Caption

Destroyed houses in Biwajima after an earthquake, page, photomechanical print, Japan, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 222 mm x width 285 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891, A sepia-toned scene showing collapsed and damaged thatched and tiled roofs with exposed wooden beams and broken structural elements, scattered debris and wooden poles across the ground, a group of people wearing simple clothing and head coverings standing and sitting among the rubble, one person standing near the center with a hand raised to their head, vegetation and trees visible behind the damaged buildings, and partial remnants of remaining roof sections and scaffolding throughout the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_380

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.4Mb (12.5Mb) / 16.7in x 13.2in / 4995 x 3949 (300dpi)

Keywords

Destroyed houses Biwajima earthquake page photomechanical print Japan cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 222 mm x width 285 mm ruin dwelling house castle consequences Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891 sepia-toned scene showing collapsed damaged thatched tiled roofs exposed wooden beams broken structural elements scattered debris wooden poles across ground group people wearing simple clothing head coverings standing sitting rubble person standing near center hand raised head vegetation trees visible damaged buildings partial remnants remaining roof sections scaffolding image