About These Prints
The top print above (IHL Cat. #1281) provides a past, or old (古), view of Owari-chō. It is matched with a present, or now (今), view on the bottom sheet. The top sheet shows an early 19th century view of the intersection of Ginza-dori and Miyuki-dori in Owari-chō, lined with dry-goods stores, including the Ebisuya and the Hoteiya, which sold kimonos among other items.
The present (今) view, on the bottom print (IHL Cat. #1282), depicts the offices of the Nippōsha publishing company, publisher of the Tokyo daily newspaper the Nichinichi Shinbun.
These past and present views were orginally printed together as one oban-size sheet as shown below and later cut apart. They are two of at least 32 views, contained on 16 uncut oban-size sheets, in the series Famous Places of Tokyo: Past and Present.
uncut print
古今東京名所: 尾張町恵比寿や布袋屋呉ふく店・おハり町日々新聞日
Kokon Tokyo meisho: Owarii-chō Ebisuya Hoteiya gofukuten [top] Owari-chō Nichinichi Shinbun Nipposha [bottom]
The Series: Famous Places of Tokyo: Past and Present
A series of at least sixteen uncut oban-size sheets depicting a past or old (古) view on the top sheet, and present or now (今) view, on the bottom sheet, of a particular area of Tokyo. Many of the views are similar to those found in Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei).
Print Details
IHL Catalog |
#1281; #1282 | |||
Title or Description | IHL Cat. #1281: The Ebisuya and Hoteiya Dry-goods Store in Owari-chō (Owari-chō Ebisuya Hoteiya gofukuten 尾張町恵比寿や布袋屋呉ふく店) IHL Cat. #1282: Nippōsha Nichinichi Shinbun in Owari-chō (Owari-chō Nichinichi Shinbun Nipposha おハり町日々新聞日報社) |
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Series | Famous Places of Tokyo: Past and The Present (Kokon Tokyo meisho 古今東京名所) |
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Artist | Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894) |
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Signature |
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Seal | no seal |
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Publication Date |
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Carver | ||||
Impression | IHL Cat. #1281 and #1282: excellent |
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Colors | IHL Cat. #1281 and #1282: excellent | |||
Condition | IHL Cat. #1281 - good: ragged trimming left margin; wrinkling from removal from backing IHL Cat. #1282: - good: light wrinkling from removal from backing |
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Genre | nishiki-e; meisho-e |
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Miscellaneous |
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Format | chūban yoko-e | |||
H x W Paper |
IHL Cat. #1281: 7 1/8 x 9 9/16 in. (18.1 x 24.3 cm) IHL Cat. #1282: 7 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (18.3 x 24.1 cm) |
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H x W Image |
IHL Cat. #1281: 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (16.5 x 22.2 cm) IHL Cat. #1282: 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (16.5 x 22.2 cm) |
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Literature |
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Collections This Print |
Waseda University Library 文庫10 08624 0011; Postal Museum Japan |