Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 141208

Great Kanto Earthquake - Narihira Tram Street

Artist / 作者
不明
Date / 年代
1926
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / artelino
Digital record / 画像記録
1347 × 1000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
小春ユイ
Rights / 権利
All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
Attribution / 表記
Artelino

Catalog note / 解説

From the series, "Taisho Shinsai Gashu" (Pictures of Taisho Earthquake). "Honsho Narihira Densha Doori" (Narihira Tram Street in Honsho). "Great Kanto Earthquake" September 1st in 1923, the massive earthquake jolted Kanto area. The collapsing building and the inferno followed the earthquake killed 140,000 people. It devastated Tokyo and the surrounding area. This one depicted a man operating a commuter wagon on the Narihira street on which the street cars used to run.

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