The whirlwind of fire attacked Yoshiwara street / S.K. – Historic Photograph Print
![The whirlwind of fire attacked Yoshiwara street / S.K., [between 1923 and 1925] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/68/6888a8ff3bb1-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of The whirlwind of fire attacked Yoshiwara street / S.K. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A column of flame twisting through a street in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter gives this print its drama, and its title, "The whirlwind of fire attacked Yoshiwara street," names the fire-storm effect that swept the district. The print is dated between 1923 and 1925, placing it in the wake of the Great Kanto earthquake of September 1923, whose fires destroyed much of Tokyo, including the Asakusa ward where Yoshiwara lay. Its Japanese text and its place as No. 5 in an album suggest it was one of a series recording the disaster for a broad audience. The maker is identified only by the initials S.K., so the artist's full identity remains a question for further research.
| Created / published | [between 1923 and 1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Text in Japanese. No. 5 in album. |
| Subjects | City & town life--Japan--Asakusa-ku--1920-1930. Fires--Japan--Asakusa-ku--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,939 × 4,743 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218537 |
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