Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge by Ando Hiroshige

Artist: Ando Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Woodblock Prints Title: Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgokubashi hanabi no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)

1st Publication: 1843

Size: 13-1/2 x 8-1/2 + Margin and seals as shown

Date of this edition: 1843, First Edition with Red seals on right margin

Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Sanoki, Kikakudô)

Carver: Unknown

Condition: Vertical fold now flattened, a couple of clear spots, a pin hole. Incredible colors, very good overall condition

Notes: Beautiful 1st edition, bearing the red seals on the right margin. Later lifetime edition bears a black seal. This print is not referenced in the catalogue raisonne, but is part of the series Toto Meisho.