ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL RECORDS OF TSUKIJI HONGANJI HONDO OF THE MATSUI FAMILY POSSESSION (MATSUI CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. STORAGE)

Matsui Construction Co., Ltd. is keeping the architectural historical records which the founded Matsui possessed. The historical records of Tsukiji Honganji Hondo’s of the CHUTA ITO design are also included. Until now, the historical record of the Matsui family was not open to the public. Tsukiji Honganji Hondo’s historical records were open to the public when performing restoration construction. Hondo’s construction historical records are A. design original drawings 483 sheet, C. color figure 25 sheet, and D. photo albums three books. The photograph of 95, the photograph of 93, and the photograph of 130 are on three albums, respectively. Moreover, it became clear that existence of the drawing of another proposal exists. Furthermore, all the persons involved in construction work also became clear. Therefore, the construction historical record of Hondo’s became the research with discovery of useful new data.