Author: Hikifuda. Iwasaki Seishichi
Title: Japanuese Sauce Manufactured by S. Iwasaki City - Fujioka, County - Shimotsuga, Province - Shimotsuke Japan [sic].
Description: Tokyo [189-?]. 22x33cm lithograph. ¶ A handsome birds-eye of the soy sauce works. The company still exists as a maker and seller of horse food, something of a come down since Iwasaki's glory days as a magnate and most important person. This view comes early in his career after he had taken over the family business and before he made two fortunes from the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars. He was outraged by the profiteering control ordinance passed during WWI and seems to have had some part in having it suspended.

Keywords: graphic art advertising hikifuda manufactures trades food soy sauce c19th Japan