In the Meiji 2025s, the Bread Association was a gathering of young literary artists and artists who pursued new art, led by Mokutaro Kinoshita, Kitahara Hakushu, Isamu Yoshii, Kotaro Takamura, Kashiwatei Ishii, and Shirako Kurata. The venue was a shop close to the Sumida River, which resembled Seine, but on November 20, 1910, it was held grandly at Sanshu-ya, a western dish of Daidenmacho 2-chome Gourd Shindo. ・・ ・ I walked on the "Gourd Shindo" today.
Looking at the cut-out map of Edo, "Hiyatan Simmichi" was the back street south of Honmachidori. If you go east, you will find Daimaru Shinmichi on the back street of Daimaru Kimono Store. Even on the current map, the road remains in its position. On the west side of Ningyocho-dori, the current residence indication shows that the road less than 50m between Nihonbashi Daidenmacho 6 and Nihonbashi Horidomecho 1-11 was the "Gourd Shindo". [On the photo] Then, where was "Sanshu-ya"? According to Utaro Noda's "Literary Walk", which asked about this area more than 60 years ago, "The place where Sanshu-ya was located is the gourd Shindo It seems that it was around [right photo].
On the day of the meeting, lanterns made by members were lowered in front of the store. "When it comes to gourd Shindo, I remember, at the entrance facing the dark Yokocho storehouse, Shirahari's Japanese lantern, which drew a large face of the sheep god, was hanging down in the wind. (Isamu Yoshii "Okawabata") At this time, the "Bread no Kai" was attended by Shirakaba, Mita literature, and Shinshicho Dojin in addition to the main Subaru and square. Dozens of artists gathered together in this store, which was not very large, and it was a great success and a great sake feast.
Junichirou Tanizaki will meet Kafu Nagai for the first time here. "Teacher! I really like teachers! I worship the teacher! I read all the things that my teacher writes!" When I bowed with drunk momentum, I drink alcohol The wind that doesn't drink "Thank you. Thank you. "It's in Tanizaki's "Youth Story" that responded loudly. The following year in November 1911, Kafu presented "Junichiro Tanizaki's work" in "Mita Literature", awarded Tanizaki a great prize, and he suddenly became a darling of the literary world.
Kimura Shohachi's famous oil painting "Bread no Kai" (1928) is said to have been drawn while imagining the scene of the day's party attended by his brother Shota.
