Taishō jūninen kugatsu hatsuka, Atagoyama nite (At Atagoyama, September 20th 1923), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
Isoda Chōshū, Taishō jūninen kugatsu hatsuka, Atagoyama nite (At Atagoyama, September 20th 1923), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake), 1924, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet, no known copyright restrictions, 88.6.18
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- Title
Taishō jūninen kugatsu hatsuka, Atagoyama nite (At Atagoyama, September 20th 1923), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
- Related Titles
original language: 大正十二年九月廿日愛宕山にて
series (original language): 大正震火災木版画集
series (translated): Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake
series (transliterated): Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū
translated: At Atagoyama, September 20th 1923
transliterated: Taishō jūninen kugatsu hatsuka, Atagoyama nite
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Period
Japan: Taishō period (1912-1926)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 8 3/16 in x 10 3/4 in; sheet: 8 3/4 in x 11 1/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
title: 大正十二年九月廿日 // 愛宕山にて, printed in black ink, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Taishō jūninen kugatsu hatsuka // Atagoyama nite (20th day of the 9th month, Taisho 12 [September 20th, 1923] // at Atagoyama) Language: Japanese
seal: 長秋, printed in red relief within rectangular cartouche, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Chōshū ([seal of the artist Isoda Chōshū 磯田長秋]) Language: Japanese
signature: 長秋, printed in black ink, lower right Transliteration: Chōshū Language: Japanese
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet
- Accession Number
88.6.18
- Copyright
no known copyright restrictions
- Terms
Taishô shinkasai mokuhangashû (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake), 1924
In 1924, the Japanese publisher Hoshino Seki issued a set of thirty-six prints depicting scenes from the aftermath of the September 1, 1923 great Tokyo earthquake. He commissioned six artists to each produce six designs based on eye witness sketches and accounts, which the master carver Nagashima Kiichi and printer Tamura Tetsunosuke then translated into color woodblock prints for the portfolio.
An important part of the Portland Art Museum collection of Japanese prints (88.6.1-36), the Museum is placing this historic series online at this time to honor the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan.
To donate to the international relief effort, please click on one of the links below.
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- Exhibitions
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
