Caption

Destroyed houses in the Neo Valley 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 230 mm x width 288 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891, A sepia-toned scene showing a collapsed rural area with broken wooden beams, planks, and ladders scattered across uneven ground, overturned thatched roofs and fragmented structures among mud and debris, dense trees and bushes rising on both sides with a large tree prominent on the right, a narrow muddy path or trench winding through the wreckage, a small group of people standing near upright remnants and stacked materials at the left edge, and distant hazy hills visible through the mist above the treeline.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_392

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Rights managed

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57.3Mb (6.7Mb) / 16.7in x 13.4in / 4995 x 4009 (300dpi)

Keywords

Destroyed houses Neo Valley Japan earthquake page photomechanical print cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 230 mm x width 288 mm ruin building architecture consequences Mino–Owari Earthquake 1891 sepia-toned scene showing collapsed rural area broken wooden beams planks ladders scattered across uneven ground overturned thatched roofs fragmented structures mud debris dense trees bushes rising sides large tree prominent right narrow muddy path trench winding wreckage small group people standing near upright remnants stacked materials left edge distant hazy hills visible mist treeline