To hold an auction of about 760 items such as "Dismantling New Book" Jimbocho November 26, 16:11
“A book town” Tokyo An auction of precious old books and art works will be held on the 30th of this month in order to disseminate Japanese culture from Jimbocho, Kanda.
This auction will be held from Jimbocho, one of the world's leading bookstore streets, to disseminate various cultures such as Japanese literature, manga, and anime. Approximately 760 items such as old books and artwork will be exhibited.
The “dismantling new book”, which was published more than 240 years ago and translated the Dutch anatomy book into Japanese, is a total of 5 volumes, with estimated bid prices ranging from 2 to 4 million yen. The
In addition to classic and ukiyo-e prints, books from modern and contemporary writers, many manga and anime cel drawings by Osamu Tezuka and Satoshi Miyazaki are also popular overseas.
Among them, Tezuka's girl manga “Ribbon Knight” exhibited the original watercolor painting that was published in a monthly magazine in 1971, and the estimated winning bid is between 1 million and 3 million yen.
According to the organizers, such a large-scale auction where you can purchase valuable materials related to Japanese manga and anime is rare, and there are many prospects from overseas.
Mr. Shigeru Natsume from “Natsume Shobo”, which hosts the auction, said, “Not only books, but Jimbocho has a lot of various Japanese arts. I wanted. "
A party will be held for 3 days from 27th, and the auction will be held on 30th of this month.