Kobunsha/Hasegawa Books
The early years of Hasegawa's publishing venture were dominated by his book business.
This period is very well documented in the book Takejiro Hasegawa: Meiji Japan's Preeminent Publisher
of Wood-Block-Illustrated Crepe-Paper Books by Frederick A. Sharf, published by the
Peabody Essex Museum in October, 1994.
Collectors use a combination of the publisher name (Kobunsha or Hasegawa) and the address,
which can usually be found somewhere in a book, to infer the publication date.
The following table is a chronology of the known names and addresses:
August,1885 - 1889 | Kobunsha | 2 Minami Saegi-cho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo |
May,1889 - 1890 | Kobunsha | 3 Maruya-cho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo |
December,1890 - 1901 | Hasegawa | 10 Hiyoshi-cho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo |
March,1901 - 1902 | Hasegawa | 20 Honzaimoko-cho, Nichome, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo |
September,1902 - 1911 | Hasegawa | 38 Honmura-cho, Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo |
June,1911 - | Hasegawa | 17 Kami Negishi-cho, Shitaya-ku, Tokyo |
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Books to View
The following books have been scanned into digital images and are available for you to view:
Sword and Blossom Poems, Volume 3
A collection of poetry presented against complementary woodblock printed original artwork by Shoda Koho,
Yoshimoto Gesso, and Arai Yoshimune.
There are also some reproductions of older ukiyo-e prints by Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Momotaro or Little Peachling
Number 1 in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, fully creped, originally published in August, 1885.
Original artwork by Sensei Eitaku.
A later printing, produced after June, 1911, evidenced by the 17 Kami Negishi address.
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The Tongue Cut Sparrow
Number 2 in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, fully creped, originally published in August, 1885.
Original artwork by Sensei Eitaku.
A later printing, produced after June, 1911, evidenced by the 17 Kami Negishi address.
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The Old Man and the Devils
Number 7 in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, fully creped, originally published in June, 1886.
Original artwork by Sensei Eitaku.
A later printing, produced after June, 1911, evidenced by the 17 Kami Negishi address.
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The Princes Fire-Flash and Fire-Fade
Number 14 in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, fully creped, originally published in July, 1887.
Original artwork by Sensei Eitaku.
A later printing, produced after June, 1911, evidenced by the 17 Kami Negishi address.
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