Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge

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Artist Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, ca. 1753–1831)

Title Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge (no title)

Date 1805–1806

Medium Color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions Overall: 14 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (36.8 x 50.2 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 79.114.73

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On hot and humid simmer nights, the Ryogoku Bridge offered a cool place to spend the evening watching fireworks. If you could afford it, a more comfortable option could include taking your party for a cruise on the Sumida River.

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Publisher Yamaguchiya Tōbei of Kinkōdō

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