Hiroshima Scroll

Title:

Hiroshima Scroll

Creator:

Shuka Takahashi

Rights:

Warner Wells collection, 1945-1972

Source:

Warner Wells collection, 1945-1972, Box 2.

Date:

1945

Citation:

Shuka Takahashi, Hiroshima Scroll, 1945, Box 2, Warner Wells collection, 1945-1972.

Alternative Text:

The top of the scroll features a Japanese wind god releasing a gust of air from a large sack while the bottom shows the destruction of Hiroshima, including fallen poles and buildings and the fire consuming the city. The middle section is devoted to a stylized letter, expressing Shuka Takahashi’s daily worrying for his friend and his relief and learning that Michihiko Hachiya is alive. The watercolor images depict the demon wind god with sharp teeth and claws, red skin and fur, and wearing blue clothing. The destruction is a mix of gray rooftops, larger swathes and more focused concentrations of orange to represent fire, fallen poles with attached wires, and black and gray specks, likely representing fallen and running figures.

The top of the scroll features a Japanese wind god releasing a gust of air from a large sack while the bottom shows the destruction of Hiroshima, including fallen poles and buildings and the fire consuming the city. The middle section is devoted to a stylized letter, expressing Shuka Takahashi’s daily worrying for his friend and his relief and learning that Michihiko Hachiya is alive. The watercolor images depict the demon wind god with sharp teeth and claws, red skin and fur, and wearing blue clothing. The destruction is a mix of gray rooftops, larger swathes and more focused concentrations of orange to represent fire, fallen poles with attached wires, and black and gray specks, likely representing fallen and running figures.

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