『江戸名所図会』と『都名所図会』  [in Japanese] Edo Meisho Zue and Miyako Meisho Zue  [in Japanese]

Edo Meisho Zue was written by Saito Yukio, Yukitaka and Yukinari, and published in 1834 and 1836. It appeared under the influence of the meisho zues of the Kyoto-Osaka region written by Akisato Ritou. In this paper, comparing Edo Meisho Zue with Ritou's Miyako Meisho Zue, we study the relationship between these two books, particularly the characteristic of Edo Meisho Zue. As regards the composition of this book, we think that the authors decided the range of the sights recorded in it and the titles of its volumes, keeping those of Miyako Meisho Zue in their mind. Although these two meisho zues have similarity in the components of description, Edo Meisho Zue contains more commentaries due to the authors than Miyako Meisho Zue does. The authors of Edo Meisho Zue had to collect lots of information by themselves to compile the articles. Supposedly their commentaries grew in the process of this collection. In addition, we think that they had an intention of pursuing the accuracy of description besides following the form of Ritou's meisho zue.

Edo Meisho Zue was written by Saito Yukio, Yukitaka and Yukinari, and published in 1834 and 1836. It appeared under the influence of the meisho zues of the Kyoto-Osaka region written by Akisato Ritou. In this paper, comparing Edo Meisho Zue with Ritou's Miyako Meisho Zue, we study the relationship between these two books, particularly the characteristic of Edo Meisho Zue. As regards the composition of this book, we think that the authors decided the range of the sights recorded in it and the titles of its volumes, keeping those of Miyako Meisho Zue in their mind. Although these two meisho zues have similarity in the components of description, Edo Meisho Zue contains more commentaries due to the authors than Miyako Meisho Zue does. The authors of Edo Meisho Zue had to collect lots of information by themselves to compile the articles. Supposedly their commentaries grew in the process of this collection. In addition, we think that they had an intention of pursuing the accuracy of description besides following the form of Ritou's meisho zue.