
Fireworks over Ryogoku
- Date:
- 1884
- Medium:
- Woodblock Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
Kobayashi Kiyochika's "Fireworks over Ryogoku" is a contemplative woodblock that invites the viewer to find meaning in its abstract forms.

Kobayashi Kiyochika's "Fireworks over Ryogoku" is a contemplative woodblock that invites the viewer to find meaning in its abstract forms.
The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence. Produced in 1884 during the Meiji era, this work reflects an age of profound artistic transformation in Japan.

広隆寺牛祭
Woodblock print

二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Fireworks over Ryogoku was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1884.
Fireworks over Ryogoku depicts summer and abstract.