A Collection of old Asian prints and coins

This site is a detailed inventory of several collections of old asian prints, books, coins and other artefacts. As new items are acquired and digitized, a notice is added at the bottom of the relevant home page.

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Japanese woodprints and books (mostly 19th century) Japanese silk paintings from the 1930s Japanese postcards (1903-1930) Old Japanese, Korean and Chinese coins Japanese objects Cane pommel Hagoita-shaped metal box Tsubas (cross-guards for swords) A Travelling chest (hasami bako)

Chinese books Feng Menglong (1574-1646): Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 4 books of poetry 16 issues of Famous Chinese paintings Zhou Li, the Rites of Zhou Two publications against Christianity, authored by Zhou Zhenhan 周振汉 Heresy exposed in respectful obedience to The Sacred Edict Death to devil's religion Chinese scrolls and paintings Along the River During the Qingming Festival Kingdom of Dali scroll of Buddhist Images Silk and pith paintings

Objects from South-East Asia Manuscripts in Sinhala script on palm leaves A medical treatise A second medical treatise The Brahmayu Sutta The numbering of palm leaves Two mica paintings of Vishnu avatars A mandala "wheel of life"

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Comments, corrections, additions by email to are welcome

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Recent changes and additions
(updates for Japanese books and woodprints are given at the bottom of that page)

2024

• March 13 : added a third manuscript on palm leaves, The Brahmayu Sutta
• February 12 : revised the presentation of a medical treatise, with the leaves in the correct order
• February 9 : added a second medical treatise written in Sinhala script on palm leaves
• February 9 : added a page on the numbering of palm leaves
• January 20 : replaced the images of the medical treatise in Sinhala by sharper images

2023

• February 14 : gave new links to online copies of Zhou Li
• February 10 : improved the presentation of Two publications against Christianity
• February 7 : added A mandala "wheel of life"

2021

• December 31 : added Japanese silk paintings from the 1930s
• May 3 : added Kingdom of Dali scroll of Buddhist Images
• February 26 : added Three pith paintings

2019

• August 1 : added Two mica paintings of Vishnu avatars
• July 12 : added A manuscript written in Sinhala on palm leaves

2018

• September 1 : added A Travelling chest (hasami bako)
• January 8 : added old Japanese postcards
• January 7 : improved the text of books 2 and 3 of poetry

2017

• December 11 : added two paintings on silk
• November 19 : added the tsuba page
• July 22 : transcribed the colophon and the text in Along the River During the Qingming Festival
• June 5 : added the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival
• June 4 : improved the text of book 3 of poetry
• June 4 : added book 2 of poetry
• April 28 : added information about Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
• April 19 : improved the presentation of the rites of Zhou
• March 15 : added/modified two publications against christianity
• March 12 : added the table of contents of Rites of Zhou
• March 6 : added the Rites of Zhou

2016

• June 16 : added Two small Japanese objects
• June 5 : added issues 1, 5, 21 and 22 of Famous Chinese paintings
• May 12 : started adding issues of Famous Chinese paintings