Fireworks at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku hanabi), Number 98 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.146.23
People: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese (1797 - 1858)
Title: Fireworks at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku hanabi), Number 98 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Other Titles: Transliterated Title: Meisho Edo hyakkei: Ryōgoku hanabi
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: Late Edo period, dated 1858 (8th month)
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/203812

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 33.7 cm x W. 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: #098 in series

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert Gregg Stone
Accession Year: 1949
Object Number: 1949.146.23
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/12/2019 - 11/13/2019

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