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Hanaya Yohei's sushiAn oldest illustration of Hanaya Yohei's sushiKAWABATA Gyokusho's drawing around 1877 ([Meiji 10]) This picture was replicated and reassembled from the Gyokusho's each original single pieces by an unidentified artist. 26 x 18 cm |
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(Handed down to Koizumi family, the descendant.) |
Yohei-zushi (1883 [Meiji 16]) |
Born in the Echizen-country (Fukui-han, or present Fukui Pref.) and came up to Edo (Tokyo) when he was nine year-old to work as a servant under apprenticeship at a 'fuda-sashi' (rice broker/warehouse and banker.) After experiencing several other occupations, he lived at Ryogoku [map] area in and around the period of Bunsei (1818 - 1830) of the Edo era. Then, he worked hard as a sushi peddler day and night, he finally opened his own shop named 'Yohei-zushi' and it was a great success by virtue of the new type of sushi of the time, Nigiri-zushi.
Yohei's nigiri-zushi, a nouveau style, became so famous and it earned great reputations of people across the Edo cities, as well as Matsuga-zushi who also ran a same kind of shop at Atake, Fukagawa, so that Yohei is often referred to as one of the originators or successful founders of the present Nigiri-zushi style in the Sushi History in Japan.
Yohei-zushi existed for generations successively until 1932 [Showa 7] at the same place.
KAWABATA Gyokusho (1842 - 1913 [Tenpo 13 - Taisho 2])
川端 玉章
Born in Kyoto, artist of Japanese style pictures, belonged to the Maruyama School.
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