Seiban Printing Co. (精版印刷株式會社)
Seiban Printing Co. (精版印刷株式會社; fl. c. 1925 - 1945) was an Osaka-based publisher in the early Showa period. A number of contemporaneous publishing houses used Seiban (or Seihan) in their name (帝国精版印刷, 京都精版印刷社, 日本精版印刷), but were evidently distinct from this publishing house, which specialized in producing maps of the Japanese Empire (such as Manchukuo and occupied areas of China), often for the Osaka Mainchi Shimbun. The company published its own brief history in English in 1929 (A brief history of the Seihan Printing Company Limited, OCLC 843142406), suggesting that the company had already existed for some time by that point.
AKA: 精版印刷株式會社
Charming pictorial map of the world, with illustrations of cannibalism.
家庭教育世界一周すごろく / [Home Education Round-the-World Sugoroku].
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This is an exceptionally charming Taisho 15 or 1926 Japanese pictorial world map and round-the-world sugoroku game published as a supplement to the New Year's Edition of the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun (大阪毎日新聞). Aside from entertainment, the game was meant to inculcate geographic knowledge, especially of Europe and North America. (more details)
Guide to Japan's Historical Heartland.
近畿を中心とせる名勝交通大鳥瞰圖 / [A Bird's-Eye View of Scenic Spots and Transportation Centered on the Kinki Region].
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A stunning 1926 bird's-eye view of the Kansai region of Japan drawn by Yoshida Hatsusaburō and published in Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. Both beautiful and functional, the view and its verso provide a comprehensive guide for tourists and travelers to the region. (more details)
Japan's Mountainous Southern Island.
日本鳥瞰九州大圖繪 / [Bird's Eye View of Japan - Large Illustrated Map of Kyushu].
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A spectacular bird's-eye view of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's home islands, drawn by Yoshida Hatsusaburō and published in the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun in 1927. It thoroughly overviews the mountainous island, its transportation network, many culturally significant sites, and leisure destinations. (more details)
Archetypal views from the early Showa era.
日本八景名所圖繪 / [Drawing of the Eight Famous Scenic Views of Japan].
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This is a beautiful 1930 (Shōwa 5) set of views of scenic sites in Japan drawn by Yoshida Hatsusaburō, the most prominent artist of views in Japan at the time. It was published as a supplement to Housewife's Friend (主婦の友), a popular monthly women's magazine. The views show the 'New' Eight Views of Japan, a cultural phenomenon at the intersection of national identity (or nationalism), mass media, mass consumption, and tourism, all of which flourished in this period. (more details)