One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Fireworks at Ryōgoku

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper; vertical ōban · Edo period, 8th month of 1858 (Ansei 5) · Tokyo National Museum

A single burst of fireworks hangs over the river at Ryōgoku, in the last year of Hiroshige’s life.

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-09-29 – 2026-12-20