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「江戸名所 両国大花火」
Great Fireworks Display at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgoku ôhanabi), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
「江戸名所 両国大花火」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 23.2 x 35.2 cm (9 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9935
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #79.20, pl. 826; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #09.27; Matsuki 1939, #189 (fireworks different)
DescriptionMFA impressions: *06.1043 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.2121, 21.9935
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Hiro
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Hiro
改印：なし
彫師：なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.