Utagawa Hiroshige also known as Ando Hiroshige(Japanese, 1797-1858), "Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryôgoku hanabi)"-circa 1840-1842, from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)", woodblock print on paper in colors, published by Izumiya Ichibei (publisher's mark in black at right margin).Figural nishiki-e woodblock print depicting a stylized red serpentine firework explosion in dark sky above Ryogoku Bridge with boats in calm blue water on the Sumida River, figures on wooden arched footbridge lower right with rooftops in foreground. Unframed sheet size approximately 10" x 14.7". Image size approximately 8.8" x 13.7". Reference: Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #10.3. Note: This woodblock print is also in the permanent collection at the Minneapolis Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

We believe this work to be period and not a later reprinting. Wear to paper from handling throughout, most severe in upper left corner. Toning to sheet. Remnants of adhesive visible on back. Three elongated pinhole losses on work including two at upper center on margin, one in black of sky. Some scattered discoloration particularly to corners. Sheet cut down and with losses to edges of paper. Prior to bidding, please consult the additional photos provided and ask all pertinent questions (i.e. condition, size, etc.). Packing and shipping is the responsibility of the buyer, please see our website for a list of shipping companies. For a condition report, please email Condition@AandOauctions.com. For additional photos, please email Photos@AandOauctions.com.