Kawabe Wholesaler

...Furthermore, with the development of early modern cities, trading partners expanded widely to include townspeople, and a national lumber market was established, and lumber wholesalers also became organized. In Edo, lumber wholesalers formed associations such as lumber plank wholesalers, Kumano wholesalers, Kawabe wholesalers, and Kiba lumber wholesalers in the process of their establishment. During the Keicho era (1596-1615), lumber plank wholesalers were called together from Sagami, Totomi, Mikawa, Owari, Ise, and Kii to procure lumber for the construction of the inner citadel of Edo Castle, and it is said that they remained in Edo after the construction was completed and operated as lumber wholesalers, with the organization consisting of 17 people at the time. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawabe Donya" is listed below.

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…さらにその後の近世都市の発達によって取引の相手は町人にも広く拡大し，全国的な木材市場が成立するとともに，材木問屋の組織化も進んだ。江戸では材木問屋が，その成立する過程によって板材木問屋，熊野問屋，川辺問屋，木場材木問屋などの組合をつくった。板材木問屋は慶長年間(1596‐1615)，江戸城の本丸造営にあたり，相模，遠江，三河，尾張，伊勢，紀伊の諸国から木材調達のために呼び集められたものが，工事完了後も江戸に残り材木問屋を営んだといわれ，当時17人で組織された。…

※「川辺問屋」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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