UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), Ryogoku hanabi (Fireworks, Ryogoku) | Christie's
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Ryogoku hanabi (Fireworks, Ryogoku)

Price realised USD 10,710
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USD 4,000 – USD 6,000
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Ryogoku hanabi (Fireworks, Ryogoku)

Price realised USD 10,710
Price realised USD 10,710
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Ryogoku hanabi (Fireworks, Ryogoku)
Woodblock print, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred views of Edo), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 8th month 1858
Vertical oban: 14 1⁄8 x 9 3⁄4 in. (35.9 x 24.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The firework displays at the Ryogoku Bridge were among the most popular summer pleasures of Edo residents since 1733, when the first official fireworks were commissioned by the eighth Tokugawa Shogun, Yoshimune, to commemorate citizens who had died in a cholera epidemic. The memorial, including a display of fireworks, became an annual observance.

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