An Antique Sample Book: Small Figure Chirimen Silk

ca. early twentieth century
8" x 12 1/4", 20 cm x 31 cm

This is a sampler of 71 very subtle,... (more)

An Antique Shima Cho: Sample Book of Handwoven Stripes

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
8 1/2" x 5 1/4", 3/4", 21.5 cm x 13 cm x 2... (more)

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A Meiji Era Ledger Book: Daifuku-cho

ca. 1885
7 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/2", 19 cm x 13.5 cm x 4 cm

This daifuku-cho or ledger book... (more)

A Sample Book of Crepe Silk Colors: Gourd Shaped Windows

ca. 1920s, 1930s
6 1/2" x 11 1/4" x 3/4", 15.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 2 cm

This is a sample book... (more)

An Absolutely Stunning Book of Hand Painted Zodiac Figures: Meiji Era, ca. 1870

mid to late nineteenth century
11" x 14", 28 cm x 35.5 cm (each, entire image)

Superlatives... (more)

An Antique Ledger Book: Daifukucho with a Paper Twine Cord

ca. late nineteenth century
15 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/4", 40 cm x 14 cm x 3 cm

A long book,... (more)

An Antique Shima Cho: An Album of Handwoven Striped Cotton Pieces

ca. late nineteenth century
6" x 5" x 1/2", 15.25 cm x 12.5 cm x .5 cm

Very collectible, a... (more)

A Thick, Meiji Era Handwritten Ledger Book: Daifuku-cho

ca. 1885
7 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/2", 19 cm x 13.5 cm x 4 cm

This daifuku-cho or ledger book... (more)

A Thin, Tabbed Daifukucho: Antique Ledger Book

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
20" x 12 1/2", 51 cm x 31.5 cm

A long book,... (more)

A Vintage Textile Sample Book: 64 Prints

ca. early to mid Twentieth century
as shown, closed: 10" x 5 1/2", 25 cm x 13.5 cm

This... (more)

An Accordion Sample Book: Dye Colors

ca. first half Twentieth century
10 1/4" x 5 1/4" (30 1/4" when extended), 26cm x 13cm (77cm... (more)

An Antique Ledger Book or Daifukucho: Worm Holes

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
13" x 5" x 1 1/4", 33 cm x 12.5 cm x 3 cm(more)

A Small 19th Century Woman's Book: Guide to Needlework, Kimono Making, etc.

ca. late nineteenth century
3" x 4 3/4", 7.5 cm x 12 cm
12 leaves or 24 pages

This is a... (more)

A Sample Book of Faux Kasuri Resist Dyed Prints: Indigo Dyed Cotton

ca. 1930
6" x 8 3/4", 15 cm x 22 cm

This fun, little book is a sampler of fake kasuri or ikat... (more)

An Old Daifukucho: Worn Ledger Book

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
12 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1", 31.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 2.5... (more)

A Large Format Sample Book: Western Style Tailoring Examples--Pockets

ca. early to mid twentieth century
15 1/2" x 10 1/2", 39.5 cm x 26.5 cm

This very... (more)

A Meiji Era Book of Koto Music: Completely Hand Written

dated 1893
5" x 7" x 1", 13 cm x 18 cm x 2.5 cm

Well over fifty leaves which are completely... (more)

A Sample Book of Middle Figure Prints: 1930s

first half of the Twentieth century
7 1/2" x 4 1/2", 19 cm x 11.5 cm

This is a book of... (more)

An Early Twentieth Century Book of Designs: Family Crests, etc.

dated 1918
4 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1/2", 11.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 1 cm

A small bound book rich in page... (more)

A Thick Ledger Book: Long Cord Closure

ca. early twentieth century
7 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/4", 19 cm x 13.5 cm x 3 cm

This wonderful,... (more)