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「江戸名所之内 両国花火」
Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgoku hanabi), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho no uchi)
「江戸名所之内 両国花火」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.9 x 35.8 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10054
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #50.5, pl. 532; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ôban #21.5; Matsuki 1939, #152
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.1942, *11.1985 (deaccessioned in 2019), 21.10054
All three MFA impressions are late printings, with the upper cloud band missing and the lower cloud band recut.
All three MFA impressions are late printings, with the upper cloud band missing and the lower cloud band recut.
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.