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Subject(s)

• Nihonbashi (Tokyo, Japan)—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Bridges—Japan—Tokyo—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Scrolls, Japanese—Edo period, 1600-1868 [Browse]
• Tokyo (Japan)—Social life and customs—1600-1868—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Japan—Social life and customs—1600-1868—Pictorial works [Browse]

Author

• Kobayashi, Tadashi, 1941- [Browse]
• 小林忠, 1941- [Browse]

Translator

• Carpenter, Juliet Winters [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Illustrated works [Browse]

Series

• Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) [More in this series]
• Japan library

Translation of

Ozawa, Hiromu, 1947- "Kidai shōran" no Nihonbashi

Summary note

"The Kidai Shōran is a magnificent painted Japanese scroll, an artistic rendering of one of the most iconic streets of Edo (as Tokyo was then called) at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It covers five blocks of the main shopping thoroughfare leading south from the Imagawa Bridge to the bridge at Nihonbashi. Though it is believed to have been painted by a well-known artist, its provenance is shrouded in mystery. But over its more than 12-meter length, the artist has given us an almost cinematic look at urban life during the Edo period. More than 1,600 people are depicted here, coming from every walk of society, from samurai to student, hairdressers, minstrels, and geisha. Their activities are portrayed in rich and loving detail: here a young pilgrim receives alms, there a blind masseur rushes to his next appointment, on the other side of the street, a construction crew raises the framing that will become a new shop. In this fascinating book, the authors bring these details to life with expert commentary and knowledgeable analysis of the times when the scroll was created."-- Provided by publisher

Notes

• Originally published by Shogakukan Inc., in 2016.
• Translation of: "Kidai shōran" no Nihonbashi : kakki ni afureta Edo no machi : Berurin Tōyō Bijutsukan zō "kidai shōran" emaki
• Translation of: 「熈代勝覧」の日本橋 : 活気にあふれた江戶の町 : ベルリン東洋美術館蔵「熈代勝覧」絵卷
• This book was purposefully produced "backwards" and should be read from right to left.--Cover

Language note

Translated from the Japanese

Contents

• World of Kidai Shōran: life in Edo, 200 years ago / Ozawa Hiromu
• Streets and districts in the vicinity of Nihonbashi
• The scroll in its entirety
• Strolling through Kidai Shōran Part I. Edo merchants' roots. A merchant's career path. A merchant's life plan. Merchants on the road
• Strolling through Kidai Shōran Part II. Edo merchants and fires. Treating disease.
• Strolling through Kidai Shōran Part III. Merchants' attire. Merchants' pastime
• Strolling through Kiadai Shōran Part IV. Merchants' amusements. Merchants' favorite reading
• Occupations and arts illustrated in Kidai Shōran
• A guided tour through Kidai Shōran
• More about the picture scroll Kidai Shōran / Kobayashi Tadashi
• The location of the Kidai Shōran Scroll.

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ISBN

• 9784866581323 ((hardcover))
• 4866581328 ((hardcover))

LCCN

2020436091

OCLC

1151389018

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