a study on merchants copper plate engravings in the Meiji erain the field of historical information studies

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

This study aims to clarify the actual conditions of merchants and their houses in the Meiji era by analyzing the merchants guide books illustrated with copper plate engravings. And at the same time, this study aims to clarify the characteristics of the copper plate engravings as the means of communication. By analyzing about 100 books all over Japan, it became clear1. They were published only in the Meiji 20s and the 30s all over Japan.2. The purpose and the expression method of each documents are similar each other, and it is possible to institute comparison between them to grasp the actual conditions of the merchants and their houses.As conclusion, these documents are valuable as the academic resource to analyze theactual conditions of the merchants and their houses in the Meiji era .