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Tōkaidō Fujisawachō sanjō (Terrible Scene at Fujisawa on the Tōkaidō), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)


Oda Kanchō, Tōkaidō Fujisawachō sanjō (Terrible Scene at Fujisawa on the Tōkaidō), 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, 88.6.22

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Tōkaidō Fujisawachō sanjō (Terrible Scene at Fujisawa on the Tōkaidō), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)

Related Titles

original language: 東海道藤沢町惨状

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: Terrible Scene at Fujisawa on the Tōkaidō

transliterated: Tōkaidō Fujisawachō sanjō, Taishō jūninen kugatsu tsuitachi yoru

Artist

Oda Kanchō (Japanese, 1889-1961)

Date

1924

Period

Japan: Taishō period (1912-1926)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 11 5/16 in x 8 1/8 in; sheet: 11 13/16 in x 8 5/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

title: 東海道藤沢町惨状 // 大正十二年九月一日夜, printed in white ink, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Tōkaidō Fujisawachō sanjō // Taishō jūninen kugatsu tsuitachi yoru (terrible scene at Fujisawa on the Tōkaidō // night [of] Taisho 12, 1st day, 9th month [September 1, 1923]) Language: Japanese

signature: 観潮写, printed in white ink, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Kanchō utsusu (recorded [by] Kanchō) 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

88.6.22

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

Japanese woodblock prints

paper

relief printing

relief prints

Taisho

Taishô shinkasai mokuhangashû (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake), 1924

woodcuts

Description

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

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