[ŌI KOTRO]. 大井幸太郎.

伊勢朝熊岳旅館十八亭ヨリ十八州一望之圖. [Ise Asamagadake Ryokan Juhachitei yori Juhachishu ichibo no zu].<BR> [Views of Eighteen Regions from the Juhachitei Inn at Asamadake in Ise].

三重. [Mie]. 大井幸太郎. [Ōi Kotro]. Meiji 28 [ 1895]. Stock ID #218306

Handcoloured engraved bird's-eye view map, 39 x 54.5cm, a table inset at lower right gives distances to various shrines in Ise and other sites. Light vertical creases, a very attractive map.

An attractive delicately colour printed bird's-eye view map of the Ise Bay area, showing the view from the Juhachitei Inn (18th Inn) which was also known as Tōfūya (East Wind Inn), which stands on a high hill slope near the Asamagadake Shrine. We can see the inn on the right edge of the map with a white flag on a pole. Probably created as a souvenir for visitors to the inn, the beautifully detailed map shows the principal landmarks of the Ise area - a crucial site of the national pilgrimage - and in the far distance, the sun rising behind the peak of Mt. Fuji. Other major mountains in Kanto, Kansai and even on the Japan Sea side region are featured in the distance. All the major sites and land marks are labeled with their names.

There are detailed depictions of coasts and woodland, and both Japanese and western sailing vessels in the Ise Bay. We can also see the tiny figures of visitors around the precincts of the inn. An inset box gives distances to the main shrines and other landmarks of the district.

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Price: $475.00 AU

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