Monday, March 28, 2016

Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige


Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1858
Culture: Japan
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (33.7 × 22.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918
Accession Number: JP642

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