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Firework at Ryogoku
by Hiroaki (Shotei) Takahashi 1871-1945
| Item | 55131 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, November 25, 2012 |
| Title | Firework at Ryogoku |
| rare | |
| Artist | Hiroaki (Shotei) Takahashi 1871-1945 |
| Description | Large fireworks in the night sky over Ryogoku. It has been very popular summer attraction. Many spectators gather on the Ryogoku bridge and the boats on the Sumida river to marvel the color and light spectacles. |
| Seal | Artist's seal ('Hiroaki'). |
| Dated | 1927 - 35. |
| Publisher | Watanabe. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Very good. |
| Colors | Excellent - Very good. |
| Condition | Very good ... The upper and the lower margins creased. Slight soils and foxing on the margins. |
| Format | Mitsugiri-ban |
| Width Item | 7.2 inches = 18.2 cm |
| Height Item | 15.7 inches = 39.8 cm |
| Literature | Hisao Shimizu, "Syotei (Hiroaki) Takahashi" His Life and Works, Folk Museum of Ota City, Tokyo, 2005, - pl.224. |
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