Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (sold) (辻岡屋文助)
Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (辻岡屋文助; fl. c. 1852 - 1882) was a prominent Japanese published based in Edo (later Tokyo) that specialized in the production of Nishiki-e (錦絵), a technique in which different blocks were carved for each color applied to a sheet, resulting in a much richer and sharper prints than hand coloring. Tsujiokaya Bunsuke worked with many of the leading figures of the Utagawa school in the mid-19th century, including Sadahide (貞秀).
AKA: 辻岡屋文助
Meeting point of the Japanese and Western worlds.
橫濱大湊細見之圖 / [Large Detailed Composite View of Yokohama].
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- Full resolution TIFF file
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
This is a masterful c. 1860 six-panel composite view of Yokohama produced by Sadahide (貞秀), one of the great ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period and early Meiji. The view depicts Yokohama shortly following its opening to foreign trade, a development that would have dramatic consequences for both Yokohama and Japan. (more details)