Hongōza no yakeato (The Charred Ruins of the Hongōza Theater), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
Tamura Saiten, Hongōza no yakeato (The Charred Ruins of the Hongōza Theater), 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, 88.6.27
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- Title
Hongōza no yakeato (The Charred Ruins of the Hongōza Theater), from the series Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
- Related Titles
original language: 本郷座の焼跡
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: The Charred Ruins of the Hongōza Theater
transliterated: Hongōza yakeato
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Period
Japan: Taishō period (1912-1926)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 8 1/8 in x 11 3/8 in; sheet: 8 11/16 in x 11 7/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
title: 本郷座の焼跡, printed in black ink within rectangular cartouche on yellow ground, upper right Transliteration (Translation): Hongōza no yakeato (charred remains of the Hongōza Theater) Language: Japanese
date: 大正十二年九月, printed in black ink, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Taishō jūninen kugatsu (Taishō 12 [1923], September) Language: Japanese
artist's seal: さいてん, printed in red relief within circular cartouche, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Saiten ([seal of the artist Tamura Saiten 田村彩天]) Language: Japanese
signature: 彩天, printed in black ink, lower right Transliteration: Saiten 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
88.6.27
- 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.
RED CROSS: http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main
MERCY CORPS: https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan
