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Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgoku hanabi no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal aiban; 21.7 x 33.8 cm (8 9/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.9774
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceMay 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)