Government-General of Chōsen (sold) (朝鮮總督府)
Government-General of Chōsen (朝鮮總督府; 1910 - 1945) was the Japanese colonial government established to govern the former Joseon Empire, which was dissolved in 1910. It replaced the office of Japan's Resident General, which had effectively ruled Korea as a protectorate from 1905 - 1910. The Government-General resided, from 1926, in a grand headquarters that was constructed as part of a redesign of Seoul (Keijo). The building was demolished in 1995.
AKA: 朝鮮總督府
Korea by Japan's Master Viewmaker.
朝鮮大圖繪 / [Large Drawn Map of Korea].
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This large and visually stunning view of the Korean Peninsula was drawn by Yoshida Hatsusaburo and published by the Wonsan Daily News (元山毎日新聞社). It was produced to coincide with the Chōsen Exhibition, a celebration of the 'benefits' Japanese rule had brought to Korea. The view is also significant because it is among the earliest published views by Yoshida of areas outside the Japanese home islands, a focus that would become more pronounced in his work in the following years as Japan's empire expanded. (more details)