Nihon Meisho Zuesha (日本名所圖繪)
Nihon Meisho Zuesha (日本名所圖繪; fl. c. 1925 - 1942) was a Japanese publisher of maps, often dealing with cities or travel throughout Japan's growing empire in the 1920s - 1940s, founded by artist and cartographer Koyama Kichizō (小山吉三). They became especially known for bird's-eye views of cities, collaborating with leading artist-cartographers in that genre, such as Yoshida Hatsusaburō (吉田初三郎) and Kaneko Tsunemitsu (金子常光), and developing popular folding sketchbook maps (書簡圖繪) that could be easily mailed and transported.
AKA: 日本名所圖繪
Mt. Fuji for nature lovers.
富士登山と五湖めぐり圖繪 / [Map for Climbing Mt. Fuji and Visiting the Five Lakes].
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This is a beautiful and very rare 1937 Nihon Meisho Zuesha bird's-eye view map of the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji. It is oriented towards the southwest, looking at the northern face of Mt. Fuji. Whereas other maps of Mt. Fuji are geared towards religious pilgrims or urbanites seeking to relax at local hot springs, this map is aimed at avid hikers and nature lovers. (more details)
City of Gardens and Canals, and Headquarters of the Counter-Insurgency.
蘇州 / [Suzhou].
$550.00
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This is an unrecorded c. 1938 Koyama Kichizō bird's eye view of Suzhou, China. It presents a lovely overview of the resplendent ancient city but also obscures the ongoing hostilities of the Second Sino-Japanese War, in which the city was occupied in late 1937. (more details)