Kamei Museum
カメイ美術館

Butterfly postcards ¥120 each

Kokeshi postcards ¥120 each

Painting postcards ¥120 each

Kokeshi hand towels ¥1,320 each

Magnets ¥300 each

“Rare Insects in the World” Pencil Board ¥200

“Sekai no Cho (Butterflies of the World)” by Bunzo Kamei

111 pages/softcover
Price: ¥2,000 + shipping fee
A collection of writings for Kahoku Shimpo that the founder/head of the foundation, Bunzo Kamei, wrote for a year from August 1993. The writings include explanations about butterflies, memories, and episodes of butterfly collections.

“’Oku-no-Hosomichi’ wo Egaku (Drawing ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’)” by Fu Yiyao

“Seimei no Sanka” by Basho
82 pages/softcover
Price: ¥1,800 + shipping fee
It includes all 36 illustrations of “Oku-no-Hosomichi” drawn for the collection of the Kamei Museum. Fu Yiyao’s original designs and her ink colors express the world of “Oku-no-Hosomichi” in a single book. There are intimate and scenic depictions of Basho traveling Oku-no-Hosomichi with explanations and passages from Oku-no-Hosomichi. It is also a good read as a novel.

“Kosaku Kokeshi Meihinroku (Masterpieces of Classic Kokeshi)” by Shogo Kamei

113 pages
Price: ¥3,990 + shipping fee
Our foundation director, Shogo Kamei, collected traditional kokeshi for over 50 years. From this collection, carefully selected masterpieces were included in this book.

Dento Kokeshi Saishin Kojin-roku (Traditional Kokeshi Artisan Directory)

180 Pages
Price: ¥2,500 + shipping fee
Includes photos and profiles of currently active kokeshi artisans. Also contains information about the traditional styles that each artisan inherited. We also requested them to present two representative works, such as new designs, while keeping traditions in mind and feature these kokeshi in the book.