| ID Code | NG340 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Taeko Matsui |
| Age at the Time | 15 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | August 7 and 8, 1945 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 160m～350m |
| Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 26.9×38 |
| Description | Wiping away tears, I dug up father's bones. 350 m from the hypocenter, Togiya-cho (now, Kamiya-cho 1-chome) August 8, 1945, about noon Taeko Matsui (15 at the time of the bombing, 72 when she drew this picture) Artist's explanation Our home, now ash down to the roof tiles, was still smoldering when I got there. I desperately raked through the ash with my hands and, "Oh!" White bones right in front of me. A spine. I dug to the side and turned up small bones. Suddenly drained of energy and strength, I slumped into a sitting position. Had my father been trapped under the house and been burned alive? Tears came and fell on the bones. Wiping them on my sleeve, I placed each small bone on the palm of my hand and put it into a small, deep dish. My father had been reduced to these little bones and ash. |