概要 / description

郷土史家・喜多川周之氏（1911～1988年）が生涯にわたって収集した、東京下町関係の一大コレクション。約35,000点にのぼる。喜多川氏は、版画業を営みながら、「凌雲閣」（浅草十二階）に関する研究と資料収集を進め、台東区郷土資料調査員などを務めた。本コレクションは、凌雲閣や浅草六区などの盛り場を描いた絵画や刷物、絵葉書、写真などを中心とし、このほか関連する典籍・図書類も多い。

A vast collection related to downtown Tokyo by Kitagawa Chikashi (1911–1988), a local historian, who assembled the collection over the course of his life. It totals as many as 35,000 items. While running a printmaking business, he researched “Ryōunkaku” (Asakusa twelve-story tower) and collected materials on it, as well as served as a local material investigator for Taitōku. This collection is centered on paintings, printed matters, postcards, and photographs depicting amusement districts like Ryōunkaku and Asakusa Rokku. Additionally, it includes a large number of related classical books and publications.