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Suwaraya Mohei was an [[Edo]]-based publisher whose operations flourished from the 1650s through the end of the [[Edo period]], into the [[Meiji period]]. Identified by the shop name Kayûsai, Suwaraya published numerous works, with those by Edo [[literati]] at the core.

Suwaraya Mohei was an [[Edo]]-based publisher whose operations flourished from the 1650s through the end of the [[Edo period]], into the [[Meiji period]]. Identified by the shop name Kayûsai, Suwaraya published numerous works, with those by Edo [[literati]] at the core.

The business grew considerably under the 4th Suwaraya Mohei in the Hôreki era (1750s-60s), and expanded even further under the 6th Suwaraya Mohei in the late Kansei era (late 1790s). The latter made efforts to resist pressure to open a branch in [[Kamigata]], but ultimately gave in and opened one in [[Kyoto]].

The business grew considerably under the 4th Suwaraya Mohei in the Hôreki era (1750s-60s), and expanded even further under the 6th Suwaraya Mohei in the late Kansei era (late 1790s). The latter made efforts to resist pressure to open a branch in [[Kamigata]], but ultimately gave in and opened one in [[Kyoto]].

 

His staffer or apprentice [[Suwaraya Ichibei]] split off from Mohei and established his own publishing operation, publishing the [[1785]] ''[[Sangoku tsuran zusetsu|Sangoku tsûran zusetsu]]'' and the [[1790]] ''[[Ryukyu banashi|Ryûkyû banashi]]'', among many other works.

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