[Photo] Magic by Mr. Maric with Lu Chen and Charming Choi
A photo of the performance by Mr. Maric (middle) in the Opening Ceremony at FISM Asia, held in Incheon, Korea, on October 30, 2014. The convention began with the performance…
[Photo] Opening Ceremony with Ton and Yumi
A photo of Ton Onosaka (left) and Yumi (right) in the Opening Ceremony at FISM Asia, held in Incheon, Korea, on October 30, 2014. It is extremely scarce to see…
[Catalogue] Takeshi Nemoto’s Mr. Magician of Osaka
A seasonal catalogue of the famous magic shop “Mr. Magician” in Osaka, established by Takeshi Nemoto. Information
[Photo] Max Maven with 15 Ladies
Overview A group photo of Max Maven and 15 ladies, including Irene Larsen and Sumie Shokyokusai. It was trimmed and published as a black-and-white photo in Magic News No. 43…
[Photo] Matsuda and Atsukawa
Overview The famous writer Michihiro Matsuda (left) and the legendary novelist Masao Atsukawa (aka Tsumao Awasaka, right), possibly taken in 1982. Information
[Booklet] Booklet of Sanuki Magic Club
Overview A little booklet of S.M.C. (讃岐奇術クラブ, Sanuki Magic Club) published on April 1, 1986. The cover shows a variation of “Thurston’s Law”, popularized by Taneyoshi Sakamoto. Information
[Ephemera] 1983 NTV’s International Magic Festival TV Script
Overview A script of the NTV’s 30th anniversary special “Sekai Dai-majutsu Sai” (世界大魔術祭, International Magic Festival), broadcast on November 5, 9, and 16, 1983. The bottom of the cover shows…
[Catalogue] Yoshi Tamura’s Sushi Magic with Price List
Overview A Japanese magic shop “Sushi Magic” was established by a board member of Tenyo Yoshi Tamura (田村嘉延) in circa 1970-80. The shop was supervised by Ton Onosaka and Max…
[Ephemera] 1945 Programe of Condolences
Overview A photocopy of the J.M.A.’s programe of condolences held on June 10, 1945 at 6 p.m. in Tamagawa Police Station. Mimeographed by Satoru Hasegawa (長谷川智), and photocopied by Yutaka…
[Manuscript] Photocopy of the Haruo Tsukada’s Diary “Magic” since 1945
Overview A magician Haruo Tsukada (塚田晴雄, c.1930-c.1995) started writing his diary and left all the schedules of the condolences by J.M.A. from January 6, 1945 to February 1, 1950. The…