New from Gomineko Books! Adam Kitamoto - Myths, Gods & Legends. Pre-Order today!

Hello all!

Gomineko Books is proud to announce our newest publication....Adam Kitamoto's Myths, Gods, & Legends. This is a brilliant collection of Kitamoto's illustrations and tattoo work, highlighting his keen eye for Japanese nuances and aesthetic. This project was started 3 years ago but we hit a huge speedbump in the form of a giant shop-wrecking earthquake, so it is with great pleasure that I get to finally announce this release! The book is A4 in size, softcover with superior binding and boasts almost 160 pages of artwork and crisp photos. It will retail for USD$80 and if you pre-order your copy today we will ship it out for $1 when they come in from the printers at the end of April! You can purchase on our website homepage and our blog. Thanks to you all for your continued support! xoxo Crystal
 

 

Edodako - Edo Era Japanese Kites Book - OOP

Size: 9" x 11.5" - Pages: 160 - Published: 1988 - Price: $280 - Hardcover w/case - Used in good condition


This book is really cool. It is a collection of Japanese Tako (Kite) Illustrations which mirror Japanese tattoo motif beautifully. Cover to cover full page, full color handpainted images boasting some amazing warriors, koi, tigers, cranes, Yokai and monsters, Daruma and other deities, Noh characters like Hyottoko....it's a really cool book. More imagery that text (what text there is, is in Japanese) this is a brilliant referece book for anyone wishing to veer a little to the left of the woodblock artists that pop up so frequently in wabori. This book offers a different perspective on classic motifs. It is quite rare and if I do not have one in stock I will notify you via email and add your name to the wait list...

Original Kuniyoshi Woodblock from 1857 - 47 Ronin Series - Bloody Ukiyo-e

This is an original Kuniyoshi woodblock print from 1857. It shows signs of wear around the edges and has a small nick to the left that you can see in the second pic, but all in all it in amazing condition. It is from the 47 Ronin series, the attacking warrior is Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada.

The print is standard oban size...36cm x 25 cm

$525+ shipping....

Message with any questions.... info@gominekobooks.com

Sumi - Illustrations by Inoue Takehiko

Size: 9” x 11.5” - Pages: 168 - Published: 2006 - Price: $58 - Softcover

This is another cool book of samurai imagery. It definitely leans more towards Japanese manga, but the illustrations are predominately full page...nice and bog and great for body positions, facial expressions and correct kimono flow. Lots of great stuff in this one. Takehiko does a great job capturing the Japanese sense of bushido....samurai heart in his characters....Mostly, as the title implies, monochrome illustrations.

Order here! www.gominekobooks.com

Vintage Movie Poster

This is a rad vintage samurai movie poster from the movie Kyou Kaku Retsuden in excellent condition. Slight folding on the bottom, no rips or tears. $58

For more info - http://gominekobooks.com/weeklyspecial.html

Hiroshi Hirata's Mononofu - Amazing Samurai Illustrations

Size: 8.5" x 11" - Pages: 112 - Published: 2003 - Price: $65 - Binding: Softcover

This is the coolest book I've found in a while! It is called Mononofu by Hiroshi Hirata and includes over 100 pages of awesome Japanese warriors - samurai, ronin etc. This book has both black and while and color imagery, most of it is full page and includes depictions of battle scenes, lone warriors, seppuku and men astride horses - TONS of different poses and costumes perfect for tattoo reference. This book rocks. Includes a forward in both English and Japanese and text is offered in both languages - what little of it there is. He does include the names of the warriors in English on many of the prints - which is really helpful. Great for artists, collectors of Japanese art or Suikoden enthusiasts. 1000's of great ideas for tradition Japanese-esque tattoos.

Tattoo Design Book - Heroes and Heroines in Ukiyo-e - JUST RELEASED

This book is well done. It explores the Heroes of Japanese mythology via antique ukiyo-e, present day tattooing and illustrations by contemporary Japanese tattoo artists. The work is top notch, featuring the hottest tattooers in the Japanese scene today, in full color, in either full page otr quad split images. The text is in Japanese but the heroes and heroines are introduced in English as well, so you can research the stories you don't know. And the tattoo work is supported by ukiyo-e from Kuniyoshi, and his contemporaries, as well as illustrations from some of Japan's most prolific tattooers including Bunshin Horitoshi, Ton and Magoshi from Chopsticks, Horigyn, Horishio, Horihito, Hougen Kosei, Horinao, Horiken, Horizaru, Horitsuna, Mutsuo, Horimasa and more. That's just the artwork. The list of tattooers whose work was contributed is 5 times as long, and just amazing. This is a great little book to pick up.


Size: 7” x 10” - Pages: 160 - Published: 2010 - Price: $35 - Binding: Softcover



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Hirata's Awesome Samurai Book - Mononofu - $20 off this week....

This is the coolest book I've found in a while! It is by Hiroshi Hirata and includes over 100 pages of awesome Japanese warriors - samurai, ronin etc. This book has both black and while and color imagery, most of it is full page and includes depictions of battle scenes, lone warriors, seppuku and men astride horses - TONS of different poses and costumes perfect for tattoo reference. This book rocks. It is softcover, well bound, appx. 8" x 11.5" and 112 pages. Includes a forward in both English and Japanese and text is offered in both languages - what little of it there is. Great for artists, collectors of Japanese art or Suikoden enthusiasts. 1000's of great ideas for tradition Japanese-esque tattoos. $58....now $38 until I remember to change the weekly special!

Click here to purchase: Hiroshi Hirata's Mononofu - $20 off!!