江戸名所図会의 삽화를 통해 본명소공간의 시공간적 재구성

Abstract

This study analyzes the illustrations in the Edomeishozue, published in the mid-19th century, to explore how famous places in late Edo urban space were spatially and temporally reconstructed through repeated practices. These places were not static landscapes but dynamic spaces shaped by rituals, festivals, and seasonal customs. The analysis categorizes the illustrations into three themes―religious, social, and natural―and examines representative cases from each. Chapter 2 discusses the compilation background and conceptual transitions of “meisho” (famous places). Chapter 3 analyzes their ritual function through syncretic religious practices. Chapter 4 explores political and social meanings embedded in their visualizations, while Chapter 5 examines the sensory and seasonal enjoyment that shaped natural spaces as lived experiences. Ultimately, the study reveals that the illustrations in Edomeishozue visually mediated and reconfigured famous places as “practiced spaces” imbued with memory, sensation, and collective actions. By viewing meisho through the lens of “the production of space,” this research offers a new interpretation of their dynamic formation and re-meaning in Edo’s visual culture.