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Looking [at] the Waterfront of San Francisco City
Artist
Chiura Obata
(American, 1885 - 1975)
Place of OriginSan Francisco
DateApril 27 or May 3, 1906
MaterialsWatercolor and graphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: H. 5 in × W. 7 1/2 in (12.7 cm × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift from the Estate of Chiura Obata
Object number2021.42
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewPortfolioseries no. 11
InscribedLooking the waterfront / of San Francisco city/ April, 27th - 6. / Chiura 「花押」
Verso: 震災後乃桑港（十一、）千浦[花押]
明治三十九年五月三日
[English translation of Japanese verso inscription: "San Francisco after the Earthquake (11), Chiura [cipher] /
May 3, 1906 (Meiji 39)"]
More InformationWatercolors from the series San Francisco after the Earthquake
The watercolors in this series begin on April 25, exactly a week after the earthquake and three days after the fires subsided. Binding holes across the top show that the pages were once part of a sketchbook. This group includes several locations of special significance to Asian Americans living in San Francisco at that time.
