Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 141215

Great Kanto Earthquake - Burnt or Drowned

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
1346 × 1000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
水野ナギ
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). "Hi ni Oware Mizu ni Oboru" (Chased by the Fire, Drowned in the Water). "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. People ran from the fire and jumped into the water. But the fire particles showered on the surface of the water and the water became boiling hot.

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