Number
#17
Date
4/1878
Title (Kanji)
築地 隅屋
Title (Rōmaji)
Tsukiji Sumi-ya
Description
The literal meaning of Tsukiji is ‘built land’, i.e. re-claimed land; the district is where there used to be lowland marshes at the Sumida River delta. During the Tokugawaperiod, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first TokugawaShogundirected extensive excavations, both of canals, and a moat for the greatly expanded fortifications of Edo castle; the marshes along the river were systematically filled with spoil from these, the land thus newly created being used for housing and waterfront commercial centres.
Additional information
| Year Published | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Size | Ōban |
| Signed | Ōju Yoshitoshi |
| Seals | Taiso |
| Subjects | Architecture, Women |
| Editions | First |
| Publisher | Kobayashi Tetsujirō |
| Block Carvers | Hori Koei |
