Landslide in Front of the Hodogaya Tunnel on the Tôkaidô: Impressions of the Wreckage of the Great Kantô Earthquake Disaster of September 1, 1923, from the series Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake
Oda Kanchô, Landslide in Front of the Hodogaya Tunnel on the Tôkaidô: Impressions of the Wreckage of the Great Kantô Earthquake Disaster of September 1, 1923, from the series Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake, 1924, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet, public domain, 88.6.20
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- Title
Landslide in Front of the Hodogaya Tunnel on the Tôkaidô: Impressions of the Wreckage of the Great Kantô Earthquake Disaster of September 1, 1923, from the series Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake
- Related Titles
series (translated): Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake
series (transliterated): Taishô shinkasai mokuhangashû
series (transliterated): Taishô shinkazai mokuhangashû
series title (original language): 大正震火災木版画集
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 11 3/16 in x 8 5/16 in; sheet: 11 11/16 in x 8 13/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Kanchô utsusu
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Modern Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet
- Accession Number
88.6.20
- Copyright
public domain
- 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.
RED CROSS: http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main
MERCY CORPS: https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan
