Urokogataya - Urokogataya

Japanese: 鱗形屋 - うろこがたや

The name of a representative Edo story-telling store. It was located in Odenmacho 3-chome. From the Manji to Genroku eras (around 1660 to 1690), the store was commonly known as Sanzaemon, and later as Magobei. It went out of business around 1780 (An'ei 9). It was known as a Joruri book store and published many old Joruri works. It also published Akahon (red books) such as "Hanasaki Jiji," "Momotaro," and "Shitakiri Suzume," as well as Kana Zoushi and Yoshiwara Saimin. Hishikawa Moronobu's "Takabyobu Kuda Monogatari" was also published here. Jihon Wholesaler [Munemasa Isoo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸の代表的草紙屋の屋号。大伝馬町3丁目にあった。万治から元禄(1660年ころから90年ころ)までは通称三左衛門，のちは孫兵衛と称す。1780年(安永9)ころ廃業。浄瑠璃本屋として知られ多くの古浄瑠璃を出版。また，《花咲爺》《桃太郎》《舌切雀》などの赤本や仮名草子，吉原細見を出版。菱川師宣の《高屛風くだ物語》もここから出ている。地本問屋【宗政五十緒】

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