Caption

View of a village destroyed by an earthquake, photograph, page, Japan, c. 1888 - in or before 1898, photographer, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, albumen print, hand coloring, photographie peinte, height 186 mm x width 243 mm, Photo for page 375., landscape with ruins, consequences of an earthquake, A wide scene of an area filled with broken wooden structures and scattered planks, beams, and lattice panels, with piles of debris and roofing materials spread across the foreground and middle ground, interspersed with small trees and vegetation. In the background there are more collapsed wooden buildings and fragments of rooftops partially obscured by mist, with dense foliage and hills rising behind them. The overall palette shows muted earth tones and faded colors across the wreckage, vegetation, and distant hills.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_318

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Rights managed

Available size

55.7Mb (5.4Mb) / 16.5in x 13.1in / 4957 x 3928 (300dpi)

Keywords

View village destroyed earthquake photograph page Japan c 1888 - 1898 photographer colorer graphic design artist paper albumen print hand coloring photographie peinte height 186 mm x width 243 mm Photo page 375 landscape ruins consequences wide scene area filled broken wooden structures scattered planks beams lattice panels piles debris roofing materials spread across foreground middle ground interspersed small trees vegetation background collapsed wooden buildings fragments rooftops partially obscured mist dense foliage hills rising them palette muted earth tones faded colors across wreckage distant hills