Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku hanabi) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei) 「両国花火」 『名所江戸百景』

Object Details

• Artist

  Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)

• Publisher

  Uoya Eikichi 魚屋栄吉 (active 1856-1860)

• Description

  This view shows the Ryogoku Bridge which was a popular site of entertainment in summer and early fall. Boat excursions and fireworks displays, are shown here as seen from Yanagibashi, where fine restaurants were located. Various types of boats are shown around the bridge, as a fireworks display lights the sky.

• Provenance

  Estate of the Honorable William R. Castle [1]

  To 1970

  Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow, by inheritance from the Estate of the Honorable William R. Castle [2]

  From 1970

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

  [2] The object came to the Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection in 1970. It was transferred to the permanent collection in 1994. Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow are the heirs of the Estate of the Honorable W.R. Castle. See note 1 and correspondences in the object file, Collections Management Office.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

  Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)

• Previous custodian or owner

  William Richards Castle (1849-1935)

  Alan, Donald and David Winslow

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Alan, Donald, and David Winslow from the estate of William R. Castle

• Type

  Print

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• Name

  Winslow, Alan, Donald and David, Castle, William Richards

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Bridges, Boats and boating, Art, Oban, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Summer, Ukiyo-e, Fireworks

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints