COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
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Image Number:
JRL15070843
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JRL15070843
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Japanese 99
reference_number
Japanese 99
Reference Number
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Image Title:
Edo meisho no e
title
Edo meisho no e
Image Title
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Alternative Image Title:
Keisai's View of Edo
title_variant
Keisai's View of Edo
Alternative Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Edo meisho no e ("Famous Places of Edo")
title_larger_entity
Edo meisho no e ("Famous Places of Edo")
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Kuwagata, Shoshin, 1764-1824
creator
Kuwagata, Shoshin, 1764-1824
Creator
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1803
date_created
1803
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Edo : Kuwagata Shoshin (or Keisai)
imprint
Edo : Kuwagata Shoshin (or Keisai)
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
Single sheet
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Single sheet
Page/Sheet
false
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).
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).
Description
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Language Code:
jpn
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jpn
Language Code
false
Language Name:
Japanese
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Japanese
Language Name
false
Subject:
Early maps--Japan
subject
Early maps--Japan
Subject
false
Subject:
Cartography--Japan--History--Maps
subject
Cartography--Japan--History--Maps
Subject
false
Subject:
Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
subject
Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
Subject
false
Subject:
Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868
subject
Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
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false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Japan: Tokyo
location_creation_site
Japan: Tokyo
Creation Site
false
Style Period:
Edo Period
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Edo Period
Style Period
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
Japan: Tokyo
spatial_coverage
Japan: Tokyo
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
415mm
item_height
415mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
574mm
item_width
574mm
Item Width
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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).
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).
References
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Notes:
Pictorial map of Edo also known as Kitao Masayoshi.
notes
Pictorial map of Edo also known as Kitao Masayoshi.
Notes
false
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
educational_notes
Japanese Maps Project
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
academic_project_lead
Erica Baffelli
Academic Project Lead
false
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-09