The Opening of the Sumida River at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku kawabiraki)

Printmaker Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Date1847-1848

Place createdJapan, Asia

Mediumcolor woodcut

DimensionsPart (Oban triptych): 14 1/8 × 29 15/16 in. (35.9 × 76 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineAnnual Membership Purchase Fund

Accession Number1907.109a-c

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Not on Display

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