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[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan] — historic drawing
[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan]. Historic drawing from the Japanese Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan]

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Warehouses and inns line the main street of Ōmihachiman in this drawing, which shows a working thoroughfare rather than a scenic view. Ōmihachiman, in present-day Shiga Prefecture, grew up as a castle town and trading center near Lake Biwa, and its storehouses and lodgings reflect the commerce that moved goods and travelers through the region. Merchants from the surrounding Ōmi region were well known across Japan in this period, and their buildings were a visible sign of that wealth. The two sheets date to about 1840, capturing the town's streetscape in the decades before the Meiji era reshaped Japanese cities.

Medium1 drawing (2 sheets).
Genredreams and substances
Notes[ca. 1840]
SubjectsStreets--Japan--Ōmihachiman-shi--1840. Warehouses--Japan--Ōmihachiman-shi--1840. Taverns (Inns)--Japan--Ōmihachiman-shi--1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,650 × 4,574 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222109

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