Oil brokerage - Aburanakama

Japanese: 油仲買 - あぶらなかま
Oil brokerage - Aburanakama

…The Kyoguchi oil wholesaler replaced Yamazaki (Oyamazaki oil shop) as a supplier to Kyoto and Fushimi from the beginning of the early modern period. As time went on, the business of this wholesaler became more important as an oil broker in Osaka and for sale throughout Western Japan. The Edoguchi oil wholesaler was established as a commercial organization to meet the growing demand for kerosene in Edo, which developed rapidly with the establishment of the early modern state. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "oil brokerage" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…京口油問屋は京都および伏見への供給地として近世初頭から山崎(大山崎油座)に代わって当たったのはこの問屋であった。時代が下るにつれて,この問屋の業務としては大坂市中の油仲買や西日本各地への売出しが重要性を持ってくるのである。江戸口油問屋は近世国家の成立に伴い,急激に発達してきた江戸での増大した灯油の需要に対応する商業組織として設立された。…

※「油仲買」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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