Ryogoku Bridge
early 19th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 72.6 × 186 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-125261
Spanning the broad Sumida River, the Ryogoku Bridge was a popular site for entertainment in Edo (modern Tokyo). In this detailed panoramic view, the artist Toyoharu focuses on activities along the west bank of the river, where people representing many classes of society and whose status is distinguished by their dress, stroll to and from the bridge along a roadway lined with shops. Pleasure boats…
Provenance
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Registry history
- early 19th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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