Catalog record · 目録番号 57260
Fireworks at Ryogoku
Catalog note / 解説
Display of fireworks at Ryogoku highlighted the mid-summer festivals of Edo. Utamaro achieved a superb color effect by leaving the background almost entirely dark to highlight the colors in front. The boats, tea houses, the arched Ryogoku bridge and the people on it were in silhouettes, making their lights look all the more bright and cheerful.
Image record / 画像情報
Artelino · Originally in Edo era. This re-carved edition was made in 1973. · artelino
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