Yamaguchiya Tōbei (山口屋藤兵衛)
Yamaguchiya Tōbei (山口屋藤兵衛; fl. c. 1805 - 1895) was a Japanese published based in Bakurochō in Edo (now Nihonbashi, Tokyo). The firm, which was likely named after its founder and maintained his name after his death, was closely associated with the Utagawa School of ukiyo-e artists. In its later years, the firm alternated its name (using 荒川藤兵衛 or 荒川コマ) and began producing lithographs.
AKA: 山口屋藤兵衛
An Early View of Yokohama's Red-Light District.
橫濱本町景港崎街新廓 / [View of Yokohama Honmachi and the New Miyozaki Quarter].
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This is a c. 1860 ukiyo-e triptych of Yokohama highlighting, among other elements, the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter, prepared by Sadahide and published by Yamaguchiya Tōbei. The city, hitherto a small fishing village, rapidly developed after being opened to foreign traders and residents in 1859, building new districts, including Miyozaki, in a handful of months. (more details)