Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 141214

Great Kanto Earthquake - Tragedy of Horses

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
1362 × 1000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
森川ミドリ
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). "Bahitsu no Sanka" (Tragedy of Horses). "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. The horses which were used to carry the loads were also the casualties of the earthquake and the fire.

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