Maruya Tetsujirō (丸屋鉄次郎)
Maruya Tetsujirō (丸屋鉄次郎; fl. c. 1860 - 1890), also known as Tetsujirō Kobayashi (小林鉄次郎), was a Japanese publisher based in Edo / Tokyo. He published a wide range of nishiki-e prints, including those by the Utagawa school of woodblock artists, such as Hiroshige II's (二代目歌川広重) fascinating 1863 triptych of London (英吉利西龍道大港). His professional name strongly suggests and affiliation with the publishing lineage of Maruya Jianpachi (丸屋甚八).
AKA: 丸屋鉄次郎
Keeping Time in Yokohama.
橫濱繁榮本町通時計臺神奈川縣全圖 / [Complete View of the Clock Tower in Yokohama's Flourishing Neighborhood of Honcho, Kanagawa Prefecture].
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A scarce and brightly-colored ukiyo-e 1874 woodblock triptych by Utagawa Kunitsuru depicting Yokohama's town hall (横浜町会所), constructed in 1874 (Meiji 7), one of many new marvels depicted in Yokohama-e prints of the era. Bridging past and present, Kunitsuru employed established nishiki-e conventions but added relatively new, vibrant pink, yellow, and purple aniline inks, most imported from Europe, that eventually became distinctive of Meiji-era woodblock prints. (more details)