COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15070843
Reference Number:
Japanese 99
Image Title:
Edo meisho no e
Alternative Image Title:
Keisai's View of Edo
Parent Work Title:
Edo meisho no e ("Famous Places of Edo")
Creator:
Kuwagata, Shoshin, 1764-1824
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1803
Publication Details:
Edo : Kuwagata Shoshin (or Keisai)
Page/Sheet:
Single sheet
Image Sequence Number:
001
Description:
Pictorial map of Edo by Kuwagata Keisai, also known as Kitao Masayoshi. Published probably in 1803. Edo meisho no e ("Famous Places of Edo"), a print depicted by Kuwagata Keisai in 1803, is an aerial view of Edo as seen from the direction of Honjo, in present-day Sumida Ward, drawn in single-point perspective. This bold composition fits the entire view of the city on a single page, along with a wealth of information about noteworthy spots. From this illustration, it is easy to see that Edo was a city of water and greenery that made ingenious use of its river and ocean resources. It is signed “Edo Kuwagata Shôshin” (the latter being the name he took in 1797).
Language Code:
jpn
Language Name:
Japanese
Subject:
Early maps--Japan
Subject:
Cartography--Japan--History--Maps
Subject:
Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
Subject:
Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Japan: Tokyo
Style Period:
Edo Period
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Japan: Tokyo
Item Height:
415mm
Item Width:
574mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
▪ Kornicki, Peter F. "THE JAPANESE COLLECTION IN THE BIBLIOTHECA-LINDESIANA." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209. ▪ Smith, Henry D., and D. Henry. "World without walls: Kuwagata Keisai’s panoramic vision of Japan’." Japan and the World: Essays on Japanese History and Politics in Honour of Ishida Takeshi, London: Macmillan (1988).
Notes:
Pictorial map of Edo also known as Kitao Masayoshi.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-07-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Educational Notes:
Japanese Maps Project
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-09
