cat. 07. Kanda Vegetable Market

Maekawa Senpan 前川千帆 (1888-1960)
Kanda Vegetable Market (Kanda aomono ichiba 神田青物市場)
Series: One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tōkyō hyakkei 新東京百景)
Date: May 1930
Signature: Maekawa Senpan
Publisher: Sōsaku Hanga Kurabu (Nakajima Jūtarō)

This fruit and vegetable market dates back to the Edo period, when it was the official market supplying goods to the Tokugawa lords. After the earthquake, a glass-and-concrete hall was built to protect it against fires.