Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 78972
Firework Show at Ryogoku
両国花火之図
- Artist / 作者
- Kobayashi Kiyochika小林清親
- Date / 年代
- 1880
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / ritsumei
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 2400 × 1544 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Ritsumeikan Art Research Center
- Published by / 公開者
- 朝倉レン
- Rights / 権利
- Research use only unless separately permitted
- Attribution / 表記
- Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Catalog note / 解説
Japanese Woodblock by Kiyochika ‘Fireworks at Ryogoku’ (1880) Bold and colorful nightime fireworks Meiji era woodblock print by Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915) titled “Ryogoku Hanabi no Zu” (translates as “Fireworks at Ryogoku”) and margin-dated as “Meiji 13” (or 1880). Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII by publisher Mariashbo (note the single “katakana” character, “Ma,” just below the margin cartouche). Circa 1950’s. Superb print?wonderfully illuminated scene for which Kiyochika is well known. The workmanship in printing is quite good?nice gradation of colors (“bokashi”) used throughout print. Bold, bright colors, and in very good to excellent condition?p…
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