[JAPAN - TOKYO - KANTO EARTHQUAKE]

大震災写真画報. [Daishinsai shashin gahō].
[Photographic Magazine of the Great Kanto Earthquake].

大阪. [Osaka]. 大阪朝日新聞社. [Osaka Asahi Shinbunsha]. Taisho 12 [ 1923]. Stock ID #211461

Japanese magazine special edition devoted to the Kanto earthquake, sepia-print photographs and illustrations throughout, 31 numbered pages, 38 x 26.5cm, covers loosening, 4 punched holes to the inner margin (presumably from being bound), washi repairs to spine, paper age-toned with occasional foxing and chipping.

Depicts scenes of destruction and renewal, rescue and recovery efforts with commentary in Japanese. An uncommon and wide-ranging contemporary visual coverage (including an areal photo) of the devasting effects of the earthquake. The front cover features a scene the Crown Prince inspects the devastation Some historical illustrations of large scale earthquake during Edo period are included. The last two pages features full-page advertisements for insurance companies.

The event, known in Japanese as 関東大震災 (Kantō Daishinsai) occurred on the September 1st 1923. The damage caused by the magnitude 8 earthquake killed in total over 100,000 people and sparked a tsunami and fire tornados. In Tokyo alone the devastation was such that it took two full days to extinguish the blaze that devastated the city. The total repair cost is estimated in today's terms to have conservatively cost in excess of AUD$14 billion.

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Price: $300.00 AU

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