Evening Glow at Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku no sekishō)
Artist
Katsukawa Shunsen 勝川 春扇 (Shunkō II 二代 春好)
(Japanese, 1762–about 1830)
Publisherpublished by
Kansendō 甘泉堂
(Japanese)
Date1813
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban triptych: 36.3 x 73.6 cm (14 5/16 x 29 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.134
DescriptionThe "evening glow" is the glow of the fireworks set off from boats on the Sumida on the night ofthe Kawabiraki, or "river opening", ie. the festival marking the beginning of the summer season. Men, women and children are viewing the scene, and at left a street vendor of edibles is calling his wares. Ryogoku bridge spans the river in the background, and some of the spectators are upon a smaller bridge, a portion of which is in the foreground at the right.On View
Not on viewCollections
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代 歌川 広重 (Shigenobu 重宣)
1853
Katsukawa Shunsen 勝川 春扇 (Shunkō II 二代 春好)
early 19th century
