The Lucky Cloud
Kokura · 1945
Framed size
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The story behind this print
THE STORY · 01
This bomb killed up to 80,000 in Nagasaki. It was built for another city.
Weather is the only reason Kokura wasn't erased instead.
THE TARGET · 02
Spared only by the clouds that covered the city. Kokura saved and Nagasaki's fate was sealed.
That morning: smoke, cloud, three runs, fifty minutes. No visual, no drop.
THE TWIST · 03
One witness later said it wasn't the weather at all — it was workers lighting coal-tar drums to blind the bombers.
3 days prior, Kokura had already dodged the bomb that would hit Hiroshima.
THE PRINT · 04
A gap in the clouds over one city sealed the fate of another.
50 numbered prints. Never remade.
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Every piece carries the Lost Axis hallmark.
Every print ships with all four marks pressed on the reverse: the maker's chop, the edition size, the artwork code, and your own print number — hand-assigned when the piece is packed.
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Curated pairing
Pairs beautifully with
A natural companion piece, chosen for how it hangs alongside this one.
Further reading
Kokura: The City That Escaped the Second Atomic Bomb
The second atomic bomb was meant for Kokura. The target could not be seen, so the B-29 bomber flew to Nagasaki instead.
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