Catalog record · 目録番号 29999
The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital
Catalog note / 解説
Many prints in the series “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji ” depict the mountain from various views in the provinces. However, a number of the views are from the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo), which is just a few miles away. For numerous reasons, including pollution and over-building, these views are now obscured, but at one time Fuji was actually in Edo’s backyard. This scene of the Suruga District captures a view of city life in front of the famed Mitsukoshi Dry Goods store. It is a district just north of Nihonbashi Bridge in what is now called Muromachi san-chöme. Mitsukoshi is one of the great success stories in Japanese business and was unique in its time for demanding cash payment at t…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · 1859 · honolulu
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