Tōkaidō bungen no zu, 1

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Tōkaidō bungen no zu, 1 Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694

Description

First edition, second printing. Scale 3 bu to 1 chō : [1:12,000]. Cover attached; cover title same as map. Roads, towns, castles depicted. First edition, but second printing, as there is no inscription of the rates between each post-town. Eshi 菱川吉兵衛 Hishikawa Kichibē is the famous ’Ukiyoe’ artist 菱川師宣Hishikawa Moronobu. Contents : vol.1, Edo to Odawara (24 folds); vol.2 Odawara to Fuchū (25 folds); vol.3 Fuchū to Yoshida (29 folds); vol.4 Yoshida to Kameyama (29 folds); vol.5 Kameyama to Kyōto (24 folds). Reproductions: a portion near Hara is reproduced in Beans, suppl. A facing p. 11; three sections in Kurita, no. 74; see also Toda, pp. 109-110 & Hall, p. 152. Cited in: WSN; 33

Item Metadata

Title	Tōkaidō bungen no zu, 1; 東海道分間之圖　壹
AlternateTitle	Measured map of the Tōkaidō Highway, Part 1; 東海道分間之図　一　東海道分間絵圖壹東海道分間絵図　一
Creator	Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694
Contributor	Ochikochi Dōin, active 17th century; Hangiya, Shichirobē
Publisher	Edo Shin-izumi-machi : Hangiya Shichirobē
DateCreated	1690; 元禄 (Genroku) 3
Description	First edition, second printing. Scale 3 bu to 1 chō : [1:12,000]. Cover attached; cover title same as map. Roads, towns, castles depicted. First edition, but second printing, as there is no inscription of the rates between each post-town. Eshi 菱川吉兵衛 Hishikawa Kichibē is the famous ’Ukiyoe’ artist 菱川師宣Hishikawa Moronobu. Contents : vol.1, Edo to Odawara (24 folds); vol.2 Odawara to Fuchū (25 folds); vol.3 Fuchū to Yoshida (29 folds); vol.4 Yoshida to Kameyama (29 folds); vol.5 Kameyama to Kyōto (24 folds). Reproductions: a portion near Hara is reproduced in Beans, suppl. A facing p. 11; three sections in Kurita, no. 74; see also Toda, pp. 109-110 & Hall, p. 152. Cited in: WSN; 33
Extent	1 map in 5 sheets : woodcut, accordion folded ; 28 x 3535.6 cm
Subject	Roads - Japan -Tokaido- Maps; Tōkaidō - Maps - 17th century; Tôkaidô - Maps; Kantō Region (Japan)
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Text
FileFormat	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G7962.T6 P2 1690 O3 v.1-5; G7962_T6_P2_1690_O3_v01
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1690.3
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962.T6 P2 1690 O3 v.1-5
DateAvailable	2015
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
CatalogueRecord	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804108
IsShownAt	10.14288/1.0213170
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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