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両国橋花火
Watching Fireworks on the River
両国橋花火
Japanese
Edo period
about 1815 (Bunka 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban pentaptych; 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13537, 11.13745, 11.13800-13802
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Iwata, "Edo Ryôgoku...," in Ukiyo-e geijutsu 154 (2007), pp. 26-7, and inside cover
DescriptionPentaptych: 11.13800 (L), 11.13801 (CL), 11.13802 (C), 11.13745 (CR), 11.13537 (R)
Iwata identifies the bridge as Azuma Bridge rather than Ryôgoku Bridge.
Iwata identifies the bridge as Azuma Bridge rather than Ryôgoku Bridge.
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet except center right)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.