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giboshi in Nihonbashi brought to Kuroeya

You may know that on the second floor of the lacquerware Kuroeya, the lacquerware, there is a giboshi engraved with the inscription "September 1st Year of the Dog, Yoshinichi Nihonbashi Daiko Shiina Hyogo". This time, I will introduce how it was brought in and exhibited.

The store was destroyed by fire during the Tokyo Air Raid on March 10, 1945. In February 1946, we built a barrack-built store on the site of the Nihonbashi store and resumed operations. Not only lacquerware, but also a wide variety of products that are indispensable for life for reconstruction, such as electric heaters, cutting boards, clogs and sandals. These items were sold out around 3:00 pm and closed on that day because they couldn't help it, and it is said that "cash has come in more and more." I guess he returned to his main business after a while.

The attached photo shows Chuo-dori, which was lined with stalls on Nihonbashi-dori in the fall of 1945. The fill on the right side will be a burnt mark. I feel the enthusiasm of post-war reconstruction. On the left hand is the Yashima Hotel, and on the other side is the Kokubu Building requisitioned by GHQ. The Kuroeya store is burnt and can't be seen, but it must have been around the back of the hotel.

Brought in giboshi

giboshi's giboshi in Nihonbashi brought to Kuroeya

During the start of business at the Barack store, there seemed to be a customer who misunderstood Kuroeya as a bone shop, so I came to sell giboshi when Nihonbashi was wooden. For Kuroeya, who continues to do business near Nihonbashi, he felt that this was something to do, and he took over giboshi and kept it all the time.

One day, a person from the family looked seriously at giboshi and found that it was engraved with the inscription "Manji 1st year dog, September Yoshinichi Nihonbashi Daiko Shiina Hyogo", indicating that it must be a venerable item. Because the carpenter is the shogunate's servant.

It's a subordinate story, but I asked Kuroeya how much I picked it up, but I couldn't get an answer. The precious giboshi is on display in the showcase at the entrance on the second floor of the building where Kuroeya enters. The giboshi, which used to decorate Nihonbashi when it was wooden, would be worth a look as a treasure of historical value. Why don't you stop by when you visit Nihonbashi?