Fireworks at Ikenohata
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Fireworks at Ikenohata, 1881
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Crowds line the Sumida River, boats bob like lanterns, and a single firework hangs above it all - precise, suspended, almost smug. Kobayashi Kiyochika turns a summer fireworks display into graphic theater: no blur, no noise, just clean lines and perfect timing.
Currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and part of ArdorU’s Fireworks collection.
Fireworks at Ikenohata
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Fireworks at Ikenohata, 1881
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Crowds line the Sumida River, boats bob like lanterns, and a single firework hangs above it all - precise, suspended, almost smug. Kobayashi Kiyochika turns a summer fireworks display into graphic theater: no blur, no noise, just clean lines and perfect timing.
Currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and part of ArdorU’s Fireworks collection.