Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Great Fire at Ryōgoku Drawn from Hamachō
Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Fukuda KumajirōLinkedCulture matchlcp-cc6e7c45a250
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 136605
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Within two weeks in early 1881, two great fires devasted parts of Tokyo: on January 26 in Ryōgoku and on February 11 in Kanda, across the Sumida River. This print captures the Ryōgoku Bridge in the background. It is based on a sketch the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika made while the fire was ablaze. Occupied with drawing the light effects, the artist was apparently unaware that his own house and studio were also burning down. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift from the collection of Edith and the late John Payne
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