店主の小咄 vol.3 | 여보세요 street

【つつみ美術　堤里志】

When I became independent, the price of Chinese art was not soaring like it is now, and the topic of discussion among dealers specializing in antique ceramics was, ``What kind of Li Dynasty did you see today?'' and Korean art, which was especially expensive. The talk was exclusively about the ``Bunin Rikan Kiln''.

At that time, the Lee Dynasty boom was so great that when the owner returned from a trade fair (a competition between dealers) at the shop where he was training, Korean dealers who had been killing time at nearby coffee shops and convenience stores were lining up. , It is a state of buying the stock of the day as if competing. Naturally, it was easy for people to agree to the selling price, and even I, who was only a half-baked person and about to become independent, said things like, ``Even if it's a bit expensive at the exchange meeting, if only Lee Choo buys it, I'll be able to manage it...'' It was a sweet delusion. (Actually, the Asian currency crisis broke out and the rapid rise of the Joseon Dynasty ceramics came to an end.)

In any case, as I reached my age, I decided to look for a store to serve as a base for the time being, and since then I have been living in the current location. I think that the biggest loss that I managed to manage as a young man was the "luck of the location of the store".

A local colleague heard that the sandwich shop was closing down, and informed me that it would be cheaper to rent out the current store. As someone who doesn't have enough money, I would be very grateful if you could lend me a dirty item for less than the price.

I decided on this store without thinking too much about it, but on the same street there are the famous Ri-cho shops ``Kobijutsu Sakamoto'' and ``Kobijutsu Hiramoto,'' and later, when ``Seikodo'' was added, it became one of the best shops in Japan. There was a specialty store next door, and our store was right in the middle of it, which was a very exciting location for me at the time, when our main product was Lee Chao. We received many geographical benefits.

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Many Korean dealers visiting Japan to purchase goods at that time would start their search on this street when they arrived at Tokyo Station.

People use their mobile phones outside the store to exchange information and make international calls, so you can hear loud Korean voices coming from all over the street in front of them.

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This narrow, short street that intersects with Kyobashi Naka-dori Street has come to be called ``Yoboseyo (Moshimoshi) Street'' by some people.

Now that Kazuji Sakamoto of ``Kobijutsu Sakamoto'' and Kunio Hiramoto of ``Kobijutsu Hiramoto'' have been demonized, the number of Korean dealers who call on the roadside has decreased markedly. In the end, the common name was not widely known, but airports around the world were closed due to an unprecedented infectious disease. With the greetings of "Nihao!", you can feel that they will return again.

【Satoshi TSUTSUMI  / TSUTSUMI gallery】

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