Red Cross at Tsunami Rescue
Artist
Utagawa Kokunimasa
(Japanese, 1874 - 1944)
Series Publisher
Fukuda Hatsujiro
Date1896
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
Medium Remarks: coloured inks
DimensionsOverall (Width was measured with 3 sections mounted together;): 35.4 x 71 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Theo Wiggan by her Ikebana Students and Friends
Object number2008.014.003
Descriptiontriptych; Print depicts the aftermath of a large tsunami (Sanriku). Beach scene shows the newly established Red Cross with a tent set up, tending to the dead and wounded. Surroundings show devastion and fires.Colour: multi-colour
Status
Not on view
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