| Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen (The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets), Circa 1640-1691. An Incomplete, But Sumptuously Painted and Large, Rare Set of 25 of the 36 Immortal Women Poets, by one of the Tosa School Heads, and Head Imperial Court Painter | thatguywiththebooks.com | 1078372 USD | — | — |
| Genji e Shikishi Gachō (Genji Picture Colored Paper Sketchbook), Circa 1550-1600. A Masterfully Illuminated and Hand Painted Selection of Seven Yamato-E Paintings and Seven Sheets of of Calligraphy, of Different Chapters from the Tale of Genji | thatguywiththebooks.com | 978317 USD | — | — |
| Myohorengekyo (The Lotus Sutra), Circa 1250-1333. Rare Woodblock Printed, Kasuga Ban Edition of the Lotus Sutra, With Kanbun Kundoku to translate Literary Chinese into Japanese. Produced on Mulberry Paper Treated with Mica Dust, in Eight Volumes | thatguywiththebooks.com | 944965 USD | — | — |
| Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), Circa 1603-1650. A Sumptuously Illuminated and Hand Painted Series of Twenty-Seven Yamato-E Paintings, Comprising of Different Chapters, all Masterfully Produced | thatguywiththebooks.com | 833793 USD | — | — |
| Hotoke Shuo Amida Kei (The Amitabha Sutra), Circa 794-1185. An Extraordinarily Rare, Miniature Illuminated Manuscript of the Blissful Land, with the Amida Triad in Seed Syllable Form | thatguywiththebooks.com | 667035 USD | — | — |
| Ōeyama Shuten Oni Emaki Jōkan (Oeyama Shuten Oni Picture Scroll, Volume One of Two), Circa 1600-1700. A Sumptuously Produced Nara Emaki, with Thirteen Monumental and Beautifully Illuminated Paintings, of this Tale of the Oni King | thatguywiththebooks.com | 611448 USD | — | — |
| Haseo Soshi Emaki (The Haseo Soshi Picture Scroll), Circa 1700-1750. A Beautifully Painted Tale of the Heian Court Challenged by the Demonic Oni of Suzakumon Gate, with Five Gargantuan Scenes. 11 Meters Long, in the Style of a Nara Emaki | thatguywiththebooks.com | 544745 USD | — | — |
| Jūnirui Uta-awase (Poetry Contest of Twelve), Circa 1603-1650. Emakimono Handscroll Depicting a Poetry Contest Between the Twelve Zodiac Animals, Satirizing Early Poetry Challenges. 12 Charming Paintings and an Illuminated Frontispiece | thatguywiththebooks.com | 500276 USD | — | — |
| Ako Gishi Shokan Oishi Chakara-Gai Tanaka (Letters from the Ako Gishi including Oishi Chikara and Others), Circa 1670-1703. An Extraordinary Collection of Twenty-One Letters Written by Members of the 47 Ronin, with Several Kao | thatguywiththebooks.com | 489159 USD | — | — |
| Two Large (Sutra Fragments), Circa 960–1200?. Extraordinarily Rare, 26 and 22-Line Sutra Fragments Likely from the Song Dynasty, Illuminated Manuscript on Indigo Dyed Paper. One Fragment from the Lotus Sutra | thatguywiththebooks.com | 486380 USD | — | — |
| Bunsho Soshi (The Tale of Bunsho), Circa 1600-1670. A Beautifully Illuminated and Hand Painted Series of Twenty-Eight Yamato-E Paintings, Likely Made for the Nara Ehon Narrative of Bunsho the Saltmaker and Possibly Another Tale | thatguywiththebooks.com | 476374 USD | — | — |
| Amerika-sō Aishū Uraga Tsu Torai Emaki Ken-ichi and Makuni (Picture Scroll of the Arrival of the Uragazu Migrants from the Sagami Province of America Volumes 1 and 2), Circa 1853. Two Rare Black Ship Scrolls of the Perry Expedition | thatguywiththebooks.com | 455807 USD | — | — |
| Nara Ehon Bunsho Soshi (Nara Picture Book Bunsho Soshi), 1456. A Complete Set of Three Medieval Manuscripts, with A Suite of Fourteen Sumptuously Illuminated and Hand Painted Illustrations | thatguywiththebooks.com | 419120 USD | — | — |
| Nagoya Sanzaburo E Monogatari Maki (Nagoya Sanzaburo Picture Story Scroll), Circa 1688-1730. A Beautifully Illuminated Emakimono Handscroll in the Style of a Nara Ehon, with Nineteen Beautiful Paintings, Accentuated with Gold-Sprayed Borders | thatguywiththebooks.com | 416897 USD | — | — |
| Shiki Sansui-zu Makimono (Four Seasons Landscape Scrolls), Circa 1640-1672. Two Handscrolls of Stunning Silk Landscape with Blooming Trees, Flowers, and Various Birds, all Illuminated with a Gold Background and Clouds | thatguywiththebooks.com | 405780 USD | — | — |
| Wakan Roeishu (Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Singing), Circa 1585-1614. A Striking Manuscript Edition of this Poetry Anthology, attributed to a Famed Calligrapher, in Two Scrolls | thatguywiththebooks.com | 400221 USD | — | — |
| Mó Bē Bōrě Bōluómì Duō Xinjing (The Heart Sutra of the Great Perfection of Wisdom) and Arhats, 1695. Rare Illuminated Manuscript of the Heart Sutra on Silk, with a Detailed Painting of Hundreds of Arhats. With a Lacquerware Box | thatguywiththebooks.com | 383545 USD | — | — |
| Tosa kō Shū Juni-rui Kassen Emaki (Tosa Hirochika’s Picture Scrolls of the Twelve Zodiac Animals Battle), 1852. Emakimono Set of Two Scrolls Depicting an Illustrated Beast Fable, of the Twelve Zodiac Animals against the Beast Army | thatguywiththebooks.com | 366869 USD | — | — |
| Jū ni-kagetsu Nenjū Gyōji Emakimono Eiichi chō (The Twelve Months of the Year Events Picture Scroll by Hanabusa Itchō), Circa 1680-1724. 12 Beautiful Paintings, Lavishly Decorated and Illuminated in the Style of a Nara Emaki. Over Six Meters Long | thatguywiththebooks.com | 361311 USD | — | — |
| Myoho Renge Kyo, not after 1670. A Rare Woodblock Printed Set of the Lotus Sutra, Circa 1550-1670. Eight Scrolls Beautifully Printed on Mulberry Paper, in Eight Volumes | thatguywiththebooks.com | 339076 USD | — | — |
| Hore divine virginis Marie, secundum usum Romanum, 1520. A Rare Illuminated Book of Hours Printed on Vellum, and in a Contemporary Binding | thatguywiththebooks.com | 333518 USD | — | — |
| Konoe-ka hiro-saku “Jū Ni-kagetsu no Tabi” (Twelve Months of Travel by Konoe Iehiro), Circa 1685 - 1736. Calligraphical Poetry with Beautiful Paintings Produced by the Chief Regent and Advisor to Multiple Japanese Emperors | thatguywiththebooks.com | 316842 USD | — | — |
| Mokuhan he, or Kyōgire (Ancient Manuscript Sutra Fragments), Circa 900-1400. A Surprisingly Varied Collection of 15 Sutra Leaves, Including Illuminated, Indigo Dyed Examples, and a Piece Purportedly Written in Blood and Ink | thatguywiththebooks.com | 305724 USD | — | — |
| Muryōgi Kyō (Sutra of Infinite Meanings), Copied Colophon of 1186 but Late 18th to Mid 19th Century. A Rare Illuminated Handscroll of the Second Chapter of this Mahayana Buddhist Text, Copied after one of the Early Kamakura Period Examples | thatguywiththebooks.com | 300166 USD | — | — |
| Sanjurokkasen Jō (The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Collection), Circa 1600-1643. An Exemplary Album of Thirty-Six Illuminated Paintings and Poetry, Attributed to one of the Greatest Painting Studios of the Edo Period | thatguywiththebooks.com | 295945.95 USD | — | — |
| Ise Monogatari Gajō (Tales of Ise Picture Album), Circa 1650-1700. An Emakimono Handscroll of this Classical Tale in the Style of a Nara Emaki, with Ten Large and Sumptuously Illustrated Yamato-E Paintings | thatguywiththebooks.com | 283490 USD | — | — |
| Fóshuō Wúliàngshòu Jīng (The Buddha Speaks the Infinite Life Sutra), 1376. An Extraordinarily Rare and Complete Seven Fascicle Set of Sutras. Over 200 Pages of Golden Sutras, and More than 60 Pages of Sumptuously Painted Illustrations | thatguywiththebooks.com | 273180.95 USD | — | — |
| Dà Lè Jīngāng Bù Kōng Zhēnshí Sān Móyé Jīng Bōrě Bōluómì Duō Lǐ Qù Pǐn (The Great Blissful Vajra Unempty Truth Samaya Sutra, the Chapter on the Perfection of Wisdom and Principles), Circa 1185-1333. A Printed Handscroll of the Rishu-kyō Sutra | thatguywiththebooks.com | 261256 USD | — | — |
| Miàofǎ Lián Pú Jīng Guānshìyīn Púsà Pǔ Mén Pǐn Dì Ershíwǔ (The Lotus Sutra, Chapter Twenty-Five: Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva), In the Style of Circa 1150-1200(?) Manuscripts, or Later. Illuminated Handscroll | thatguywiththebooks.com | 255697 USD | — | — |
| A Rare, Handwritten and Painted Black Ship Scroll in Book Format, Inscribed Fall 1853. Commodore Perry’s First Expedition to Japan, Dated to the same Year. With 15 Large Paintings Depicting the Arrival of the Black Ship and More | thatguywiththebooks.com | 255697 USD | — | — |
| Nōkō Fūzoku Ekotoba Makimono (Illustrated Scroll of Agricultural Customs), Circa 1650-1700. A Sumptuously Produced Handscroll on Rice Cultivation, Beautifully Illuminated, with Six Vibrantly Colored, Large Paintings, including Book Production | thatguywiththebooks.com | 250138 USD | — | — |
| Jū ni-kagetsu fūzoku Emakimono (The Twelve Months of the Year Events Picture Scroll), Circa 1650-1750. Twelve Large Scenes of Festivals and Events, Sumptuously Decorated and Illuminated in the Style of a Nara Emaki. Over Eight Meters Long | thatguywiththebooks.com | 241244 USD | — | — |
| Kano Uyasunobu Emaki (Kano Yasunobu Picture Scroll), Circa 1660-1670. A Monumental Emakimono Handscroll with Fourteen Beautiful, and Large Ink Wash Paintings, totalling 12 Meters. Great Creatures, Landscapes, and More | thatguywiththebooks.com | 239021 USD | — | — |
| Hachikazuki (The Bowl-Bearer Princess), Circa 1600-1650. A Sumptuously Illuminated and Hand Painted Series of Sixteen Illuminated Yamato-E Paintings. An extremely Scarce Nara Ehon of this Otogi Zoshi Tale, a Japanese Cinderella | thatguywiththebooks.com | 233462 USD | — | — |
| Kankai Ibun (Observation in Foreign Countries), Circa 1810-1820. An Illustrated Manuscript Account of the 16 Japanese Sailors Shipwrecked in Russia, with 132 Hand Colored Illustrations, including a World Map | thatguywiththebooks.com | 222345 USD | — | — |
| Kusozu (The Nine Stages of Decay), Circa 1800-1850. A Set of Nine Silk Paintings on Kusozu, Depicting the Process from when a Beautiful Woman Dies to when she Decays and Ends up in her Grave, Gruesomely Depicted | thatguywiththebooks.com | 222345 USD | — | — |
| Hanami Yū utage-zu Maki (Cherry Blossom Viewing Party Scroll), Circa 1700-1750. An Emakimono Handscroll Depicting the Customs of a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, Beautifully Painted and Illuminated in the Fashion of a Nara Emaki | thatguywiththebooks.com | 211228 USD | — | — |
| A Beautiful Handscroll of Calligraphy and Paintings, Being Masterful Copies after Several Great Calligraphy and Tea Masters of the Late Muromachi and Early Edo Periods, Circa 1650-1700. Twelve Examples of Paintings and Calligraphy | thatguywiththebooks.com | 210116 USD | — | — |
| Shiki Sansui-zu Makimono (Four Seasons Landscape Scroll), 1866. An Emakimono Handscroll Depicting a Breathtakingly Painted Landscape of Mountains, Rivers, and More on Silk, In the Shan Shui Style of Painting, with Vivid Colors | thatguywiththebooks.com | 207893 USD | — | — |
| Myohorengekyo (The Lotus Sutra), Circa 1676. Rare Woodblock Printed, Complete Edition of the Lotus Sutra, With Kanbun Kundoku to translate Literary Chinese into Japanese. Produced on Mulberry Paper Treated with Mica Dust, in Eight Volumes | thatguywiththebooks.com | 205669 USD | — | — |