Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
Japan, unknown artist, Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake), 1924, portfolio with 36 woodblock prints on paper and title page in cloth-covered case, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet, public domain, 88.6.1-37
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- Title
Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishō Earthquake)
- Related Titles
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
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Period
Japan: Taishō period (1912-1926)
- Medium
portfolio with 36 woodblock prints on paper and title page in cloth-covered case
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
overall: 11 in x 14 3/8 in x 15/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: 黄克立上 / 一九五一年七月十日 / 記念第一回日本傳道 / 贈牧師笑納, inscribed in black ink, verso Transliteration (Translation): Kōkoku Tategami / senkyūhaku gojūichi nen shichigatsu tōka / kinen daikkai nihon dendō / zō bokushi shōnō (Kōkoku Tategami / July 10th 1951 / in commemoration of the first Japanese mission / pastor please accept this gift) Language: Japanese
series title: 大正震火災木版画集, printed in black ink, front Transliteration (Translation): Taishō shinkasai mokuhangashū (collection of woodblock prints of the Taishō earthquake) Language: Japanese
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
portfolio
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Paquet
- Accession Number
88.6.1-37
- 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
