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Tanaka Jihei (sold) (田中治兵衛)


Tanaka Jihei (田中治兵衛; fl. c. 1869 - 1904) was a Kyoto-based publisher of maps and books during the Meiji period.
AKA: 田中治兵衛
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Post-imperial Splendor.

京都區組明細圖 / [Detailed Map of the Districts and Neighborhoods of Kyoto].

1894 (dated)
18.5 x 27.5 in (46.99 x 69.85 cm)
Kyoto-nakamura-1894

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A scarce, colorful 1894 map of Kyoto, Japan, reflecting the city's past imperial splendor and partial modernization, edited by Kamisaka Yoshishige and published by Tanaka Jihei and Nakamura Asakichi. At this time, Kyoto had lost a degree of its cultural prestige with the relocation of the emperor to Tokyo in 1868, but it remained an important city and popular destination for tourists due to its temples, shrines, and castles. (more details)

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