Tsunami Disaster in Meiji Era
Artist
Utagawa Kokunimasa
(Japanese, 1874 - 1944)
Date1896
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (Width: 4 section mounted together; width of 1 section: c.23.8): 35.5 x 94.6 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Theo Wiggan by her Ikebana Students and Friends
Object number2008.014.002 a-d
DescriptionImage of a violent tsunami (Sanriku) with massive waves carrying people, debris, trees, telephone poles, lady in tub etc. onto the beach. There is an active volcano in the distance and a burning building on the beach.Status
Not on view
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