[Ephemera] Name List of Kanazawa Bunko
Overview A name list, collected by Kanazawa Bunko (金沢文庫). It includes numerous names of magicians and magic clubs from Japan in the 1970s. Information
[Photo] Ricky Jay’s first visit to Japan in 1978
Overview This is a photo of Ricky Jay’s first visit to Japan as a guest of the 11th Tenkai Award (石田天海賞) in December 1978. Left to right; Shigeo Futagawa (二川滋夫),…
[Catalogue] Japan’s Early Close-up Magic Price List
Overview A JMA (Japan Magician’s Association) merchandise price list, found as a scratch sheet from the 1946 booklet Billiard Ball: Intermediate Skill Level. Information
[Booklet] JMA’s Billiard Ball Manipulation in 1946
Overview JMA produced the brief lecture notes on the manipulation ball routine for intermediate readers. Only 50 runs. Information
[Photo] A Group Photo with Shōtarō Matsuda, Satoru Hasegawa, and Haruo Yasuda in 1947
Overview This well-known group photo was taken in Osaka in October 1947 and shows Japanese magicians in the years following World War II. This photograph was published in good condition…
[Booklet] China Acrobats Association
Overview A booklet of China Acrobats Association introduces the brief history and the performers. Information
[Ephemera] The Special Trophy of The New York Magic Symposium Tokyo
Overview The special trophy of The New York Magic Symposium, held in Tokyo on August 1986, presented by Adam J. Fleischer to the organizer Azuma “Ton” Onosaka. A crystal trophy…
[Photo] Channing Pollock and Eugene Burger in 1986
Overview A photo of Channing Pollock (left) and Eugene Burger (right) in 1986, taken by Tetsuo Tanigawa (谷川徹雄) at the after party of New York Magic Symposium. Information
[Ephemera] AMA’s Award of Merit to Ton Onosaka
Overview The certification of the AMA’s Award of Merit in 1985, presented by Dick Zimmerman and Piter Pit, to Azuma “Ton” Onosaka. “in appreciation of his contribution to magic in…
[Ephemera] Review of Jacob Tropp in Japan
Overview A hand-written letter from “Kijutsu Hikae (Kādo)”. It is written about the review of an amateur magician Jacob Tropp, a member of Mystical Order of Magicians of The Orient…