cat. 07. Kanda Vegetable Market
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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.