Caption

Temporary store in Japan after an earthquake, page, photomechanical print, Japan, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 195 mm x width 275 mm, shop, store, ruin of a building, architecture, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891, A weathered wooden shack with a thatched roof made of bundled vegetation stands at the edge of a debris-strewn dirt path, its front composed of vertical wooden slats and an open doorway revealing interior shelving and hanging rope; a coat hangs from a post and a patterned cloth is draped across part of the slatted wall, while various containers including stacked barrels, a round basin, baskets, and a board with a pile of round produce rest in front; a tall leaning ladder and scattered planks and rubble surround the structure, and a distant line of trees and indistinct figures can be seen along the horizon.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_387

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50.0Mb (9.2Mb) / 16.2in x 12.0in / 4845 x 3604 (300dpi)

Keywords

Temporary store Japan earthquake page photomechanical print cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 195 mm x width 275 mm shop store ruin building architecture consequences Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891 weathered wooden shack thatched roof bundled vegetation stands edge debris-strewn dirt path front composed vertical wooden slats open doorway revealing interior shelving hanging rope coat hangs post patterned cloth draped across part slatted wall various containers stacked barrels round basin baskets board pile round produce rest front tall leaning ladder scattered planks rubble surround structure distant line trees indistinct figures horizon