Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tsutaya Jūzaburō

Japanese publisher

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1750

Place of Birth: Yoshiwara, Japan

Date of Death: 31-May-1797

Profession: businessperson, publisher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tsutaya Juzaburo (Japanese: ?? ???; 13 February 1750 – 31 May 1797) was the founder and head of the Tsutaya publishing house in Edo, Japan, and produced illustrated books and ukiyo-e woodblock prints of many of the period's most famous artists.
Tsutaya's is the best-remembered name of all ukiyo-e publishers.
He is also known as Tsuta-Ju and Juzaburo I. Tsutaya set up his shop in 1774 and began by publishing guides to the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters.
By 1776 he was publishing print series, and went on to publish some of the best-known artists of the late 1700s.
He is best remembered for his association with Utamaro and as the sole publisher of Sharaku.
"Tsutaya" is not a true surname, but a yago "shop name" that translates as "Ivy Shop".
The publisher used a seal of ivy leaves under a stylized Mount Fuji as a publisher's mark.