Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL15070843
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Reference Number:
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Japanese 99
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Image Title:
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Edo meisho no e
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Alternative Image Title:
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Keisai's View of Edo
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Parent Work Title:
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Edo meisho no e ("Famous Places of Edo")
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Creator:
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Kuwagata, Shoshin, 1764-1824
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Date Created:
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1803
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Publication Details:
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Edo : Kuwagata Shoshin (or Keisai)
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Page/Sheet:
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Single sheet
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Image Sequence Number:
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001
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Description:
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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).
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Language Code:
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jpn
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Language Name:
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Japanese
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Subject:
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Early maps--Japan
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Subject:
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Cartography--Japan--History--Maps
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Subject:
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Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
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Subject:
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Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Japan: Tokyo
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Style Period:
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Edo Period
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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Japan: Tokyo
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Item Height:
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415mm
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Item Width:
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574mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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▪ 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).
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Notes:
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Pictorial map of Edo also known as Kitao Masayoshi.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2015-07-22
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Educational Notes:
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Japanese Maps Project
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Academic Project Lead:
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Erica Baffelli
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2015-09
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