UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Enjoying the Evening Cool with the Great Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku noryo ohanabi)

Closed18 June 2020

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GBP 6,875

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Enjoying the Evening Cool with the Great Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku noryo ohanabi)
Woodblock print
Each sheet signed Hiroshige ga
Censor's seals Fuku (Fukushima Saburoemon) and Muramatsu (Muramatsu Genroku)
Published by Yamadaya Shojiro (Kinkyodo), circa 1847-52
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37.9 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 37.7 x 25.7 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Right sheet: 37.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
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Specialist note

The same triptych is in the collection of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), object no. 46.293.11, go to:
https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection