RARE - OUT OF PRINT BOOKS
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Nihon Dentou Shisei vol. 1
- Photo book with Horiyoshi III Family Tattoos    Size: 8” x 11” - Pages: 127 - Published: 2003 - Price: $165 - Binding: Softcover |
This is a a new copy of Tattoo Burst's Nihon Dentou Shisei vol. 1 - now out of print and very rare. Tattoo burst is one of three popular tattoo magazines here in Tokyo and this book recaps their best interviews with Japanese tebori (hand tattoo) masters, including Horiyoshi III, Horikazu, Horiyasu, Horitomo, Horisuzu, Daimonbori III, Horikoi, and Hokuoh. This book boast 127 pages of color photographs, flash, photos of artists working and interviews (text in Japanese but artist name is in English at the beginning of his section) Book has high glossy pages and is well bound. The tattoo burst people have covered the tattoo scene here in Tokyo since coming onto the scene on 2001 and have created a great compilation. A must have for any serious collector of Japanese tattoo art.
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Nihon Dentou Shisei vol. 2
- Photo book with Horiyoshi III Family Tattoos    Size: 8” x 11” - Pages: 128 - Published: 2006 - Price: $165 - Binding: Softcover
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This is a new copy of Tattoo Burst's Nihon Dentou Shisei vol. 2 - a limited edition publication by the people at Tattoo Burst. THIS IS OUT OF PRINT AND RARE. Tattoo burst is one of 3 popular tattoo magazines here in Tokyo and this book recaps their best interviews with Japanese masters, including Syodai Horihito (one of my personal favorites), Horimitsu, Asakusa's Horiwaka, Syodai Horishige, Syodai Koharu, Horijin, Syodai Horitoshi, Horihide and Horisei. Lots of pics of amazing Japanese tattoos. This book boast 128 pages of amazing full color photographs, tattoo flash by the artists, photos of artists working and interviews (text in Japanese but artist name is in English at the beginning of his section)..all printed on high glossy pages and well bound. The tattoo burst people have covered the tattoo scene here in Tokyo since coming onto the scene on 2001 and have created a great compilation. A must have for any serious collector of Japanese tattoo art.
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Traditional Japanese Tattoos    Size: 7” x 10.5” - Pages: 177 - Published: 2007 - Price: $52 - Binding: Softcover |
This book, TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TATTOOS, features over 640 photos of traditional Japanese tattoos by 500 tattoo artists, including the Horiyoshi Family. Pictures are truly awe-inspiring, predominantly back pieces/body suits, and are amazingly detailed. Full color photos, 4 images per page. Book includes a list in the back of over 500 tattoo studios in Japan and includes phone/address and website info - if available. If you are interested in getting or giving a Japanese inspired tattoo this book will have some great ideas. Great reference book to have around the shop. |
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Japanese Tattoo Family - Shuho's World    Size: 8.5” x 11” - Pages: 82 - Published: 1999 - Price: $95 - Binding: Softcover |
This book is a collection of photographs of the tattoo work of three generations of The Shuho Tattoo Family, including Shuho III - one of the only women in the business. Very cool book. This book includes some great full page, full color photos of backpieces and body suits, as well as a few pages of sketches, a detailed biography (in Japanese) and photographs from the family photo album. |
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Japanese Tattooing - RANSHO-
Photos of Masato Sudo Size: 12” x 12” - Pages: 143 - Published: 1985 - Price: $130 - Binding: Hardcover w/cardboard sleeve |
This is a beautiful, used copy of JAPANESE TATTOOING RANSHO: The Photos of Masato Sudo. It includes 143 pages of amazing pull color photography of tattooed skin. This is an art book, not really tattoo reference, rather a study of tattooed skin. The subjects have body suits loaded with amazing traditional Japanese motifs. There are a couple really striking photos of a naked tattooless woman contrasted nicely next to fully tattooed bodies. Really well done - Sudo has a great eye and his photography is captivating. Book itself is nice and large and comes in a cardboard sleeve. Some obvious shelf wear on the sleeve but it did it's job - the book itself is in mint condition. |
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Kyosai's 100 Ghosts - OOP    Size: 7” x 10” - Pages: 148 - Published: 2002 - Price: $95 - Binding: Hardcover |
This is a copy of Kyosai's 100 Apparitions, an amazing collection of prints from one of the most macabre Ukiyo-e printers. This book is now OUT OF PRINT. Kyosai was a student of Kuniyoshi and these two stand out among the painters from the floating world for their renditions of things strange, weird and frightening. Kyosai was an avid Sake drinker and an amazing storyteller, he enjoyed frightening his audiences and could always touch a nerve with his vivid imagination. He has been said to spare no canvas in his paintings, they are busy and multifaceted, the center object rarely being what captures the eye after the initial reaction of shock wears off. Hiding in the background are oni (japanese mythological demons), ghosts, skeletons and blood hungry ghouls. (plus several things I can't identify). His pieces are brilliant for larger tattoo pieces and has a hundred little images that would make great tattoos as well. This will be one of those books you don't want to leave around the shop but pull out for your favorite customers, pieces you can truly get excited about. The book would also make a great addition to any ukiyo-e collection. Text is Japanese. | ||
Traditional Japanese Tigers Paintings - Rare |
This is a beautiful and out of print reference book on drawing tradition Japanese tigers. It is used but in great condition and is hardback in a cardboard sleeve. This book includes predominately sumi-e (ink) paintings. The first 16 pages has full page, full color paintings; the rest are black and white. Images are full page and the tigers vary in style, position and manner. This is the best Japanese tiger reference book I have come across and it is really too bad it was not reprinted. Great reference book for artists and collectors both. |
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Ito Jakuchu Museum Collection   Size: 9.5” x 12” - Pages: 398 - Published: 2002 - Price: $470 - Binding: Hardcover w/box |
This book is so badass - it was my Christmas present to myself! It is Ito Jakuchu's entire collection put out by the Kyoto National Museum. It is 200 pages of his paintings, with close up studies of some of the more popular prints - particularly the bird/water scenes. Jakuchu was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1715. He is a solitary figure in the history of Japanese painting, way ahead of his time his style decorative, elaborate and daring. He remained unknown until well after his death, when he was rediscovered in the late 19th century. This book is so thorough it comes with it's own catalog of information about each of the paintings. Insane. Jakuchu's animals are a personal favorite....his phoenix and roosters in particular. His choice of color and attention to detail are both unique yet quintessentially Japanese. He brings subtle earth tones to life with brilliant red accents - a sun or rooster crown. His underwater scenes are equally stunning, darker yet with vivid details. His octopus is one of my favorite creatures of all times, look carefully, there is a little baby clutching on of his tentacles...awesome. This is a book for collectors. This book is appx. 9.5" x 12" and almost 400 pages. Text is in Japanese and book reads right to left, Japanese style. The print book is all imagery, very little text. The additional catalog is softcover, 150 pages and includes an introduction and list of the plates in English, as well as the Japanese explanations. |
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Yamato Damashii - Tattoos by Hokuoh I - RARE    Size: 8.5” x 12” - Published: 2004 - Price: $150 - Binding: Hardcover |
This book, YAMATO DAMASHII is one of a limited edition 1500 set and it is stunning. The book starts with an introduction to Tebori, by the artist...Hokuoh I, in English as well as Japanese...and follows with over 100 pages of beautifully captured, full page images of tattoos by one of the few Tebori (hand tattoo) masters. The images are full page and the color is stunning. This book is beautiful....well bound and pages done on nice thick paper. Tattoo imagery tends follows traditional Japanese motifs, gods, dragons, carp, tigers and the like. This book is more for the collector than the casual browser looking for ideas...just a heads up. |
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Covergirls by Katsuya Terada OOP   Size: 10” x 15” - HUGE - Pages: 124 - Published: 2000 - Price: $120 - Binding: Hardcover |
Katsuya Terada's book Covergirls is amazing. It is definitely his culminate publication and is now out of print and really hard to find! It is well bound and comes in a box. The set includes a sticker set. The book itself is full color and full of stunning full page ladies. His girls are not dainty, per se, they are Frank Miller's Sin City meets Mizuno's Hell Babies! Awesome. He delves into realms of Fantasy and Sci-Fi as well as robot and android - bio creations. Rather tank girl-esque. The girls are full page and detailed, the images crisp. Very, very cool. If you are looking for some great new Japanese eye candy, pick this up. | ||
Awesome OOP Anna Tsubaki Book   Size: 7” x 9” - Pages: 100 - Published: 2001 - Price: $70 - Binding: Softcover |
This is an awesome book, I love Anna Tsubaki!! It is called AN UKIYO-E HUNDRED SCENES OF THE YOUNG EDO BUDDIES and is a quite rare collection, I just found five at a back alley store in Jimbocho. Tsubaki skillfully blends a sleek contemporary art style with traditional ukiyo-e like printwork. Brilliant colors and crisp renditions of tattooed street warriors and punk kids in kimono. Artful fusion of old and new Japanese culture is reminiscent of Tenmyouya Hisashi. Full page, brilliantly colored prints. 100's of images that would make excellent tattoos and loaded with imagery that will hopefully spark original ideas. This book is limited edition and out of print. It is used, in excellent condition, text is in Japanese and English. | ||
Japanese Ghost Paintings - OOP   Size: 9” x 12” - Pages: 170 - Published: 1995 - Price: $150 - Binding: Hardcover |
This is a brand new copy of Japanese Ghost Piantings: The Sanyutei Encho Collection at Zensho-an. THIS BOOK IS RARE AND OUT OF PRINT. It is an amazing book featuring 50 color plates of full page images on Ghosts as the Japanese perceive them. Truly insightful on what this culture considers horrific and scary. I showed this book to a friend here to double check my translations and she wouldn't look inside. Funny. Including works by: Maruyama Okyo, Ijima Koga, SHibata Zeshin, Ikeda Akayo, Kawabata Gyokusho, Kikuchi Yosai, Watanabe Seitei, Matsumoto Fuko, Tani Bun'ichi, Suzuki Seiichi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Hoen, Katsubunsai, Kawanabe Kyosai, Ogata Gekko, Ito Seiu, Nakamura Honchu, Setsuo, Hiresaki Eiho, Imamura SHiko, Koson, Issei, Kawakami Togai, Gotai, Rinrin, Hyodo Rinsei, Hagiwara Honshu, Bunryu, Reiboku, Nankai, Tokin, Takahashi Getsuan, Takashima Kanroku, Hagiwara SHugan, Sanyutei Encho. All plates are works in hanging scroll format. Many artist have since published volumes of their own work like Kyosai, Kuniyoshi and Hiroshige. The book is hardback with thick high quality pages. First 50 pages are the scrolls, the next sections include discussions on the collection, the perception of Ghosts in Japan and interviews w/some of the artist..unfortunately text is in Japanese. There is an English table of contents and the index of plates in the back (title, artist size) is also in English....which helps. This is a brilliant collection of Japanese ghost paintings. The collection includes some of the most famous macabre illustrations and the book itself is nice and big....great presentation. |
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Japanese Ghosts Book - RARE   Size: 8.5” x 11” - Pages: 152 - Published: 1997 - Price: $80 - Binding: Softcover |
This book is an amazing collection of traditional Japanese ghost imagery. I ran across it years ago and haven't been able to find another copy until recently. Very, Very cool. Ghosts from both Ukiyo-e and paintings, monochrome and color, as well as photos from Noh plays - a brilliant collection.This book is used but in great condition. It reads right to left, Japanese style and the text is in Japanese but it includes more than enough pictures to make it worth the $$$. It is a brilliant reference book for anyone wishing to delve a little deeper into Japanese macabre art. | ||
Ozuma Kaname's Tattooed Beauties OOP   Size: 6” x 9” - Pages: 239 - Published: 2006 - Price: $65 - Binding: Softcover |
I just got my paws on this awesome little book - used but in near mint condition. It is softcover and 239 pages of full color/full page prints - no text, all paintings. This was a limit printing and these books are hard to find, even here in Japan. Born in Niigata, Japan in 1939 Kaname incorperates two of his perceived world of beauty into his artwork - tattooed Japanese women and shibari (Japanese rope bondage). His work is often inspired by customers of his friend, master tattooist Horiyoshi III. This collection of works is all shibari and quite intense. A must have for Kaname collectors. | ||
Shienrenjo by Ozuma Kaname   Size: 8.5” x 11” - Pages: 129 - Published: 2007 - Price: $98 - Binding: Softcover |
This is a brand new, beautiful copy of Ozuma Kaname's SHIENRENJO. Born in Niigata, Japan in 1939 Kaname's art draws from traditional Japanese themes - gods and demons. The majority of his prints are designed for tattooing, and his work is often used by master tattooist Horiyoshi III, who's customers, in turn, often model for Kaname . This fourth collection of works is vivid. It is very similar to his 2nd book, TATTOOING - predominately Japanese Shibari - all the women are bound. As a matter of fact, all of you still looking for a copy of TATTOOING that won't run you $500.00+ you will be very pleased with this book. No text, all paintings.....this is a first edition, and copies are limited. | ||
Tattooing - Ozuma Kaname OOP   Size: 8.5” x 11” - Pages: 142 - Published: 2000 - Price: $575 - Binding: Hardcover w/box |
This is a beautiful, mint condition copy of Ozuma Kaname's 2nd book TATTOOING. Incredibly hard to get, I happened across this copy in a bookstore that specializes in rare/hard to find books. Born in Niigata, Japan in 1939, Ozuma Kaname's art draws from traditional Japanese themes - gods and demons. The majority of his prints are designed for tattooing, and his work often inspires master tattooist Horiyoshi III, and he, in turn, paints many of Horiyoshi III's female clients. This second collection of works is truly remarkable. There is an afterward by Horiyoshi III in both Japanese and English as well as one by Kaname himself. This volume is predominately Shibari art - Japanese rope binding - so is graphic in nature. It is hardback, bound in blue silk and comes in a cardboard box for protection. First edition, first printing. |
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Noh Photo Book - OOP   Size: 6” x 9” - Pages: 386 - Published: 2004 - Price: $125 - Binding: Softcover |
This is an amazing book, 386 pages of images of amazing Noh imagery. This is the best Noh book I have found and I don't quite understand why it is out of print but is it. It includes brilliant and numerous full page, full color photographs as well as text in both English and Japanese. The PIE group really did a good job with this one. This is a brilliant reference book for any artist interested in traditional Noh imagery. | ||
Japanese Koi (Carp) Reference Book   Size: 9” x 12” - Pages: 85 - Published: 1985 - Condition: USED - GOOD CONDITION - Price: $40 - Binding: Softcover |
This is a great Japanese Koi (Carp) Designs Book - a compilation of sumi-e ink imagery. 64 full page monochrome images of koi in different positions and with different markings. This is a Japanese painting reference book. This book is now out of print and rare. It is used, in excellent condition, softcover and well bound appx. 9" x 12" - 85 pages in total. Text is in Japanese, book reads right to left. | ||
Drawing Buddhist Gods & Deities |
This book is a great collection of line and full color drawings of Buddhist gods and deities. This book includes over 100 pages of illustrations - 40 full color images and 50 outlines. Text is in Japanese but minimal. This is one of the best collections I have come across. It is incredibly detailed and the pages are nice and big. A great book for anyone interested in Buddhist art and imagery and the 50 outlines in the latter part of the book would be brilliant tattoo flash. This is an awesome resource book. |
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