item name: Shaw & Nodder Plate 145: Funnel Sponge

item description: One of a set of fine Natural History Engravings Funnel Sponge, printed by Shaw and Nodder in London for The Naturalist's Miscellany (published 1790 - 1813). Presented in 8 ply acid free mats and cerused white ash frames. Attention Designers: Dealer will repaint the frames to any color you specify from the leading color systems (e.g. Farrow & Ball, Benjamin Moore, etc.) for a minimal labor charge plus color cost. Lead time as little as three days. Please ask for details.

Dimensions: Frame Dimensions
15" H X 12" W
38.1cm H X 30.48cm W

price: $600

item name: Toys From Japan: Meiji Wood Block Prints

item description: Rare set of wood block prints illustrating Omocha, toys, from the Meiji period. These toys were more than playthings for children. Many were derived from amulets with symbolic content rooted in Japanese folklore.in 1887 Shimizu Seifu (1851-1913) founded the "Hobbyhorse Club" dedicated to "the merry and nostalgic enjoyment of children's toys". Seifu, who was an artist, a wealthy trader and a student of Japanese folklore, assembled a large collection of children's toys and published a series of books cataloging his collection. The series, Unai no tomo (The Child's Friends), numbered ten volumes, six by Seifu and four by the painter Nishizawa Tekiho (1889 - 1965). The prints shown here are from the first edition of volume 6, printed in Kyoto in 1891. Presented in museum mats and ebonized ash frames with non-reflective conservation glass.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
13" H X 10" W
33cm H X 25.4cm W

Overall Dimensions
8" H X 5.75" W
20.3cm H X 14.6cm W

price: $475

item name: Toys From Japan: Meiji Wood Block Prints

item description: Rare set of wood block prints illustrating Omocha, toys, from the Meiji period. These toys were more than playthings for children. Many were derived from amulets with symbolic content rooted in Japanese folklore.in 1887 Shimizu Seifu (1851-1913) founded the "Hobbyhorse Club" dedicated to "the merry and nostalgic enjoyment of children's toys". Seifu, who was an artist, a wealthy trader and a student of Japanese folklore, assembled a large collection of children's toys and published a series of books cataloging his collection. The series, Unai no tomo (The Child's Friends), numbered ten volumes, six by Seifu and four by the painter Nishizawa Tekiho (1889 - 1965). The prints shown here are from the first edition of volume 6, printed in Kyoto in 1891. Presented in museum mats and ebonized ash frames with non-reflective conservation glass.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
8" H X 5.75" W
20.3cm H X 14.6cm W

Overall Dimensions
13" H X 10" W
33cm H X 25.4cm W

price: $475

item name: Toys From Japan: Meiji Wood Block Prints

item description: Rare set of wood block prints illustrating Omocha, toys, from the Meiji period. These toys were more than playthings for children. Many were derived from amulets with symbolic content rooted in Japanese folklore.in 1887 Shimizu Seifu (1851-1913) founded the "Hobbyhorse Club" dedicated to "the merry and nostalgic enjoyment of children's toys". Seifu, who was an artist, a wealthy trader and a student of Japanese folklore, assembled a large collection of children's toys and published a series of books cataloging his collection. The series, Unai no tomo (The Child's Friends), numbered ten volumes, six by Seifu and four by the painter Nishizawa Tekiho (1889 - 1965). The prints shown here are from the first edition of volume 6, printed in Kyoto in 1891. Presented in museum mats and ebonized ash frames with non-reflective conservation glass.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
13" H X 10" W
33cm H X 25.4cm W

Image Dimensions
8" H X 5.75" W
20.3cm H X 14.6cm W

price: $475