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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