Kugenuma Katasegawa fukin (Near the Katase River in Kugenuma), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
Oda Kanchō, Kugenuma Katasegawa fukin (Near the Katase River in Kugenuma), 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, public domain, 88.6.23
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- Title
Kugenuma Katasegawa fukin (Near the Katase River in Kugenuma), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
- Related Titles
original language: 鵠沼片瀬川付近
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: Near the Katase River in Kugenuma
transliterated: Kugenuma Katasegawa fukin
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Period
Japan: Taishō period (1912-1926)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 8 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; sheet: 8 11/16 in x 11 11/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
title: 鵠沼片瀬川付近 // 大正十二年九月関東 // 大震災後所見, printed in black ink, upper left Transliteration (Translation): Kugenuma Katasegawa fukin // Taishō jūninen kūgatsu Kantō // daishinsaigo shoken (near the Katase River in Kugenuma // observed Taisho 12, 9th month [September, 1923] after the Kantō // Great Earthquake) Language: Japanese
signature: 観潮写, printed in black ink, upper left 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
88.6.23
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Taishô shinkasai mokuhangashû (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake), 1924
Oda Kanchō recalls the moment a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck his home just south of Tokyo on September 1st, 1923. The earth rolls with the force of the earthquake, deforming the landscape and causing houses to crumble. The twisted and broken train tracks in the foreground are a powerful reminder of the vulnerability of man-made structures to natural forces. Known as the Great Kantō Earthquake, this natural disaster killed 140,000 people and left another 700,000 homeless in the Tokyo area.
- Exhibitions
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
2022; 2023 Human Nature: 150 Years of Japanese Landscape Prints Portland Art Museum
