Artist: Unknown
Title: Great Kanto Earthquake - Around Ueno
Date: 1926.
Details & Prices: Unknown: Great Kanto Earthquake - Around Ueno - Artelino
Source:
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Description:
From the series, "Taisho Shinsai Gashu" (Pictures of Taisho Earthquake). "Ueno Fukin." (Around Ueno). "Great Kanto Earthquake" September 1st in 1923, the massive earthquake jolted Kanto area. The collapsing building and the inferno followed the earthquake killed 140,000 people. It devastated Tokyo and the surrounding area. This one depicted the fire and chaos around Ueno. People are trying to escape along the broad streets.