Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryo goku hanabi) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei)

Maker(s): Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)

Historical period(s): Edo period, 1857: 8th month

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: H x W: 34.9 x 23.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in)

Geography: Japan

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

Accession Number: F1994.30

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Print

Type: Woodblock print

Keywords: boat, bridge, Edo period (1615 - 1868), fireworks, Japan, oban, summer, ukiyo-e, WWII-era provenance

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.