【Woodblock Print】【Antique Map】【Print】"Sugamo Ezu Zen" Edo Period

The Sugamo Map, issued in Kaei 7 (1854), is one of the Owariya-ban Edo Kiriezu, a representative map series from the Edo period.

[Overview]

Official Title: Somei Oji Sugamo Atari Ezu
Year of Creation: Kaei 7 (1854)
Publisher: Owariya Seishichi (Kinrindo)
Artist: Tomatsu Masanori
Size: 515/497mm

Area Covered by this Map: Depicts areas around Sugamo, Komagome, Somei, Oji, and Itabashi, corresponding to parts of present-day Toshima Ward, Kita Ward, and Bunkyo Ward.

Design: Visually beautiful with multi-color printing, color-coded for temples and shrines (red), samurai residences (white), and townhouses (gray), with crests and descriptions of famous places also included.

Historical Spots:

Nakasendo: Traverses the center of the map, depicting landmarks along the highway such as Shinsho-ji Temple (one of the Edo Six Jizo).

Somei: An area where nursery gardeners gathered, showing the bustling atmosphere of the time as the birthplace of Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms.

Former Garden Sites: Former residences of Matsudaira Tokinosuke (present-day Rikugien) and Togawa Harima no Kami (present-day Kyu Furukawa Garden) can be identified.


[Condition, etc.]
No insect damage
Stains on the map
This is an antique map from the Edo period.
It is an original item from that time.


Management Number: b6