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Fireworks at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku hanabi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Date:

1858

Artist:

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Japanese, 1797-1858

About this artwork

In this dramatic woodblock print, lanterns glow aboard boats drifting on the Sumida River while fireworks explode in the clear, moonless night sky overhead. The setting is late summer or early fall, the hottest time of the year, and those who can afford the recreation enjoy the cool of the evening on pleasure boats. The remaining light from the fireworks permits the viewer to make out the details of travelers crowding the bridge and buildings on the far shore.

Status

On View, Gallery 107

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Title

Fireworks at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku hanabi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1858

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

36 × 24.1 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.3734

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