Edo Shipping Wholesaler - Edozumifunadonya

...When the stock association was dissolved in 1841 (Tenpo 12), the wholesale association lost its monopoly, and the Hishigaki trademark became unnecessary and was abolished, and the Hishigaki mark was never revived even after the stock association was re-established. The Hishigaki Kaisen began in 1619 (Genwa 5) when a merchant from Sakai, Senshu, rented a 250 koku cargo ship from Tomitaura, Kishu, and sent daily necessities from Osaka to Edo. In 1624 (Kan'ei 1), Izumiya Heiemon of Kitahama, Osaka, opened an Edo cargo ship wholesaler, and in 1627, five other companies, Keumaya, Tomidaya, Otsuya, Araya, and Shioya, also started Edo cargo ship wholesalers, and the Osaka Hishigaki Kaisen Wholesaler was established, and Hishigaki Kaisen were tailored by this wholesaler. Thus, shipping between Edo and Osaka flourished, and in 1694 (7th year of Genroku), the owners of Edo's Hishigaki-kaisen ships met together to form the Edo Tokumi Donya, which owned the ships jointly and became the controlling agency for the operation of the Hishigaki-kaisen ships.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Edo Ship Wholesaler" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…1841年(天保12)の株仲間の解散で，従来の問屋仲間の独占を失い，菱垣のトレードマークも不要となって廃止され，株仲間再興後も菱垣のマークは復活することがなかった。　菱垣廻船は1619年(元和5)泉州堺の商人が，紀州富田浦の250石積廻船を借りうけ，大坂より江戸への日常生活物資を積み送ったのがその始まりで，24年(寛永1)には大坂北浜の泉屋平右衛門が江戸積船問屋を開業し，27年に毛馬屋，富田屋，大津屋，顕屋（あらや），塩屋の5軒が同じく江戸積船問屋を始めるにいたって，大坂の菱垣廻船問屋が成立し，この廻船問屋によって菱垣廻船が仕立てられた。こうして江戸･大坂間の海運が盛んになり，94年(元禄7)に江戸の菱垣廻船積合荷主が協議して，江戸十組問屋（とくみどんや）を結成し廻船はその共同所有となり，また十組問屋は菱垣廻船問屋運航の差配機関となった。…

※「江戸積船問屋」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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