ANTIQUES. New York [1976], Galahad. Maroon cloth, dj., 128p., 33 color 100 b.w. photos,map, index, appendices, index, Chinese reign marks, chronologies, Buddhist iconography and vessel index, 22 x 29 cm., bright, clean & solid copy. FIRST EDITION An eclectic work, covering both Japanese & Chinese objects of ceramics, bronzes, jade and hard stones, enamels, lacquer from China, Japan, Korea and Ryukyu, small carvings in wood and ivory, Netsuke & more. An excellent well rounded source for collectors & students of far eastern art works. With some 122 items illustrated and described in great detail. * Per the dust jacket notes: "The book deals with the six main areas of interest to collectors. A long first chapter on ceramics, by a specialist in the field, leads the reader gently through the maze of styles and reigns. The rest of the book...covers the superb bronzes, jade carving, enamels, lacquer and small ivory and wood carvings, including Japanese netsuke. There is a map, a date chart and a long illustrated appendix of condensed information on such things as reign marks, decorative motifs, bronze and jade shapes, and the complex subject of Buddhist iconography." * A useful resource for collectors. * $12 Book Number: 96134801 450 MORAES, Wenceslau De. OS SEROES NO JAPAO. Lisboa [c1925], Portugal-Brasil. Stiff wrs., browned paper, 225p., 86 b.w.photos, 14 illustrations. A LIMITED EDITION OF 200 COPIES. See Saraiva & Lopes. Historia [1972], p.1058. The author was a passionate lover of Japan, and expended his energy on writing books describing Japan to the Portuguese & Europe. The "Lafcadio Hearn" of Portugal. His essays cover Buddhism & Love, religious architecture, Japanese language, Japanese women, Japanese in Brazil,Kobe, Portuguese missionaries in Japan, teaism &c... Portuguese text. $211 Book Number: 96148701 451 MORAES, Wenceslau de. RELIANCE DA ALMA JAPONEZA. Lisboa [1922], Portugual-Brasil. Geen cloth spine over marbled boards, very good, 256p., index, appendix,in Portuguese. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 200 COPIES. R A R E The celebrated Portuguese scholar's appraisal of Japan's language, religion, history, family life, State, love, death and art, literature. Synthesis. Appendix on the education of Japonese. Book Number: 92135102 RareOrientalBooks.Com $235 452 MORI, Hisashi. JAPANESE PORTRAIT SCULPTURE. JAPANESE ARTS LIBRARY VOL.2. Tokyo [1977], Kodansha. Black boards,very clean, dj., 150p., 17 color, 110 b.w. photos, index, bibliography, glossary, former owner's rubber stamped, else contents very clean, a solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION An excellent reference, covers Buddhism and the Portrait, Imaginary portraits, portraits of historical personages, historical & stylistic development. . With biographical sketches of historical personages. EXCEPTIONALLY UNUSUAL 18th CTY. JAPANESE EROTIC WOODCUT BOOK Book Number: 86003001 453 [MORONOBU/SUKENOBU SCHOOL]. AMANJAKU DEN: A PERVERSE EROTIC JAPANESE LEGEND. [A Bizzare and Unusual Erotic Japanese Woodcut Book] [Japan c.1710-50, n.p.]. Brown & silver covered boards,very good, 7 b .w. double-page erotic woodblock illustrations, mounted on mica flecked paper, 18 x 25 cm., no title slip as issued, accordion folded, illustration size is 31 x 12 cm. *** *** *** . . . A VERY RARE AND BIZZARE EROTIC BOOK . . . AN UNRECORDED PERVERSE & EROTIC STORY . . . UNSIGNED, CLEARLY THE WORK OF A FAMOUS ARTIST . *** A unique and hitherto unfound odd and most unusual erotic book of the early-mid-18th century. One of the most bizarre RareOrientalBooks.Com $12 erotic books ever done in Japan. . The graphically explicit work portrays men and women with genitals on their foreheads, engaged in heterosexual and homosexual intercourse. There is no other book with such unusual and strange illustrations. . *** . THE TITLE: THE LEGEND OF AMANJAKU or AMAN NO JAKU: [Chinese Title: TIAN XIE GUI YUN] . THE MEANING OF AMANJAKU: Japanese Buddhist literature is abundant with variations on the theme of "Aman-No- Jaku," aka. "Amanjaku," "Manojaku," commonly understood to be a "Heavenly Evil Spirit." . This spirit or demon-like creature in Japanese folklore is usually depicted as being a male during the day and female at night. The demon is usually depicted as a kind of small Oni [devil], and is thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires and instigate him into perpetrating wicked deeds. . Amanjaku is also depicted in Chinese and Japanese mythology, the AMANOJAKU is a changeling, a water spirit that infiltrates the human world to play cruel tricks on people, by reading their minds and twisting their requests or desires to be used against them. . The "AMANOJAKU" is also known the "Lord of the River" and in Japan serves Bishamonten, one of the four Deva kings of Buddhism as a minor demon. See Wikipedia below. . In Japanese, the term "Amanojaku" also refers to a person who is deliberately contradictory, someone who argues for the sake of arguing, or can be used in common Japanese conversation to refer to someone who is a "Perverted Demon." . *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: THE BUDDHIST THEME:. This work is unusual in that the genitals of common people are located on their foreheads. A symbolist meaning can be in Buddhist concept, that sex and sexual hedonism is openly on the minds of 'lay' people. The Buddha and his disciples on the other hand do not have sex organs on their foreheads, meaning their organs are covered and in a different [usual] location. This can symbolize 'self control' over such biological energies. Devout Buddhist disregard sex as a pleasurable pastime, and devote themselves to monastic focus. By contrast, "lay" people are distracted with hedonistic pleasure, a path away from, rather than towards the Dharma, or teachings of Buddhism. . In a sense, this work illustrates the overwhelming force of evil, or the "Amanojaku" and how it distracts people from the "Righteous Path" towards the Dharma, and the ultimate goal of attaining Nirvana. It can be posited, that this work is designed to give understanding to "lay" people by way of visual example of what forces direct their energies away from the Buddhist teachings, in an effort to redirect them RareOrientalBooks.Com towards the "Righteous Path" and life style. . *** EXCEPTIONALLY RARE, UNQUE WORK: . The work is exceptionally RARE, unusual and erotic, there are no other example showing genitals on the foreheads of any other Japanese book cited anywhere in the bibliographic literature, or record. . This work is certainly RARE in subject, content and quantity. Though it was woodblock printed, and unsigned which was usual for Japanese erotic works which were banned by the Shogun, we have not found anything similar or recorded anywhere in the bibliography. Being woodblock printed one assumes there are other copies in existence. The average printing from woodblocks were somewhere between 100-200 copies. However in this instance, no others exist. We have the strong feeling, the book could have been the production of a famous Japanese illustrator, and perhaps financed by a Buddhist temple, again there are no known facts about this rarity. . *** THE EROTIC ILLUSTRATIONS Number 1: This work begins showing the Buddha flanked by two of his disciple monks. The title is written in four Japanese [Kambun] & Chinese characters. The Buddha and his two disciples listen to two elderly Buddhist believers: one is a male, he has and erect penis on his forehead. The other is a woman, she has a vagina on her forehead. Neither the Buddha, nor his two disciples monks show genitals on their foreheads. The couple have come to consult with the Buddha about their grievances. . * Number 2: Shows a man and a woman in a Tatami matted room, both wear lovely 18th century decorated Kimono. They embrace each other, and are engaged in making love from their foreheads, which show an erect penis and testicles, inserted into the woman's forehead where her vagina is located. Adjacent to the young couple is an older woman, who has become aroused by the adjacent couple's making love. The old woman uses a dildoe tied to a post which she hugs while inserting the dildoe into the vagina on her forehead. . * Number 3: Shows a couple laying on a blanket, their Kimono pulled down and opened and used as a top cover. They engage in love-making and kiss. The man has an erect penis on his forehead, the woman a vagina on hers. There is some used Chirishi [toilet paper] just above her head on the floor, used to wipe the love fluids. There is a folded package of yet unused Chirishi in readiness. Chishiri shown in Japanese Shunga [erotic prints] prints & paintings is an 'erotic symbol' indicative of sexual excitement, with lots of flowing love juices. Ergo the need for paper to clean up the results of erotic love-making. . RareOrientalBooks.Com * Number 4 shows an adult man with an erect penis on his forehead, penetrating the anus of a younger man, who's smaller but erect penis is seen on his forehead, as he faces his lover. The younger man has no pubic hair yet, indicating his youth. . Adjacent to these two men is a woman in the next room. The door is open, she is voyeuring the two men. She has a vagina on her. A Shogi board and two bowls for stones is located in the front left of the illustration. Gay activities in Japanese society were accepted as a norm, and were not especially unusual. However to find graphic examples in Japanese erotic books are exceptionally rare and seldom found. . * Number 5: Depicts a fully clothed man on his knees, he bends over a sleeping woman. He has a very large erect penis and begins to penetrate a woman with her vagina on her forehead. She is fully clothed and sleeping on a wooden "pillow" which supports her elaborate hair coiffeur. . * Number 6: Depicts a lively scene of two men and a woman. One man with a very large and erect penis pulls the woman's arm toward him, while she fends him off with a straight arm to his head. A second excited man also with a large and erect penis on his forehead masturbates and ejaculates in ecstasy. The woman has a vagina on her forehead. The scene is likely an intended rape of a young girl. She looks away in an effort not to allow him to pull her close enough to insert his penis into her exposed vagina. . * Number 7: Illustrating a lonely old man in bed. He has an erect penis on his forehead and holds a kind of pot with a large opening. He faces down and inserts his penis into the pot for gratification. . *** THE TEXT: The text in Shunga [erotic Japanese books & prints] is often an erotic dialogue, describing the erotic action. Often these words are onomatopoetic mimicking the sounds of people in orgasm, or making comments about making love or the pleasure and good feelings. The size and hardness of the penis or the flavor and the juices of the vagina, and its supple feelings of euphoria when engaged in love-making. All wear 18thcentury period Kimono. . *** MODE AND FASHION OF THE MID-18TH CENTURY: The room furnishing and Kimono of the participants in this work all wear 18th century period Kimono, with period decorations. The style of Kimono and room screens reflect this period. . ***** RareOrientalBooks.Com BINDING AND MOUNTING: Binding: The book has probably been rebound sometime after the 1750's with a more recent thin brown decorated paper with a silver chrysanthemum, and a Mon [family crest] with gold and black on both front and rear covers. Each cover has a distinctly different kind of illustration but of the same theme. The corners and edges are a bit worn, some loss to the paper, as usual for a work from this period. . Mounting: At an earlier time, each page was expertly mounted on a stiff Washi [hand-made Japanese paper], into an accordion folded book. Each illustration is bordered with a rare and stunning crushed oyster-shell powder mixed with rice-glue and overlaid on the border paper. The stunning effect is a rare shimmering pearl-like color and hue with a remarkable effect. This rare and largely unknown effect has been used for print backgrounds by some of the later masters. . This was no ordinary mounting, and appropriate for an exceptionally and most unusual RARE book ! . Contents: By and large, the contents are clean, solid, with a two old worm holes for the first 6 of 7 pages. These are small and towards the edge, and does not detract from the overall quality of the illustration. On page 7 there are a few center margin old minor worm holes. All of these have been restored when the prints were laid down on the thick Washi paper, creating book format. The work is otherwise solid and firm. There are a few 'rubs' on the old Washi paper, which was made from very soft Kozo fibers, common to any item of this period on this on handmade papers of the period. . *** CONDITION OF THE WOOODBLOCK PRINTS: . These are very early black and white woodcut prints. Each print has an excellent and vivid impression, key blocks are black and superbly printed with strong images. The paper is old and has the patina of paper from that age, the usual minor, mild surface rubbing or thumbing in the lower corners, which is common. . We tend to be overly critical of any flaws found on our books, and believe it is better to overly describe rather than avoid such discussion any imperfections. Suffice to say, by and large this is an excellent item in very nice condition, something that any collector or museum would be proud to own. Please review photos posted to our website. . *** R A R I T Y OF SUBJECT: The placement of the genitals on the forehead gives one a lot of room to theorize on the meaning of such artistic expression. In our 50 years of experience in dealing Japanese woodblock printed books and painted original art, this is the first and only example with such imaginative and symbolist expression. With the beginning of the work showing the Buddha and his two disciples lacking any RareOrientalBooks.Com genitals on their foreheads, one can simply assume, that in a Buddhist way, they have given up carnal desire, as represented by common people who's foreheads display genitals, perhaps meaning that sex is on their minds or they simply view others as sexual objects, eager to make love and engage in carnal thoughts and activities. Obviously seeing an erect penis on some man whiles others see what he thinks and feels is an insight to his innermost thoughts and desires. In all cases in this book the men all show an erect penis. The women are a bit more difficult to fathom. Their vaginas are simply visible on their foreheads, and no fluids are visible or other evidence of their carnal desire or sexually excited stated. All of the men have public hair adjacent to their sex organs, while all women are lacking any pubic hair completely. This is an erotic symbolism, giving full view to women's genitals. . *** "BANNED" or "PROHIBITED" BOOKS: Shun Pon, Haru Bon: In the case of this item, it is very likely that it was printed in a much smaller discreet quantity than the 200 copies possible off the blocks. Due to the "banned" nature of such books, there is no date, publisher nor place cited. One is simply left to determine the date and artist by stylistic analysis. It is well-known that during the Tokugawa period [1603-1868], erotic prints and books were "BANNED" or "PROHIBITED" by decree of the Shogun. One of the influencing factors was that during this period some Shoguns were changing their views and being influenced by Christians who entered Japan during this period. The Shogun did not want foreigners, and Jesuit missionaries to think that Japan was a crass and base nation. Naturally foreigners soon learned that prostitution was rampant and so this strange logic from the Shogun never had much affect on the Christians and surely not on the Japanese. . The Shogun enforced severe punishments for persons involved in drawing, printing, carving blocks and publishing erotic books and prints. With out the "Kiwame" or censor's approval seal, all such items were "Banned" outright by the Shogun decree. . While these "Prohibited" books and prints were widely circulated in an "underground" society, there are ample examples of famous artists taking on commissions to produce erotic books and prints fun or profit. The record and bibliography is loaded with these examples. "Banning" such erotic works simply meant that the number printed were limited to smaller numbers and distribution was done under the table, discretely circulating such books privately among collectors. During these times it was not necessary for artists to sign their such artistic creations, by-and-large the population had a very good idea who the artist was by being familiar with their style and other works, it was simply a "public secret" who the artist was. Often the artist poked fun at the Shogun with political jokes and assumed names to confound any chance of being discovered by the authorities. . Over the centuries, this knowledge decreased and is now the domain of the art historian or scholar to identify and determine the actual artist. Stylistic analysis remains RareOrientalBooks.Com the standard method for unsigned works. . *** THE ARTIST/SCHOOLS: While there are no signatures or seals indicating the artist's name or even his alternate Go [studio name], we believe this work is part of the "Primitives and First Century of Ukiyo-e School 1660-1765" period. [See Lane below]. The women's coiffeur is very similar to those found in this period, as well as the drawing style, technique and genre. It is this cataloger's opinion that this work was likely the creation of one of the Moronobu School masters. Perhaps done by Sukenobu, Yoshikiyo, Morishige, Sugimura, Moronobu, Kiyonobu, Masanobu, or others from this period. We believe this work was likely done from around 1710-1750. It was also likely that it was done by one of the artists listed below. . *** LIKELY ARTIST ATTRIBUTION: . MORONOBU SUKENOBU SCHOOL: Nishikawa Sukenobu [1671 -August 20, 1750] often called simply "Sukenobu", was a Japanese printmaker from Kyoto. He was unusual for a Ukiyo-e in being based in the imperial capital of Kyoto. He did prints of actors, but gained note for his works concerning women. His Hyakunin Joro Shinasadame: Appreciating 100 Women, in two volumes published in 1723, depicted women of all classes, from the empress to prostitutes, and received favorable results His Hyakunin Joro Shinasadame: Appreciating 100 women, in two volumes published in 1723, depicted women of all classes, from the empress to prostitutes, and received favorable results Leading members of this school were: Nishikawa Sukenobu the founder; Nishikawa Suketada; Kawashima Nobukiyo; Nishikawa Terunobu; and Takagi Sadatake. . * HISHIKAWA MORONOBU SCHOOL: Hishikawa Moronobu [1618-July 25, 1694] was a Japanese painter and printmaker known for his advancement of the Ukiyo-e woodcut style starting in the 1670s. Leading members of the MORONOBU school were: Hishikawa Moronobu the founder; Hishikawa Morofusa; Hishikawa Moroyoshi; Hishikawa Moronaga; Hishikawa Moroshige; Hishikawa Morohira; and Tamazaki Ryujo. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: This title is NOT listed in any of the below resources: * SHIBUI, Kiyoshi. UKIYO-E NAISHI. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JAPANESE EROTIC ILLUSTRATED WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS. * H. KERLEN. CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS. * Richard Lane: IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD THE JAPANESE PRINT; pages 28, 40-60 show examples of the Ukiyo-e primitives [1660-1765], especially the Moronobu school, pp.60-88 et al. * RareOrientalBooks.Com KSM: no entry found. * Nor any other usual bibliographies on Japanese Ehon [woodblock printed books] or Japanese erotica. * See: WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanjaku *** $67590 Book Number: 28019001 454 MORSE, Samuel C. THE FORMATION OF PLAIN-WOOD STYLE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE BUDDHIST SCULPTURE: 760-840. Cambridge 1985, Harvard. Red cloth, ca A-3 size 21 x 28 cm., 521p., bibliography, additional black board binder with 131 b.w. photos [same size as red cloth] , 2 volumes in all, a Phd dissertation, clean solid. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An excellent monographic and essoteric study on Japanese Buddhist sculptures of the 7th-8th centuries. Nicely done, scholarly resource. $87 Book Number: 86077002 455 MUNSTERBERG, Hugo. ZEN AND ORIENTAL ART. Rutland [1969], Tuttle. Brown cloth, very good, 158p., 53 bw photo plates, index, dj., bibliography, notes, very clean & solid copy, in nice dust jacket. This text focuses on the influential role Zen has played in the arts, first in the East and later in the West. With a panoramic look at Zen's history & graphically explaining the physical expression of the concept of Zen as manifest in the teahouse, flower arrangement & other cults of the subdued & love of simplicity. A mind calming work, well illustrated. A MAJOR REFERENCE & BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY Book Number: 21156001 456 [MURAKAMI, Hyoe]. ed. et al. GREAT HISTORICAL FIGURES OF JAPAN. [Tokyo 1978], Japan Culture Inst. Purple cloth spine, very good, dj.,327p., index, map, chronology, illustrations/b.w. photos who's biographies appear, co-editor Thomas J. Harper. RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 FIRST & ONLY EDITION S C A R C E Done under the auspices of the J.C.I., this work follows in the path of several other of great publications. Essentially a biographical dictionary, covering some forty important & truly remarkable Japanese figures. Each essay is by a different author. Covers the lives of the aristocracy, military greats, innovators, writers, early royalty et al. A few are cited: Emperors: Shotoku Taishi; Tenmu Tenno, poets: HitoHitomaro, Okura, Yakamochi; Patriarchs: Kukai, Saicho; eminent women writers: Murasaki Shikibu [who wrote the worlds first novel by a woman] & Sei Shonagon; Taira no Kiyomori the military great and his rivals Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, the women behind the Kamakura Bakufu: Hojo Masako. Buddhist priests, patriots, insurgent warriors, preeminenet patrons, unifiers, great Daimyo, tea masters, Christians, literary creaters, scholars, historians, rebels, activists, political architects, xenophobics, Nobel Prize-winners et al.... $14 A MAJOR REFERENCE & BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY Book Number: 21156002 457 [MURAKAMI, Hyoe]. ed. et al. GREAT HISTORICAL FIGURES OF JAPAN. [Tokyo 1978], Japan Culture Inst. Purple cloth spine, very good, dj.,327p., index, map, chronology, illustrations/b.w. photos who's biographies appear, co-editor Thomas J. Harper. clean x-library copy, few marks. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Done under the auspices of the J.C.I., this work follows in the path of several other of great publications. Essentially a biographical dictionary, covering some forty important & truly remarkable Japanese figures. Each essay is by a different author. Covers the lives of the aristocracy, military greats, innovators, writers, early royalty et al. A few are cited: Emperors: Shotoku Taishi; Tenmu Tenno, poets: HitoHitomaro, Okura, Yakamochi; Patriarchs: Kukai, Saicho; eminent women writers: Murasaki Shikibu [who wrote the worlds first novel by a woman] & Sei Shonagon; Taira no Kiyomori the military great and his rivals Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, the women behind the Kamakura Bakufu: Hojo Masako. Buddhist priests, patriots, insurgent warriors, preeminenet patrons, unifiers, great Daimyo, tea masters, Christians, literary creaters, scholars, historians, rebels, activists, political architects, xenophobics, Nobel Prize-winners et al.... A SUPERB COLOR REFERENCE RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 Book Number: 94113701 458 MURASE, Miyeko. TALES OF JAPAN: Scrolls and Prints from the New York Public Library. New York 1986, Oxford. Stiff color wrs.,very clean, 267p., index, 20 color, 156 b.w. photos, pristine as new copy, 21 x 26.5 cm., solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covering hand scrolls & books: Buddhist art forms, images, various sutras, Zen. . Heroes & Heroines of classical literature: scrolls, poets, immortals, heroes of the stage, men & women of the real world, keeping traditions alive, and also scenes from the floating world: Utamaro's portraits of women and Hiroshige and his Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. . Also "Procession of the Korean Mission, " which dates from 1682 and much more. * $10 EXCELLENT LOOK AT SHINTO, ARCHITECTURE, SHRINES AND LIFE Book Number: 25007601 459 NAGAI, Shinichi. GODS OF KUMANO: Shinto and the Occult. [Tokyo 1968, Kodansha]. Stiff color wrs., very good, dj., 142p., 101 color photos, 13 x 18.5 cm., maps, drawing a few color fold-outs, nice work. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Part of the THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD series. This monograph covers the Shinto Gods of Japan, Shinto shrines, customs, festivals Kumano is one of the living centers of Japan's ancient Shinto, located in the remote mountains of the Southern coast of Japan's Kii Peninsula. RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 STUNNING 1281 A.D. BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK-PRINTED SUTRA Book Number: 34000001 460 NARA KONGO HOJI TEMPLE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED BUDDHIST SUTRA. NARA KONGO HOJI TEMPLE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED BUDDHIST SUTRA. Japanese Title: "SE I YU I SHIKI RON JUTSU KI". [Nara 1258, Kongo Hoji-Ji]. Folded Buddhist sutra, 16.2 x 29 cm. wide, 28 folded leaves, 8 columns of Kanji per page, 21 Kanji characters per column, woodblock printed, red brush dots as grammatical marks, printed on stiff, strong Washi. The title for this in Chinese is CHENG WEI SHI LUEN SHU JI. A Chinese Buddhist Treatise/Sutra, most likely brought from China to Japan by Kukai. * Chinese internet sources stated about this work: 'As main object is discussed, the "Cheng wei shi lun Shuji," is very detailed, "'o world all things all Lai Ye knowledge is changed, there is "no" circumstances "only" inside "knowledge." At the same time with the help of Hetuvidya, Buddhism, and Theravada Buddhism outside critique of various schools of philosophy.' The Chinese title translates into something like: "As discussed in note Consciousness," meaning: "INTRODUCTION FOR DISCOURSE ON THE THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS." * The earliest Japanese Buddhist written documents, treatises and Sutras were brought to Japan by the celebrated and most famous Japanese Buddhist monk, Kukai [774-835], posthumously and popularly known as Kobo Daishi. . WHO WAS KUKAI: The original title was most likely copied by Kukai. He belonged to a long line of famous Buddhist scholars. He was the first disciple of Gonso, then attended Daigakuryo [ancient university] to study Confucianism and Buddhism. . Kukai became a priest at Makioji Temple, Osaka in 792. Not satisfied with the standards of Buddhist teachings in those days, he decided to go to China for further study and spend several years in preparation. Finally he accompanied the Japanese envoy to China and studied Buddhism at various temples there and also collected and copied a large number of religious books, which he brought back to Japan in 804 A.D. . Upon his return in 806 A.D., Kukai was received by Emperor Heizei and obtained the Imperial sanction to promulgate esoteric Buddhism in Japan. He was appointed head priest of Todaiji Temple in Yamato province, now Nara, in 810 A.D. Kukai was given Mt. Koya, where he built Kongobuji Temple in 816 and then set forth on a preaching mission in north-east RareOrientalBooks.Com Japan. Kukai was the inventor of Hiragana, the writer of the Iroha poem and above all created Shinto religion, unique to Japan. Kukai retired at Mt. Koya, where he died in 835 A.D. . Kukai was the founder of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. We believe this example was one of a good number of Buddhist texts & treatises Kukai brought back to Japan from China in 804 A.D. . The above liberally extracted from Japan Biographical Encyclopedia, see below for more details. ***** THIS BUDDHIST TREATISE/SUTRA: This is a mid-Kamakura period [1185-1336] Buddhist Treatise/Sutra, dated Koan 4th year [1281] on the brown folder enclosing the work. From the style of the characters and superb quality of the stiff paper, the work is consistent with that date. . Buddhist Treatises/Sutras were always the property of Buddhist temples. Occasionally patrons who donated large sums of money to assist temples in need of repair & restoration were given as "honorarium" and in recognition of their "Good Deed." They were commonly given a gift of an early Buddhist Treatise/Sutra in gratitude by the head Abbott/monk or priest. This item is a fine example of this ancient custom. . The Treatise/Sutra is in two disconnected but related parts. The first part consists of 24 2/3rds pages; the second consists of 3 1/4 pages. . The two parts do not connect, but are clearly from the same Treatise/Sutra. There is no beginning nor end page, these are essentially two "fragments" from the original period work. *** . STATEMENTS ON THE BROWN FOLDER HOLDING THE TREATISE/SUTRA: . The two Treatise/Sutra parts were contained in a brown folder with the following hand-written title and text: The Sutra came from the "NARA KONGO HOJI TEMPLE" located in old Yamato province now called Nara, located at the top of Mt. Keya. . The brown folder states: "Koan 4th year" which is 1281 A.D. With the commend: "By Akita Josuke," but after an exhaustive search we can not find any information about this person. . The title is written in black-Sumi ink Fude [Japanese bamboo brush] strokes for 6 Kanji characters reading: "SE I YU I SHIKI RON JUTSU KI" or meaning in English: "INTRODUCTION FOR DISCOURSE ON THE THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS." . In addition, there is a small white slip of paper attached to the brown folder, with Japanese that we translated into English, meaning: "This Treatise/Sutra was not made as a 'scroll type' format, it was originally made as a 'folding type scroll-book' [accordion-folded woodblock printed book format], printed on RareOrientalBooks.Com 'composite' paper.'" *** THE TWO PARTS OF THE SUTRA: The first part consists of 24 2/3rds pages; the second part consists of 3 1/4 pages. Each page is 16.3 x 18.9 cm. The leaves are accordion folded, they are of identical size. . The two parts are not connected but are from the same work or Sutra. There is no beginning nor end, these are essentially two 'fragments' or pieces from the original period work. . Each page contains 8 lines of text, 21 Chinese character per vertical line, called Kambun [Chinese writing] by the Japanese, meaning 'Chinese text.' There are red ink "grammatical" brush marks and other Furigana in red to make the text readable by Japanese. *** PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF THE SUTRA: We have posted several photos of the parts of the treatise/Sutra to our website. Please see the color photos posted to our website, Starting with: cover.jpg, illus02.jpg through illus11.jpg are the larger part; while illus12.jpg & illus13.jpg are the second and smaller part. **** CONDITION: The work is woodblock printed with beautiful and very vivid black, bold Chinese [Kambun] characters, printed on very strong and substantial Washi [hand-made] hand-made Japanese paper. . There are a good number of old worm holes, all of which have been properly restored in the ancient past on the verso [back side] using old, period Washi paper. There are also a few old mends to the verso hinged folds. . These restorations do not seriously detract from the whole, being some 733 years old, one expects their to be some attrition. The work is now solid and folds nicely, there are no other issues. . An excellent and RARE example of mid-Kamakura [13th century] era woodblock printing and Washi paper. *** TITLE: The title is recorded on the brown paper folder. There is no title page on the work, therefore we call it a 'fragment.' . Knowing little about this work, we were inspired to bring it to a large Buddhist temple in China, to inquire about it. In March, 2014, we visited the largest Buddhist temple in Nanning city, Guangxi province, southern China. . AUTHENTICATION/CONFIRMATION: The work was brought to Nanning, Guangxi Province Buddhist temple, named QIN SHANG GUAN YIN SHI [GREEN MOUNTAIN TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY],located at Mt. Qingxiu. . The old Buddhist Abbott looked at this work. I asked him if he recognized the work, but he did not. I asked about the contents, the Abbott replied, the work was a "F�ji�o RareOrientalBooks.Com L�nw�n" [Buddhist Treatise, i.e. a "paper"] or "Lun Wen" for short. He confirmed the period was correct based on the style of the Hanzi [Chinese characters], type of and the very high-quality of the ancient paper, the format of the printing columns and content of the text. . After reading through the text, the old Abbott stated there was a lot about the correct kinds of food to eat, vegetarian dishes, Doufu [Tofu], prohibitions about not eating meat or animal products. While he was reluctant to give me anything in writing, His impressions and comments were valuable. The old Abbott did not ask for a fee but appeared to be quite delighted to see such an ancient and beautifully preserved example of a Buddhist treatise. He did comment on the lovely old traditional style Hanzi [Chinese] characters. *** PROVENANCE: This item came from the personal and private collection of Muir Dawson, late owner of Dawson's Bookshop, ABAA, Los Angeles, California. It was part of a group of items that were held back by Muir in his private collection. The brown sleeve has some recent scotch tape reinforcement on the inside folds. . The brown paper sleeve has a pencil note in Muir's hand: "Gift-hold for Muir." . Muir Dawson was an old friend. We knew of his private collection of superb examples of old printing, among which he had several stunning ancient Japanese examples. He was a fan of printing in all its forms and cultures. He and his store had close a relationship with Japan during the 1950-1970's and he pulled aside several fine items that came into his shop for his own personal collection. This item was one of those examples. *** REFERENCES: . BUDDHIST PRINTING: . a. * BUDDHIST PRINTING: . NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM.ARTS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA: please see the Kamakura or 13th century listings, from ca. pp.72-135. . BASKETT, Mary W.: FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUDDHA: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections. [Exhibition] August 23 to October 26, 1980 * ROSENFIELD, John: JAPANESE ARTS OF THE HEIAN PERIOD 794-1185. * SATOW, Ernest M.:ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF PRINTING IN JAPAN. see p.53 et al. * NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM: ARTS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA. * *** EARLY WASHI PAPERMAKING: . b. * EARLY WASHI PAPERMAKING: NARITA, Kiyofusa: JAPANESE PAPERMAKING. RareOrientalBooks.Com . NARITA, Kiyofusa: A LIFE OF TS'AI LUNG AND JAPANESE PAPER-MAKING. * HORIKOSHI, Jusuke: KAMI KOSHII CHOHO-KI: DIARY OF JAPANESE PAPERMAKING. * TINDALE, Thomas K. et al.: THE HANDMADE PAPERS OF JAPAN. . *** HISTORIC RESOURCES: . c. * HISTORIC RESOURCES: SANSOM, George B. A HISTORY OF JAPAN: To 1334, pp.424-437. * PAPINOT, E. HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF JAPAN: see pp.815,882, et al., map of Kinai. * JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND WHO'S WHO.1964-'65 edition, pp. 292, 321, 721-722. * KUKAI: Kobo Daishi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%ABkai * BRINKLEY, F.: A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era: pp.760 index for Kukai and many entries, et al. *** $17697 Book Number: 28017601 461 NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. ARTS OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI. Ahead of Title: SPECIAL EXHIBITION. [Nara 1964], Nara National Museum. Stiff color pictorial wrs very good, bit of corner wear contents very clean, 408p., 80 color and b.w. photos, English list of plates, Japanese text covers some 80 items, 18 x 25.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION A superb catalogue, covers stone, bronze, wood objects, paintings, early woodblock printed Buddhist works, statues of various kinds and materials, books, scrolls and various others. * $34 Book Number: 96054201 462 NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. MASTERPIECES IN THE COLLECTION OF NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. [Tokyo 1980], Dohosha. Yellow wrappers, very clean, 157p., 81 color, 62 b.w. plates, Japanese and English text, solid, nice copy. Covering sculpture, painting, calligraphy and documents, applied arts, and archaeological objects, mainly from Japan's Buddhist culture. . Includes examples from some 79 items. RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 Book Number: 95257801 463 NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. SOURCES OF JAPANESE BUDDHIST ART. [Nara 1978, N.N.M.]. Buff pictorial wrs.,very clean, 403p,24 color photos, 383 b.w. photos, Japanese & English text, 18 x 25.5 cm., very solid copoy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION An incomparable reference source, showing an interrelation between the Buddhist art of India, China, Korea and Japan. . Illustrated genre by genre for a better understanding of Oriental Buddhist art. Pottery, bronze, wood, sand-stone, limestone, marble, ink on paper, colour on silk, &c. &c... . Beautiful pieces gathered from around the world for this special and informative exhibition. Each of the hundreds of objects are fully described, date, size, location, ownership and title noted in both Japanese & English. A major Buddhist reference resource. * $15 Book Number: 41039401 464 NARA ROKU DAI JI TAIKAN KANKOKAI: NARA ROKU DAI JI TAIKAN: TOH DAI JI TEMPLE, NARA. Tokyo 1970, Iwanami. Buff cloth, large folio 30 x 37 cm., very good, dust jacket, Japanese & English list of plates, 238p. plates, 125p. text, 238 color & b.w. photos, slipcase, bright clean copy, vol 9 only. FIRST EDITION This is an odd volume from the set. Nevertheless it is a magnificent photo essay about Todaiji. List of the 231 plates in both English and Japanese . Stunningly beautiful work. * Extra shipping applies to this large and heavy book. * AN ECLECTIC & COMPREHENSIVE ART REFERENCE RESOURCE RareOrientalBooks.Com $46 Book Number: 91111102 465 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA. 5,000 YEARS OF KOREAN ART: An Exhibition by the National Museum of Korea for the United States. [Seoul 1976, National Museum]. White cloth, very good, boxed 339p., 218 color & b.w. photos, maps, covering Korean ceramics, painting, jewlery from all periods. Korean & English text, list of plates with very good descriptions for each. A copious and valuable comprennsive catalogue, with essays on A NOTE ON KOREAN CULTURE; PREHISTORIC ART; IMPORTANT PREHISTORIC SITES; ART OBJECTS FROM ANCIENT TOMBS; BUDDHIST ART; SILLA BUDDHISM AND THE SPIRIT OF PROTECTION OF THE FATHERLAND; PAINTING OF THE YI PERIOD; CERAMIC ART; all of which are in English. A useful reference for students, collectors & curators. $5 Book Number: 25049001 466 NATIONAL MUSEUM, BANGKOK. GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM BANGKOK THAILAND. [Bangkok 1970, N.M.B.]. Stiff pictorial wrs.,very good, [48] pages, large folding map, 6 color, 41 b. w. photos, English text, very useful guide to the sculptures, bronzes, ceramics & potteries, Buddhist icons, murals &c. Useful resource ! Book Number: 90013601 467 NEUMANN, Charles F. trans. THE CATECHISM OF THE SHAMANS: Or The Laws and Regulations of the Priesthood of Buddha, in China. London 1831, Oriental Translation Fund. Wrs., very good, 152 pages, very good, Chinese characters in the text, text in English, notes, 14.5 x 22 cm. R A R E ! FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION, NOT SOME CHEAP DEFECTIVE REPRINT ! The translator dedicated this work to Sir George Staunton and it was done while in Canton. The laws and regulations, and their supplements, are spelled out, followed by the in- RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 sightful notes of the author. Excellent pioneering work! * The author was born Karl Freidrich Neumann [1793-1870] but adopted the given name of "Charles" while in the United Kingdom, still using "F." or "Fried." in his scholarly writings ergo why this publicaton shows this alternate name. * Translated by Charles Fried Neumann from the work by Choo-hu * $269 Book Number: 95095301 468 NICHOLSON, J.H. THE RE-MAKING OF THE NATIONS. London 1925, Paul. Blue cloth, very good, 276p., frontis. map, bookplate, contents very clean. Discusses the meeting of the East & West, political, cultural, and economic penetration, also the religious groups in asia including Shinto, Hindooism, Buddhism, Mohammedism, and Christianity as a world religion. Looks at the new nation groups of Japan, China, Egypt, India, & North America. A LARGE WOODBLOCK PRINTED SHEET OF THE GODS OF MANGAN-JI Book Number: 36005201 469 NIKKO SAN MANGAN-JI: NIKKO MOUNTAIN MANGAN TEMPLE. NIKKO SAN MANGAN-JI: PRINCIPAL GODS OF NIKKO MOUNTAIN MANGAN TEMPLE. [A Broadside Large Kakejiku Sheet] [Nikko n.d. ca.1850-60, Mangan Temple]. Broadside, 29.5 x 65 cm., 4 folds, woodblock printed in black outline, Kakejiku format should be mounted, very good, clean, couple of folds restored on verso, else nice item. A LOVELY PERIOD LARGE BRAODSIDE SHEET, KAJIKU SIZE OF THE . . SEVEN PRINCIPAL GODS OF IDURU-SAN MANGAN-JI [TEMPLE] . . . THE SEVEN BUDDHIST ICONIC SCROLL: . This is an excellent period Buddhist souvenir, either given to or bought by pilgrims visiting the old temple. . There has been a long-standing Buddhist tradition for believers to make a pilgrimage to several Buddhist temples RareOrientalBooks.Com $51 within their life time. This example is a fine representation of proof of a visit to a high-mountain temple, requiring great effort to climb the stone steps and follow the steep path to it summit. Climbers were most likely rewarded by receiving a blessing from the temple monks and gifted this scroll. . This broadside shows the seven principal Gods of Mangan-Ji [Mangan temple]. Each God is depicted as an iconic image, the three at the top are seated upon a lotus flower, with title text at the bottom. *** CONDITION: The work is in original clean, unblemished condition, with folds as preserved from about 160+ years ago. Some of the folds were worn and have been properly restored from the verso many years ago using Washi paper and rice glue, typical of the type of work done in Japan. The work is now stable and solidly restored. It is ready to be mounted and made into a Kakejiku [hanging scroll]. . The images are clear, nicely woodblock-printed in solid black Sumi in outline, no issues. *** THE ICONS: The Icons are not exactly the "Shichi Fukujin" [Seven Gods of Luck and Good Fortune] in Japan. Each one of them symbolizes a virtue: Honesty, Fortune, Dignity. Amiability, Longevity, Happiness and Wisdom. . They were chosen from Hinduist, Buddhist, Taoist and Shintoist gods or saints, and settled into Japanese Folklore Gods, believed to have been grouped together around 17th century. . However, at the very bottom is the confirmed image of Daikokuten [Daikoku-san]. Originally, he was a Hindu warrior deity named Mahakala and once introduced in Japan he became the God of Wealth and Prosperity. He is well known for his happy-looking smile and is often presented with a bag on this shoulder filled with money and a magic mallet standing on two bales of rice. The virtue he represents is Fortune. * The other icons are Buddhist and have no exact names identifying them. The last three are seated or standing on a dias. Please see the photos posted to our website. *** REFERENCES: http://www.city.kawanishi.hyogo.jp/english/7515/guidance/sig htseeing/mangan.html * http://www.idurusan.com * "Shichi Fukujin" [Seven Gods of Fortune]: https://www.kusuyama.jp/culture/shichi-fukujin-seven-gods-of -luck-and-good-fortune/ *** Book Number: 96104201 RareOrientalBooks.Com $109 470 NISHIKAWA, Kyotaro. et al. THE GREAT AGE OF JAPANESE BUDDHIST SCULPTURE AD. 600-1300. Seattle [1983, Kimbell]. Stiff color wrs., 151p., index, bibliography, co-author Emily Sano, 50 color, 36 b.w. photos figures, chronology, notes, small folio, 22 x 30.5 cm., very bright, clean & solid copy. FIRST EDITION A most beautiful exhibition catalog depicting some 36 pieces with the construction techniques, materials, and coverings noted. . A very useful resource, devoted to explaining the way in which these magnificent art works were produced and then decorated. . Scholarly in nature, useful for early carved wood sculpture research. * $12 Book Number: 85128901 471 NITOBE, Inazo. JAPANESE TRAITS AND FOREIGN INFLUENCES. London 1927, Kegan Paul. Red cloth, 216p., color frontis, very good, 14 x 22 cm. FIRST EDITION This is an outstanding work on Japan's outlook. Authorative study covering China's cultural influence, moral basis of Japanese monarchy, Teaism: a Zen art, Haiku, a view of the race problem by a Japanese Christian, & a final essay, "Can the East & West Ever Meet?" Nitobe did graduate work at John Hopkins University, was baptized a Christian, & married an American. He was a staunch advocate of international peace & was respected both in Japan & abroad as a cultural scholar. * Appraisal of his own culture by the celebrated internationalist and intellectual. Valuable reflective work. $29 Book Number: 84012201 472 NOBLE, E. Margaret. THE WEB OF INDIAN LIFE. London 1904, Heinemann. Blue cloth, 301p., by the Sister Nivedita E. Noble], Ramakrishna, Kananda study of Hindu of women, sagas, etc., cloth seems to have been lacquered some time ago, else solid. $37 Book Number: 24011601 473 NOMA, Seiroku. JAPANISCHE PLASTIK. [Tokyo 1941], Japanischen Staatsbahn. Stiff boards,very good Germantext, 101p., bibliography, many b.w. photos. Scholarly RareOrientalBooks.Com $7 A MOST EXCELLENT RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 89092603 474 NUKARIYA, Kaiten. THE RELIGION OF THE SAMURAI: A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan. London 1973, Luzac. Red cloth, very good, 253p., appendix, exact reprint of the London 1913 edition, dj., crisp copy. This rare work covers the history of Zen in China, Northern & Southern Schools, historical antiquity of Zen. practisers of Zen, Iconoclastic attitudes of Zen, Zen activity,physical & mental training, historical importance. Also the history of Zen in Japan, Universe in the scripture of Zen, Buddhathe Universal Spirit. Also the nature of man, enlightenment, life, the training for the mind and the practice of meditattion, doctrine &c. Highly useful for the understanding of what the Samurai studied for the military, fighting, loyalty & the warrior spirit. QUITE SCARCE STUDY. A color scan of the covers can be sent by email. $88 Book Number: 85175301 475 OFFNER, Clark B. et al. MODERN JAPANESE RELIGIONS: With Special Emphasis Upon Their Doctines of Healing. New York [1963], Twayne. Stiff wrs., very good, 296p. b.w. photos, bibliography, glossary. Co-author: H. Van Straelen. Discussion of new religions of divine wisdom, Soka Gakkai. A complete outline of its secular acivities, rituals & foundation, its healing methods, cures and metaphysical basis. With commentary on its related societies. This religion has its political arm, for which it has gained much popularity in the last 20 years. Book Number: 84106702 476 OGRIZEK, Dore. ed. JAPAN. Ahead of Title: THE WORLD IN COLOR. New York [1957], McGraw. Green cloth, very good, 400p., map, index, 277 color, 9 b.w. illus. A collage of essay on arts, literature, theatre, cinema, religions, lang. & way of life. A very good anthology of excellent writings by experts in the Japanese fields of: history, legends, religions, art, language, literature, theatre: Noh, Bunraku, Kabuki, modern RareOrientalBooks.Com $56 drama, cinema, way of life, Japanese character, social structure, survival of ancient customs & traditions, floral art, doctors and healers, women and children, trades & crafts, sports, and idiosyncrasies of Japan to mention a few... $31 Book Number: 98167401 477 OHSAWA, Georges. ZEN MACRO-BIOTICS: The Art of Rejuvenation & Longevity. Chico [1965], Ohsawa. Stiff blue wrs., very good, 120p. The Zen of health, by the dean of Zen Macro-Biotics and the inventory of the terminology. Everything you need to do it ! $48 Book Number: 28045801 478 [OKADA, Mokichi.] TEACHING OF MEISHU-SAMA. Atami [1967,68], Church of World Messianity. Two volume set, black & blue cloth, 75+99p., vol. 1. revised edition, as new bright copies, 15 x 21 cm. THE CLASSIC OF ZEN PHILOSOPHY & TEA CEREMONY PRACTICE Book Number: 87101700 479 OKAKURA, Kakuzo. THE BOOK OF TEA. Tokyo [1939], Kenkyusha. Buff boards, very good, 117p., with an introduction and notes by Hiroshi Muraoka, small spot to upper right corner, else clean, solid, 12.5 x 18.5 cm. This classic Zen work covers the gentle martial art of tea ceremony. . An esthetical work uncovers the schools of tea, Taoism & RareOrientalBooks.Com $31 "Zen-ism," ennobled drinking of tea, the tea room, the flowers which decorate the tea room, and the masters of tea. . Okakura was the curator of the Dept. of Chinese & Japanese art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1906-13. The Book of Tea was started as an esoteric offering for the small aesthetic world of Boston but eventually was translated into numerous languages & sold in the hundreds of thousands. . The American edition is the true first edition. Both Okakura & Ernest Fenollosa were instrumental in preventing the destruction of Japanese traditional culture and art during the wave of foreignism that swept Japan in the late 19th century. . Out of this movement came the National Museum and the National School of Art which Okakura headed in the 1890's. . A great work, for all students of Japanese aesthetics. *** $22 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF THESE ICONS Book Number: 92135002 480 OKAZAKI, Joji. PURE LAND BUDDHIST PAINTING. JAPANESE ARTS LIBRARY. VOL.4. Tokyo [1977], Kodansha. Red boards,very clean, dj., 201p.,19 color, 172 b.w. photos, index, bibliography, glossary, very bright solid copy in nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION The Pureland Tradition by Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis. Henso: Visions of Paradise, Pure Land Mandalas, other Henso paintings, Raigo: the Descent of Amida, Pure Land Imagery. Raigo Variants, Maitreya and Kannon, Jizo Raigo, also other Pure Land Paintings. A useful reference source. Book Number: 24006401 481 OLDENBERG, Hermann. REDEN DES BUDDHA: Lehre/Verse/Erzahlungen. Munchen [1922], Kurt Wolff. Black cloth, very good, German text, 473p. With supplement: ANHANG: EIN JUNGERER TEXT UBER BUDDHAS RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 TAGLICHES LEBEN. $5 Book Number: 97012703 482 OLSCHAK, Blanche C. et al. MYSTIC ART OF ANCIENT TIBET. London [1973], Allen. White cloth, very good, 224p., large format 25 x 31 cm., name of artists & schools, index of geographical, mythological places, proper names, guide to spiritual schools, symbols, bibliography. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION Co-author was Geshe Thupten Wangyal. A fascinating resource, copious in nature, covers Tibetan reglion & art. Richly illustrated is a useful introduction to those who wanta to be initiated into the difficult field of Tibetan religious art. With a foreword by Giuseppe Tucci. How to read & interpret the art, as represented by the art forms of Buddhist thought and reflections of tantric Buddhism...ideals & mysteries are visibly expressed. Pilgrim's path to the Holy Places, divine artists, the harmony of proportions, the Canon of Tibetan art, lotos throne & halo, anatomical sketches & the religious monument. Dyanmic iconography, the thousand eyes & hands Eightfold Manifestations of the Lotos-born. Mandalas & their symbolism, the 300 icons of Tibet &c. Profusely illustrated in color & b.w. A most valuable and useful reference. Color scans can be sent by email. $51 Book Number: 86026703 483 ONO, Sokyo. SHINTO: The Kami Way. Rutland [1969], Tuttle. Black cloth, dust jacket, 116p., 15 b.w. photos, 20 b.w. illustrations, index, very good copy. The old religion of Shinto grew from Japan's native beliefs based on animism. This text outlines the Kami Way or Way of the Gods, shrines, worship, festivals & the political, social & spiritual characteristics. Color scan of the covers can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 86026704 484 ONO, Sokyo. SHINTO: The Kami Way. Rutland [1983], Tuttle. Black cloth, dust jacket, 116p., 15 b.w. photos, 20 b.w. illustrations, index, very good copy. The old religion of Shinto grew from Japan's native beliefs based on animism. This text outlines the Kami Way or Way of the Gods, shrines, worship, festivals & the political, social & spiritual characteristics. Color scan of the covers can be sent by email. $48 Book Number: 21099201 485 ORIENTAL TREASURES: WISDOM FRO ORIENTAL TREASURES: Wisdom from the Great Inspirational Books of Asia. [Kansas City 1967], Hallmark. Brown boards, dj., 62p., 10 color text illustrations, illustrated endpapers, very good. $14 FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 400 COPIES Book Number: 99123502 486 PAL, Pratapaditya. et al. BUDDHIST BOOK ILLUMINATIONS. Hong Kong 1988, Ravi. Red cloth, 399p, 108 color, 130 b.w. photos, very good, co-author Julia Meech-Pekarik, large size 22.5 x 28.5 cm., index, bibiography, title list, superbly printed on fine heavy paper, dust jacket. S C A R C E A marvelous reference source covering in much detail, the Buddhist sutras, scrolls, prints, woodblock printed works & painted sutras & other holy books. Drawing on Buddhist books & materials from the Indian Subcontinent, India, Nepal and Tibet, Western Tibet, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. A truly great source for the most holy and superb Buddhist graphic items. Always a S C A R C E book. FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION OF 400 COPIES AN EXCELLENT REFERENCE ON BUDDHIST SCULPTURE & ICONS RareOrientalBooks.Com $325 Book Number: 97136301 487 PAL, Pratapaditya. ART OF NEPAL. A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles [1985], L.A.C.M.A. Stiff wrs., very good, large format, 22.5 x 30 cm., 257p., index, bibliography, glossary, appendix, profusely illustrated with color and b. w. photos, clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A very useful reference work, covering historical background the patron & the artist, realm of the immortals, form & function, sources & influences. Includes examples of Buddhist deities, images of Buddhist Gods, stone & bronze works, paintings, model-books & manuals, Tibetan Thankas, stele, temple art, reliefs, ritual bronze & Tantric bronzes &c. Each is carefully described and illustrated. $22 A MOST VALUABLE MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 96095201 488 PAL, Pratapaditya. A BUDDHIST PARADISE: The Murals of Alchi Western Himalayas. New Delhi 1982. Black cloth, 67p. text, ca. 100 pages color plates, notes, index, bibiliography, very good, dj., very clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 2000 COPIES Seen by very few visitors until recently, the monastic complex of of Alchi, nestled in a beautiful valley in Ladakh Himalaiyas, has miraculously prserved Buddhist wallpaintings of unmatched splendor. No less exciting than those at Ajanta or Dunhuang, they are important for the history of Tibetan culture, and a great significance to Kashmiri art as well. This is the first major monograph on the subject, with copious amounts of color photographs. The murals were done between the 11th & 13th centuries. Undertaken by the celebrated Indian art historian & field authority he describes & illustrates these murals in great detail, with copious text. * A MOST VALUABLE MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 96095202 489 PAL, Pratapaditya. A BUDDHIST PARADISE: The Murals of Alchi Western Himalayas. Hong Kong [1982], Kumar. Black cloth, 67p. text, ca. 100p., 67p. text, ca. 100 color 67 plates, notes, index, bibiliography, dj., published in Switzerland, very clean solid copy A LIMITED NUMBERED EDITON OF 3000 COPIES Seen by very few visitors until recently, the monastic complex of of Alchi, nestled in a beautiful valley in Ladakh Himalaiyas, has miraculously prserved Buddhist wallpaintings of unmatched splendor. No less exciting than those at Ajanta or Dunhuang, they are important for the history of Tibetan RareOrientalBooks.Com $29 culture, and a great significance to Kashmiri art as well. This is the first major monograph on the subject, with copious amounts of color photographs. The murals were done between the 11th & 13th centuries. Undertaken by the celebrated Indian art historian & field authority he describes & illustrates these murals in great detail, with copious text. * $27 Book Number: 96155601 490 PAL, Pratapaditya. THE DIVINE PRESENCE: Asian Sculptures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart. [Los Angeles 1978, L.A.C.M.A]. Stiff color wrs., very good, color photos, 22 x 25 cm. clean copy. An excellent scholarly catalog,covers Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina deities. Nicely illustrated in color & b.w. photos, with 41 well illustrated & described items. Useful resource. $9 Book Number: 96155602 491 PAL, Pratapaditya. THE DIVINE PRESENCE: Asian Sculptures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart. [Los Angeles 1978, L.A.C.M.A]. Stiff color wrs., very good, title pages rubber stamped with former owner's name,& blackened out, internally clean, as is only. An excellent scholarly catalog,covers Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina deities. Nicely illustrated in color & b.w. photos, with 41 well illustrated & described items. Useful resource. RareOrientalBooks.Com $27 Book Number: 95044501 492 PAL, Pratapaditya. NEPAL: Where the Gods Are Young. [New York 1975], Asia House Gallery. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, 136p., 9 color photos, 109 b.w. plates, bibliography, clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covers Buddhist art and Brahmanical Art. Statues in bronze, copper &c, also opium pipe, manuscript covers, jewelry, watercolors on cotton & wood... excellent representation of the pieces, with intelligent, informative text for each. $9 A MARVELOUS COLOR REFERENCE RESOURCE Book Number: 95109704 493 PAL, Pratapaditya. TIBETAN PAINTINGS: A Study of Tibetan Thankas Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries. New Delhi [1988], Time. Red cloth, very good, 225p., 116 color & b. w. photos, 10 b.w. figures, dj., bibliograhy, appendix, index, clean solid copy. A LIMITED FIRST EDITON OF 1500 COPIES A magnificient reference work, covers in much detail visions & visualizations, the Kadampa & Sakyapa styles. Thankas from Western Tibet, landscape tradition, the age of the Dalai Lama.This work is the first attempt since Tucci's monumental opus on Tibetan painting in 1949. A lucid & concise analysis of the styles and aesthetics of Tibetan Thankas. Emphasis on earlier styles which flourished between the 11th & 15th centuries, the majority of the illustrations are from hitherto unpublished Thankas. A highly useful and valuable monograph. Book Number: 22094301 494 PANKAJ, N.M. THE BUDDHIST TRANSFORMATION OF SILLA KINGSHIP: Buddha as a RareOrientalBooks.Com $70 King and King as a Buddha. [Seoul 1995, R.A.S.K.B.]. New stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pp.15-35, English text. $7 IMPORTANT COMPARISON BETWEEN ASIAN RELIGIONS Book Number: 93125603 495 PARKER, Edward H. CHINA AND RELIGION: A Catholic Mission Apprasial. Taipei 1972, Ch'eng Wen. Blue cloth, as new, 317p., 12 b. w. photos, sharp solid, clean copy, 13 x 9.5 cm., exact reprint of London 1905 edition. An important scholarly treatise, covers in much depth Taoism Confucianism, Buddhism, Fire-worship and Manicheism, Nestorianism, Islam, the Jews, Orthodox Church, Roman Church, Protestantism, Orthodox Church, and Shintoism. Of special interest is the chapter on the Jews of K'ai Feng Fu since their arrival in 1163. Their progress there, how Ricci visited them, and their plight during the T'ai Ping Rebellion, and the Jews of Shanghai. Includes references to Japan & Korea. * $77 AN EARLY FRENCH RESOURCE Book Number: 96164101 496 PAUTHIER, M.G. CHINE OU DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE, GEOGRAPHIQUE ET LITTERAIRE DE CE VASTE EMPIRE, D'APRES DES DOCUMENTS CHINOIS: Premiere Paris 1837, Freres. 3/4 leather over marbeled boards, spine split, black taped, corners rubbed, contents clean, tight, 493p. French text, 72 fine engravings at the rear, as is. chronologie, index. S C A R C E SUBTITLE: cont. Nos Jours. An excellent resource from the French perspective. Covers the whole country, geography, customs, travels, religion, various dyansties, erection of the new capital in Peking, the Emperors, art, books, Buddhist priests &c. With a copious list of Emperors in the appendix. With a list of the 72 engravings. Nicely done. Book Number: 25016701 RareOrientalBooks.Com $459 497 PEARLSTEIN, Elinor L. et al. ASIAN ART IN THE ART INSTUTUTE OF CHICAGO. [Chicago 1993], Art Institute Chicago. Red cloth, very good dj., large size 24 x 30 cm., 152., 120 items well described & each illustrated in color, co-authors: J. Ulak, N. Richard and D. Muller, as new bright copy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION $7 Book Number: 25051401 498 PERCHERON, Maurice. BUDDHA AND BUDDHISM. Ahead of Title: Men of Wisdom. New York [1957], Harper. Stiff gray wrs., very good, 191p., chronology, glossary, bibliography, many b. w. photos, map, 12 x 18 cm., translated by Edmund Stapleton, Sanskrit alphabet. FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION With chapters on pre-Buddhist India, the legendary life of the Buddha, old school and new school of wisdom, nonIndian Buddhism, furhter spread of Buddhism and Buddhist art. Quite nicely done, very useful resource. $7 ATER CLASSIC Book Number: 21097601 499 PETECH, L. NORTHERN INDIA ACCORDING TO THE SHUI-CHING-CHU. [WATER CLASSIC] Rome 1950, M.E.O. Red cloth, gold stamped, 89p., indexes, appendix, vol. 2 of Serie Orientale Roma, text clean, tight, bright, very good, footnotes, Chinese characaters, in English, appendix, index. A scholarly translation & resource. Translations & commentaries on the Water Classic, or Commentaries on the Water Classic, hither to untranslated. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BOOK ON CULTURE, SWORDS, ARTS, RELIGION Book Number: 98107701 500 PFOUNDES, C. FU-SO MIMI BUKKURO: A BUDGET OF JAPANESE NOTES. Yokohama 1875, Japan Mail. Green cloth, very good, 184p., an anthology of some 30 essays reprinted from the "Japan Mail" an early weekley newspaper, corners bit rubbed, else clean & solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION EXCEPTIONALLY R A R E An exceptionally rare and obscure set of excellent and early essays on: superstitutions, charms, household altars & Gods, musical instruments, native literature, poetry, names, street signes, dress, beggars, strollers and vagabonds. Also conveyances, Mon or family crests, children's schools, sports, female & manly accomplishments, theatres, pastimes, RareOrientalBooks.Com $22 music teachers, cosmogony, religion. Buddhism, Buddhist obsequies, future state of the Buddhist, Hakama and Kamishimo [traditional costume], suicide, swords, celebrated swords & sword makers. Names of Japan, mythological & legendary. * $1862 A GREAT PRIMARY RESOURCE ALSO ON KOREA, SINGAORE, PEKING &c Book Number: 21001102 501 POE, Clarence. WHERE HALF THE WORLD IS WAKING UP: The Old & the New in Japan, China, The Philippines, and India, Reported With Garden City 1911, Doubleday. Red cloth, very good, 276p., 40 b.w. photos, neat pencil marginalia, else clean, index. FIRST EDITION An excellent primary resource done just after the turn-ofthe century. Covers in much detail Japan: a land of contradictions, music, marriage, home life, snapshot of philosophy & life, what a Japanese city is like, strange clothing, the grace of the women, Japanese farming & farm folk, crime of soil waste, Japanese love of beauty. Factory work, progressive factory, Japanese competetion a menace to the white man's trade. Buddhism, Shintoism and Christianity in Japan, morals, religion, new type of civilization. Korea: land of the morning calm, some odd Korean customs, faces marked by small pox, a typical monarchy, Honorable Mr. Yang-ban, the Japanese annexation, splendid work of foreign missionaries. Manchuria: fair & fertile: some first hand stories of the Russo-Japanese war, fat harvests of food, feed & fuel. How Japan has absorbed Manchuria, shrewd policies, contempt of Chinese authority, how the Open Door Policy was violated. Chinese martyr-hero, a lesson for America, making education practical. New China: awake & at work-successful war against opium. Peking to the Yangtze-Kiang, street life in Peking, its history, martyrdoms, keeping on good terms with dragons, Confucius as a moral teacher. Sidelights on Chinese character, industry & virtue. Philippines: what the U.S. is doing there, achievements of the American government, women burdon bearers & cheap labor. Straits Settlements & Burma: amazing industry, easiy money in cocoanuts, Rangoon city of gorgeous colors, Burma's temples, Rangoon's beast of burden, elephants do the work. Hinduism & the Himalayas: practical Hinduism the temples, human sacrifices, palaces, Benares, burning of bodies, Himalayas: a new and happier subject. Hindu farming, caste system, plight of the Hindu woman, historic Indian cities. What the Orient may teach us ! Book Number: 92026701 502 PONSONBY-FANE, R.A.B. THE IMPERIAL FAMILY AND SHINTO [KOSHITSU TO SHINTO]. London 1890's, T.J.S.L. Grey stiff wrs., very good, offprint pages 47-177, 7 appendices,, fold out chart, 5 parts, 4 b.w. photos, 4 figures. S C A R C E This monograph shows the very intimate connection that ex- RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 ists between the Imperial House and the Gods of the Shinto pantheon & to record the part played by the Emperor and his fmaily in carrying out the worship of the Deities. An excellent resource. S C A R C E $117 Book Number: 97030801 503 PONSONBY-FANE, R.A.B. SOVEREIGN AND SUBJECT. Kyoto 1962, Ponsonby Memorial Society. Red cloth, very good, 457p., index, chronology, appendices, light pencil underline but a clean copy. S C A R C E A copious & esoteric study, addressing the Sovereign & Subject, the fallacy of democracy, Maires du Palais in Japan, Jinshin no Ran, Jokyu no Ran, The Emmpeeror Godaigo & the Restoration of Kemmu. The failure of Kemmu restoration, Back to Engi. Japanese personalities throughout the ages. Koxinga Chronicles of the Tei family loyal servants of Ming. The Island Empire. Japanese Administration in Korea today [1921] resource. Independencre: the struggle of subject peoples for freedom...the case of the Philippines...& Korea... Nanyo inin Tochiryo: Japanese Pacific Mandate. Japan and the powers...Excellent narrative and commentaries on classic works, and current thoughts, dogma, religion, and goals from translations of Japanese texts. Quite useful, and scarce. $163 AN EXCELLENT PRIMARY RESOURCE ON JAPANESE SHINTO SHRINES Book Number: 84013201 504 PONSONBY-FANE, Richard. DIVINE SPIRITS OF SHINTO AND HIROTA JINJA. Kyoto 1934, n.p. Green stitched wrs. binding, very good, 57p illustrated. S C A R C E An excellent monograph, covers the Shinto shrines. Color scans can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 84013401 505 PONSONBY-FANE, Richard. KASHIMA JINGUKI. Kyoto 1938, n.p. Red stitched binding, 80p., illustrated, very good, 15 x 22 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION The celebrated scholar's excellent monograph on the Shinto shrine. $26 Book Number: 84013801 506 PONSONBY-FANE, Richard. SUMINOE NO OHOKAMI. Kyoto 1935, n.p. Stitched wrs. binding, very good, 64p.,b.w. illustrations, figures, very good. S C A R C E An excellent Shinto monograph, styuding the native Japanese ghosts, Gods & Shinto shrines & shrine Gods. This shrine is located in Osaka. Also covers the history of the deities and institutions of their worship, buildings, priests, rank and status, territorial possessions, Imperial visits &c. Also Sessha, festivals & treasures. Book Number: 84013802 507 PONSONBY-FANE, Richard. SUMINOE NO OHOKAMI. Kyoto 1935, n.p. Stitched wrs. binding, very good, 64p.,b.w. illustrations, figures, very good. S C A R C E RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 An excellent Shinto monograph, styuding the native Japanese ghosts, Gods & Shinto shrines & shrine Gods. This shrine is located in Osaka. Also covers the history of the deities and institutions of their worship, buildings, priests, rank and status, territorial possessions, Imperial visits &c. Also Sessha, festivals & treasures. $65 Book Number: 21141801 508 [POONVORALAK, Vichien]. A BOOK OF ORDINARY WRITINGS. [Bangkok] 1989, [Poonvoralak]. White stiff wrs., good, English text. 20p., very $2 AN EARLY PRIMARY ACCOUNT OF CHINA, HONG KONG, FORMOSA &c... Book Number: 84030601 509 POWER, W. Tyrone. RECOLLECTIONS OF A THREE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN CHINA:Including Peregrinations in Spain, Morocco, Egypt, India, Australia & London 1853, Bentley. Red blind stamped cloth, 380p., with a colored lithographic frontis, very good. S C A R C E The author was an Agent General in New Zealand and also wrote the 1849 book "Sketches in New Zealand." Covering his experiences in Hong Kong, pirates, opium trade, war junks, the fishing populations, Amoy, tea trade. Habits and appearance of the people of Fokien. Scenery in Amoy, Buddhist shrines the secret Triad Society and Ningpo. Formosa: wild natives, cannibalism, Quilon & Chusan, Koo Lung Soo, and the new consulate. Chinese seamanship, opium clippers, opium use, beauty of the scenery. The marvelous soya bean: and its uses, missionary work and activities of Protestants. Chinese superstition, Buddhism, Chinese theatricals, New Year festivals, gamgbling, customs and so much more ! An excellent primary source, well written. Book Number: 84013901 510 PRATT, James B. THE PILGRIMAGE OF BUDDHISM AND A BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE. New York 1928, Macmillan.Blue cloth, very good, 758p.index. A scholarly work, devoted to the founder, moral teachings, their negative side, spirituial freedom, man & his destiny. RareOrientalBooks.Com $983 Story of Indian Buddhism, Ceylon, Burma, Cambodia, Siam, in China & japan. Rise of Mahayana, Buddhist temples & monks, laymen, propaganda, education, philanthropy. Earlier sects, Zen, unity of Buddhism, comparason with Christianity. $48 Book Number: 84013902 511 PRATT, James B. THE PILGRIMAGE OF BUDDHISM AND A BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE. New York 1928, Macmillan. Green cloth, 758p., index, clean ex-library copy, private bookplate, rubber stamped top and bottom signatures,spine a bit faded, else clean, solid copy. A scholarly work, devoted to the founder, moral teachings, their negative side, spirituial freedom, man & his destiny. Story of Indian Buddhism, Ceylon, Burma, Cambodia, Siam, in China & japan. Rise of Mahayana, Buddhist temples & monks, laymen, propaganda, education, philanthropy. Earlier sects, Zen, unity of Buddhism, comparason with Christianity. $31 Book Number: 84013903 512 PRATT, James B. THE PILGRIMAGE OF BUDDHISM AND A BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE. New York 1928, Macmillan. Green cloth, 758p., index, clean x-lib. copy, spine mark removed, bookplate, rubber stamps. A scholarly work, devoted to the founder, moral teachings, their negative side, spirituial freedom, man & his destiny. Story of Indian Buddhism, Ceylon, Burma, Cambodia, Siam, in China & japan. Rise of Mahayana, Buddhist temples & monks, laymen, propaganda, education, philanthropy. Earlier sects, Zen, unity of Buddhism, comparason with Christianity. Book Number: 25054901 513 [PRICE, Lorna.] RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 LOOKING AT PATRONAGE: Recent Acquisitions of Asian Art. San Francisco 1989, Asian Art Museum. Stiff color wrs., very good, 112p., 53 color plates, 15.5 x 25 cm., as new copy, notes, art works from Afghanistan, India, Himalayas, S.E. Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. $10 AN IMPORTANT AND EARLY MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 91079101 514 PRIEST, Alan. JAPANESE COSTUME: An Exhibition of Noh Robes and Buddhist Vestiments. New York 1935, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Red stiff wrs., very clean, 42p. text + 48p. b. w. photos, bibliography, glossary, solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION LIMITED 1000 COPIES A valuable art history, covering historical sketch, Noh, Buddhism, note on technique, catalogue, Japanese chronology. . This work is an outline history of Japanese costume and clothing. . A useful reference, nicely written by the curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. * AN 1872 PRIMARY SOURCE ON JAPAN, CHINA, S.E. ASIA & INDIA Book Number: 99106302 515 PRIME, E.D.G. AROUND THE WORLD SKETCHES OF TRAVEL THROUGH MANY LANDS AND OVER MANY SEAS. New York 1872, Harper. Original green cloth, gold-stamped, very good, clean, solid, 455p., many woodcut engravings,gold stamped spine & cover lettering. 13.5 x 21.5 cm. FIRST EDITION An excellent primary resource. * The around the world journey began with a trip from New York to Salt Lake, the Mormons, to California, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Yosemite valley & the Big Trees, on the Pacific RareOrientalBooks.Com $85 by steamship to Japan. * JAPAN: Arrival at Yokohama, coolies, Kanagawa, Daibutsu [Giant Bronze Buddha] at Kamakura, Yeddo, typhoon, temples village life, tea garden, the Mikado and Daimios, shaving heads, peculiar customs, inlaying of metals, beheading, executions & burial, religion Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity. . Inland Sea, Hiogo, Osaka, Pappenberg, Nagasaki. On to China. * CHINA: The Yanktse-kiang River, Shanghai to Hong Kong, Woosung River, Chinese forts, war-junks, city of Shanghai, Taeping Rebels, foreign town, Chinese city, filth & smells, criminals, punishment modes, Peking, Nankin, Hong Kong: happy valley, the Peak, pigeon English, colonial prison. Canton and its sights: Bogue forts streets of Canton, Fan Kwai, Puntinqua garden, temples, Honam, priests, Chinese dress, processions. Chinese manners & customs: what they eat, bird's nests, dog-markets, fruit, small feet, tea, dress, religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, superstition, ancestral worship, Christianity, effects of opium war, missionaries accomplishments, medical missions. * MACAO, SINGAPORE, MALAYA: Macao, Singapore and Penang: Portuguese in Macao, Singapore a paradise, cocoanuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, gardens, Straits of Malaca, Penang, tropical vegetation, turtles, snakes. * INDIA: Bay of Bengal, East Indiamen. Calcutta, the river, tiger, lush foliage, Asiatic Society, Missions, Europeans, Eurasians, heat, Punkas, canals, opium, the poppy, preparing the drug, opium market, railways, natives, costumes, Sikhs, Parsees, women, native wealth, Benares, Allahabad, mutiny, Cawnpore & Lucknow, Agra, the Taj, Delhi, among the Himalayas, Lodiana to Bombay, Bombay, to Cairo and on to Venice. * A rich primary resource, loaded with keen observations of early Asia. . Nicely written, lucid primary resource. *** 1937 FIRST EDITION:A MOST IMPORTANT MONOGRAPH ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 99011501 RareOrientalBooks.Com $26 516 PRIP-MOLLER, J. CHINESE BUDDHIST MONASTERIES: Their Plan and its Function as a Setting for Buddhist Monastic Life. Copenhagen & London 1937, Gads Forlag & Oxford University. 3/4 Vellum spine over green boards, large folio, 29 x 39.5 cm., bright clean solid, 396p., 4 large pocket plans, index chronology,365 fine full page photos. !RARE! FIRST EDITION A STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: A major illustrated reference and scholarly resource for Buddhist: monasteries, priests, architecture, ritual objects, altars, statues and sculptures. * LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED: This work contains some 363 plans in color & b.w., many maps, priests, robes & costumes, Chinese character footnotes text in English, with some in both English and Chinese, hermits, some shown with primitive but highly effective martial arts for self-defense, monks &c. Wonderful rural settings for many temples, with superbly designed gardens, cremation ovens, funeral rites, monk students, pilgrims accommodations &c. * This work covers the typical Buddhist monastery & building history, layout, central axis, lateral groups, Hui Chu Ssu, Pao Hua Shan, Kiangasu. Ordination unit, its ceremonies and its development, monk's offices & daily life in the monasteries. A magnificent work, loaded with fine collotype photos and a profusion of color sketches. * RARITY: This 1937 FIRST EDITION seldom comes to market in "collector's condition" and complete with all pages, plates, photographs and charts. * Due to its highly esoteric nature, deluxe printing & binding it was likely done in a small, Limited Number of copies. It has and always will be exceptionally R A R E ! * Considered a scholarly and reliable work on the subject with detailed architectural drawings & stunning photographic illustrations. * THE AUTHOR: Prip-Moller [1889-1943] first came to China in 1921, and after studying Chinese in Peking worked in Mukden [Manchuria], as a consulting architect. The present work is the result of extensive researches undertaken between 1929 and 1933 and was first published in Copenhagen in 1937. * THE FIRST EDITION: The First Edition has always been the most desirable and Deluxe edition of the book. The reprints do not compare with the lovely typography, paper and meticulous binding of this edition ! * BINDING: The original First Edition was bound in genuine white vellum spine with gold lettering, and four matching vellum corners. The balance of the book was bound in heavy green boards, which are easily rubbed. Our copy is in "collector's condition" with no major rubbing, a few nearly invisible RareOrientalBooks.Com scuffs to the covers, else a sharp clean and lovely copy of a very RARE EDITION of this title. * $950 THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE DALAI LAMA Book Number: 99110102 517 RAMPA, Lobsang. THE THIRD EYE: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama. New York [1957], Doubleday. Brown cloth, very good, 256p., illustrated by Tessa Theobald, map. A most fascinating story, covers his early days at home, end of his childhood, last days at home. At the temple gates, life as a Chela, life in the Lamasery, the opening of the third eye, the Potala, at the wild rose fence. Tibetan belliefs, trappa, herbs Yetis, first visit home, using the third third eye, the secret North & Yetis, Lamahood, final initiation, Tibet--Farwell ! A most poignant and vital biography. $85 Book Number: 88041202 518 RAWSON, Philip. et al. TAO: THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME AND CHANGE. [London [1979], Hudson. Stiff wrs., very good, 33 color, 161 b.w. photos, 128p., co-author Laszlo Legeza, pen underlined, else, clean, solid copy. Taoism is the key element in explaining Chinese art. Yin and Yang energies both in art and n the balance of many are used to show the balance. The fluid energies which Taoism manipulated with its sexual and yoga practices gave inspiration to art forms. Covering in detail the natural and moving spirit worlds, cycles of change, heaven & earth, virtual, mystical power of calligraphy, secret practices, realms of the Immortals, eroticism and harmonic union. Profusely illustrated showing examples of various artistic objects: carvings, paintings, jades, ceramics, erotic works, bronzes, cosmic diagrams, textiles, wall hangings, calligraphy & many more. Book Number: 88041203 519 RAWSON, Philip. et al. TAO: THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME AND CHANGE. [London [1979], Hudson. Stiff wrs., very good, 33 color, 161 b. w. photos, 128p., co-author Laszlo Legeza, clean, solid copy. Taoism is the key element in explaining Chinese art. Yin and Yang energies both in art and n the balance of many are used to show the balance. The fluid energies which Taoism manipulated with its sexual and yoga practices gave inspiration to art forms. Covering in detail the natural and moving spirit worlds, cycles of change, heaven & earth, virtual, mystical RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 power of calligraphy, secret practices, realms of the Immortals, eroticism and harmonic union. Profusely illustrated showing examples of various artistic objects: carvings, paintings, jades, ceramics, erotic works, bronzes, cosmic diagrams, textiles, wall hangings, calligraphy & many more. $7 Book Number: 25021501 520 RAWSON, Philip. et al. TAO: The Eastern Philosophy of Time and Change. [London 1973], Avon. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, about A4 size, 128p., 129 color & b. w. photos, figures, co-author Laszlo Legeza. Covers the natural world, the moving spirit, cycles of change, heaven and earth, ritual, the mystical power of calligraphy, secret practices, the real of the immortals. $3 Book Number: 96162501 521 RAYCHAUDHURI, Hemchandra. MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VAISHNAVA SECT. Calcutta 1920, Univ. Calcutta. Brown cloth, very good, 146p. index, bibliograhic index. Scholarly paper covers the Vaishnavism & Vasudeva, the life of Krishna Vasudeva & the early progressof Bhagavatism. Bhagavatism & the non-Brahmanical creeds of Ancient India. Bhagavatism in th Scythian, Gupta & post-Gukpta periods. AN IMPORTANT AND EARLY ENGLISH PRIMARY RESOURCE Book Number: 84306501 522 REED, Edward J. JAPAN: Its History, Traditions, and Religions, with the Narrative of a Visit in 1879. London 1880, Murray. Brown pictorial cloth, 2 vol. set, very good, 365+356p., chronology, map and many b.w. engravings, & appendix of famous sword makers, 14 x 23 cm. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY FIRST EDITION Reed designed ships for Japan & many other nations. This is his narrative of a journey and visit to Japan. He was invited to assist the Japanese in the building of their fleet of ships by Excellency Admiral Kawamura, minister RareOrientalBooks.Com $63 of marine. This is the result of the official tour of the ports throughout Japan. * Based on the author's diary, this narrative is an informal but keen assessment of Japan, her people, customs and land. He and his colleagues were carried by jinrikisha over jolting roads till evening and then dined with officials of the territory. * A fascinating primary account of what & who he saw. Excellent contemporary account of the land & its inhabitants, God-period, Shinto religion, Buddhism, descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This excellent work is illustrated with 16 full-page + 26 text illustrations, index, and large folding map. *** The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, foreign Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, Imperial Restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, Emperor and the existing government. * This primary resource is part history & part travel narrative. This is a fascinating primary insight into Japan during a an early period of foreign relations. With excellent insights to contemporary Japanese history, her people, customs, geography. * Vol. 1 covers the land & its inhabitants, the God-period, Shinto & Buddhism, the descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D., the Taira & Minamoto, the wars of the red and white flags 1000-1200 A.D. , Hojo domination, the Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, The Tokugawa period[1603-1868], revival of the Imperial Power, the fall of the Shogun, the Imperial restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, the Emperor and the existing government. Also geography and history of Japan, including its mythology and the origins of its religions. It concludes with a valuable assessment by Reed of the political, social and industrial reforms and developments that he witnessed. .. Vol.2 covers the author's arrival in Japan, first impressions a month in Tokyo [old Edo], language, literature, drawing and painting, proverbs & phrase, travel to the Inland Sea, Nagasaki, Osaka, sacred city of Nara, Kioto, sacred shrines of Ise, Nagoya and the shrine of the sacred sword, Shizuoka, the home of the Tokugawas, Fuji-yama and Hakone mountains, with appendices of the Treaties & Conventions, list of Emperors, list of year periods, comparative table of words in Japanese, West African and other languages, celebrated swords & makers. *** RareOrientalBooks.Com $551 AN IMPORTANT AND EARLY ENGLISH PRIMARY RESOURCE Book Number: 84306502 523 REED, Edward J. JAPAN: Its History, Traditions, and Religions, with the Narrative of a Visit in 1879. London 1880, Murray. Brown pictorial cloth, 2 vol. set, very good, 365+356p., chronology, map and many b.w. engravings, & appendix of famous sword makers, 14 x 23 cm., bit of foxing. PUBLISHER'S BLIND-STAMPED PRESENTATION COPY FIRST EDITION Reed designed ships for Japan & many other nations. This is his narrative of a journey and visit to Japan. He was invited to assist the Japanese in the building of their fleet of ships by Excellency Admiral Kawamura, minister of marine. This is the result of the official tour of the ports throughout Japan. * Based on the author's diary, this narrative is an informal but keen assessment of Japan, her people, customs and land. He and his colleagues were carried by jinrikisha over jolting roads till evening and then dined with officials of the territory. * A fascinating primary account of what & who he saw. Excellent contemporary account of the land & its inhabitants, God-period, Shinto religion, Buddhism, descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This excellent work is illustrated with 16 full-page + 26 text illustrations, index, and large folding map. *** The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, foreign Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, Imperial Restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, Emperor and the existing government. * This primary resource is part history & part travel narrative. This is a fascinating primary insight into Japan during a an early period of foreign relations. With excellent insights to contemporary Japanese history, her RareOrientalBooks.Com people, customs, geography. * Vol. 1 covers the land & its inhabitants, the God-period, Shinto & Buddhism, the descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D., the Taira & Minamoto, the wars of the red and white flags 1000-1200 A.D. , Hojo domination, the Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, The Tokugawa period[1603-1868], revival of the Imperial Power, the fall of the Shogun, the Imperial restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, the Emperor and the existing government. Also geography and history of Japan, including its mythology and the origins of its religions. It concludes with a valuable assessment by Reed of the political, social and industrial reforms and developments that he witnessed. .. Vol.2 covers the author's arrival in Japan, first impressions a month in Tokyo [old Edo], language, literature, drawing and painting, proverbs & phrase, travel to the Inland Sea, Nagasaki, Osaka, sacred city of Nara, Kioto, sacred shrines of Ise, Nagoya and the shrine of the sacred sword, Shizuoka, the home of the Tokugawas, Fuji-yama and Hakone mountains, with appendices of the Treaties & Conventions, list of Emperors, list of year periods, comparative table of words in Japanese, West African and other languages, celebrated swords & makers. *** AN IMPORTANT AND EARLY ENGLISH PRIMARY RESOURCE Book Number: 84306503 524 REED, Edward J. JAPAN: Its History, Traditions, and Religions, with the Narrative of a Visit in 1879. London 1880, Murray. 3/4 Leather over marbled boards, neatly rebacked with black cloth, preserving the old leather label, 2 vol. set, 365+356p., map, many woodcut engravings. FIRST EDITION Reed designed ships for Japan & many other nations. This is his narrative of a journey and visit to Japan. He was invited to assist the Japanese in the building of their fleet of ships by Excellency Admiral Kawamura, minister of marine. This is the result of the official tour of the ports throughout Japan. * Based on the author's diary, this narrative is an informal but keen assessment of Japan, her people, customs and land. He and his colleagues were carried by jinrikisha over RareOrientalBooks.Com $413 jolting roads till evening and then dined with officials of the territory. * A fascinating primary account of what & who he saw. Excellent contemporary account of the land & its inhabitants, God-period, Shinto religion, Buddhism, descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This excellent work is illustrated with 16 full-page + 26 text illustrations, index, and large folding map. *** The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, foreign Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, Imperial Restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, Emperor and the existing government. * This primary resource is part history & part travel narrative. This is a fascinating primary insight into Japan during a an early period of foreign relations. With excellent insights to contemporary Japanese history, her people, customs, geography. * Vol. 1 covers the land & its inhabitants, the God-period, Shinto & Buddhism, the descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D., the Taira & Minamoto, the wars of the red and white flags 1000-1200 A.D. , Hojo domination, the Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, The Tokugawa period[1603-1868], revival of the Imperial Power, the fall of the Shogun, the Imperial restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, the Emperor and the existing government. Also geography and history of Japan, including its mythology and the origins of its religions. It concludes with a valuable assessment by Reed of the political, social and industrial reforms and developments that he witnessed. .. Vol.2 covers the author's arrival in Japan, first impressions a month in Tokyo [old Edo], language, literature, drawing and painting, proverbs & phrase, travel to the Inland Sea, Nagasaki, Osaka, sacred city of Nara, Kioto, sacred shrines of Ise, Nagoya and the shrine of the sacred sword, Shizuoka, the home of the Tokugawas, Fuji-yama and Hakone mountains, with appendices of the Treaties & Conventions, list of Emperors, list of year periods, comparative table of words in Japanese, West African and other languages, celebrated swords & makers. *** AN IMPORTANT AND EARLY ENGLISH PRIMARY RESOURCE RareOrientalBooks.Com $252 Book Number: 84306504 525 REED, Edward J. JAPAN: Its History, Traditions, and Religions, with the Narrative of a Visit in 1879. London 1880, Murray. Rebound in blue cloth, 365+356p., 42 engravings, 2 vol. set, 2 maps, appendix of famous sword makers, complete, nice copy, spine slight faded, Washi end papers, 14 x 23 cm. R A R E Reed designed ships for Japan & many other nations. This is his narrative of a journey and visit to Japan. He was invited to assist the Japanese in the building of their fleet of ships by Excellency Admiral Kawamura, minister of marine. This is the result of the official tour of the ports throughout Japan. * Based on the author's diary, this narrative is an informal but keen assessment of Japan, her people, customs and land. He and his colleagues were carried by jinrikisha over jolting roads till evening and then dined with officials of the territory. * A fascinating primary account of what & who he saw. Excellent contemporary account of the land & its inhabitants, God-period, Shinto religion, Buddhism, descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This excellent work is illustrated with 16 full-page + 26 text illustrations, index, and large folding map. *** The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, foreign Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D. Taira & Minamoto wars, 100-1200 A.D. Hojo domination, Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun 1603-1868. The revival of the Imperial power, fall of the Shogun, Imperial Restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, Emperor and the existing government. * This primary resource is part history & part travel narrative. This is a fascinating primary insight into Japan during a an early period of foreign relations. With excellent insights to contemporary Japanese history, her people, customs, geography. * Vol. 1 covers the land & its inhabitants, the God-period, Shinto & Buddhism, the descent of the Crown, early history ending 1000 A.D., the Taira & Minamoto, the wars of the red RareOrientalBooks.Com and white flags 1000-1200 A.D. , Hojo domination, the Ashikaga Shoguns, Nobunaga & Hideyoshi, Iyeyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, The Tokugawa period[1603-1868], revival of the Imperial Power, the fall of the Shogun, the Imperial restoration, foreign relations, reforms of the last ten years, Satsuma rebellion, the Emperor and the existing government. Also geography and history of Japan, including its mythology and the origins of its religions. It concludes with a valuable assessment by Reed of the political, social and industrial reforms and developments that he witnessed. .. Vol.2 covers the author's arrival in Japan, first impressions a month in Tokyo [old Edo], language, literature, drawing and painting, proverbs & phrase, travel to the Inland Sea, Nagasaki, Osaka, sacred city of Nara, Kioto, sacred shrines of Ise, Nagoya and the shrine of the sacred sword, Shizuoka, the home of the Tokugawas, Fuji-yama and Hakone mountains, with appendices of the Treaties & Conventions, list of Emperors, list of year periods, comparative table of words in Japanese, West African and other languages, celebrated swords & makers. *** $248 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA Book Number: 84014301 526 REICHELT, Karl L. TRUTH AND TRADITION IN CHINESE BUDDHISM: A Study of Mahayana Buddhism. Shanghai 1927, Commercial. Black cloth, 330p. index, very good, 25 b.w. photos of icons, deities, Buddhas, temples &c. An important study, covers the introduction of Buddhism into Chia and its history there. The inner development of Chinese Buddhism during the early centuries, "The Journey to the West," "The Origin and Development of the Masses for the Dead," The "Pure Land" School [Ching t'u]. The Buddhist pantheon and literature in China, Monastic Life, Pilgrims, preent-day Buddhism in China. A major resource, covers the themes and schools in Buddhism, generous foot notes, Chinese Characters. Useful and scholarly reference work. A MAJOR AND EARLY SCHOLARLY STUDY ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 84014502 527 REISCHAUER, August K. STUDIES IN JAPANESE BUDDHISM. New York 1925, Macmillan. Red cloth, 361p., index, notes, bibliography, index, frontis photo of the author, very good. Scholarly and important study, covers origins, teachings,the Japanese Buddhist history and background, sects, temples &c. Doctrines, past, present and future place of Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist Ethics, salvation, Nirvana, Pluralistic world view. A most valuable and important early serious RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 study. $53 Book Number: 88061801 528 REPS, Paul. comp. ZEN FLESH, ZEN BONES:A Collection of Zen & Pre-Zen Writings. Rutland [1957], Tuttle. Brown boards, very good, 211p., with illustrations by Tomikichiro Tokuriki, 13 x 20 cm., bit of edge wear, contents bright, clean. FIRST EDITION A readable anthology, covering a cup of tea, finding a diamond on a muddy road, Is that so? Obedience, if you love, love openly and many more. With parables, and 112 answers by Shiva to Devi's questions. A useful and direct Zen study. With 101 ZEN STORIES transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps. THE GATELESS GATE by Ekai, called Mu-mon transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps [49 in all]. 10 BULLS by Kakuan transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps, illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki. CENTERING transcribed by Paul Reps. WHAT IS ZEN a final Reps essay. BEYONED WAY COOL... * $66 Book Number: 88061803 529 REPS, Paul. comp. ZEN FLESH, ZEN BONES:A Collection of Zen & Pre-Zen Writings. Rutland [1969] Tuttle. Brown boards, very good, 211p., slip case, crisp, bright copy. A readable anthology, covering a cup of tea, finding a diamond on a muddy road, Is that so? Obedience, if you love, love openly and many more. With parables, and 112 answers by Shiva to Devi's questions. A useful and direct Zen study. With 101 ZEN STORIES transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps. THE GATELESS GATE by Ekai, called Mu-mon transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps [49 in all]. 10 BULLS by Kakuan transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps, illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki. CENTERING transcribed by Paul Reps. WHAT IS ZEN a final Reps essay. BEYONED WAY COOL... * RareOrientalBooks.Com $22 Book Number: 88061804 530 REPS, Paul. comp. ZEN FLESH, ZEN BONES:A Collection of Zen & Pre-Zen Writings. Rutland [1971], Tuttle. Brown boards, very good, 211p., slip case, crisp, clean bright copy. A readable anthology, covering a cup of tea, finding a diamond on a muddy road, Is that so? Obedience, if you love, love openly and many more. With parables, and 112 answers by Shiva to Devi's questions. A useful and direct Zen study. With 101 ZEN STORIES transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps. THE GATELESS GATE by Ekai, called Mu-mon transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps [49 in all]. 10 BULLS by Kakuan transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki & Paul Reps, illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki. CENTERING transcribed by Paul Reps. WHAT IS ZEN a final Reps essay. BEYONED WAY COOL... * $22 THE HIP ZEN WAY TO MEDITATE, WAY COOL ! Book Number: 86076302 531 REPS, Paul. NO NEED TO KILL: 10 WAYS TO MEDITATE. New York [1971], Weatherhill.Philippine Mahogony wood covers red cloth spine, 55p., with pictures by Reps, 3rd edition. This is a straight forward guide to meditation or at least a guide for non-meditation. Nicely done with Sumi brushwork. The dustjacket notes state that "This book is about the mind of bones. It helps you find your way through the machinery. Meditation is a secret Asia has had for millenniums. But their secrets are ours for the taking. When think turns off and feel turns on, we are entranced with INvisible life. That's what this book is about too--about living, stilling, not dying, not killing." VERY COOL ZEN BEAT MATERIAL! Scans can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 96020101 532 RHIE, Marylin M. TRENDS IN THE STUDIES AND RESEARCH ON BUDDHIST ARTS IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 1960-1969. Article extracted from East Asian Cultural Studies, n.p., c. 1972? Part I is Far East, Part II is India, Central & Southeast Asia, bibliography. $17 Book Number: 92059002 533 RHYS-DAVIDS, C.A.F. BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY: An Inquiry into the Analysis and Theory of Mind in Pali Literature. London 1924, Luzac. Stoff wrs., very good, 302p., bibliography, index, appendix, 2nd edition. An excellent text, covering the habits of thought, psychology of Nikayas: mind in term and concept; consciousness and the external world; feeling & ideation. Psycological developments in the Abhidhamma-Pitaka, psychology in the Milinda, some mediaeval developments. Way cool ! $87 Book Number: 21020801 534 RHYS-DAVIDS, Mrs. STORIES OF THE BUDDHA: Being Selections From the Jataka. New York [1929], Stokes. Red cloth, very good, 244p., index. These are the standard 'rebirth-stories' told by the Buddha to the Sangha [Buddhist community]. There are 48 in all, translated from the Pali. Excellent moral & humanitarian teachings...lessons for all humans. $15 Book Number: 89092901 535 RICHARD, Timothy. AN EPISTLE TO ALL BUDDHISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. [Shanghai 1916, N.P.] Red cloth, very good, 11p. English, Chinese text, large fold out color world map showing the spread of Buddhism A.D. 50-A.D. 900. QUITE SCARCE The actual essay is entitled: AN EPISTLE TO ALL BUDDHISTS THOUGHOUT THE WORLD. This contains statistics on each place Buddhism was estblished, and covers the historical progress of Buddhism as it filtrated throughout the Asian world. Book Number: 84077802 536 RIORDAN, Roger. et al. SUNRISE STORIES: A Glance at the Literature of Japan. RareOrientalBooks.Com $109 New York 1896, Scribner. Green cloth, 281p., very good, coauthor was Tozo Takaykanagi. An excellent anthology of writings on the dance, myth of the mirror, Children of the sun, Buddhism, cities: Nara, Kioto, Tosa, Prince Genji, Yorimitsu exploits et al. Great reading! $48 Book Number: 98151603 537 ROCKHILL, William W. THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA AND THE EARLY HISTORY OF HIS ORDER DERIVED FROM TIBETAN WORKS IN THE BHAH-HGYUR AND BSTAN-HGYUR London 1907, Trubner. Brown cloth, very good, 273p., index, glossary, appendices. Translation taken from the Dulva, which Rockhill calls the most trustworthy & oldest portion of the manuscript in the East Indian Office library, with information on the early history of Tibet has been garnered from many sources & supplemented by Rockhill's own knowledge. Chapters: History of the world from the time of its renovation to the reign of Cuddhodana, father of the Buddha and then follows the life and work of the Buddha. History of schools, early history of Tibet & Khoten. Exceptionally fine scholarly study. A MAJOR COLOR REFERENCE ON TIBETAN TANKAS Book Number: 84321702 538 ROERICH, George N. TIBETAN PAINTINGS. Paris 1925, Geuthner. Yellow cloth, very good, 95p., index, bibliography, 1 color, 17 b. w. plates of Buddhist & Tibetan paintings,22.5 x 28.5 cm.,clean, solid, sharp. FIRST EDITION THIS IS NOT SOME CHEAP DEFECTIVE REPRINT ! THE ORIGNAL !!! An important artistic work, covering in great detail the iconography and artistic works of Tibet. This study covers the Buddha's, Dhyani-Buddhas, Tutelary Deities, Bodhisattvas, Maitreya, Avalokitecvara, Manjucri, female Deities, Padmasambhava, Rgya-ba Tson-kha-pa &c. * Each subject is carefully written upon, with illustrations and examples. Well documented scholarly study. Important reference for collectors and students on the Tanka. Superbly written, lucid and valuable, by one of the most important early scholars on Tibetan art. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $197 REFERENCE: Yakushi R155. * $245 Book Number: 99059201 539 ROSENFIELD, John M. et al. JOURNEY OF THE THREE JEWELS: Japanese Buddhist Paintings from Western Collections. [New York 1979], Asia Society. Pictorial stiff wrs., 203p., 12 color photos, 59 color & b.w. photos, glossary, index, bibliography, co-author Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, 21 x 26.5 cm., bright, as new solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An excellent catalogue, covers the Mahayana mainstream, esoteric Buddhist images, Pure Land & popular Buddhist imagery, Zen Buddhist paintings. Useful resource. * AN EXCELLENT MONOGRAPH ON BUDDHIST ICONS FROM THE HEIAN ERA Book Number: 91082502 540 ROSENFIELD, John. JAPANESE ARTS OF THE HEIAN PERIOD 794-1185. [New York 1967], Asia Society. Stiff wrs., very clean, 6 color, 73 b.w. plates, map, 5 illustrations, bibliography, 21 x 27 cm., clear plastic dj., nice solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION This excellent work covers all aspects of Heian Buddhist art works: sculpture, woodblock printed works, roof tiles, bronze images, ceramics, mirrors, books, illustrated books, scrolls and calligraphy, Sutras, wood sculpture, paintings, woodcut Buddhist prints and a host of other items. . A valuable reference resource. * Catalog of an exhibition in the Asia House Gallery, New York RareOrientalBooks.Com $7 City, Oct. 5-Dec. 17, 1967. *** REFERENCE: Arntzen 1560 * $9 Book Number: 85088501 541 ROSS, Nancy W. THREE WAYS OF ASIAN WISDOM. Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen & Their Significance for the West. New York [1966], Simon Brown cloth, dj., 222p., index, bibliography, glossary, 124 b.w. photos. A comparative religion study between the three major beliefs in Asia. This important work compares and contrasts each of the major religions of Asia, giving perspective on the cultural and religious milieu. A useful and scholarly source book. $48 Book Number: 84220402 542 ROWLAND, Benjamin. THE EVOLUTION OF THE BUDDHA IMAGE. [New York 1963], Abrams. Blue cloth over pictorial boards, 146p., 68 b.w. plates illustrating bronzes, wood, statues & paintings, former owner's rubber-stamped copy as is, else clean, solid. A useful art history by one of the leading scholars in the field. Nicely illustrated resource. A CONCICE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE Book Number: 84078502 543 SAKAI, Atsuharu. RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 JAPAN IN A NUTSHELL: Vol. 1: Religion, Culture, Popular Practices. Tokyo 1949-52, Yamagata. Stitched decorated cloth Japanese binding, 2 vols., 258+255p., very good, many text illustrations, printed on double-folded pages, macthing set. A superb reference to things Japanese. A dictionary of useful resources, with excellent explanations. A valuable work volume 1 covers Shintoism, Buddhism & Popular Belief, Culture, Popular Practices, with 376 entries, many with illustillustrations and copious commentaries. Vol. 2 has some 376 entries, covering Japanese psychology, tradition, customs & manners, also loaded with illustrations. $51 THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO TIBETAN MYSTERIES Book Number: 98111502 544 SANDBERG, Graham. TIBET AND THE TIBETANS. London 1906, S.P.C.K. Orange cloth, very good, 333p., some Sanscrit text characters included, title page rubber stamped with penned date, else clean, solid, "as is" , 15.5 x 25 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An excellent primary resource compiled while the author was on treck. The author was a trained lawyer, and worked as the chaplain in Dinapur, Dacca and other areas of India. But it was his extraordinary interest in Tibet that drew him to study and publish books on colloquial Tibetan & other books on Tibet. This work is his most comprehensive study & a majjor resource on the natural history among other subjects. Covering Tibet in general aspects, climate & metorology,salt and fresh-water lakes, hot-springs, the great river, monasteries & nunneries, inmates of monasteries: their grades,discipline & occupation. Inhabitants in general, Lhasa the capital, mythology of Tibetan Buddhism, the Tantras & Tantrik rites, poet Milaraspa, mammilia & flora of Tibet. Highly useful resource, well written. R A R E. * THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO TIBETAN MYSTERIES RareOrientalBooks.Com $471 Book Number: 98111503 545 SANDBERG, Graham. TIBET AND THE TIBETANS. London 1906, S.P.C.K. Orange cloth, very good, 333p., some Sanscrit text characters included, 3.5 cm. split in spine hinge mended roughly, "as is" only,else a clean & solid copy 15.5 x 25 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An excellent primary resource compiled while the author was on treck. The author was a trained lawyer, and worked as the chaplain in Dinapur, Dacca and other areas of India. But it was his extraordinary interest in Tibet that drew him to study and publish books on colloquial Tibetan & other books on Tibet. This work is his most comprehensive study & a majjor resource on the natural history among other subjects. Covering Tibet in general aspects, climate & metorology,salt and fresh-water lakes, hot-springs, the great river, monasteries & nunneries, inmates of monasteries: their grades,discipline & occupation. Inhabitants in general, Lhasa the capital, mythology of Tibetan Buddhism, the Tantras & Tantrik rites, poet Milaraspa, mammilia & flora of Tibet. Highly useful resource, well written. R A R E. * Book Number: 84260201 546 SANSOM, George B. THE WESTERN WORLD AND JAPAN: A Study in the Interaction of European & Asiatic Cultures. New York 1950, Knopf. Brown cloth, 504p. index, very good, + 11p. index. FIRST EDITION A classic study, by a leading exponent & Japanologist. Covering frontiers, economies, mutual influences, early intercourse, trade, navigation, politics and religion. Christian endeavor & trading enterprise: the Mongol Empire, Asiatic & European expansion. The Portuguese in Asia, confrontation of Europe & Asia: India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the international society. Christianity in Japan 1549-1614. Asiatic trade: European background, adverse balance, Eastern trade & Western life. Christianity in China: 1582-1742, the Jesuits RareOrientalBooks.Com $425 in Peking, Christian doctrine & Chinese tradition. Part II: Japan & the Western World 1600-1894: The Tokugawa regime, 18 th century Japan,end of seclusion, last phase of the Shogunate, early Meiji: the political scene & Western influences. The nineties: failure of parliamentary rule, war against China. Excellent resource, highly reliable, scholarly work. $10 Book Number: 84260602 547 SATO, Shosuke. SOME HISTORICAL PHASES OF MODERN JAPAN. New York 1916, Japan Society. Blue cl, v.good, 164p. Covers local & constitutional government,agricultural credit, rural society, social reforms & changes since the Restoration, &c. Covers from old feudalism to new Imperialism, local autonomy and constitutional government, finance-its past and present. Agricultural credit & rural sociology, a comparative economic retrospect of agriculture in Great Britain and Japan. Social reforms & changes since the restoration, educational system & religous movements, some characteristics of Japanese agriculture, a brief outline of land-holding, present status of women in Japan. Excellent work, from the Japanese perspective. $32 Book Number: 84015402 548 SATOW, Ernest M. ANCIENT JAPANESE RITUALS. [Yokohama 1878, Lane. New wrs., pp95-126, 383-434, extracted from TASJ vol.vii, very good. S C A R C E An excellent, scholarly & early if not first study of Shinto ritual, praying for the harvest, Kasuga Matsuri, or service of the Gods of Kasuga. Indepth study & explanation of these pre Buddhist rites. Book Number: 95029102 RareOrientalBooks.Com $141 549 SAWA, Takaaki. ART IN JAPANESE ESOTERIC BUDDHISM. VOL. 8. HEIBONSHA SURVEY OF JAPANESE ART. New York 1972, Weatherhill. Blue cloth, very clean, 151 p., color & b.w. photos, former owner's name rubber-stamped copy some marginalia, else clean, solid in a nice dust jacket. FIRST EDITION An excellent monograph, and scholarly text. . Covers the origin of Esoteric Buddhist art, the ancient period, sculpture and painting in the Heian period, spread of esoteric art. Famous esoteric temples: Kongobu-ji, To-ji, Jingo-ji, Muro-ji,Daigo ji, Enrayaku-ji, Onjo-ji. The world of Mandala, some aspects of esoteric deities, Shinto Gods in the esoteric pantheon. . Kannon & Fudo Myo-o, Eleven-headed Kannon, Thousand-armed Kannon, Fukukenjaku Kannon, Nyoirin Kannon, the Bato Kannon and the Juntei Kannon, distinctive features of esoteric Buddhism. . Highly useful reference resource. * THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK & RAREST OF ALL HIS BOOKS ! Book Number: 20048301 550 SCHAFER, Edward H. THE EMPIRE OF MIN. Rutland [1954], Tuttle. Blue cloth, excellent, 146p., index, bibliography, maps, tables, appendices, dj. in mylar cover 16 x 24 cm. ** THE ORIGINAL, FIRST AND RARE EDITION ** ** THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, AND RAREST OF ALL HIS TITLES ** Scholarly monograph, with chapters: on Landscape, Court, History, Economy, Arts, Religion, Appendices. * The details of the contents: covers the Min or Eastern Yueh people, landscape, court, history: prefect, prince, king, emperors: Hui Tsung, K'ang Tsung, Ching Tsung, the Tyrant [Chu Wen-Chin], the Trimmer [Li Jen-ta], the Warlord [Liu Ts'ung-Hsiao], economy, arts, religion: general, Buddhism, Taoism, Official Cult, Manichaeism, folklore & popular religion. *** RARE COPY: Highly obscure & valuable resource. RareOrientalBooks.Com $19 This copy has the dust jacket preserved in a mylar protector, there are some mended tears on the rear, and a piece missing from the back of the dust jacket, still, this book is seldom found with the dust jacket in any state. . The book is an exceptionally bright, clean, solid copy, unread and sharp, in the best of collector's condition. *** HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE PUBLICATION: This rare book was published by Tuttle in Japan for Harvard-Yenching Institute. * With bibliography and index. * REFERENCES: Hucker 329 * $100 AN EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE ON TIBET Book Number: 85114101 551 SCHARY, Edwin G. IN SEARCH OF THE MAHATMAS OF TIBET. London [1937], Seeley. Yellow cloth, very good, 312p.,index, 16 b.w. photos, map,end paper maps. Fascinating narrative of an American's three attempts to enter Tibet, from 1913. RARE He finally succeeded in 1918, travelling down the Tsangpo t Shigatse and to India, via Gyantse and Sikkim. He travelled through Tibet, enduring intense privation and hardships. * This is the First Edition, as issued. There was a cheap later edition in smaller format. Ours is the large format, 14 x 22 cm. * AN EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE ON TIBET RareOrientalBooks.Com $156 Book Number: 85114102 552 SCHARY, Edwin G. IN SEARCH OF THE MAHATMAS OF TIBET. London [1937], Seeley. Yellow cloth, very good, 312p.,index, 16 b.w. photos, map,end paper maps. Fascinating narrative of an American's three attempts to enter Tibet, from 1913. RARE He finally succeeded in 1918, travelling down the Tsangpo t Shigatse and to India, via Gyantse and Sikkim. He travelled through Tibet, enduring intense privation and hardships. * This is the First Edition, as issued. There was a cheap later edition in smaller format. Ours is the large format, 14 x 22 cm. * Book Number: 85163201 553 SCHERER, James A.B. THE ROMANCE OF JAPAN THROUGH THE AGES. New York 1928, Doubleday. Yellow cloth, very good, 326p., 13 b.w. photos, fold out Japanese historical chart. Covers: . The seven ages of Japanese history . First Transformation . Buddhist Culture . Camp Government . Estheticism and Decay . Individualism and Reform . Isolation . Second Transformation * RareOrientalBooks.Com $156 An excellent source covering cultural & sociological change. An interpretative outline of the story of Japan from the introduction of Buddhism in 552 A.D. to the enthronement in 1934. . Excellent work, indepth study, useful and scholarly work. *** $43 Book Number: 85163205 554 SCHERER, James A.B. THE ROMANCE OF JAPAN THROUGH THE AGES. New York 1928, Doubleday. Yellow cloth, very good, 326p., 13 b.w. photos, fold out Japanese historical chart. Covers: . The seven ages of Japanese history . First Transformation . Buddhist Culture . Camp Government . Estheticism and Decay . Individualism and Reform . Isolation . Second Transformation * An excellent source covering cultural & sociological change. An interpretative outline of the story of Japan from the introduction of Buddhism in 552 A.D. to the enthronement in 1934. . Excellent work, indepth study, useful and scholarly work. *** Book Number: 84108602 555 [SCHNEPS, Maurice]. ed. TODAY'S JAPAN. TODAY'S JAPAN: ORIENT/WEST. Tokyo 1960, Cross Continent. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good vol.5 No.12., 114p.,color & b.w. photos, illustrations, with feature articles: A Brief History of the Japanese Theater, RareOrientalBooks.Com $43 Noh Drama, Noh and Zen by Blyth, Korea &c. $22 A MARVELOUS AND SUPERB CLASSIC STUDY ON JAPAN'S NATIVE CULT Book Number: 84233202 556 SCHURHAMMER, George. SHIN-TO: The Way of the Gods in Japan. According to the Printed and Unprinted Reports of the Japanese Jesuit Bonn/Leipzig 1923, Schroeder. Half black cloth over boards, 210p., index, color frontis, 12 color, 102 b.w. photos, full text in German and English side by side on each page, appendix, explanation of the photos. FIRST & ONLY EDITION. RARE Perhaps the best single resource on early Shinto, before it was corrupted by the modern world and times. A competetor to Buddhism, and sometimes a mix of both religions pervaded an earlier time in Japan. This work collects and explains the scattered mission reports of the time. Some of this study is based on the Society of Jesus and also the "Carta de Japao," Evora 1598. Prof. K. Florenz also contributed to the understanding as well, other native Japanese works were also consulted to bring in a total picture: Kojiki, Nihongi & the Kogushui. From the table of contents, it lists: the mythological period of Shinto, the Shinto-gods of historical times, god of Ryobu Shinto, deification of nature in Shintoism, veneration of the Mikado, and Shinto ethics or the Five Commandments of the Kami. Loaded with excellent photos of Shinto rites and customs, costume, temple architecture &c. By and large a most superb and comprehensive study of Shinto. Color scans can be sent by email. $187 Book Number: 85152501 557 SECKEL, Dietrich. THE ART OF BUDDHISM. New York [1964], Crown. Red cloth, 331p., very good, index, bibliography, chronology, 55 color tipped-in plates, 75 drawings, 6 maps. Excellent art history, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION Excellent scholarly art history, looking at Buddhist art in China, Japan & India, Ceylon, Indonesia, Indochina, Central Asia & Kore. The first half is devoted to a survey, the countries & regions, religious and cultural background. The half examines various art forms such as temples, pagodas, sculpture, paintings, etc. Emphasis on development of the Buddha image, which assumed a variety of forms. Useful work. RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 Book Number: 98044501 558 SEEGER, Elizabeth. THE PAGEANT OF CHINESE HISTORY. London 1934, Longman's. Red cloth, very good, worn dj., text clean, 386p., index, many b.w. illustrations by B. Watkins, end paper maps. The author works against the background of a rich & ancient culture in poetic prose the story of a great nation and a continent rather than a country. . A vast panorama from about 3000 B.C. to the establishment of the Republic. A simple, consecutive story covering the important aspects of Chinese civilization, an introductory history of a great people. . A nice beginning in the mythological period, accounts of nomad leaders & of legendary kings...Great reading, the introduction of Buddhism, the Tartars, renaissance unter T'ang, luxury, elegance, Marco Polo, coming of the Europeans, Jesuits, the rise of Peking, Manchu conquest, the wars...down to the war with Japan. $60 Book Number: 98044502 559 SEEGER, Elizabeth. THE PAGEANT OF CHINESE HISTORY. New York 1934, Longman's. Red cloth, very good, 386p., text clean, 386p., index, many b.w. illustrations by B. Watkins, end paper maps. The author works against the background of a rich & ancient culture in poetic prose the story of a great nation and a continent rather than a country. . A vast panorama from about 3000 B.C. to the establishment of the Republic. A simple, consecutive story covering the important aspects of Chinese civilization, an introductory history of a great people. . A nice beginning in the mythological period, accounts of nomad leaders & of legendary kings...Great reading, the introduction of Buddhism, the Tartars, renaissance unter T'ang, luxury, elegance, Marco Polo, coming of the Europeans, Jesuits, the rise of Peking, Manchu conquest, the wars...down to the war with Japan. RareOrientalBooks.Com $60 Book Number: 35018301 560 SEIDENSTICKER, Edward. et al. JAPAN. [Ahead of Title: LIFE WORLD LIBRARY] New York [1968], Time-Life. Pictorial color boards,very good endpaper maps, 160p., appendix, chronology, bibliography, index, co-editor Time-Life, Topics and chapter heading: 1. The crowded country 2. The heritage of a long isolation 3. Storm and calm in politics 4. A resilient and growing economy 5. Upheavals in family and society 6. Traces of spirit 7. Diversions borrowed and preserved 8. The tolerant believers 9. Powerful molders of young minds 10. A nation in the balance. *** $5 THE MASTOR'S GUIDE TO THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY Book Number: 97021601 561 SEN, Soshitsu. THE ART OF TAKING TEA. A Guide for the Guest to the Japanese Tea Ceremony. [Kyoto 1967], Tanko Shin-Sha. White boards,very clean, dj., 142p., glossary, tea ceremony phrases in Japanese, 10 color, 63 b.w.photos & illustrations,solid, nice dj. FIRST EDITION Basically a guide for the guest to Chanoyu, as well as a handbook for the beginning student. A brief history of the development of and place of Chanoyu in Japanese culture. And a precise description of the utencils, & their significance. An aesthetic view of the Zen art & tea taste. WHEN IT COMES TO 'COOL' ZEN, THIS IS BOOK NUMBER ONE ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 Book Number: 84021601 562 SENZAKI, Nyogen. tr. et al. THE IRON FLUTE: 100 Zen Koan. Rutland [1961], Tuttle. Brown cloth, 175p., 16 color & b. w. Zen paintings, commentary by Genro, Fugai & Nyogen, appendix bibliography, 18 x 19.5 cm., unclipped dust jacket in mylar protector, exceptionally brilliant clean copy. FIRST EDITION Compiled by Genro, an outstanding Zen master of the 18th century in Japan. His added commentary in prose and poetry make each Koan a penetrating example of Zen spirit. Then this work was annotated by Fugai, his chief disciple. * To all of this, the 20th century commentaries of the author are added. Wonderful riddle-like problems which masters set their students to meditate on. Zen paintings & commentaries. Co-translator Ruth Strout McCandless. * SCARCE: The FIRST EDITION of this famous book is always S C A R C E * WHEN IT COMES TO 'COOL' ZEN, THIS IS BOOK NUMBER ONE ! Book Number: 84021602 563 SENZAKI, Nyogen. tr. et al. THE IRON FLUTE: 100 Zen Koan. Rutland [1961], Tuttle. Green cloth, 175p., 16 color & b. w. Zen paintings, commentary by Genro, Fugai & Nyogen, appendix bibliography, 18 x 19.5 cm., clipped dust jacket in mylar protector, exceptionally brilliant clean copy. FIRST EDITION Compiled by Genro, an outstanding Zen master of the 18th century in Japan. His added commentary in prose and poetry make each Koan a penetrating example of Zen spirit. Then this work was annotated by Fugai, his chief disciple. * To all of this, the 20th century commentaries of the author are added. Wonderful riddle-like problems which RareOrientalBooks.Com $119 masters set their students to meditate on. Zen paintings & commentaries. Co-translator Ruth Strout McCandless. * SCARCE: The FIRST EDITION of this famous book is always S C A R C E * $109 Book Number: 96154701 564 SETSU GATODO CO. LTD. SHINZO. MIYABI I. EVOLUTION OF THE SHINTO IMAGE. Tokyo [1977], Setsu. Brown stiff boards,very clean,12 tipped in color, 25 b.w. photos, Japanese text,English introduction by Prof. S. Etoh, clean nice copy. FIRST EDITION An exquisite catalog of Shinto arts: wooden sculptures, Buddhist like images, deity, goddesses, priests, lion-dogs, paintings &c. High quality color printing, useful reference. A GRAND SIZE & EARLY WOODBLOCK PRINTED SHAOLIN MAP OF CHINA Book Number: 92110001 565 SHAOLIN SI. [SHAO-LIN MONASTERY/TEMPLE, CHINA.] LI DAI SHAOLIN SHI GIA JEN WU SHI GI. HISTORICAL CHINA MAP. A MAGNIFICENT & LARGE WOODBLOCK MAP SHOWING ALL OF CHINA. Edo 1750, Suharaya Mohei. Large folding map, 170 x 200 cm. RareOrientalBooks.Com $54 old mended worming, rebacked,pastel colors, Japanese reprint of a map printed in Henan in 1679, folds down to be 21.5 x 25.5 cm., woodblock printed, hand color. V E R Y R A R E ! *** *** *** . . AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WALL-SIZE MAP OF CHINA . . EXECTED BY A SHAOLIN ZEN MASTER *** The Shaolin Xi [Monastery/Temple] is a Ch�n [Zen] Buddhist temple at Song Shan near Zheng Zhou City, Henan Province in Dengfeng, China. It was led by Venerable abbot Shi Yongx�n. founded in the 5th century, the monastery has been famous for centuries its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu. It is also a Mahayana Buddhist monastery perhaps best known to the Western world. . The Shaolin Monastery and its famed Pagoda Forest were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 as part of the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng. Extracted from Wikipedia. . *** A RARE EDITION: Reprinted and published in Japan by Katsuragawa Hosan in 1750, reproduced from the Chinese original of Kangxi 27 [1679]. The original Chinese edition has been exceptionally obscure and impossible to come by for over the last two-hundred years and is believed now to be lost to posterity. . *** PRINTING TECHNIQUE AND THE PAPER: The work is woodblock printed by hand on hand-made Washi paper, then hand-colored in delicate pastels. . *** CHINESE VIEW OF ANCIENT CHINA: This grand scale work covers a very large space and is quite handsome, suitable for framing and display. The map shows a full view of all of China, from the Great Wall in the North, Shanghai, the East coast, down to the oceans in the South and Hainan Island, and the coasts along he Eastern shores. This is a spectacular work, showing each province in pastel colors, with outlines, large numbers of place names, rivers & the major waterways, mountains named and located. By and large inspired to show all of the known lands considered a part of China, delineating the country and its exterior boundaries. . Japan and other islands are not shown, but boxes with notes in Chinese as to their existence and location are well documented. The lower portion has text discussing the population of the various provinces and other notes. Areas beyond the traditional lines of China, i.e.: North of the Great Wall, and to . *** RARITY OF THE MAP AND ITS MAKERS: This grand-scale and truly spectacular work is virtually never found on the market. The Shaolin Monastery monks were the original founders of the celebrated and now famous RareOrientalBooks.Com Kung-fu martial art school, located in Henan province. The priests were legendary and the most feared for their martial art prowess. They were also covert with their powerful political force in China. . *** SHAOLIN SI [TEMPLE/MONASTERY] LEGENDARY CUSTOMS: Priests who passed the highest level of Kung-fu martial art were invited to participate in a recognition ceremony. They were allowed to self-brand themselves by picking up a red-hot iron brazier that had long temple dragon decorations on the sides. The branding was accomplished by clamping the brazier between their forearms until the dragon image was branded on them. These brazier dragons are identical to the long dragon found at the top of this historic map. * Another ancient practices used was the Jieba. It is an ancient ceremony where nine marks are burned onto the head with sticks of incense. In 2007 the Chinese government partially lifted the 300-year ban of the Jieba, allowing the the mentally and physically prepared to participate in the ancient tradition. Incense or moxa was used on top of the shaved head and burned in a ceremony of dedication to the Shaolin Si [temple/monastery] by the most skilled of martial artists. * WHY THE DRAGON SYMBOL WAS USED BY SHAOLIN MONKS: The top of the map show the dragon as a symbol of the Shaolin Si. In China the dragon is the first of twelve zodiac animals and is the most powerful of all and represents the ultimate and greatest of all powers known. It is also the one and only legendary animal in the zodiac, the rest are actual animals. Because this map was conceived of, carved and printed at the Shaolin Xi monastery [or temple] by these very priests, they put the most powerful symbol at the top, a dragon. The symbolic meaning indicated that China was superior to all other nations. It was also a private pun by the Shaolin priests indicating for all to see and know that the Shaolin temple and its priests were above all others. Additionally it reminded and indicated that the Shaolin priest were the most powerful martial artists and covert political force in all China. . *** RARITY: The original Chinese edition has been exceptionally obscure and impossible to come by for over the last two-hundred years and is believed now to be lost to posterity. * Shaolin Si [temple/monastery] imprints are very R A R E ! Few references or examples exist of their woodblock printed works. This edition was a copy of the original re-carved by the Japanese and reissued. Not only is this map of great interest to Chan [Zen] Buddhists, Shaolin Kung-fu collectors, martial artists and historians, but to students of Chinese cartography, collectors and museums. . *** CONDITION: The map has been professionally re-backed in its distant past, due to the large amount of old worming. It is now solid and stable. Because of the rarity of this work, a RareOrientalBooks.Com complete map found in any condition would be now considered exceptionally R A R E ! Please review images posted to our website to observe the restored condition. . *** THE COVERS: The map has been rebound in non-original paper covers, perhaps about 100 years ago. It is contained in a brown cloth Chuan [Chitsu] folding slipcase, with ivory clasps, cloth a bit faded, one edge a bit worn, else clean & solid. . *** THE SCANS: While we have made efforts to take good digital photographs and scans of our copy, due to the exceptionally large size of the map, these photos are not of the highest quality. We therefore are additionally using copies of this map from the Oda reference book illustrations as samples of what the map is like. Please note the following digital images are from Oda: cover.jpg, illus08.jpg & illus12.jpg, the balance are from our digital camera. . Any client who purchases this map may be interested in the Japanese text found in Oda. Upon request, we are happy to provide a copy of his entry. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: G. Beans: A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, Supplement A, on p.14, as #1750.1, with confirmation date of 1750. Beans gives this the title: "THE BEST COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN WORKS CONCERNING THE HISTORICAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DYNASTIES, BY THE MONASTERY OF SHAO-LIN." * T. Oda: THE WORLD IN JAPANESE MAPS UNTIL THE MID-19TH CENTURY, p.52-53, item #24 for 2 excellent color examples. Oda shows the Japanese title: REKIDAI JISEKI ZU: HISTORICAL MAP OF CHINA, reproduced from the Chinese original of 1679 by Katsuragawa Hosan, 1750. Beautifully reproduced here in full color. * Meir Shahar: The Xiaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Monastery *** Color scans of this and most items are posted to our web site. RareOrientalBooks.Com $71128 Book Number: 84015502 566 SHAW, R.D.M. THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS: The Heikigan Roku. Containing 100 Stories of Zen Masters of Ancient China. London [1961], Joseph. Green cloth, very good, index, 299p., dj., appendix, glossary. A classic work, covers Bodhidharma & the Emperor Wu, Um-mons Every day a good day, Jo-shu's enquiry about Buddha, Kyo-sei & the exact moment for breaking out of the shell and many other translations, some 100 in all. An excxellent resource, covers typically difficult Zen stories compiled about A.D. 1000 by the Abbot of a Chinese Temple of the Ch'an [Chinese Zen] School of Buddhism. To each story is added his own introductory words. To these the present translator, who spent some 15 years at the task, has added his own interpretation, based on on the commentary & writings of well-known Japanese scholars of Buddhism. This work is a most valuable resource. $65 Book Number: 20001601 567 SHELTON, Flora B. trans. CHANTS FROM SHANGRI-LA. [U.S.A. 1939, Shelton]. Buff cloth, very good, 93p.,original translated from the Tibetan by Shelton, revised and edited by Dorris Shelton Still and published by her, text figures, frontispiece, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION This highly unusual resource covers the author's superb translations into English of old Tibetan chants, simple, sincsincere forms of idealistic philosophy of the true Tibetan. $29 THE AUTHORITATIVE TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY ON BASIC ZEN Book Number: 89092401 568 SHIBAYAMA, Zenkei. ZEN COMMMENTS ON THE MUMONKAN. New York [1974], Harper. Blue cloth, very good, dj., 361p., index, glossary, appendix, translated by Sumiko Kudo, bright copy. FIRST EDITION Covering Koan 1-48, with copious appendix of postscript, Mumon's Zen Warnings, Muryo Soju's Poems on Oryo's Three Barriers. Mokyo's Epiliogue, Amban's Forty-Ninth Talk. Excelent source of practical Zen teaching now available to English-speaking readers. Written by one of Japan's most respected Zen masters. Great source, lucid text. RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 A MAJOR PRE-WORLD WAR II JAPANESE REFERENCE TOOL Book Number: 99065801 569 [SHIMONAKA, Yasaburo.] DAI HYAKKA JITEN: GREAT [JAPANESE] ENCYCLOPEDIA. [Tokyo 1931-35], Heibon Sha. Brown cloth,27 of 28 vols,lacks vol. 4 only, clean, tight, Japanese text, slip cases, some dust jackets, clean solid set, 20 x 27 cm., with index, each volume is thick & large, sold "AS IS" incomplete set. This is a major pre-World War II reference recsource. A superb and grand work, profusely illustrated with tons of b.w. photographs, color maps, drawings, figures, illustrations, organized in the usual Iro-ha Katakana alphabet. * Very good understanding of just how the Japanese thought & wrote about the world around them on the eve of World War II. Most fascinating and comprehensive reference. * FIRST EDITION, 2nd. printing, now obscure and difficult to find. * This is a large, and very heavy set, appropriate and additional postage will be required. * SOLD AS IS: lacking volume 4, 27 of 28 volumes. NOT RETURNABLE. *** MAGNIFICIENT ANTHOLOGY: ESSAYS ON S.E. ASIAN ART & CULTURE Book Number: 95024401 570 SHIN, Ba. editors, et al. ESSAYS OFFERED TO G.H. LUCE BY HIS COLLEGUES AND FRIENDS IN HONOUR OF HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY. Ascona 1966, [Atibus Asiae, Supplementum 23/1]. 2 Volume set 244+144p., frontispiece, text figures, many b.w. photos,fold out b.w. photo, maps, Chinese text, music score, volume I: green cloth; vol. II: stiff wrappers, large size 24 x 32 cm., co-editors Jean Boisselier & A.B. Griswold. Papers on Asian Art & Archaeology, Asian History, Religion, Languages, Literature, Music Folklore and Anthropology. The work begins RareOrientalBooks.Com $77 with a selected bibliography compiled by Ba Shin and A. B. Griswold: from 1916-1965. With essays: U. Wun; PAGAN and VELU. U. Khin Zaw an English translation from the Burmese for the above & also his: A FOLK-SONG COLLECTOR'S LETTERS FROM THE MON COUNTRY IN LOWER BURMA [1941]. Phya Anuman Rajadhon: LUCK-MEASUREMENT IN THAILAND. C. Archaimbault; LA FETE DU T'AT A LUONG P'RABANG. A. Bareau: L'ORIGINE DU DIRGHA-AGAMA TRADUIT EN CHINOIS PAR BUDDHAYASAS. D. Bernot: ETES VOUS FACHEE, BELLE-MERE ?", CONTE MARMA. L. Bernot: ELEMENTS DE VOCABULAIRE CAK RECUEILLI DANS LE PAKISTAN ORIENTAL. Mon Bokay: RELATIONS BETWEEN CEYLON AND BURMA IN THE 11TH CENTURY A.D. R. Burling: A PROBLEM IN THE PHONOLOGY OF LAHU. H.C. CHANG: HSU WEI: SEVEN STANZAS ON THE LOTUS. Chen Yi-sein: THE CHINESE IN RANGOON DURING THE 18TH & 19TH CENTURIES. G. COEDES: LES MONS DE DVARAVATI. Prince THE SONKRANT OF MON AS RECORDED IN THE INSCRIPTIONS OF WAT P'RA JETUP'ON IN BANGKOK.a S. Ederod: A STATEMENT ON ATAYAL PHONOLOGY. A.G. Haudricourt: NOTES DE GEOGRAPHIE LINGUISTIQUE AUSTROASIATIQUE. E. J.A. Henderson: KHASI AND THE L-CLUSTERS IN THE 17TH CENTURY TONKINESE: A PRELIMARY GLANCE. I.B. Horner: THE EARTH AS A SWALLOWER. R.B. JONES: A COMPARATIVE THAI STUDIES: A CRITIQUE. L.L. Mark & Fang Kuei Li: SPEECH TONE AND MELODY IN WU-MING FOLK SONGS. A.W. Macdonald: UN ASPECT DES CHANSONS DES GAINA DU NEPAL. R. & B. Morse: ORAL TRADITION & RAWANG MIGRATION ROUTES. S. Paranavitana: CEYLON & SRI VIJAYA. J. Rispaud: CONTRIBUTION A LA GEOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DE LA HAUTE BIRMANIE [MIEN, PONG, KOSAMBI, KAMBOJA]. O.W. Wolters: A NOTE ON THE CAPITAL OF SRIVIJAYA DURING THE 11TH CENTURY. U WUN: A TRANSLATION OF THREE SHIELD-DANCE SONGS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LORD OF MYINZAING. End volume one, begin volume two. Ba Shin: BUDDHA IMAGES OF TAI YUAN TYPES FOUND IN BURMA. Kamaleswar Bhattacharya: LINGA KOSA. J.J. Boeles: TWO YOGINIS OF HEVAJRA FROM THAILAND. J. Boisselier: NOTE SUR QUELQUES BRONZES KHMERS D'ASPECT INSOLITE. A.B. Griswold; IMPORTED IMAGES & THE NATURE OF COPYING IN THE ART OF SIAM. A. Lamb: OLD MIDDLE EASTERN GLASS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA. J.E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw: AN EARLY 16TH CENTURY LINK BETWEEN GUJARAT & JAVA. U LU PE WIN: THE JATAKAS IN BURMA. L. Malleret: UNE NOUVELLE STATUE PREANGKORIENNE DE SURYA DANS LA BASMEKONG. K. Nandakic: AN INSCRIBED MODEL VIHARA FROM CHIENG SEN. Kraisri Nimmanahaeminda: HAM YHON, THE MAGIC TESTICLES. J. Perrin: A PROPOS D'UN BUDDHA DATE DU PAYS MON. H. L. Shorto: THE DEVATA PLAQAUES OF THE ANANDA BASEMENT. M.C. Subhadradis Diskul: PIERRE DUPONT: L'ARCHOLOGIE MONE DE DVARAVATI [review article]. Daw Thin Kyi:THE OLD CITY OF PAGAN. A most excellent anthology, scholarly & useful essays by leading exponents and scholars on Southeast Asian subjects. "Two felicitation volumes are offered to the leading authority on Burmese art...epigrahy in honour of his 75th birthday. Occasional minor pen underline in vol. 2 else clean, solid. A major and spendid memory to Prof. Luce. A PERRY ERA NATIVE JAPANESE RELIGIOUS PRAYER BOOK & SUTRA RareOrientalBooks.Com $369 Book Number: 20041701 571 SHINTO KYKUU SHUU OH HARAI: SHINTO BIBLE. SHINTO KYKUU SHUU OH HARAI: SHINTO BIBLE: A Shinto Prayer Book & Sutra. [Kyoto 1855, Yamato-Ya]. Accordion folded down to 6.2 x 15 cm., 2m. 43.5 cm long, printed on both sides, on mica-flecked paper, lacks back cover, but complete, some folds mended, essential solid, pocket size, actually used. S C A R C E Shinto is Japan's most primitive and basic set of beliefs, not a religion as it lacks dogma & morals, but is the foundation of the origin of the Japanese Imperial line and is the basis of Japan's spiritual life. KAMI [Invisible God], cosmogony of the "heaven and the earth" are main themes. * This sutra was done during the time of Commodore Perry's historic visit to Japan. This holy scripture was written entirely in Japanese Kanji with much Furigana and is pronounced strictly in Japanese, rather than any Chinese reading of the characters. The palm-sized Ori-hon [folding-book] is designed to be used by a Shinto disciple or follower, while praying to Japan's native gods and spirits. Shinto [WAY OF THE SPIRITS] is the national belief of Japan, is a mixture of the veneration of ancestors & nature worship. * To loosely quote an excerpt from Papinot: "The Shinto mythology mentions a first God AME-NO-MINAKANUSHI [Lord of the Middle of Heaven] who remained motionless in the centre of the universe at the time of the creation, or who, according to others, was the first born at Takama-ga-hara [Plain of Heaven]. After him, come Takamimusubi, Kamimusubi, Umashi-ashikabi-hiko, Kunito-kotachi, Kunisatsuchi, Toyokunu then a host of others, finally the most famous are Izanagi & Izanami the two that created Japan and an infinite number of Gods. Of them were born Amaterasu-o-mikami...who sent her grandson Ninigi-no-mikoto to rule over Japan. He is the great-grandfather of Jimmu-tenno, the first Emperor. Shinto has personified all the forces and all the phenomena of nature, and sought to render them propitious; whence, the Gods of the wind of the sea of the mountains of epidemics &c. It even added to them Gods of food, kitchen, the hearth &c. In the beginning there was no other temple but the Imperial Palace. The readings and ceremony consists of purifications & ablutions." See Papinot citation below. * Often, Japanese will throw a handful of salt to purify their home or establishment after a bad experience, part of this purification practice. The temple of Ise was the RareOrientalBooks.Com first erected outside of the Palace for Shinto worship outside the Palace. The three treasures are the mirror, sword & the jewel. Absent of metaphysical dogma, Shinto was challenged in 552 by the introduction of Buddhism with its higher moral code. * There are 163,861 Shinto temples in Japan. Capt. F. Brinkley in his historic A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE, devotes substantial space to this all important & most primitive of Japanese beliefs. Works of this period woodblock printed on the very special mica-flecked hand-made Washi paper are truly rare and seldom if ever found on the market for sale. * When thoroughly worn out, they are usually burned at the end of the year in as an offering, rather than kept. Prey few old examples remain due to this reason. There are also Shinto rituals related to the purification and acquisition of Japanese Samurai swords. A great example of Japan's oldest and most unique and native pantheon. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Capt. F. Brinkley: A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE * E. Papinot: HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF JAPAN: pp.578-579. * . A VERY EARLY RESOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN & THE JAPANESE Book Number: 84052902 572 SHOBERL, Frederic. THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: JAPAN: Containing Illustrations of the Character, Manners, Customs, Religion, Dress, Amusements London [1823], Ackermann. Full green diced leather,very good 286p., 20 hand-colored copper etchings, very clean. R A R E A very early, hand-colored engravings showing all manner of Japanese. * A fascinating and comprehensive illustrated resource on all aspects of Japanese. . Covers a guide to the Japanese islands, Buddhism, missionaries, architecture, language, women, festivals, Yezo [Hokkaido] Ainu. The Portuguese arrival, arts & sciences, suicide, infanticide, earthquakes, moral character, filial affection, cleanliness, fondness of strong liquors, form of government, origin of the authority of the Temporal Emperor & Princesses. . Illustrating the military force, dress & equipment of the soldiers, shipping & seaman, religion, Monks & Nuns, pilgrimages, temples superstitions, Bonzes, introduction of Christianity, causes of its extermination. . RareOrientalBooks.Com $818 Lovely illustrations also of Dress of both sexes, houses and furniture, gardens, abundance of dogs, marriage ceremonies, power of husbands over their wives and families. Funeral ceremonies, Japanese language, method of writing and materials. . Curiosity of & their aptitude for learning. State of houses & furniture, gardens and others. * $1489 A VERY EARLY RESOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN & THE JAPANESE Book Number: 84052904 573 SHOBERL, Frederic. THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: JAPAN: Containing Illustrations of the Character, Manners, Customs, Religion, Dress, Amusements London [1823], Ackerman. 3/4 leather over marbled boards, 20 hand colored engravings, very nice copy, 286p., 9 x 14 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. A very early, hand-colored engravings showing all manner of Japanese. * A fascinating and comprehensive illustrated resource on all aspects of Japanese. . Covers a guide to the Japanese islands, Buddhism, missionaries, architecture, language, women, festivals, Yezo [Hokkaido] Ainu. The Portuguese arrival, arts & sciences, suicide, infanticide, earthquakes, moral character, filial affection, cleanliness, fondness of strong liquors, form of government, origin of the authority of the Temporal Emperor & Princesses. . Illustrating the military force, dress & equipment of the soldiers, shipping & seaman, religion, Monks & Nuns, pilgrimages, temples superstitions, Bonzes, introduction of Christianity, causes of its extermination. . Lovely illustrations also of Dress of both sexes, houses and furniture, gardens, abundance of dogs, marriage ceremonies, power of husbands over their wives and families. Funeral ceremonies, Japanese language, method of writing and materials. . Curiosity of & their aptitude for learning. State of houses & furniture, gardens and others. * A VERY EARLY RESOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN & THE JAPANESE Book Number: 84052906 574 SHOBERL, Frederic. RareOrientalBooks.Com $1209 THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: JAPAN: Containing Illustrations of the Character, Manners, Customs, Religion, Dress, Amusements London [1823], Ackerman. 3/4 leather over marbled board, 19 of 20 hand colored engravings, very nice copy, 286p., 9 x 14 cm., frontispiece in color facsimile, else very clean bright copy, marbled end papers, all edge gilt.FIRST & ONLY EDITION A very early, hand-colored engravings showing all manner of Japanese. * A fascinating and comprehensive illustrated resource on all aspects of Japanese. . Covers a guide to the Japanese islands, Buddhism, missionaries, architecture, language, women, festivals, Yezo [Hokkaido] Ainu. The Portuguese arrival, arts & sciences, suicide, infanticide, earthquakes, moral character, filial affection, cleanliness, fondness of strong liquors, form of government, origin of the authority of the Temporal Emperor & Princesses. . Illustrating the military force, dress & equipment of the soldiers, shipping & seaman, religion, Monks & Nuns, pilgrimages, temples superstitions, Bonzes, introduction of Christianity, causes of its extermination. . Lovely illustrations also of Dress of both sexes, houses and furniture, gardens, abundance of dogs, marriage ceremonies, power of husbands over their wives and families. Funeral ceremonies, Japanese language, method of writing and materials. . Curiosity of & their aptitude for learning. State of houses & furniture, gardens and others. * Book Number: 36007302 575 SHOTOKU TAISHI [Emperor]. [Bohner, Herman] I.: SOGU-SHOTOKU-HOO-TEI-SETSU. II.: JOGU-KWOTAISHI-BOSATSU-DEN: Ubersetzt und Erlautert. Leipzig/Tokyo 1936, Deutsche Gesellschaf/Harrassowitz. Stiff wrs., edited by Hermann Bohner, German text, 50p.,very good, bit of old scuffing to front covers, fading, else, contents clean, a solid copy, 16.3 x 24 cm. FIRST EDITION This is an excellent translation of Prince Shotoku TAISHI's Buddhist & other writings. . Covers three parts: I.: SOGU-SHOTOKU-HOO-TEI-SETSU. RareOrientalBooks.Com $770 . II.: JOGU-KWOTAISHI-BOSATSU-DEN . III. Anmerkungen [Remarks]. . Shows the original texts in Japanese. *** WHO WAS PRINCE SHOTOKU TAISHI: Prince Shotoku [February 7, 572 - April 8, 622], also known as Prince Umayado [Umayado no oji] or Prince Kamitsumiya [Kamitsumiya no oji], was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shotoku comes from the Nihon Shoki. . He is credited with promulgating a Seventeen-article constitution. . The Prince was an ardent Buddhist and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Sangyo Gisho or "Annotated Commentaries on the Three Sutras" [the Lotus Sutra, the Vimalakirti Sutra, and the Srimaladevi SiMhanada Sutra]. The first of these commentaries, Hokke Gisho, is traditionally dated to 615 and thus regarded as "the first Japanese text", in turn making Shotoku the first Japanese writer. . Despite being credited as the founder of Japanese Buddhism, it is also said that the Prince respected Shinto and never visited Buddhist temples without visiting Shinto shrines. . Over successive generations, a devotional cult arose around the figure of Prince Shotoku for the protection of Japan, the Imperial Family, and for Buddhism. Key religious figures such as Saicho, Shinran and others claimed inspiration or * A scholarly article. *** REFERENCE: Prince Shotoku Taishi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sh%C5%8Dtoku *** USEFUL ILLUSTRATED RESOURCE FOR SIAMESE CERAMICS, SCULPTURE Book Number: 41022301 576 SIAM SOCIETY. RareOrientalBooks.Com $51 THE SIAM SOCIETY FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION: Selected Articles from The Siam Society Journal Bangkok 1954, Siam Soc. Stiff gray wrs., Vol. 1: 290p., ten English, 2 French essays, many b. w. photos, 17 x 24 cm., penned call number front cover upper left, else clean, solid copy, vol.2: 300p., 2 vol set complete. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Volume 1 is in stiff wrappers, volume 2 in blue cloth, as a * With articles: Volume 1: 1. R. Frankfurter: King Mongkut. 2. R Lingat: la vie religiense du roi Mongkut. 3. R. Frankfurter; Events in Ayudhya. 4. F. Halliday: Immigratioh of the Mons into Siam. 5. Prince Damrong: The story of the records of Siamese. 6. W.A. Graham: Pottery in Siam. 7. B.O. Cartwright: The Huey lottery. 8. G. Coedes: Siamese Votive tablets, tr. by Graham. 9. J. Burnay L& G. Codes; The origins of the Sukodaya. 10. G. Coedes; The excavations of Pongtuk. 11. Price Damrong: Wat Benchamabopit. 12. R. Lingat: Note sur la revision des lois Siamoises en . 1805. * Volume 2: 13. Indramontri, Phya [F.H. Giles]: Adversaria on elephant . hunting. 14. Bidyalankarana, Prince: The Buddha's Footprints. 15. Hutchinson, C.W.: Sacred Images of Chiengmai 16. Intramontri, Phya [F.H. Giles]: About a love philtre 17. Hutchinson, C.W.: Megaliths in Bayab 18. Seidenfader, E: SIAMIS TRIBAL DRESS 19. Campos, J.J.: The origin of the Tical 20. Schweisguth, P. Note sur les jeux de cerfs 21. Coedes, G: The empire of the south seas tr. Dhani. 22. Dhani, Prince: The old Siamese conception of monarchy. 23. Dhani, Price: The shadow play as a possible origin of . the masked play. 24. Schweisguth, P.: Les nirats ou poemes d'adieu 25. Anuman, Phya: The Loy Kratong. 26. Boribal & Griswold: Sculpture of peninsula Siam in . Ayudhya period. 27. Feroci, C.: Traditional Thai painting. *** Book Number: 86079001 577 SIERKSMA, F. TIBET'S TERRIFYING DEITIES: Sex and Aggression in Religious Acculturation. RareOrientalBooks.Com $61 Rutland [1966], Tuttle. Red cloth, very good, dj., 283p., 12 color, 41 b.w. photos, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covering the 'left-handed' or Tantric Buddhist bronzes and scroll paintings, this book illustrates the terrifying and erotic aspects of this cult as found in Tibet. Mysticism art and religion, the clash of cultures & religions, Gods & the inter-relationship between India & Tibet are well covered.An esoteric study, well illustrated with color plates. A useful monograph. $19 Book Number: 87105801 578 SIMPSON, William. THE BUDDHIST PRAYING-WHEEL: A COLLECTION OF MATERIAL BEARING UPON THE SYMBOLISM OF THE WHEEL AND CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS IN New York [1970], University Books. Blue cloth, very good, 48 line drawings, 303p., index, notes, dj. S C A R C E Deeply embedded in the collective unconscious is the desire to worship. The oldest of these mystical life metaphors is the ritualistic circle. Discovered and rediscovered over and over in dreams, religious ecstasies and in astrology, this work traces the early history, origins, uses and applications with the Tibetan Lamas, the use of Swastika, solar origins, Zoroastrian system, in Japan, Egypt, use by Semites,Mohammedans, Jews, Greeks, christians, Gauls, Teutons, Celts, wheel of fortune, amulets, God of the wheel, thunder & more. An excellent monograph, it is a well researched & documented essay, lucidly written. An unusual Buddhist reference. Book Number: 84015602 579 SINTO SHRINES. SINTO SHRINES [ZINSYA]: With a Brief Explanation of Shinto Ceremonies & Priesthood. [Tokyo c.1938], Board of Tourist Industry. Stiff wrs., 66p., silk ribbon ties, very good, illustrated. A solid work on Japanese Shinto shrines. Covers status of Shinto shrines, crykptomeria avenue along the path, emblema- RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 tic Shinto gateways, Torii of Inari, lanterns, Kamigaki or sacred fences, Mitarasi or stone basins, music, dance, festivals, and other essays. Also useful for garden and architecture study. $31 Book Number: 84261801 580 SMITH, Warren W. Jr. CONFUCIANISM IN MODERN JAPAN: A Study of Conservatism in Japanese Intellectual History. Tokyo 1959, Hokuseido. Yellow cloth, very good, 285p.,index bibliography, index, appendix, photos, illustrations. Scholarly study covering the Tokugawa legacy, Meiji, Taisho & Shinbunkai from 1918-1933. The background of Confucianism through the Meiji period into Taisho to 1918. Characteristics of Confucian revival from 1918-1933. Confucianism after 1933 & its characteristics in Japanese overseas possessions, and Japanese dominated areas: Korea, Manchuria et al. $70 AN IMPORTANT SCHOLARLY STUDY ON TIBET, TIBETANS & BUDDHISM Book Number: 88111601 581 SNELLGROVE, David L. BUDDHIST HIMALAYA: Travels and Studies in Quest of the Origins and Nature of Tibetan Religion. [New York 1957], Philosophical Lib. Blue cloth, very good, 324p., notes, index, bibliography, 74 b.w. photos, foldout map, chronology, Tibetan index, spine faded, else clean and solid. FIRST EDITION QUITE SCARCE An excellent and through work, covering origins in India, Tantric Buddhism, Buddhism in Nepal, Kings of Tibet, Religious teachers of Tibet, Tibetan Ceremonies and reflections. Book Number: 21172501 582 SNODGRASS, Adrian. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE STUPA. Ithaca 1985, S.E.A.P. Stiff white wrs., very good, 407p., bibliography, 286 photos/figures, An excellent monograph on the Stupa, its plan: spatial configuration, ritual demarcation, symbolism of the centre, of measuring, of the directions of space. Devellopment of space and the sacrifice, solar breath. Deveopment of space in ico- RareOrientalBooks.Com $328 nography, architecture & the Buddhist kingdom. Stupa plan as wheel, as lotus, square, as Mandala & the sacred enclosure. sure. The pile: symbolism of the axis, of the dome, of the superstructure, of the Harmika, axent, symblolism of the spire. Scans can be sent by email. $26 Book Number: 98076701 583 SOHN, Pow-key. et al. THE HISTORY OF KOREA. Seoul 1970, Korean National Commission, UNESCO. Blue cloth, very good, 363p., index, appendix, glossary, 8 maps, 45 b.w. & color illustrations, co-authors: Kim Chol-choon, Hong Yi-sup. Covers the land, people, pre-historic culture, Tan-gun myth & ancient Korea, the Three States, society, Silla, Parhae, decline of Silla, centralized state of Koryo, Confucian-Buddhist culture. Military dictatorship & Mongol invasion, the decline of Koryo. Choson the Confucian state, its culture, transformation of traditional society, emergence of modern culture, ruling power vs. reforms. Response to capitalist encroachment. Tonghak & peasants' war, independence society vs. the owners. National resistance and colonial consolidation. National movement against the Japanese rule, colonial policy & independence struggle & national consciousness. Resistance against final extinction. Excellent resource. A LOVELY WOODBLOCK PRINTED BUDDHIST SUTRA Book Number: 91024801 584 SOOCHOW BUDDHIST TEMPLE SUTRA BROADSIDE. SOOCHOW BUDDHIST TEMPLE SUTRA BROADSIDE. [Soochow, n.d. ca 1820's]. Yellow woodblock printed scroll 19 x 34.5 inches, or 48.5 x 86 cm., linen backed, some old minor defects: tiny tears, mended, folds, by & large a very good broadside ready for display. RARE & OBSCURE ITEM This wonderful black woodblock printed work is embellished by five dragons for borders, the bottom shows a tiger, flanked by a bird & deer. The upper section shows three Boddhisatvas, with Buddhist Sutra in Chinese below for the main body of the text. The work was sealed in cinnabar by four chops, two are quite large about 9.5 x 9.5 cm., square. The whole work backed with linen, then rolled, a few old & minor folds with a bit of loss, else quite handsome and impressive work. Items of this subject and size are quite rare, few if RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 many survived. A lovely and quite obscure Soochow woodblock printed Buddhist sutra. example of early $500 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA Book Number: 20015801 585 SOOTHILL, William E. comp. et al. A DICTIONARY OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TERMS: With Sanskrit & English Equivalents & a Sanskrit-Pali Index. London 1937, Kegan. Brown cloth, very good, large size, 22 x 28.5 cm., 510p., index of terms other than Sanskrit & Pali, Sanskrit and Pali index, Chinese character index by strokes, or by radicals, dictionary, co-compiler Lewis Hodous.R A R E A most valuable reference book. This has been a most useful resource for students & scholars of Chinese Buddhism. With a method & notes, index of classification by strokes, list of the Chinese radicals, Chinese characters with radicals not easily identified, corrigenda. Also the marvelous dictionary of Chinese buddhist terms, arranged according to the number of strokes: Chinese-Sanskrit-English, with powerful indices. Long out-of-print and rare, this is a classic and standard. $275 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA Book Number: 20015802 586 SOOTHILL, William E. comp. et al. A DICTIONARY OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TERMS: With Sanskrit & English Equivalents & a Sanskrit-Pali Index. Taipei 1976, Cheng Wen.Green cloth, very good, 19 x 27 cm., 510p., index of terms other than Sanskrit & Pali, Sanskrit & Pali index, Chinese character index by strokes, order by radicals, dictionary, co-compiler Lewis Hodous, plastic dj. A most valuable reference book. This has been a most useful resource for students & scholars of Chinese Buddhism. With a method & notes, index of classification by strokes, list of the Chinese radicals, Chinese characters with radicals not easily identified, corrigenda. Also the marvelous dictionary of Chinese buddhist terms, arranged according to the number of strokes: Chinese-Sanskrit-English, with powerful indices. Long out-of-print and rare, this is a classic and standard. WITH NOTES ON OPIUM, CONFUCIANISM, WOMEN & MEDICAL WORK RareOrientalBooks.Com $29 Book Number: 86115803 587 SOOTHILL, William E. A TYPICAL MISSION IN CHINA. New York [1907], Revell. Blue cloth, 293p., 16 b. w. photos very solid, 13 x 20 cm., spine marked with white ink #, else very clean, tight copy. FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION NICELY DONE ! !!ORIGINAL EDITION, THIS IS NOT A DEFECTIVE FUZZY REPRINT !! Primary source based on 25 years of work in the field, experiences, covering some 10,000 conversions. With observations on native religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhaism, Mahomet and Christianity. The pioneering work of this individual is carefully outlined, with activities for women, medical work, opium, education, native sermons and Bible translations. * $175 Book Number: 85116803 588 SOOTHILL, William E. THE THREE RELIGIONS OF CHINA: Lectures Delivered at Oxford. London 1951, Oxford. Green cloth, very good, 271p., index, 3rd edition, clean ex-library copy, usual stamps, 14 x 22 cm else contents clean & solid. A standard, classic study, by the leading exponent of Chinese history and philosophy. $27 Book Number: 96044001 589 SOPER, Alexander C. IMPERIAL CAVE-CHAPELS OF THE NORTHERN DYNASTIES: Donors, Beneficiaries, Dates. Ascona 1966, Artibus Asiae. White wrappers, very good, pp. 241-270, 6 color photos, 12 plans, Chinese & Japanese names & titles, top & bottom signatures stamped by previous owner else very clan solid copy Discussing the Yun-Kang caves, the imperial five. Excellent monograph, footnoted. RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 Book Number: 96043801 590 SOPER, Alexander C. TEXTUAL EVIDENCE FOR THE SECULAR ARTS OF CHINA IN THE PERIOD FROM LIU SUNG THROUGH SUI [A.D. 420-618]: Excluding Ascona 1967, Artibus Asiae. Orange cloth, very good, 71p., 4 b.w. illustrations, comments, Chinese & Japanese names and titles, dj., very clean solid copy. Contents include art and the gentleman, other evidence from prose sources, covering Sung, Southern Ch'i, Liang, Ch'en, Northern Wei, Western Wei, and Sui. Also includes evidence from poetry. Generously footnoted. $58 Book Number: 32066301 591 SOPER, Alexander C. A VACATION GLIMPSE OF THE T'ANG TEMPLES OF CH'ANG-AN: The Suu-T'a Chi by Tuan Ch'eng-Shih. Ascona 1960, Artibus Asiae. Stiff orange wrs., very good, 23 x 15 cm., pp.15-40, vol. xxii, 1 separatum. COMPLETE WORK SOPER'S SIGNED COPY $20 THE ZEN OF ROCKS AND NATURAL BEAUTY FOUND IN OLD BOOKS Book Number: 86098001 592 SPIEGELBERG, Frederic. ZEN, ROCKS, AND WATERS. New York [1961], Pantheon. Half cloth over boards, very good no pagination, 15 b.w., 1 color plates, sharp dj. in mylar protector 19.5 x 26 cm., clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION Zen, the educator of aesthetic impulse, engages the interest of artists. This work demonstrates the Zen artistic spirit via a wide variety of media. Reducing down to the two main elements, this work is a statement in itself. * The subject of Zen rocks some illustrations from the Mustard Seed Garden [JIE ZI YUAN HUA ZHUANG HUA [NIAO PU]] and the celebrated Ten Bamboo [SHI ZHAI SHU HUA PU], and other classics from old Chinese and Japanese illustrated woodblock printed books. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 THE ZEN OF ROCKS AND NATURAL BEAUTY FOUND IN OLD BOOKS Book Number: 86098002 593 SPIEGELBERG, Frederic. ZEN, ROCKS, AND WATERS. London [1962], Allen. Half cloth over boards, very good, no pagination, 15 b.w., 1 color plates, dj., clean solid copy. FIRST UK EDITION Zen, the educator of aesthetic impulse, engages the interest of artists. This work demonstrates the Zen artistic spirit via a wide variety of media. Reducing down to the two main elements, this work is a statement in itself. * The subject of Zen rocks some illustrations from the Mustard Seed Garden [JIE ZI YUAN HUA ZHUANG HUA [NIAO PU]] and the celebrated Ten Bamboo [SHI ZHAI SHU HUA PU], and other classics from old Chinese and Japanese illustrated woodblock printed books. * $10 A MAJOR & RELIABLE REFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 85098502 594 STARR, Frederick. CONFUCIANISM: Ethics, Philosophy, Religion. New York 1930, Covici. Brown cloth, very good, 250p., bibliography, minor foxing, else tight, solid copy, chronology, 11 b.w. photos. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E Esoteric study, covers comparative relationships between the various major Chinese philosophers and thinkers: Confucius, Mencius, Chu Hsi, Wang Yang-Ming, & others. Japanese Confucianism also covered. An important scholarly work expains in non-technical terms, the most important philosophical doctrines & theories to come from China. An essential reference & comparative religious study. A standard classic. A DESIGNER'S WISH BOOK Book Number: 97032701 RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 595 STATLER, Oliver. ALL-JAPAN: The Catalogue of Everything Japanese. New York 1984, Quill. Stiff wrs., very clean, 224p., index, bibliography, profusely illustrated in color & b.w., 15 x 15 cm., very solid copy. FIRST EDITION Essentially an anthology of writings by L. Dalby, P. Grilli, D. Hughes et al...This work is a reference to all things Japanese: crafts, design, visual arts, literature, film, the bath, tea ceremony, food, drink, music, medicine, sports, religion, theater, travel, child's play, after hours, and to the language and much more. * A lively, well illustrated guide to most anything you can imagine Japanese . * A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CENTRAL ASIAN BUDDHISM & ARCHAEOLOGY Book Number: 85137601 596 STEIN, M. Aurel. RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY: Personal Narrative of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China. London 1912, Macmillan. Brown cloth, teg., very good, 2 vol. set, 546+517p., index, 3 fold-out maps, line drawings,332 bw photos, 9 color lithos, 6 fold-out panoramas, 17 x 24 cm., a bit of minor damp stain to end paper,spine, 1 corner bumped. The most fascinating of Stein's popular publications, inclu ding chapters on his negotiations for the treasures in the walled-up library at Dunhuang. His personal record of archarcheological & geographical explorations carried out in the the remote parts of Asia. * He traveled on foot over 10,000 miles from the valley of the Indo-Afghan border, across the snowy ranges of the Hindu Kush, up the cradle of the River Oxus, on the roof of the world, & down to the Tarim River basin, to the dreaded Taklamakan desert. A keen archaeological primary resource, plus the first discovery of Tun-Huang and the Caves of the 1000 Buddha's. A major resource for early Buddhist studies, and Central Asian exploration, the Silk Road, and that whole area. By and large, the most impressive resource on this hitherto unexplored area. The Holy Grail of early Buddhist images and Buddhism. * THE FIRST EDITION WAS LONDON 1912 IN 2 VOLUMES. It was bound in brown cloth with gold-staming, and top edges gilt, 17 x 24 cm. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi S331 * Stein 1862-1943 * $2684 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CENTRAL ASIAN BUDDHISM & ARCHAEOLOGY Book Number: 85137603 597 STEIN, M. Aurel. RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY: Personal Narrative of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China. London 1912, Macmillian. FIRST EDITION. Brown gilt cloth,top gilt,2 vols., 546+517p., index, 3 fold out maps, 332 photos, line drawings, 9 color lithos, 6 fold out panoramas, vol. 1 spine gilt bit faded, v.2 bright spine, contents clean. The most fascinating of Stein's popular publications, inclu ding chapters on his negotiations for the treasures in the walled-up library at Dunhuang. His personal record of archarcheological & geographical explorations carried out in the the remote parts of Asia. * He traveled on foot over 10,000 miles from the valley of the Indo-Afghan border, across the snowy ranges of the Hindu Kush, up the cradle of the River Oxus, on the roof of the world, & down to the Tarim River basin, to the dreaded Taklamakan desert. A keen archaeological primary resource, plus the first discovery of Tun-Huang and the Caves of the 1000 Buddha's. A major resource for early Buddhist studies, and Central Asian exploration, the Silk Road, and that whole area. By and large, the most impressive resource on this hitherto unexplored area. The Holy Grail of early Buddhist images and Buddhism. * THE FIRST EDITION WAS LONDON 1912 IN 2 VOLUMES. It was bound in brown cloth with gold-staming, and top edges gilt, 17 x 24 cm. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi S331 * Stein 1862-1943 * RareOrientalBooks.Com $1200 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CENTRAL ASIAN BUDDHISM & ARCHAEOLOGY Book Number: 85137606 598 STEIN, M. Aurel. RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY: Personal Narrative of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China. New York [1968], Greenwood. Brown cloth, very good, 2 vol. set, 546+517p., 3 fold out maps, 332 photos, index, many b w photos, 6 fold-out panorama photos, reprint of London 1912, clean, bright copy, black spine labels. SCARCE The most fascinating of Stein's popular publications, inclu ding chapters on his negotiations for the treasures in the walled-up library at Dunhuang. His personal record of archarcheological & geographical explorations carried out in the the remote parts of Asia. * He traveled on foot over 10,000 miles from the valley of the Indo-Afghan border, across the snowy ranges of the Hindu Kush, up the cradle of the River Oxus, on the roof of the world, & down to the Tarim River basin, to the dreaded Taklamakan desert. A keen archaeological primary resource, plus the first discovery of Tun-Huang and the Caves of the 1000 Buddha's. A major resource for early Buddhist studies, and Central Asian exploration, the Silk Road, and that whole area. By and large, the most impressive resource on this hitherto unexplored area. The Holy Grail of early Buddhist images and Buddhism. * THE FIRST EDITION WAS LONDON 1912 IN 2 VOLUMES. It was bound in brown cloth with gold-staming, and top edges gilt, 17 x 24 cm. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi S331 * Stein 1862-1943 * AN EARLY BRITISH PRIMARY ACCOUNT OF JAPAN RareOrientalBooks.Com $524 Book Number: 84205103 599 STEINMETZ, Andrew. JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE. London 1859, Routledge. Red cloth, gold decorations, 447p., 35 fine woodcut illustrations, Japanese-English vocabulary. Well-illustrated early travel source, including much on the early attempts to enter Japan by the English, Russians, & Americans. With select Japanese vocabulary. Covering the geography, climate, flora & fauna, minerals, scenery. Early history, government, classes of the population, police, army laws &c. Palaces, temples, castles, towns, houses, gardens, vehicles. * And a journey by land and water from Nagasaki to Jeddo [Edo], incidents of travel. Religion, social & domestic life, language, literature, science, music, painting, sculpture, manufactures. Race & historical notices, Christianity, the Portugurese, English & the Dutch in Japan. With a useful Japanese grammar. * Excellent early primary resource. * AN EARLY BRITISH PRIMARY ACCOUNT OF JAPAN Book Number: 84205105 600 STEINMETZ, Andrew. JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE. London 1860, Routledge. Red cloth, gold decorations, 447p., 35 fine woodcut illustrations, Japanese-English vocabulary, second edition, small wear-through spot on title page, else a nice copy, 12 x 19 cm.,quaint old institutional bookplate. Well-illustrated early travel source, including much on the early attempts to enter Japan by the English, Russians, & Americans. With select Japanese vocabulary. Covering the geography, climate, flora & fauna, minerals, scenery. Early history, government, classes of the population, police, army RareOrientalBooks.Com $496 laws &c. Palaces, temples, castles, towns, houses, gardens, vehicles. * And a journey by land and water from Nagasaki to Jeddo [Edo], incidents of travel. Religion, social & domestic life, language, literature, science, music, painting, sculpture, manufactures. Race & historical notices, Christianity, the Portugurese, English & the Dutch in Japan. With a useful Japanese grammar. * Excellent early primary resource. * $376 Book Number: 86097501 601 STERN, S.M. et al. THREE UNKNOWN BUDDHIST STORIES IN AN ARABIC VERSION. Columbia [1971], Univ S. Carolina. Grey cloth, dj., 38p., very good, illustrated with Arabic text, co-author S. Walzer The transfer of the legend of the Buddha to the West is an arresting story. This work is concerned with the legend which was translated from Sanskrit into Middle Persian about 800 A.D. then rendered into Arabic. This Arabic book of Belawhar and Budasf is the most important witness for the early non-Christianized form of the story.This work contains 3 stories never published or translated into any European language. $65 Book Number: 94122701 602 STEWART, James L. THE LAUGHING BUDDHA: A Tale of Love & Adventure in Western China. New York [1925], Revell. Red cloth, very good, 347p. An excellent resource, written by the Vice-President, West China Uinon University, Chengtu, Szechwan. A fascinating folk tale of Buddhism & Taoism, and love in the provinces. $71 Book Number: 98127001 603 STODDARD, John L. INDIA: Two Lectures. Boston 1898, Balch. 3/4 Leather over marbled boards, very good, crisp copy, top gilt, 225p., profusely illustrated with b.w. photos, vol.IX of J.L. STODDARD LECTURES, complete monograph in itself. This is an early primary resource loaded with fine b.w. photographs. Covers the people, culture, superstitions, travel, sights and insights to this great land. Includes Colombo, palaces, processions, visits to most all places of interest, into the Himalayas, Darleeling, Tibet, Buddhist monks, flora & fauna, India's great cities, Calcutta, Delhi, Cawnpore, the English administration & army, wars, temples, festivals, tea, Indian women, their adornment, Mosques, Agra,Taj et al. Nicely executed, astute comments, keen observations. RareOrientalBooks.Com $105 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF ICONS Book Number: 20008701 604 SUGIYAMA, Jiro. CLASSIC BUDDHIST SCULPTURE THE TEMPYO PERIOD. Japanese Arts Library Vol.11. Tokyo [1982], Kodansha. Boards, very good, dj., 230p., notes bibliography, glossary, index, 170 color & b.w. photos,translated by S. Morse, list of illustrations in Japanese, maps. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E An excellent resource, with essay by Morse; THE GREAT BUDDHA AT TODAI-JI. Balance of essays by Sugiyama: From Asuka to Hakukho; the beginnings of Tempyo sculpture, the Heiji capital & Kofuku-ji; the Kuni capital and the Shigaraki palace; classic Tempyo sculpture & the Sangatsu-do; the dedicataion of the Great Buddha; Ganjin's Eastern campaing and Todai-ji; the late Tempyo period; from Tempyo to Early Heian. Scholarly work, copious and solid research work. $29 Book Number: 99001101 605 SUMA, Yakichiro. RELIGIOUS LIFE IN JAPAN. [London 1922-23, TPJS]. New blue stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pp. 62-83. Covers Shinto, Buddhism, ancestor worship et al. $43 EXCELLENT CHRONOLOGY & GUIDE TO THE ZODIAC & YEAR CYCLES Book Number: 84262501 606 SUSKI, P.M. THE YEAR NAMES OF CHINA AND JAPAN. London 1931, Kegan Paul. Stiff wrs., 40p., very good. Easily used reference tool, giving the reigning dynasties, to all reigning dynasties, years, length of dynasty, Emperor name, 14 x 20 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Highly useful for any art collector, historian, or student of China & Japan, finds characters on ceramics, Netsuke, Japanese swords, ivories, and other items. This work cites all Emperors, reign names, dates &c. * This valuable reference source shows the reigns, with Chinese & Japanese characters, rendering it useful to those who need to read Nien Hao or year names. RareOrientalBooks.Com $39 Book Number: 86075204 607 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. trans. THE LANKAVATARA SUTRA: A Mahayana Text. Translated for the first time from the origin al Sanskrit. London 1932, Routledge. Green cloth, 300p., frontispiece, 7 fold-outs, appendix, very bright clean copy dust jacket in mylar protector. FIRST EDITION The first complete translation from Sanskrit of this important Mahayana text. With description of the sutra & appendix containing the Sanskrit text, three Chinese & one Tibetan version, plus respective English translations. * Again, Dr. Suzuki shines as he tackles that which no other Buddhist scholar has attempted. Lucid and well done. * CONTENTS FROM THE DUST JACKET: "The study of Mahayana Buddhism has not made much advance since Burnouf's translation of the Saddharmapundarika sutra in 1852. Compared with the Hinayana which may be regarded as the earlier form of Buddhism, the Mahayana offers some obstacles in the mastery of its teaching. . Instead of being scientific, logical, or philosophical, it dives deeply into the spiritual realm of inconceivability's where meditation and intuition are the surer and safer guides than analysis and intellection. . The Western mind is too saturated with the latter method of discovering truth. In the Lankavatara religious conceptions of the deepest significance are presented in a way peculiar to Oriental psychology." * $153 Book Number: 84233402 608 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. LIVING BY ZEN. [Tokyo 1949], Sanseido. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth, 235p., very good, paper a bit browned. With essays: Living by Zen, A General Survey, Satori, Approaches to Satori, The Koan. WAY COOL ! RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 Book Number: 85174402 609 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM. London [1950], Rider. Brown cloth, very good, 192p., index, 15 b.w. plates, 35 illustrations, fold-outs, dj., second impression FIRST EDITION. With a wide selection of Scriptures used by Zen Buddhists, a unique collection of reproductions of Buddhist statues, & explanations of their significance.Covers Japanese & Chinese Zen, Gathas & Prayers, Dharanis, Sutras, etc. Highly useful study for the art historian or comparative religion student, as well as the student of Buddhism. In his skillful way, Professor Suzuki has again produced a work of great merit. * $131 EXCELLENT MONOGRAPH ON THE GREAT ZEN PAINTER & CALLIGRAPHER Book Number: 85070302 610 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. SENGAI THE ZEN MASTER. Greenwich [1971], New York Graphic Society. Grey cloth, very good, 191p., 117 b.w. plates, notes, very clean solid sharp copy. FIRST EDITION Superb essay & pictorial exposition on the 18th century Bunjin artist and skilled Haiku poet. Sengai produced the art form called "an Haiga", a popular unbuttoned style linking aphoristic poem & sketch. At 40, Sengai lived in Hakata, Kyushu & worked under the Zen priest Gessen Zenji at Nagata, where he was in contact with the most vital movement of the period in Zen circles. The tradition among Zen priests was mastery of calligraphy & painting. Sengai's prized paintings and revered w ritings were for the benefit of all people. With editorial and prefactory notes by Eva van Hoboken, Sazo Idemitsu, Basil Gray & Herbert Read. WAY COOL...SHIBUI WORK! RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 86112202 611 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. STUDIES IN THE LANKAVATRA SUTRA. One of the Most Important Texts of Mahayana Buddhism, in Which Almost All its London 1930, Routledge. Red cloth, 464p., index, glossary, frontispiece, exceptionally bright & clean copy, 14 x 22 cm. FIRST EDITION Never translated into English before. This major effort has given readers their first insight to this the "Greater Vehicle" which supports Zen, and expounds some of the important theories in Buddhism. * Excellent and important study for the origins and nature of Buddhism. With copious Sanskrit-Chinese-English glossary. * CONTENTS FROM THE DUST JACKET: "The Lankavatara Sutra is one of the most important sutras in the study of Mahayana Buddhism, particularly of Zen Buddhism, fir it was this which was handed over by Bodhidharma, the Father of Zen in China, to his first disciple Hui-k'e early in the sixth century. . The Sutra contains almost all of the essential teachings of the Mahayana, and this volume is an attempt to elucidate them systematically, at the same time analyzing the contents of the Sutra itself. . An Account of its translations in Tibetan and Chinese is also given. The Sanskrit-Chinese-English glossary attached to the book will be of help to Chinese students of Buddhism. The book maybe read most profitably in connection wit the author's ESSAYS IN ZEN BUDDHISM." * $133 Book Number: 85087603 612 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. STUDIES IN ZEN. London [1957], Rider. Yellow cloth, very good, 212p., index, frontis portrait of Dr. Suzuki. ** R A R E AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY ** This superb work covers the Zen Sect of Buddhism, an intretation of Zen-Experience, reason and intuition in Buddhist Philosophy, Zen: A Reply to Dr. Hu Shih, Mondo, the role of nature in Zen Buddhism, and other essays from 1903-1953. RareOrientalBooks.Com $651 THE COOL OF ZEN IS SUZUKI ! Book Number: 84016501 613 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. ZEN AND JAPANESE BUDDHISM. Tokyo [1958], J.T.B. Brown cloth, 114p., index,bibliography, 61 b.w. photos, 13 x 18.5 cm.,dust jacket in mylar protector very clean bright copy, minor small tears to dj.,else solid, frontispiece. FIRST EDITION A very early monograph, nicely done, with b.w. photo of Suzuki on the back of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is seldom found with this title. * The author discusses What is Zen, development of, schools, Satori experience, Nature, heave and emptiness, the training in Zen, Also the main schools of Zen in Japan, eminent persons and Buddhism vis-a-vis Japanese culture. * $53 A CLASSIC OF ZEN AND CULTURE Book Number: 84020202 614 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. ZEN AND JAPANESE CULTURE. London [1973], Rutledge. Red cloth, crisp, clean copy, dj., 478p., index, bibliography, appendix, 69 b.w. photos, 3 fold out plates, 16 x 23.5 cm. An important scholarly study. A superb work. Addresses What is Zen? General remarks on Japanese art culture; Zen and the study of Confucianism; Zen and the Samurai; Zen and swordsmanship; Zen and Haiku; Zen and the art of tea; Rikyu and other Teamen; Love of Nature; Two Mondo from the "Hekigan-shu." Also the Vimalakirti Sutra, "Yama-uba" a [Japanese] Noh Play; The swordsman and the cat; Chuang-Tzu. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $32 Book Number: 84016601 615 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. ZEN BUDDHISM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON JAPANESE CULTURE. Kyoto 1938, Eastern Buddhist Soc. Buff cloth, 288p., index, 39 b.w. photos, appendix, 14 x 22 cm., bit of a faint spine stain, else clean & solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covers preliminary to the understanding of Zen, general remarks on Japanese art culture, Zen and the Samurai, Zen and swordsmanship, study of Confucianism, tea-clt, Rikyu & tea-en. . Zen Buddhism and the Japanese love of nature. Mt. Fuji, Zen and Japanese character, religious aspect of Zen, moral a aspect, esthetic aspect, dynamic Zen, Chosa & Kyozan. . Ryokwan as nature-poet, apostle of poverty & solitude. Back to nature, freedom & mechanisation,the Nirvana picture, morning glory, Haiku the tea-cult. Poems on Cherry blossoms. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $97 Book Number: 84016603 616 SUZUKI, Daisetz T. ZEN BUDDHISM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON JAPANESE CULTURE. Kyoto 1938, Eastern Buddhist Soc. Green cloth, 288p., index, 39 b.w. photos, appendix, 14 x 22 cm., exceptionally bright and solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covers preliminary to the understanding of Zen, general remarks on Japanese art culture, Zen and the Samurai, Zen and swordsmanship, study of Confucianism, tea-clt, Rikyu & tea-en. . Zen Buddhism and the Japanese love of nature. Mt. Fuji, Zen and Japanese character, religious aspect of Zen, moral a aspect, esthetic aspect, dynamic Zen, Chosa & Kyozan. . Ryokwan as nature-poet, apostle of poverty & solitude. Back to nature, freedom & mechanisation,the Nirvana picture, morning glory, Haiku the tea-cult. Poems on Cherry blossoms. * $153 Book Number: 21135301 617 SUZUKI, Diasetz T. ZEN BUDDHISM: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki. Garden City [1956], Doubleday. Stiff buff wrs.,294p., very good, text clean, edited by William Barrett. RareOrientalBooks.Com $2 Book Number: 88122103 618 SUZUKI, Teitaro. trans. et al. YIN CHIH WEN: The Tract of the Quite Way With Extracts From The Chinese Commentary. Chicago 1943, Open Court. Stiff wrs., very good, 43p., index translator's notes. Co-translator & editor Paul Carus. Covering the Yin Chih, Wen Ch'ang Ti Chun, Kwan Ti and Wen Ch'ang, Chang-O, the Chinese Title, the age of the Yin Chih Wen. The Tract of the Quite Way. With copious notes of the Chinese commentator, with translators notes. $53 Book Number: 84225202 619 SWANN, Peter C. CHINESE MONUMENTAL ART. London [1963], Thames & Hudson. Grey buckram, very good, dj. 276p., index, bibliography, 14 color, 157 b.w. photos,15 map & diagrams, thick, oversize volume 24 x 28.5 cm., bright and clean copy. FIRST EDITION Focus on Buddhist, Mai-Chi-Shan, Tun-Huang, frescoes, LungMen, bronzes, stone sculpture, temples pagodas, architecture, Ming Ch'i [tomb sculpture art] and a host of other fine examples. A most excellent art reference source. THE FIRST DETAILED, BRITISH ACCOUNT OF BURMA IN ENGLISH Book Number: 95231201 620 SYMES, Michael. AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE KINGDOM OF AVA SENT BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA IN THE YEAR 1795. London 1800, Blumer. Full old calf, rebacked, 503p.,engraved frontis., 18 copper etchedd plates + 8 botanical plates, large paper edition, 24 x 31 cm., bit of old underline,lacks general map Ava, else solid, marbled endpapers.FIRST EDITION Record of the first British effort to establish friendly relations with Burma. The embassy produced a great deal of knowledge about Burma, included in the book, but failed to establish good diplomatic or trade relations except for the establishment of a British Residency in Rangoon. With an account of the Andaman's, with valuable primary comments by Mr. Dalrymple. The hospitable reception of the Embassy in Rangoon, Pegue, grand display of fireworks, abundance of wild game, description of Mima-Shun-Rua village of prostitutes. Indigo, cotton, fruits & plant commentaries, RareOrientalBooks.Com $12 mineral & gem riches, tea, ceramics, gun powder, marriage, funerals, dress, food, climate, music, language, rivers, animals, produce, weapons, war boats, &c. "The Birmans are a lively, inquisitive race, active, irascible & impatient..." An extraordinarily fascinating primary source on the land & people. * THE ENGRAVED PLATES: With 27 engraved plates, some folding, Francis Buchanan did the eight botanical plates, the balance were done by Singeyi Bay, an Indian artist. * PLATE TITLES ARE: 1. General map of the Ava Empire . 2. Draught of the river Irrawaddy . 3. Shoemadoo, the Great Temple at Pegue, & the ground plan . 4. A Rhahaan, or priest . 5. Impression of the Foot of Gaudma . 6. Image of Boodha at Gaya in Bengal . 7. A Woongee, or member of the Chief council, and his wife . in their dress of ceremony . 8. An Attawoon, and his wife, and a Seredogee or secretary . in their dress of ceremony . 9. A Woondock and his wife in their dress of ceremony . 10. Birman peasant and his wife . 11. A Cassay horseman . 12. The Birman alphabet . 13. Method of catching wild elephants in Ava . 14. Image of the Birman Gaudma in a temple at Ummerapoora . 15. A Kioum or monastery . 16. View of the Imperial Court at Ummerapoora and the . ceremony of introduction . 17. Shoepaundogee or royal Golden boat . 18. A Birman war-boat . 19. A man and woman of the tribe of mountaineers called . Kayn. . BOTANICAL PLATES: 20. Thalia Cannaeformis . 21. Gardenia Coronaria . 22. Pontederia Dilatata . RareOrientalBooks.Com 23. Bauhinia Diphylla . 24. Sonneratia Apetala . 25. Epidendrum Moschatum . 26. Agyeneja Coccinea . 27. Heritiera Fomes. * CONDITION AND DETAILS OF THE ATLAS: The engravings are by and large very clean, with original folds, on deckle edge paper. There is some minor and mostly marginal foxing or slight darkening to the full-page plates, which barely invades the lower text captions, otherwise these engravings are quite clean and sharp images. A good number of these images are printed on large paper and are therefore fold-outs in large size. The sketch map of the Birman Empire is 29 x 25.5 cm, and is very clean. The grand map of the Draught of the River...& Birman Dominions dated 1795 is 41,5 x 96 cm. tall and is very remarkably clean and bright. * BINDING: Bound in original calf, rebacked, preserving the old spine with some minor loss, now solid, with original marbled end papers, with lovely period marbled end papers. Deluxe size, small folio. * EDITIONS: The FIRST EDITION was issued by Bulmer, this contains all of the charts/maps, illustrations within the text. The SECOND EDITION was issued in 3 volumes, with a separate atlas of the same maps/charts and plates. There were other later editions. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Cox. I 309 * H. Cordier: INDOSINICA: 445 * Kaul: EARLY WRITINGS 2887 * Howgego S200. * THE FIRST DETAILED, BRITISH ACCOUNT OF BURMA IN ENGLISH Book Number: 95231205 621 SYMES, Michael. AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE KINGDOM OF AVA SENT BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA IN THE YEAR 1795. London 1800, Debrett. Contemporary calf, spines gilt, neatly rebacked, 4 vol. set, 364+416+372p., glossary, 5 appendices, bright, clean copy, descriptive list of plants, 2nd edition, together with the separate atlas of 28 engraved plates. RARE Record of the first British effort to establish friendly RareOrientalBooks.Com $3165 relations with Burma. The embassy produced a great deal of knowledge about Burma, included in the book, but failed to establish good diplomatic or trade relations except for the establishment of a British Residency in Rangoon. With an account of the Andaman's, with valuable primary comments by Mr. Dalrymple. The hospitable reception of the Embassy in Rangoon, Pegue, grand display of fireworks, abundance of wild game, description of Mima-Shun-Rua village of prostitutes. Indigo, cotton, fruits & plant commentaries, mineral & gem riches, tea, ceramics, gun powder, marriage, funerals, dress, food, climate, music, language, rivers, animals, produce, weapons, war boats, &c. "The Birmans are a lively, inquisitive race, active, irascible & impatient..." An extraordinarily fascinating primary source on the land & people. * THE ENGRAVED PLATES: With 27 engraved plates, some folding, Francis Buchanan did the eight botanical plates, the balance were done by Singeyi Bay, an Indian artist. * PLATE TITLES ARE: 1. General map of the Ava Empire . 2. Draught of the river Irrawaddy . 3. Shoemadoo, the Great Temple at Pegue, & the ground plan . 4. A Rhahaan, or priest . 5. Impression of the Foot of Gaudma . 6. Image of Boodha at Gaya in Bengal . 7. A Woongee, or member of the Chief council, and his wife . in their dress of ceremony . 8. An Attawoon, and his wife, and a Seredogee or secretary . in their dress of ceremony . 9. A Woondock and his wife in their dress of ceremony . 10. Birman peasant and his wife . 11. A Cassay horseman . 12. The Birman alphabet . 13. Method of catching wild elephants in Ava . 14. Image of the Birman Gaudma in a temple at Ummerapoora . 15. A Kioum or monastery . 16. View of the Imperial Court at Ummerapoora and the . ceremony of introduction . 17. Shoepaundogee or royal Golden boat . 18. A Birman war-boat . 19. A man and woman of the tribe of mountaineers called RareOrientalBooks.Com . Kayn. . BOTANICAL PLATES: 20. Thalia Cannaeformis . 21. Gardenia Coronaria . 22. Pontederia Dilatata . 23. Bauhinia Diphylla . 24. Sonneratia Apetala . 25. Epidendrum Moschatum . 26. Agyeneja Coccinea . 27. Heritiera Fomes. * CONDITION AND DETAILS OF THE ATLAS: The engravings are by and large very clean, with original folds, on deckle edge paper. There is some minor and mostly marginal foxing or slight darkening to the full-page plates, which barely invades the lower text captions, otherwise these engravings are quite clean and sharp images. A good number of these images are printed on large paper and are therefore fold-outs in large size. The sketch map of the Birman Empire is 29 x 25.5 cm, and is very clean. The grand map of the Draught of the River...& Birman Dominions dated 1795 is 41,5 x 96 cm. tall and is very remarkably clean and bright. * BINDING: Bound in original calf, rebacked, preserving the old spine with some minor loss, now solid, with original marbled end papers, with lovely period marbled end papers. Deluxe size, small folio. * EDITIONS: The FIRST EDITION was issued by Bulmer, this contains all of the charts/maps, illustrations within the text. The SECOND EDITION was issued in 3 volumes, with a separate atlas of the same maps/charts and plates. There were other later editions. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Cox. I 309 * H. Cordier: INDOSINICA: 445 * Kaul: EARLY WRITINGS 2887 * Howgego S200. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $2372 Book Number: 84016701 622 TAKAHASHI, Takeichi. SHINRANISM IN MAHAYANA BUDDHISM AND THE MODERN WORLD. Los Angeles 1932, n.p. Black cloth, 249p., very good, worn dj., co-author: Junjo Izumida, with his Japanese letter tipped in, on his stationery, with a copy of a letter from the Mayor of Los Angeles, 1942 tipped-in + his presentation. This was a presentation copy signed by Izumida to General Douglas McArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, with Izumi's signature, and also with his personal letter. * $66 Book Number: 84016802 623 TAKAKUSU, Junjiro. THE ESSENTIALS OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY. Delhi [1975], Motilal. Blue cloth, 235p., index, chart,notes dust jacket, very good copy. A classic work, covering the Indian background, fundamental principles of Buddhist philosophy. The schools: Kusha, Jojitsu, Sanron, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jodo, Nichiren, New Ritsu schools. A complete analysis. A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF JAPANESE DRAWINGS & DESIGNS FOR ARTISANS Book Number: 21078501 624 TAKIZAWA, Kiyoshi. KA CHO SAN SUI BIJUTSU GA FU: ALBUM OF FLOWER, BIRD & LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS. [Tokyo 1890, Kunshido]. Stitched stiff embossed wrs., very good, 12 x 18 cm., entirely copper etched printed & illustrated, 40p., [20 double folded leaves], all pages fully illustrations average 2-4 per page. FIRST & ONLY EDITION A very beautifully illustrated and executed work. Depicts a host of Japanese traditional and native designs: shows the RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 pantheon of Japanese and Chinese deities, women, Kwan-yin, Buddhist monks & priests, Chinese style landscapes, dragon, birds, beasts, monkeys, poets, scholars, good luck symbols, falcons, hawks, birds of prey, fish, children at play, Samurai, villages, tigers, phoenix &c. These finely drawn examples were often the source for craftsmen who then modified & applied these traditional pictures to swords & sword furniture, armor, lacquer, ceramics, textiles, paper, wood, furniture, sculpture, Buddhist art, paintings, woodblock prints & printed books & a host of other items. Scans can be sent by email upon request. $612 Book Number: 96154101 625 TANABE, Willa J. PAINTINGS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA. New York [1988], Weatherhill. Blue cloth,very clean, dj.,318 pages, index, bibliography, notes, 46 color, 126 b. w. photo plates, 5 figures, notes to the plates, nice dj., solid copy FIRST EDITION The Lotus Sutra is in many ways, the Buddhist Bible. This was particularly so in Japan, where among the enormous number of scriptures & treatises that make up the Buddhist canon the Lotus Sutra has been singled out as an object of special and deep devotion and fervent practice. This work is an indepth survey of the several genres of pictorial art related to the Lotus Sutra. Covers stupa, gilt paintings, Chinese & Japanese examples, folding fans, and other forms. Excellent reference on the subject. WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR JAPANESE TEA, GARDENS & ARCHITECTURE Book Number: 97021901 626 TANAKA, Sen'o. THE TEA CEREMONY. Tokyo [1973], Kodansha. Blue cloth,very clean, 214p., index, RareOrientalBooks.Com $24 glossary, 2 plans, chronology, guide to tea houses, notes, 84 color & b.w. photographs, solid copy. FIRST EDITION An excellent resource, covers Cha-No-Yu, early history of tea, tea masters & tea styles, aesthetics of tea, Temae, performance of a tea ceremony, tea architecture & the tea gardens. A superb resource, highly informative and graphic study. Forward by E. O. Reischauer. $12 Book Number: 21169901 627 TARANATHA, Lama. HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA. Calcutta 1980, Bagchi. Brown cloth, very good, 472p. text + 21p. index, dj., edited by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, and translated from Tibetan by Lama Chimpa & Alaka Chattopadhyaya, former owner's name rubber-stamped on signatures, else clean, solid copy. Born in 1575, the prodigious Tibetan scholar Lama Taranatha wrote this work in 1608 and it continues to be one of the most widely discussed sources for Indian history and for the history of Buddhism. Modern scholars owe their knowledge to this work, which has also been translated into Russian & German as early as 1869. This present work is the FIRST COMPLETE ENGLISH version and translation. A major translation begins with the Account of the Period of King Ajatasatru down to the history of image makers, with discourse on the origin of the Mantrayana, Four Sects, Garland of Flowers and introduction to the law into the smaller islands of its revival in the South. Scans can be sent by email. $20 Book Number: 84168401 628 TAZAWA, Yutaka. et al. JAPAN'S CULTURAL HISTORY. [Tokyo] 1973, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stiff pictorial wrs., 120p., 53 color plates, very clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covering 51 great items in depth, with illustrations of each. With lucid essays on life & culture in the archaic age & establishment of a central government, life at the court, the assimilation of Buddhist culture & development of a National culture. The rise of the warrior class & medieval culture as well as art and Japanese sensitivity in the pre-modern age are also topics covered. Co-authors were S. Matsubara, s. Okuda, & Y. Nagahata. RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 Book Number: 86120103 629 TAZAWA, Yutaka. et al. PAINTING: 6TH-14TH CENTURIES. Ahead of Title: PAGEANT OF JAPANESE ART. Tokyo [1957], Toto. Boards, very good, 167p., 10 color, 40 b. w. plates, 150 text illustrations, glossary, of artists, index, very clean solid copy. POPULAR EDITION This excellent source covers in detail the history of Japanest painting by Ichiro Kondo. Also the unique characteristics of Japanese painting, the Asuka, Nara, Heian & Kamakura periods. Forms, materials, subjects, content, artistic style and the influence of Buddhism. Also the origins of Yamato-e, main trends, painting styles, realism in portraiture, development of scroll painting, man and nature in Kamakura works. $7 PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 80TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY Book Number: 86076801 630 TENRIKYO OVERSEAS MISSION DEPT. ed. TENRIKYO ITS HISTORY AND TEACHINGS. [Nara 1966], Tenrikyo. Blue cloth, dj., very good, 324p., appendix, index. S C A R C E A commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Foundress of Tenrikyo in English, this book gives an introduction to Tenrikyo, which explicates the essential doctrines and articles of faithm the catechism. The third part explains man and his relatedness to God. Two other parts cover H. van Straelen's view of this faith and a final part discusses the impression impression made on foreigners by Tenrikyo. Located in Nara, this religion is quite young in Japan but well supported. STUNNING RUBBINS OF THE FAMOUS BUDDHIST LOHANS Book Number: 24058101 631 THE EIGHTEEN LOHAN RUBBINGS OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLES. SUITE OF EIGHTEEN RUBBINGS OF CHINESE BUDDHIST LOHANS. China n.d.ca 1900.Green brocade silk cloth, accordion folded tall format, 22 x 38.5 cm., illustrating in b.w. the eighteen Lohan on 6 double-page plates, no text, a pristine, clean & bright copy, mounted Chinese style on hand-made paper.RARE A VERY RARE SET OF EARLY [ca. 1900] STONE RUBBINGS * RareOrientalBooks.Com $151 A very lovely album, consisting of superb and very pristine rubbings of Lohans or Buddhist arhats. These saints have been around since the T'ang dynasty [618-905 A.D.]. These stone carvings were likely done in the late Ming period [1368-1644], of stone carvings. * The work depicts each of the Eighteen Lohans ["pindola"] or "The old man [men] of the Mountain."], he is attended by an acolyte and a mountain demon. Pindola was also one of the four "Great Disciples" of the Buddha, left on earth to propagate Buddhism after the Buddha's death. All four were to remain in existence to spread the Buddhist gospel, and no to experience Nirvana, until Buddha returned to earth in the form of Maitreya. * The second rubbing shows two monks seated together, and is of the 17th Lohan ["Pu Tai"] upper right, and the 18th Lohan ["Upasaka Dharmatala"] seated below and to the left. The concept of Lou Hans came originally to China via Tibet and earlier depictions include only 16. The 17th & 18th Lou Hans illustrated in this series of rubbings are later Chinese creations. * This is probably a complete set of the Lou Hans at the time of the stone carving. The first 12 by name are: Ka-no-ka-Fa-tso; Pin-tu-lo-Po-lo-to-she; Su-p'in-t'e; Ka-no-ka-Po-li-tou-she; Po-t'e-lo; No-ku-lo; Fa-she-lo-fuh-to-lo; Ka-li-ka; Pan-t'o-kan; Shu-po-ka; Na-ka-si-na. Lo-hu-lo; Fa-na-p'o-ssu; Yin-kie;t'e; Chu-ch'a [t'a]-Pan-t'o-ka; & A-shih-to. * Each sheet has been nicely mounted with ca. 4.5 cm. top and bottom margins, and ca. 5 cm. on the sides. The actual rubbing is 32.5 x 29 cm and is with usual black background with white characters and images, and is center-folded. The last page is blank. No colophon, not text whatsoever. *** A lovely work, full of charm and innocence. The art work is superbly carved in stone, then a rubbing was made using wet black Sumi-type ink which was then painted on the stone, while the paper was adhered to the wet stone. Then rubs on the back side with dry grass or other soft object. Not an easy task even under the best circumstances, but done with great skill, perfectly copying the stone tablets. * By now, due to the attrition rate, its easy to assume that these tablets have already perished or otherwise been disfigured or removed from its original site. During the CULTURAL REVOLUTION many such monuments were destroyed. *** DATING: Though there is no date, by examining the paper it is possible these were made circa 1900. *** REFERENCE: T. Watters: THE EIGHTEEN LOHAN OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLES. * W. Fong: THE LOHANS AND A BRIDGE TO HEAVEN. National Palace Museum: CATALOGUE OF THE EXHBITION ON PAINTERS OF LOHANS. C. HARCUM: CHINESE POTTERY STATUE OF LOHAN, et al. *** Color scans can be sent by email. RareOrientalBooks.Com $383 Book Number: 96068401 632 THE YUNKANG CAVES. THE YUNKANG CAVES. Compiled by the Committee in Charge of Cultural Relics. [Peking 1973, Wen Wu.] Stiff wrs., very good, [30]p., 27 b w photos, English text. A guide to the 26 Buddhist caves, very clean solid. FIRST EDITION The colosal Yunkang Buddhist sculpture caves should be one of the wonders of the world. An early site for Buddhist relics, these fanastic caves exhibit the mystery of who and how such great sculptures were carved. Dwarfing man, these are spectacular and calmly beautiful. Co-compiled by the Institute of the Preservation of the Yunkang Caves of Shansi Province. The dream of any student of Chinese early culture & Buddhist art. $14 Book Number: 96068402 633 THE YUNKANG CAVES. THE YUNKANG CAVES. Compiled by the Committee in Charge of Cultural Relics. Peking 1977, Cultural Relics Pub. House. Buff cloth, dj,very good, 29p. English summary tipped in, balance Chinese text, 107 b.w. photos, English key to the photographs, 23 x 26 cm. very clean solid copy. The colosal Yunkang Buddhist sculpture caves should be one of the wonders of the world. An early site for Buddhist relics, these fanastic caves exhibit the mystery of who and how such great sculptures were carved. Dwarfing man, these are spectacular and calmly beautiful. Co-compiled by the Institute of the Preservation of the Yunkang Caves of Shansi Province. The dream of any student of Chinese early culture & Buddhist art. RareOrientalBooks.Com $10 Book Number: 23006401 634 THERA, Soma. trans. THE LESSER DISCOURSE ON THE ELEPHAN-FOOTPRINT SIMILE: [Majjhima Nikaya 27th Sutta]; The First Exposition of the Kandy 1960, Buddhist Publication Soc. Stiff buff wrs., very good, 32p., Bodhi Leaves No. 5, New Series, list of series, small pamphlet 11 x 13.5 cm. Translation and historical introduction on how the Buddha's teaching was established in Ceylon, according to the Pali Narratives. $5 Book Number: 99127001 635 THOMAS, E.J. trans. THE QUEST OF ENLIGHTENMENTE: A Selection of the Buddhist Scriptures Translated from the Sanscrit. London [1950], Murray. Yellow cloth, dj., small volume, very good, index, 89p. FIRST EDITION Covers the Dream of Queen Maya, birth of Gautama, Four Signs and the Great Renunciation, Enlightenment, first preaching, novice's ten rules, exhorting of Purna, Upagupta & Vasavandatta, the King who wold not fight, birth story of Blackie, marks of non-self & much more...way cool ! $56 Book Number: 96024201 636 THOMAS, Edward J. trans. EARLY BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES. London 1935, Kegan Paul. Blue cloth with faded spine, contents very clean, 237p., index. Biographical study, the disciple's career, Nirvana, special doctrines, Buddhology, discourses to laymen, other schools, and the Monastic organization from various sources. A very good reference source for comparative study. $48 Book Number: 24023201 637 THOMAS, P. EPICS, MYTHS & LEGENDS OF INDIA: Comprehensive Survey of th Sacred Lore of the Hindus, Buddhist and Jains. Bombay [n.d. ca 1960's], Taraporevala. Brown cloth spine, ca. 12 x 28 cm., worn dj., 12th and best edition, colored frontis, 268 photos & drawings, 146p., index, glossary, text in English, deacquistioned private library donation plated. Covers Part I: HINDUISM: cosmic and cosmogonic myths, Hindu pantheon Gods, Goddesses, prajapatis, manus, rishis, kinnaras, gandharvars, apsaras and teh demi-God of the Mahabharta. Enemies of the Gods, death and soul wandering, love and sex, sun, moon, earth & planets. Animals and birds, trees, plants and flowers. Principal Hindu holidays, some popular stories and legends. Part II: BUDDHISM & JAINISM: The Buddha, Jataka tales, Jainism. Excellent, scholarly study, lots of iconography. Very good, solid copy. RareOrientalBooks.Com $3 Book Number: 98075701 638 THOMAS, P. HINDU RELIGION CUSTOMS AND MANNERS: Describing the Customs & Manners, Religious, Social & Domestic Life, Arts & Sciences Bombay [1956], Taraporevala. Green cloth, very good, dj., 159p., index, colored frontis, 260 b.w. photos. SUBTITLE: cont. of the Hindus. A major resource, covers mythical orgin, antiquity & history the caste system, religion, philosophy, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Brahmo Samaj and Araya Samaj, social and domestic life, customs, manners, costumes, popular superstitions &c. Ceremonites, literature and language, music and dancing, architecture sculpture and painting. Art and the science of love, eroticism, Hindu calendar and holidays. A copious, reliable reference work. Scans can be sent by email. $80 Book Number: 85048001 639 THOMAS, Winburn T. PROTESTANT BEGINNINGS IN JAPAN: The First Three Decades, 1859-1889. Tokyo [1959], Tuttle. Blue cloth, 258p., bibliography, notes index, glossary, dust jacket, very good. FIRST EDITION Japan in mid-19th century: the religious & social situations Christianity re-enters Japan, education, literature, social welfare, the churches & evangelism. Reasons for the spectacular growth 1881-89. Growth retarded by resurgent nationalism. An excellent resource. Book Number: 98104701 640 THOMSEN, Harry. THE NEW RELIGIONS OF JAPAN: A Spotlight on the Most Significant Development in Postwar Japan. Rutland [1963], Tuttle. Stiff wrs., very good, 269p., index, RareOrientalBooks.Com $104 notes, bibliography, general information on each different faith. Covers 'old' new religions: Tenrikyo, Kurozumikyo, Konkokyo. The Nichiren group: Soka Gakkai, Reiyukai, Rissho Kosei Kai. The Omoto group: Omoto, Ananaikyo, Seicho no le, Sekai Kyusei Kyo, Perfect Liberty Kyodan. Miscellaneours: Tensho Kotai Jingu Kyo, Odoru Shukyo, Ittoen & various other New Religions. A major contribution to show all the various religious groups and how they are different & similar...useful. $31 A COLOR GUIDE-BOOK TO THE SIGHTS, SHRINES AND TEMPLES Book Number: 26042201 641 TOURING PULKUK-SA NATIONAL PARK, KOREA. [KYONG JU] TOURING PULKUK-SA NATIONAL PARK, KOREA. [KYONG JU] [Korea n.d. ca 1950-60's, n.p.]. String tied spine, color photographic covers, clear plastic protector, ca 19 x 13.5cm bright, clean copy, large fold-out color map, 55 color photo pages, text in English, Hangul & Japanese. Nicely done ! This is a lovely and colorful guide to the sights, tombs, shrines, temples, Buddhist relics, Buddhist images and sculptures, archaeological artifacts, hotels of the area. $39 Book Number: 29002001 642 [TOURIST BOARD OF KYOTO MUNICIPALITY.] PHOTOGRAPHIC KYOTO. [Kyoto 1951, Suiko]. Brown boards, very good, small spot on cover, lower cover corner bumped, Japanese and English text, map, profuse b.w. photos, 15 x 21.5 cm., clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION An early guide to Kyoto, while Japan was still under American occupation. Shows the major sites, temples, shopping areas, Buddhist art, relics, architecture and the like. * Book Number: 86118402 643 TOYNBEE, Arnold. ed. HALF THE WORLD: The History & Culture of China & Japan. New York [1973], Holt. Brown cloth, 9 x 12 inches, 368p., 53 b.w., 160 color photos, maps, drawings, index, chronology, RareOrientalBooks.Com $20 bibliography, dust jacket, very good copy. This anthology of writings consists of the works of twelve leading scholars in their fields. Each essay is supported by a profusion of illustrations. Covering signs and meanings by E. Glahn. The Middle Kingdom by D. Twitchett. Beyond The Wall by O. Lattimore. The Path to Wisdom by Wing-tsit Chan. The Empirical Tradition by S. Nakayama. Worlds and Language by James Liu. Chinese Culture Overseas by Z. Tsukamoto. Feudal Japan by C. Sheldon. Cult & Creed by C. Blacker. A Literature of Court & People by D. Keene. Europe Goes East by Paul Cohen. A New Role for Japan by Y. Toriumi, and Rebellion, Reform and Revolution by J. Chesneaux. A fascinating work, covering all major themes in these two cultures, well written. Valuable reference for any student of Japan and China. $78 Book Number: 86121301 644 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. VOL.XII. SECOND SERIES. Tokyo 1935, Asiatic Society. Vol.XII, Second Series. 1/2 cloth over boards. 191p. Index, bibliography. With article: INARI: ITS ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT & NATURE by D.C. Buchanan. $29 Book Number: 94182902 645 TRANSACTIONS OF THE KOREA BRANCH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE KOREA BRANCH OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. Seoul 1961-63, TKRAS. Red cloth, very good, vol.xxxvii [37] only,263p.,b.w. photos, folding map, solid original binding, 14.5 x 21.4 cm., vols. 37-40. ORIGINAL ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY PUBLICATION With many charts, tables, appendices, indices. * With Articles: 1. Wilbur D. Bacon: FORTRESSES OF KYONGGI-DO 2. William e. Henthorn: SOME NOTES ON PARHAE [P'OHAI] 3. Kim Ha-tai: THE TRANSMISSION OF NEO-CONFUCIANISM TO JAPAN . BY KHANG HANG, A PRISONER OF WAR. 4. REPORT ON TEH EXCAVATION OF TWO PAEKCHE TOMBS. --------a. Constitution and by laws of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. b. General report of the council for 1960 c. Pffocers pf tje Society d. treasurer's report e. List of members *** A MAJOR RESOURCE ON EARLY CHINESE BOOKS AND PRINTING RareOrientalBooks.Com $48 Book Number: 84324801 646 TSIEN, Tsuen-Hsuin. WRITTEN ON BAMBOO AND SILK: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions. Chicago [1962], Univ. Chicago. Buff cloth, very good, 233p., 28 b. w. photos, 1 figures, 4 tables, bibliography, index, glossary, 16 x 24 cm., clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION "WRITTEN ON BAMBOO AND SILK" was an old Chinese expression for books, documents or other written records produced in ancient times. These words are used to indicate a period in Chinese book history. * This work covers the early legacy of records, spirits, government documents, archives, burning of books, early records on bones and shells, inscriptions on metal and clay. Also engravings on stone and jade, documents of bamboo & wood. Silk as awriting material, quasi-paper and paper manuscripts, tools and vehicles of writing, with a superb conclusion. By and large a very important study on early writing and origins of books, printing, paper, ink &c. * SHIN HANGA: LOVELY EVENING TEMPLE SCENES WITH JAPANESE WOMEN Book Number: 98001301 647 TSUCHIYA, Koitsu. UENO KIYOMIZU TEMPLE. [Tokyo 1940, Doi]. A framed print, 24 x 36.5., very clean bright, edges trimmed, layed down on board, framed & glazed ready for display, Doi seal & watermark, carver Harada seal, printer Yokoi seal, sold "as is. . . UENO KIYOMIZUDO TEMPLE . THE SCENE TITLE: UENO KIYOMIZU-DO, alternate title: RESTAURANT IN THE EVENING. RareOrientalBooks.Com $41 . This lovely dusk scene shows a young girl walking on her black-lacquered Geta [wooden sandals] toward a small outdoor restaurant. The impressive substructure of the temple is in orange in the background. . . *** WHO WAS THE ARTIST TSUCHIYA KOITSU: . Tsuchiya Koitsu [aka Hiroaki] [1870-1949] was a star pupil of Kiyochika Kobayashi from about 1885. By 1930 Koitsu began his own work in landscapes having his prints published by Watanabe and Doi. He worked for the next 20 years producing over 100 fine example prints. * Koitsu is known for his evening prints, exhibition great skill in the use of light vs. dark and producing stunning effects in his work. Evening and night scenes became his trademark. His choice of compositions were also unique and impressive. Superb Shin-hanga examples. *** Signed in the woodblock by published by Doi's and show's Koitsu's red seal under his signature. Dated 10 October, 1940, published by Doi. * CONDITION: The work is exceptionally clean and sharp, it is framed and glazed, the edges a bit trimmed, else ready for display. *** REFERENCE: . Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975, pp.156,311. * Helen Merritt. MODERN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS The Early Years, p.64-66. * Amy R. Stephens: NEW WAVE: * WALKER, Ross F.: THE CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF TSUCHIYA KOITSU, no. TK-DH-62. * Not in L. Roberts: DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS. *** Book Number: 85145101 648 TUCCI, Giuseppe. RATI-LILA: An Intrepretation of the Tantric Imagery of the Temples of Nepal. Geneva [1969], Nagel. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 165p.,163 color, 68 b.w. photos, tall folio. Trans. by James Hogarth, clean, very solid copy, large format, very clean. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Tantric or "Left-Handed" Buddhism is the erotic aspect of Ancient Buddhism. The use of sexual energy in an attempt to achieve Nirvana. Practiced in Tibet & India, they have produced many fine bronzes, sculptures, relief's, graphics RareOrientalBooks.Com $326 mantra and a host of other 3 dimensional works. This text is a serious effort by the celebrated Italian art historian of Tibetan studies, based on his 25 year analysis. Includes the of some 1000 photographs. A highly useful illustrated erotic reference work. $32 Book Number: 28019801 649 TUNHUANG PAINTED SCULPUTRES. TUNHUANG PAINTED SCULPUTRES. Beijing 1978, Wen Wu. Buff cloth, dj., very good, folio 26 x 35.5 cm., English summary, Chinese text, with 7p. layed in essay by T. Akiyama in French on Tun-Huang, book 85p., 85 color plates large size. FIRST & ONLY EDITION THE MAJOR EARLY BRITISH WORK ON TIBET & TIBETAN CULTURE Book Number: 91146502 650 TURNER, Samuel. AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA IN TIBET: Containing a Narrative of a Journey Through Bootan, & London 1800, Bulmer. 3/4 Brown leather over marbled boards, 743p., 13 engraved plates, one after Stubbs, engraved folding map, appendix, heavy stain p.80-200, 24 x 30.5 cm. A L W A Y S R A R E SUBTITLE: cont.: Mineralogical & Medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders. * Turner was a Captain in the East India Service, he led an exhibition into Tibet in 1783-85, from which he wrote this present work. A very early primary account of Tibet. Cox has stated that "This is without comparison the most valuable work that has yet appeared on Tibet." A valuable primary early source. Covering his sojourn to Bootan frontier, Chong and to Arra, etymology, view of Buxadewar, RareOrientalBooks.Com $32 Peachukom mountain, botanical notes, Sheenshilla, fatal accident. Chain bridge, Madwallahs Pauga, Patchieu, Noomnoo, Poes, Tassisudon and Daeb Raja, Zoompoon, tea, fashion, reception, Gylongs, Aubi. Palace of the Chief, Palace of Lam' Ghassaatoo, Mr. Saunders taken ill-incantations for his recovery. * With an account of the vegetable & mineral productions of Bootan and Tibet. Letter addressed to the Hon. J. Macpherson, Esq. Governor General of Bengal...journey of Poorungheer to Teshoo Loombo; the Inauguration of Teshoo Lama, the state of Tibet from 1783-1785. *** With rich appendices, translations & narratives. Richly illustrated with copper engravings by Basire. A primary source for the study of Turner's mission. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Marshall: BRITAIN & TIBET 1765-1947 p.319 * Lust 208 * H. Cordier: BIBLIOTHECA SINICA vol. 4, col. 2090 recording the 2nd edition, 1806 * Kuloy & Imaeda 10458 * Yakushi T140. * JONES, W. Chambers: DISSERTATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES, THE ARTS SCIENCES AND LITERATURE OF ASIA. * Cox I, 346 **** $4100 Book Number: 84017401 651 UNDERWOOD, A.C. SHINTOISM: The Indigenous Religion of Japan. London [1934], Epworth Pr. Blue cloth, very good, 126p., dj. appendix, index, bibliography. S C A R C E An outstanding essay on Japan's native belief and religion. Covering sources & general characteristics, mythology, cosmogony, pantheon, worship, priesthood & ritual. Also ethics, magic, divination, sectarian Shinto. With a view to it's decay and subsequent revival, present position and future prospects. This work also covers Japan's new Nationalism. Book Number: 84017402 652 UNDERWOOD, A.C. SHINTOISM: The Indigenous Religion of Japan. London [1934], Epworth Pr. Green cloth, very good, 126p., appendix, index, bibliography. S C A R C E An outstanding essay on Japan's native belief and religion. Covering sources & general characteristics, mythology, cos- RareOrientalBooks.Com $56 mogony, pantheon, worship, priesthood & ritual. Also ethics, magic, divination, sectarian Shinto. With a view to it's decay and subsequent revival, present position and future prospects. This work also covers Japan's new Nationalism. $56 Book Number: 84017403 653 UNDERWOOD, A.C. SHINTOISM: The Indigenous Religion of Japan. London [1934], Epworth Pr. Green cloth, very good, 126p., dj appendix, index, bibliography. S C A R C E A U T H O R ' S S I G N E D C O P Y An outstanding essay on Japan's native belief and religion. Covering sources & general characteristics, mythology, cosmogony, pantheon, worship, priesthood & ritual. Also ethics, magic, divination, sectarian Shinto. With a view to it's decay and subsequent revival, present position and future prospects. This work also covers Japan's new Nationalism. $73 Book Number: 84017404 654 UNDERWOOD, A.C. SHINTOISM: The Indigenous Religion of Japan. London [1934], Epworth Pr. Green cloth, very good, 126p., appendix, index, bibliography. S C A R C E An outstanding essay on Japan's native belief and religion. Covering sources & general characteristics, mythology, cosmogony, pantheon, worship, priesthood & ritual. Also ethics, magic, divination, sectarian Shinto. With a view to it's decay and subsequent revival, present position and future prospects. This work also covers Japan's new Nationalism. THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE CELEBRATED & ECLECTIC PAINTER Book Number: 89047901 655 USHIKUBO, D.J.R. LIFE OF KOYETSU. [A Japanese Painter] [Kyoto 1926, n.p.]. Color stenciled silk pictorial covers, very clean, 64 double-folded pages, 12 b.w. photos, ribbontied spine, boards slightly warped, contents solid. With a full biography of Honami Koetsu, 1558-1637 the great multi-talented artist. He worked as a lacquerer, sword expert, potter, calligraphist, man of letters, tea RareOrientalBooks.Com $56 ceremony master, caster, wood carver, landscape gardener, Yokyoku singer and was a religious and pious man. . An excellent illustrated period biographical study. . $37 THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE CELEBRATED & ECLECTIC PAINTER Book Number: 89047902 656 USHIKUBO, D.J.R. LIFE OF KOYETSU. [A Japanese Painter] [Kyoto 1926, n.p.]. Color stenciled silk pictorial covers, very clean, 64 double-folded pages, 12 b.w. photos, ribbontied spine, contained in the original matching box, a solid copy in nice box. FIRST & ONLY EDITION With a full biography of Honami Koetsu, 1558-1637 the great multi-talented artist. He worked as a lacquerer, sword expert, potter, calligraphist, man of letters, tea ceremony master, caster, wood carver, landscape gardener, Yokyoku singer and was a religious and pious man. . An excellent illustrated period biographical study. . A VERY GOOD REFERENCE ON THAI & THAI BUDDHIST ARTS Book Number: 21166001 657 VAN BEEK, Steve. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS OF THAILAND. [Hong Kong 1988, Travel]. Buff boards, very good, dj., 220p. index, glossary, color map, profusely color photographed by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, 3rd and best edition, large size 25 x 30 cm. RareOrientalBooks.Com $126 A very useful text. Covers what is Thai art, classical arts, identifying features of Thai sculpture, Buddhism and the life of Buddha, prehistory, Indianization if Thailand. Dvaravati, Srivijaya, Lop Buri, Sukothai, Lana, Ayutthaya, Bangkok, the North since the 16th century, contemporary art, minor arts. Nicely done. $15 Book Number: 84308704 658 VAN BERGEN, R. THE STORY OF JAPAN. New York [1922], American Book.Yellow cloth, very good, 294p map, 63 b.w. photos & illustrations, index. R A R E Covers Christianity in Japan, the Dutch in Nagasaki, English and American attempts to open Japan and the Perry's success. Also Japan's invasion of Korea, Minamoto, Christianity in Japan, persecution of Christians, Judge Ooka, Russian captive, English & American attempts to open trade, the opening, Tenno leaves seclusion, War with China, Mutsuhito Emperor of Japan and a host of other historical essays. Forty Seven Ronin et al... EXCELLENT RESOURCE COVERS CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, S.E. ASIA &c. Book Number: 84170501 659 VISSER, H.F.E. RareOrientalBooks.Com $51 ASIATIC ART. Amsterdam [1947], De Spieghel.Black cloth, very good, 511p., bibliography, glossary, 214 & b.w. plates, colored frontis, small folio, 24 x 32p., English text. FIRST EDITION Private collections of Holland and Belgium. Highly useful study, describing and illustrating Buddhist objects, ancient Chinese ritual bronzes, jades, earthen ware, funerary art, ceramics, stone sculptures, carvings, porcelains, Blanc de Chine, lacquer ware, paintings, textiles, stele, and other objects from China, Korea, India & Southeast Asian cultures, Buddhist art and sculptures, ivories. An excellent & useful resource. $56 AN ECLECTIC CATALOG OF THEIR FABULOUS COLLECTION Book Number: 95045701 660 VOLLMER, John. et al. JAPANESE ART: At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. [Victoria] 1972, The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Buff cloth, very clean, 241p., 7 color photos, 154 b.w. photos, bibliography, very nice pictorial dust jacket, co-author Glenn T. Webb, solid copy. FIRST EDITION Covering traditional Buddhist painting, decorative arts in the Buddhist tradition, Suiboku-ga [ink-wash painting], Bunjin-ga [literati painting], ceramics of the tea ceremony, Japanese porcelains, Yamato-e [native painting], arts of Kamigata, Ukiyo-e, folk craft traditions, and contemporary trends. . An excellent reference source! TRAVELS OF A JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRIEST TO AMERICANS & HAWAII Book Number: 41050801 661 WADA, Seikai. BEIFUFU WO MEGURITE: TRAVELS AROUND AMERICA. [Osaka 1953, Takano]. Green cloth, stain to front cover and spine, else contents very clean, Japanese text, 308p., 13 x 18.5 cm., many b.w. photos. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION This is a primary resource, by Wada Seikai, a Buddhist priest from Japan. It covers his self-stated title: "PROPAGANDIZED TRAVEL ESSAYS AROUND AMERICA." . RareOrientalBooks.Com $12 Essentially a travelogue essay on the places he visited, and the people who he met. Being Japanese, and not speaking English, he was limited to visit Japanese where ever he stopped. Visits to the Japanese & Buddhist communities in Hawaii, California, the Rockies, Grand Canyon, and other places. * A lovely photographic record of his visit and experiences in America., with Japanese-American Buddhists, their church and members. * $129 A CLASSIC AND MAJOR EARLY SCHOLARLY EFFORT Book Number: 86111905 662 WADDELL, L. Augustine. THE BUDDHISM OF TIBET OR LAMAISM: With its Mystic Cults, Symbolism & Mythology & in its Relation to Indian Buddhism. Cambridge [1971], Heffer. Red cloth, 598p.,portrait, frontis numerous b.w. illustrations & plates including some folding, reprint of the London 1894 edition, dj., very good. Based on primary research, this work is a valuable contribution to the writings on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. Stationed in Tibet, this work was written during a long sojourn there. It covers historical, doctrinal, monastic, mythological and ritualistic subjects. Also covered are sorcery, festivals and plays, and popular Lamaism. Correcting many misconceptions by previous authors, this authoritative work has become a classic. Reliable, well accepted. Waddell's monumental book was first published in 1895 & its main finding remained substantially unaltered even after scholars were able to enter Lhasa itself. A superb work! See Yakushi Y-W02a. AN EXCELLENT ART REFERENCE ON INDONESIA'S MULTI-CULTURES RareOrientalBooks.Com $78 Book Number: 94027601 663 WAGNER, Frits A. INDONESIA: The Art of An Island Group. New York [1959], McGraw-Hill. Red cloth, very good, dj.,256p 4 maps, appendix, index, bibliography, 61 color tipped in photos, 31 b.w. illustrations, chronology, 18 x 23 cm. FIRST EDITION A scholarly art history, covering the neolithic age, megalithic & Dong-son culture. General observations on decorative art in Indonesia. Applied art in islands other than Java and Bali until circa 1850. Indian culture in its country of origin, the spread of Indian culture, literature within the area of Hindu-Javanese civilization. Influence of Buddhism & Hinduism upon architecture, sculpture & the Wayang plays. Culture progress during the Islamic period to the beginning of the 19th century. Music & dancing on other than Java and Bali. Covers Bali & Indonesia in the 19th & 20th centuries, and also early Vietnamese art culture of the 19th century. Music & dancing on other than Java and Bali. Covers Bali & Indonesia in the 19th & 20th centuries, and also early Vietnamese art culture. AN EXCELLENT ART REFERENCE ON INDONESIA'S MULTI-CULTURES Book Number: 94027604 664 WAGNER, Frits A. INDONESIA: The Art of An Island Group. New York [1967], Crown. Red cloth, very good, dj., 256p., 4 maps, appendix, index, bibliography, 61 color tipped in photos, 31 b.w. illustrations, chronology. A scholarly art history, covering the neolithic age, megalithic & Dong-son culture. General observations on decorative art in Indonesia. Applied art in islands other than Java and Bali until circa 1850. Indian culture in its country of origin, the spread of Indian culture, literature within the area of Hindu-Javanese civilization. Influence of Buddhism & Hinduism upon architecture, sculpture & the Wayang plays. RareOrientalBooks.Com $27 Culture progress during the Islamic period to the beginning of the 19th century. Music & dancing on other than Java and Bali. Covers Bali & Indonesia in the 19th & 20th centuries, and also early Vietnamese art culture of the 19th century. Music & dancing on other than Java and Bali. Covers Bali & Indonesia in the 19th & 20th centuries, and also early Vietnamese art culture. $27 Book Number: 97094401 665 WALLESER, M. THE LIFE OF NAGARJUNA FROM TIBETAN & CHINESE SOURCES. Delhi [1979], Nag. Blue boards, very good, dj., 43p., index, clean ex-library copy, usual stamps, spine clean. "Nagarjuna is our first known alchemist whose worok has survived to the present day. He belongs to the same age which produced the famous non-rusting iron pillar of Delhi bearing the inscription of an unidentified king Candra. Nagarjuna was knowing the whole gambut of ancient alchemic process, differnt types of crucibles & stills, cukpellation, sublimation, colouring & alloying of metals, extraction of copper from pyrites, use of metal oxides as medicines &c..." A very through biography of the celebrated mystic. Book Number: 21172302 666 WATSON, William. ed. MAHAYANIST ART AFTER A.D. 900. Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No. 2. London [1971], Percival David Foundation. Stiff white wrs., very good, 123p., 19 pages of plates, about 3-4 per page, clean nice copy, 18 x 25.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An anthology of scholarly essays: W. Watson: STYLES OF MAHAYANIST ICONOGRAPHY IN CHINA. * J. Harle: REMARKS ON ALIDHA. * S. Riddell: KUAN-YIN IMAGE IN POST-T'ANG CHINA. * A. von Gabain: PURGATORY OF THE BUDDHIST UIGHURS-BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM TURFAN. * D. Snellgrove: INDO-TIBETAN LITURGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ICONOGRAPHY. * P. Denwood: TIBETAN TEMPLE-ART IN ITS ARCHITECURAL SETTING. * A. Melikian-Chirvani: BUDDHIST HERITAGE IN THE ART OF IRAN. * * J. Auboyer: ASPECTS DE L'ART BOUDDHIQUE AU PAYS KHMER AU TEMPS DE JAYAVARMAN VII. * H. Shorto: STUPA AS BUDDHA ICON IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. * C. Larre: L'ESPRIT TAOISTE DES PEINTURES BOUDDHIQUES CHINOISES. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 H. Brinker: SOME SECULAR ASPECTS OF CH'AN BUDDHIST PAINTING DURING THE SUNG & YUAN DYNASTIES. * R. Whitfield: LOHAN IN CHINA. * A very useful, scholarly resource. * $39 Book Number: 21141001 667 WATT, James C.Y. THE ARTS OF ANCIENT CHINA. [New York 1990, Metropolitan Museum of Art]. Pictorial color wrs., 72p., 90 color illustrations, very good,clean, A4 size MMOA Bulletin, vol. XLVIII, no. 1, summer 1990, many color & b.w. photos. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Covers bronzes, Buddhist icons, painting, ceramcis, archaeological items, sculptures, Ming'chi, & more. * ZEN POEMS, BEAT POEMS, ZEN COOL, BEAT COOL...EARLY $3 HIP ! Book Number: 84017901 668 WATTS, Alan W. NONSENSE. San Francisco 1967, [Stolen Paper Edition]. Stiff wrappers, good, covers bit dusty, contents clean, drawings, music, the Zen poems by Watts. WAY COOL ! FIRST EDITION A series of Watts and his Zen insired Satori poems, with a nice preface by him dated Oct. 1967, Sausalito, California. BEAT ZEN, BEAT COOL, BEAT POEMS, ZEN, ZEN COOL... Book Number: 86076403 669 WATTS, Alan W. THE SPIRIT OF ZEN: A Way of Life, Work & Art in the Far East London [1955], Murray. Yellow cloth, very good, 118p., bibliography & glossary. An excellent study of the strong appeal of Zen to the west. Second edition. Wisdom of the East Series. Covers the origin of Zen, the secret of Zen, its techniques, and life in a Zen community. One of his earlier studies,done actually in 1935. This book reveals his insight to the dif- RareOrientalBooks.Com $65 ferent Zen belief & way of life. $48 Book Number: 86076603 670 WATTS, Alan W. THE SUPREME IDENTITY: An essay on Oriental Metaphysic & the Christian Religion. [New York 1950], Pantheon. Blue cloth, very good, 204p., bibliography, index. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION A superb juxtaposition & comparative religious study coverring the finite & infinite, supreme identity, the problem of evil, involution and evolution, and the way of realization. A wonderful work from the Western Guru. Books by Watts have always been wonderful, released and express a freedom of mental processes, seldom found in any other writer on the subject of Buddhism or Eastern thought & philosophy. Brain food ! $87 Book Number: 84018105 671 WATTS, Alan W. THIS IS IT: And Other Essays on Zen & spiritual Experience. [London 1961], Murray. Black cloth, dj., 158p., very good, bibliography of author's works. This superb work covers instinct, intelligence, anxiety, Zen and the problem of control, Beat Zen, Square Zen and Zen, spitiruality and sensuality, the new alchemy. THIS IS IT ! WAY COOL ! ! ! Get it ! $87 Book Number: 88042101 672 WAYMAN, Alex. THE BUDDHIST TANTRAS: Light on Indo-Tibetan Esotericism. New York 1973, Weiser. Black cloth, very good, dj., 1 color, 14 b.w. photos, 18 tables, 247p., index. Written by the renowned Sanskrit and Tibetan scholar, this book covers the position of the Buddhist Tantras, Mahayana Buddhism, Guhyasamaja-tantra, Buddhist genesis, Tantric tradition, analogical thinking, Buddhist esotericism, foundation o f Buddhist tantra, divinity, preparation of disciples, initiation, offering, symbolism of Mandala-Palace, ritual, nine orfices of the body, Tantric teachings of the Inner Zodiac, female energy and symbolism, Five Fold ritual symbolism of passion, Tantric Canon & much more. A very useful work well illustrated, with lucid and clearly written essays. RareOrientalBooks.Com $131 Book Number: 21180801 673 WEIDNER, Marsha. ed. et al. LATTER DAYS OF THE LAW: Images of Chinese Buddhism 850-1850. Lawrence 1994, Spencer Museum of Art. Stiff color wrs., very good, 481p., index, bibliography, chronology, maps, 83 b.w. photos. An exhibiton catalogue, with an anthology of essays: Patricia Berger: PRESERVING THE NATION: The Political Uses of Tantric Art in China. Richard Kent: DEPICTIONS OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE LAW: Lohan Painting in China. Julia Murray: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BUDDHIST NARRATIVE ILLUSTRATION IN CHINA AFTER 850. Marsha Weidner: BUDDHIST PICTORIAL ART IN THE MING DYNASTY [1368-1644]. Chun-Fang Yu: GUANYIN: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteshvara. Alan Atkinson: CATALOGUE, WITH INTRODUCTIONS TO BUDDHIST & BUDDHIST SUBJECTS IN CHINESE ART. An excellent reference & collection of fine examples of Buddhist themes in Chinese paintings. Copious work, lucid catalogue entries by scholars. Color scans can be sent by email. $19 Book Number: 28022201 674 WEISBROD, Michael B. TENTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION. Seleceted Chinese Works of Art December 2 to 19, 1986. New York 1986, Weisbrod. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good, 157p., 72 fine color & b.w. photos, describing 72 excellent items, bibliography, chronology, exhibition catalogue, 20 x 25.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY SMALL EDITION Covers ceramics, bronzes, archaeological items, paintings, Buddhist sculptures and others. $15 Book Number: 28022001 675 WEISBROD, Michael. RELIGION AND RITUAL IN CHINESE ART. An Exhibition December 8-22, 1987. New York [1987], Weisbrod. Stiff pictorial wrs., very good,a bright clean copy, 20 x 25.5 cm., 131p., bibliography,covers 53 superb items each in full color page, English text, catalogue by Jung May Lee, exhibition for sale. Nicely done! Covers a superb and select group of Chinese bronzes, Buddhist icons and images, ceramics, sculptures, stele, enamels, Blanc d'Chine, Buddhas, Guanyin, with chronology, museum listings. RareOrientalBooks.Com $17 Book Number: 99071102 676 WELTY, Paul T. THE ASIANS: Their Heritage and Their Destiny. Philadelphia [1963], Lippincott. Green cloth, dj., 344p., index, references, many b.w. maps & text illustrations, text clean, ex-library copy, usual marks, else very good. Covers humanity of Asia, Asians look at Americans, physical & economic setting, Asian village, ideology, society and politics. South Asia: India: ideology, Hinduism, Buddhism, social life,caste, family, woman, politics. Pakistan, Islam. East Asia. Chinese ideology, Confucianism, Taoism, legalism, Buddhism, social life, gentry & peasant, clan, family, politics. Korea. Japan: ideology, Shinto, Buddhism, family, woman, politics. South-East Asia, religion, social life, politics. Asians are people with a destiny. A scholarly study. $48 Book Number: 99071103 677 WELTY, Paul T. THE ASIANS: Their Heritage and Their Destiny. Philadelphia [1963], Lippincott. Black stiff wrs., 384p., index, selected references, several b.w. maps, edges a bit rubbed, else very good. Covers humanity of Asia, Asians look at Americans, physical & economic setting, Asian village, ideology, society and politics. South Asia: India: ideology, Hinduism, Buddhism, social life,caste, family, woman, politics. Pakistan, Islam. East Asia. Chinese ideology, Confucianism, Taoism, legalism, Buddhism, social life, gentry & peasant, clan, family, politics. Korea. Japan: ideology, Shinto, Buddhism, family, woman, politics. South-East Asia, religion, social life, politics. Asians are people with a destiny. A scholarly study. THE STANDARD REFERENCE TO MOST CHINESE SUBJECTS & ARTS Book Number: 94179104 678 WERNER, E.T.C. DICTIONARY OF CHINESE MYTHOLOGY. New York 1961, Julian. Black cloth, 627p., bibliography,very good, dj., chronology, index to myths, intro. by H. Kublin. Covers pronunciation of Chinese words, dictionary of Chinese mythology, taking nearly a half a century to compile, traces RareOrientalBooks.Com $27 the major myths, superstitions & beliefs found in customs, art & literature. Explains how the God of Happiness had his origin in an Emperor's liking for dwarfs, why Chinese children wear a cord around their necks...what incense means in the temple and other fascinating aspects of Chinese imagination. Werner was painstakingly precise in his own work and acidly intolerant of shoddy scholarship. He demanded the maintenance of the highest academic standards. Also contains a who's who of the Chinese otherworld, pronunciation guide, table of Chinese dynasties. S C A R C E * $53 THE STANDARD REFERENCE TO MOST CHINESE SUBJECTS & ARTS Book Number: 94179105 679 WERNER, E.T.C. DICTIONARY OF CHINESE MYTHOLOGY. New York 1961, Julian. Black cloth, 627p., bibliography,very good, chronology, index to myths, intro. by H. Kublin, 15 x 23.5 cm. Covers pronunciation of Chinese words, dictionary of Chinese mythology, taking nearly a half a century to compile, traces the major myths, superstitions & beliefs found in customs, art & literature. Explains how the God of Happiness had his origin in an Emperor's liking for dwarfs, why Chinese children wear a cord around their necks...what incense means in the temple and other fascinating aspects of Chinese imagination. Werner was painstakingly precise in his own work and acidly intolerant of shoddy scholarship. He demanded the maintenance of the highest academic standards. Also contains a who's who of the Chinese otherworld, pronunciation guide, table of Chinese dynasties. S C A R C E * Book Number: 84018302 RareOrientalBooks.Com $31 680 WHEELER, Post. THE SACRED SCRIPTURES OF THE JAPANESE. New York 1952, Schuman. Blue cloth, 542p., very bright copy, notes, unclipped dust jacket in mylar protector, 15 x 23 cm. a very nice sharp copy in likewise dust jacket. FIRST EDITION Scholarly study of Shintoism, native cults and western, southern and aboriginal elements. Useful reference. * $32 Book Number: 35024701 681 [WHITE, Willia C.] BULLETIN OF THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. No. 13. [Toronto 1945, Univ.Toronto]. Pictorial stiff wrappers, very good, 32p., 13 b.w. illustrations. From the Bulletin of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, No.13. Depicts & describes the Lord of the Northern Dipper Fresco, detailing different groups and areas. Also depicts & describes the Sung painting of T'ien Huang, Hou T'u, & Huang Ti, then makes a comparison with T'ien Huang & Huang Ti of the Northern Dipper. * Also, the banner from Tun-huang, Buddha and the five planetary Deities, then makes a comparison with the 5 dieties in the Northern Dipper. * Book Number: 95240702 682 [WHITE, William C.] et al. CHINESE FRESCOES FROM THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM TORONTO. [Frescoes From Hsing Hua Monastery, Chi-shan, South Shansi] [Toronto] 1937 revised 1950, Univ. Toronto. Green stiff wrs. very clean, parts 1,2,3: 36+32+32p., 9+9+12 b. w. photos and illustrations, co-author H.E. Fernald, 16.5 x 23.8 cm., with numbers: 12, 13, 14, complete study, clean solid copy. These frescos were the gift of the Flavelle Foundation donated to the museum in memory of Sir J. Flavell, Bart. * These three bulletins are an in-depth report on the frescoes, the major images, identification of the figures, with supplemental essays. The Temple Frescoes in China, Buddhist Frescoes of Hsing Hua Monastery, Maitreya in Ketumati. The Lord of the Northern Dipper, Sung painting of the Three Rulers, Taoist Frescoes, Lord of the Southern Dipper, including a description & identification of the RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 Twelve Ornaments, animals of the Years of the Southern Dipper. * A nice set of complete articles, the first of which was revised by H.E. Fernald in 1950 after White's July 1937 original work. This is the best and revised edition. * A valuable Buddhist and art history. * $20 Book Number: 84171402 683 WHITE, William C. CHINESE TEMPLE FRESCOES: A Study of Three Wall-Paintings of the Thirteenth Century. Toronto 1940, Univ. Toronto. Blue cloth, 230p., index, 76 bw photo plates, very good. A scholarly study. S C A R C E FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Based on the museum's holdings,this work covers the historical background, location, dating, existing frescoes, wall paintings, local investigations, Wu Tao-Tzu the master, Buddhist paradises, Setllar deities, mailed warrior types, and a very close analyzation of Paradise of Maitreya, Lord of Northern and Southern Dippers. A wealth of art history, painting & Buddhist art research. * A valuable early study. * Book Number: 96110601 684 WHITFIELD, Roderick. ed. TREASURES FROM KOREA: ART THROUGH 5000 YEARS. London [1984], British Museum. Stiff color wrs., very good, 224p., bibliography, glossary, 265 color & b.w. photos, with full detail descriptions of 265 individual items, map. chronology, large size, 22 x 28 cm., solid. FIRST & ONLY EDITION An anthology of writings with contributions by Soon-Taek Choi-Bae, E. Dittrich,R. Goepper, Y. Pak, J. Whang, R. Whitfield & U. Wiesner. This superb exhibition catalog covers the width and breath of Korean art periods from the prehistoric down to the Choson Dynasty. Addressing Korean architecture, Buddhist & grave sculpture, Kumsong; Golden City, ceramics, pottery, bronzes, weapons, mirrors, Buddhist statues, roof tiles, gold works, jewelry, celadon, porcelains, paintings, & much more. RareOrientalBooks.Com $75 * $5 Book Number: 91137401 685 WHITFIELD, Roderick. et al. CAVES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS: Chinese Art from The Silk Route. New York [1990], Braziller. Buff cloth, very good, dj., 128p index, bibliography, 150 color, 74 b. w. photos, 3 maps, co-author & editor Anne Farrer, 22 x 28.5 cm., a clean solid copy. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION With contributions by S.J. Vainker & Jessica Rawson. This beautifully photographed work covers the Buddhist paintings & prints, textiles from Dunhuang. With chronology of Chinese dynasties, list of exhibits in Japanese with registration number. A valuable reference resource on the frescoes, Budpaintings, prints, books, Avalokitesvaras, scrolls, religous objects & Mudra sketches. Buddhist textiles, fragments, wood & clay sculptures, statues &c. * $24 Book Number: 99111401 686 WILLIAMS, Edward T. CHINA YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY. New York [1929], Crowell. Green cloth, very good, 743p.,appendix, index, bibliography, chronology, charts, statistics. Excellent resource, covers What is China ? The beginning of China, the family, marriage and the status of woman, farmer, village republic, city, craftsman, guilds, calendar & its festivals. Confucius & his teaching, in the home, as a state religon. Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese art, literature, early foreign intercourse, opening the gates of China to the outside world. The apotheosis of an American, Burlingame and Oriental Immigration, spheres of interest: Korea's relationship with China. Boxer rising, era of reform, opium. Setting up the Republic, struggle for democracy, foreign trade. Most fascinating, timely resource. Book Number: 97096901 687 WILSON, Prof. et al. BUDDHIST LITERATURE IN CHINA. [London 1856, J.R.A.S.]. New stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pages 316-339, 1 page in facsimile.Article title RareOrientalBooks.Com $71 reads: "Notes of a Correspondence with Sir John Bowring on Buddhist Literature in China. By Prof. Wilson. With Notices of Chinese Buddhist Works translated from the Sanskrit. By Rev. E. Edkins." This work covers various Royal Asiatic Soc. correspondence with Bowring, Medhurst, Wilson, Edkins et al. With: "Works Translated from Sanskrit by Hwen Tsang & others." Works by native Chinese Buddhists, a Further Collection of Chinese Buddhist Works from Sir John Bowring. Very useful esoteric study by some of the old classic scholars. $34 Book Number: 97096701 688 WILSON, Prof. BUDDHIST INSCRIPTIONS OF KING PRIYADARSI-TRANSLATION & OBSERVATIONS. [London 11856, T.R.A.S. New stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pages 357-367 one page in facsimile, 2 illstrations of the original text, Vol. XVI. $26 Book Number: 97097201 689 WILSON, Prof. ON BUDDHA AND BUDDHISM. [London 1856, J.R.A.S.]. New stiff wrs., very good, extracted article, pages 229-265, Vol. XIV. $26 AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF MANDALAY AND ETHNIC PEOPLES, SHAN STATES Book Number: 93046601 690 WINSTON, W.R. FOUR YEARS IN UPPER BURMA. London 1892, Kelly. Green cloth, very good, 266p., fold out color map, 29 b. w. photographs, book plate, 13.5 x 19 cm. SCARCE FIRST EDITION An interesting early primary source, covers a journey to Mandalay in 1887, the people of, pacification of Upper Burma, British influence in the Shan States, five years of British rule. Intoxicants in Burma-the liquor & opium questions, the frontier mountain races of Burma. Religious institutions & usages, home life, true ideal missionary & false missionary idea. Early experiences in the Burma mission, seeking the lost, jungle journey, home for the Lepers at Mandalay. * An excellent primary resource. * AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF MANDALAY AND ETHNIC PEOPLES, SHAN STATES RareOrientalBooks.Com $291 Book Number: 93046602 691 WINSTON, W.R. FOUR YEARS IN UPPER BURMA. London 1892, Kelly. Green cloth, very good, 266p., fold out color map, 29 b.w. photographs, book plate removed from inside front covers, else clean, 13.5 x 19 cm. FIRST EDITION SCARCE An interesting early primary source, covers a journey to Mandalay in 1887, the people of, pacification of Upper Burma, British influence in the Shan States, five years of British rule. Intoxicants in Burma-the liquor & opium questions, the frontier mountain races of Burma. Religious institutions & usages, home life, true ideal missionary & false missionary idea. Early experiences in the Burma mission, seeking the lost, jungle journey, home for the Lepers at Mandalay. * An excellent primary resource. * $291 Book Number: 20029201 692 WRAY, Elizabeth. et al. TEN LIVES OF THE BUDDHA: Siamese Temple Paintings & Jataka Tales. New York [1972], Weatherhill. Red cloth, very good, dj., 154 pages, glossary, bibliography, notes, list of alternate spellings, map, many color & b.w. photographs, co-author was Clare Rosenfield & Dorothy Bailey, clean. FIRST EDITION Covers the last ten Jataka tales: Temiya the mute Prince; Mahajanaka the lost Prince; Sama the devoted son; Nimi the noble King; Mahosadha the clever sage; Bhuridatta the Naga Prince; Canda-Kukmara the honorable Prince; Narada the Great Brahma; Vidhura-Pandita the eloquent sage; Vessantara the Charitable Prince. With background to the Jataka tales, and notes on Siamese temple painting. A rich resource, shows the earliest 'birth' stories of the Buddha for the lay-person. These were used as a form of 'Upaya' to get the average person to the 'path' by pictures and stories...Basic Buddhism. Scans can be sent by email. A VALUABLE SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN RareOrientalBooks.Com $15 Book Number: 85067201 693 YABUKI, Katsuji. JAPAN BIBLIOGRAPHIC ANNUAL. [Tokyo 1956], Hokuseido. Red cloth, dj., very good, 318p., index, vol. 1 of 2 set only [vol. 2 issued later], 15 x 21.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Classified list of old and new books and postwar articles on Japan in English. A useful reference tool, copious work. * $24 A VALUABLE SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN Book Number: 85067202 694 YABUKI, Katsuji. JAPAN BIBLIOGRAPHIC ANNUAL. [Tokyo 1956-57], Hokuseido. Rec cloth, 2 vol. set, complete, 318+172p., worn dust jackets, bindings clean bright,no marks 15 x 22 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION Classified list of old and new books and postwar articles on Japan in English. A useful reference tool, copious work. * $36 Book Number: 28016801 695 YANG, Hsuan-chih. et al. A RECORD OF BUDDHIST MONASTERIES IN LO-YANG. Princeton 1984], Princeton Univ. Brown cloth, as new, dj.,16 x 24.5 cm., 310p., index, official title list, bibliography, translated by Yi-t'ung Wang, clean solid copy. FIRST EDITION This is a major document of Chinese history and literature. A translation of the 6th century A.D. classic describes the main Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of Lo-yang and the political, economic and social conditions at that time when that city was the capital of Northern Wei dynasty. * RareOrientalBooks.Com $53 FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION COMPLETE IN 8 VOLS., AN EXCELLENT SET Book Number: 36065901 696 YAZDANI, G.[hulam]. AJANTA: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the AJANTA Frescoes Based on Photography. Oxford 1930-55, Oxford University Press. Brown cloth, 8 vol. set, complete: 4 vols. text:32 x 26 cm.+ 4 vols. portfolios: 52 x 41 cm., total illustrations: 357 pages of plates: 86 in color, 271 b.w. + large folding map, very clean sharp copy ! *** *** *** . . . THE LEGENDARY AJANTA CLASSIC RESEARCH PROJECT . . TAKING 25 YEARS TO WRITE & PHOTOGRAPH . . COMPLETE & PUBLISH . . .THE MOST IMPORTANT, AMBITIOUS AND IN-DEPTH SINGLE RESOURCE . . THE COMPLETE RESULTS OF PRIMARY RESEARCH . . . ISSUED IN A 8 VOLUMES: 4 TEXT + 4 ELEPHANT PORTFOLIOS . . . PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED . . . 6 COLOR, 271 FINE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAVURES . . . 4 VOLUMES TEXT, 4 VOLUMES ELEPHANT PORTFOLIOS . *** Professor Yazdani's "SUI GENERUS " a most stunning written and fantastically illustrated scholarly contribution to Buddhist iconography and painting found in Ajanta caves. authoritative and definitive. . *** THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CELEBRATED TITLE: . This set consists of 4 volumes of text, 4 volumes of loose portfolios with the color and black/white photogravures. RareOrientalBooks.Com . TEXT VOLUMES: Brown cloth, size is 32 x 26 cm., index + various b.w. plates, a key to the larger plates in the loose portfolios. . Vol. 1: Explanatory text by G. Yazdani [for all volumes], introduction by Laurence Binyon, British Museum, 55p., large color folding map laid inside, folds reinforced on the verso, 1930. . Vol. 2: Appendices & inscriptions, index, by John Allan, British Museum, many b.w. plates, 1933. . Vol. 3: Appendix & inscriptions by N.P. Chakravarti, with index. 1946 . Vol. 4: Appendices on the painted & incised inscriptions by N.P. Chakravarti & B. Ch. Chhabra, 130p., many b.w. plates, 1955. . *** THE PLATES IN THE LOOSE PORTFOLIOS: Each portfolio contains several large sheet, a plan, sketches of the caves or rooms, many with red-outline for clarity, . SUBJECTS FOUND IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS: This superb Buddhist art reference covers the paintings, icons, and sculptures, which depict various lives of the Buddha. Additionally addressing such subjects as Jataka, Yaksha & Yakshini, apsarasas, monkey god, arhats, Birth of the Buddha votaries making offerings, Bodhisattva, Maitreya, Mudras, Hariti & Pancika, Naga Kings & too many to list. . *** WHAT ARE THE AJANTA CAVES: . The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and rock cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive painting that present emotion through gesture, pose and form. . According to UNESCO, these are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art that influenced Indian art that followed. The caves were built in two phases, the first group starting around the 2nd century BC, while the second group of caves built around 400-650 AD according to older accounts, or all in a brief period of 460 to 480 according to Walter M. Spink. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. . The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 250 feet wall of rock. The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, as well as rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities in vogue between the 2nd century BCE and 5th century CE. RareOrientalBooks.Com . Textual records suggest that these caves served as a monsoon retreat for monks, as well as a resting site for merchants and pilgrims in ancient India. While vivid colours and mural wall painting were abundant in Indian history as evidenced by historical records, Caves 16, 17, 1 and 2 of Ajanta form the largest corpus of surviving ancient Indian wall-painting. . Panoramic view of Ajanta Caves from the nearby hill . Ajanta is famous for its ancient Buddhist paintings. The Ajanta Caves site are mentioned in the memoirs of several medieval era Chinese Buddhist travelers to India and by a Mughal era official of Akbar era in early 17th century. They were covered by jungle until accidentally "discovered" and brought to the Western attention in 1819 by a colonial British officer on a tiger hunting party. The Ajanta caves are located on the side of a rocky cliff that is on the north side of a U-shaped gorge on the small river Waghur, in the Deccan plateau. . The above extracted from Wikipedia, see below. . *** THE BINDINGS: Text: The work is uniformly bound in brown heavy buckram, with powder-blue marbled endpapers, titles stamped in gold or silver. Volumes 1,2,4 are top edge gilt. . Portfolios: Are bound in matching and uniform cloth, with three folding internal flaps to hold the loose large photogravures in place, then tied with two white ribbons. . *** CONDITION: General statement: the books, their cloth bindings are exceptionally clean, fresh, in the best of condition, wear is at the extreme minimum. . The Text & Photogravures: The text and photogravures are in the best of condition, each is clean, solid and without issue, there are no markings. . Bindings: The bindings are fresh, clean, solid & firm. There is no damage or major bumps. There is a tiny bit of very minimal, usual edge wear and not obvious. There are four very tiny spine labels indicating volume numbers on the portfolios, otherwise absolutely nothing else to discuss. There are a few in significant minimal minor scuffs, by and large this is an EXCELLENT set in collector's condition. . *** NOTE ON SHIPPING: This set is heavy, large and valuable, appropriate packing, shipping and insurance charges apply. At our discretion, these books will ship by Federal Express, signature required. Please inquire for details prior to ordering. RareOrientalBooks.Com . *** REFERENCES: Book Review: Kramrish, Stella [1919-1981] : REVIEW OF G. YAZDANI: AJANTA: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes based on Photography, Part II, Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art 1, no.2 [December 1933]:150-51. [JISOA] . AJANATA CAVES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta_Caves . *** Color scans of this and most others are posted to our website. $12000 Book Number: 21142701 697 YOHANNAN, John D. ed. A TREASURY OF ASIAN LITERATURE. New York [1956], Mentor. White stiff wrs., 432p., chronologies, bibliographies, very good. $2 Book Number: 20014101 698 YOKOI, Yuho. et al. ZEN MASTER DOGEN: An Introduction With Selected Writings. New York [1976], Weatherhill. Stiff wrs., very good, 217p., glossary, notes, appendices of Zazen postures & three types of Kasaya, card pocket inside back cover. FIRST EDITION Covers Zen Master Dogen, independent works, twelve sections of the Shobo Genzo. Includes Japanese Buddhism before Dogen, universal recommendation for Zazen, points to watch in Buddhist training, meaning of practice-enlightenment. Merit of becoming a Monk, precepts, merit of Kasaya. WAY COOL... $20 HOW TO ZEN & ZAZEN...THE WAY COOL WAY... Book Number: 20013501 699 YOSHIOKA, Toichi. ZEN. [Tokyo 1978], Hoikusha. Stiff wrs., very good, dj., 124p., many color & b.w. photos, small 10.5 x 15 cm., English text, clean copy Covers: What is Zen ? For those interested in beginning Zen, men who fostered the growth of Zen. Zen and Japanese culture including: calligraphy, painting, architecture, landscape gardening, the way of tea. The life of Zen monks in training & Zen temples throughout Japan, tradition of Zen, development of Japanese Zen, Rinzai & Soto Zen, doing Zazen, method of Zazen, what are the effects of Zazen. With a world list of Zen practice Halls. Way cool... RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 A MAJOR KOREAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF CONFUCIANISM Book Number: 94192201 700 YOUN, L. Eul Sou. LE CONFUCIANISME EN COREE. Paris 1939, Libraire Orientaliste. Stiff buff wrs., very good, 198p., bibliographie, French text, 2nd ed., preface by Prof. Masson-Oursel. S C A R C E An important monograph, covering the primitive religion of Korea, introduction of Confucianism to Korea, Buddhism, Taoism, Hoa Rang, the strong influences. The Mongols, and the philosophy of the Song & Yuen. Development of neo-Confucianism, private schools, conquest of Buddhism, anti-Buddhism. Politics, government, of Confucianism. Excellent study. $360 Book Number: 85099801 701 YOUNG, A. Morgan. THE RISE OF A PAGAN STATE: Japan's Religious Background. New York [1939], Morrow. Green cloth, 224p., index,very good a bit of fading to the spie,small chip bottom of spine label a touch of tiny foxing to leading edge, else contents clean, 224p., 13 x 20 cm., frontispiece of the author.FIRST EDITION Interesting pre-war study of Japan's national policy as influenced by philosophical & religious beliefs. * Chapter contents: LIGHT FROM THE WEST; WRITING FIRST USED TO ESTABLISH FALSEHOOD; THE JAPANESE AS HEAD-HUNTERS; 'SUBJECTS EVER UNITED IN LOYALTY;" RELIGIOUS GROWTH UNDER A DIVINE MONARCH; THE NEW SHINTO; POPULAR VARIETIES OF SHINTO; ORTHODO AND AUTHORITY; THE MAKING OF A BOOK. * This fascinating resource also addresses the current issue of the cult of Emperor worship, and how that role contrasts with Japan's military adventurism in China, Korea and that part of the world. The influence of ancient China upon Japan's current beliefs. * Book Number: 25050001 702 YOUNG, Martie W. RareOrientalBooks.Com $24 FAR EASTERN ART IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. [Ithaca 1976, Cornell Univ.].Stiff pictorial wrs., very good about A4 size, 140p., chronology, bibliography,former owners name embossed, else a clean copy, as new, describes and illustrates 141 items, 141 b.w. photos. FIRST & ONLY EDITION WITH THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED LETTER TIPPED IN Book Number: 84036302 703 YOUNGHUSBAND, Francis. PEKING TO LHASA: The Narrative of Journeys in the Chinese Empire Made by the Late Brigadier-General George Pereira... Boston 1926, Houghton. Blue cloth, very good, 287p., index, 83 photos, 2 large folding maps, paper spine title label, 14.5 x 22.5 cm.,clean,tight mylar dj. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION WITH THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED LETTER TIPPED IN RARE ! Major General Sir George Younghusband (1859-1942), author and oriental traveller, *** RARE SIGNED, DATED LETTER FROM YOUNGHUSBAND: This title contains a letter on from Sir Francis Younghusband at his permanent residence: Currant Hill, in Kent. . The letter is dated: "June 10. 31." [1931]. It is addressed to his friend, "Dear Miss Tottenham." In reply to her request for him to speak on "Dawn in India." . CONDITION: A very nice letter in Younghusband's hand, clean example. *** Astute in his observations makes this a most valuable primary source. The trek began in Peking, on to Hwa Shan, Sian, Ching Ling, Han-Ching to Chengtu, Mount Omei, Lan-chow, Tangar, then on to Tibet. . The treck upward from Jye-kundo, Chamdo to Lhasa and the return climb down. This is a wonderful narrative, with details, observations and keen observations, and lucid commentaries. Pereira died enroute between Yunnan and Kansa. * THE PRIMARY RECORD OF THREE JOURNEYS: This is the record of three journeys from 1921-1923, where Younghusband travelled through Tibet to India, from Burma to Shanghai and Northwards through China. . This superb diary was kept up to the last day of the authors life. He made astute observations and was exceptionally RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 meticulous in his diary and in the drawing of maps. * An excellent primary resource. *** *** BRIEF LIST OF YOUNGHUSBAND'S WRITINGS: . Younghusband wrote 26 books in all between 1895 and 1942. The subjects ranged from Asian events, exploration, mountaineering, philosophy, spirituality, politics and more. * The Heart of a Continent (1896) * Kashmir (1909) * India and Tibet: a history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904. London: John Murray, 1910. * Within: Thoughts During Convalescence (1914) * The Sense of Community (1916) * The Gleam (1923) * Modern Mystics (1923) * Mother World in Travail for the Christ that is to be (1924) * The Epic of Mount Everest (1926) * Life in the Stars (1927) * Dawn in India (1930) * The Living Universe (1933) * The Mystery of Nature in Frances Mason. The Great Design: Order and Progress in Nature (1934) *** $881 Book Number: 20051501 704 YU, Chai-shin. EARLY BUDDHISM ANAD CHRISTIANITY: A Comparative Studiy of the Founders' Authority, the Community, and the Discipline. Delhi [1981], Motilal Banarsidass. Red cloth, very good, dj, 241p., index, bibliography. THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED COPY Covers early Buddhism: authority of the Buddha, nature of the Samgha, Discipline in the early Buddhist community, early Christianity, authority of Jesus. Ecclesiastical community, disciplinariy decisions in early Christianity, and a comparative study. A useful justaposition study. Book Number: 20051502 RareOrientalBooks.Com $14 705 YU, Chai-shin. EARLY BUDDHISM ANAD CHRISTIANITY: A Comparative Studiy of the Founders' Authority, the Community, and the Discipline. Delhi [1981], Motilal Banarsidass.Blue stiff wrs., very good 241p., index, bibliography, bright, clean, as new unread. THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED, DATED PRESENTATION COPY Covers early Buddhism: authority of the Buddha, nature of the Samgha, Discipline in the early Buddhist community, early Christianity, authority of Jesus. Ecclesiastical community, disciplinariy decisions in early Christianity, and a comparative study. A useful justaposition study. $14 Book Number: 95094502 706 ZIMMER, Heinrich. MYTHS AND SYMBOLS IN INDIAN ART & CIVILIZATION. [Princeton 1972], Princeton Univ. Stiff wrs., 248p., text followed by plates containing 70 b. w. illustrations, very good, edited by J. Campbell. A classic of Indian art and mythology. A MAJOR & IMPORTANT SCHOLARLY RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT Book Number: 96155002 707 ZURCHER, E. [Erik] THE BUDDHIST CONQUEST OF CHINA: The Spread & Adpatation of Buddhism in Early Medieval China. Leiden 1972, Brill. Brown cloth, very good, 2 vol. set, 320p text + 470p. notes, bibliography, indexes, with additions & corrections, clean copy, 16 x 24.5 cm., 2nd edition, dust jackets in mylar protector. SCARCE An important study, covers the historical survey from the first to the beginning of the 4th century AD., Han Buddhism, the period of the Three Kingdoms, Western China, Buddhism at Chienk'ang & in S. E. ca. 320-420. The last phase Huan Hsuan usurpation & the rise of Liu Yu 402-420 AD, with appendices. Centres at Hsiang-yang, Chiang-ling & Lu-shan, and the influence of Northern Buddhism. In defense of the faith, anticlericalism Buddhist apologetic in the 4th & early 5th century. Conversion of the barbarians, early history of a Buddha Taoist confilct...fascinating and very scarce resource. * A rare and valuable monograph, celebrated as the most reliable soure on this subject, Zurcher 1928-2008. RareOrientalBooks.Com $5 * $262 Book Number: 94145902 708 ZWALF, W. ed. BUDDHISM-ART & FAITH. London [1985], British Museum. Stiff wrs., 300p., very good profusely illustrated with color & b.w. photos, maps, index, bibliography. FIRST EDITION Covers early cult monuments, Buddha legend, scriptures and their transmission, the Buddha image, Afghanistan, Pakistan & Kashmir, Eastern India, Nepal & Tibet, the Deccan & South India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand & Cambodia, Indonesia, Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan. Introductory essays on early doctrine, councils & early sects, Monasticism, the Mahayana, the Vajrayana &c. A superb, scholarly resource, well illustrated. $56 *** *** *** ... COLOR SCANS: Color photo-scans of most items over $50 are posted to our website. 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