Kuragano: The Karasu River

Keisai Eisen

c. 1835–36 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · National Diet Library, Tokyo

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Kuragano: The Karasu River

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About this work

Artist: Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
Year: c. 1835–36
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
Original size: approx. 23 × 35 cm (horizontal ōban)
Collection: National Diet Library, Tokyo (impression pid 1306294, call no. 寄別2-2-1-5; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Children play in a shallow stream, one balancing on the beam of a small sluice gate and two wading naked with a fishing basket. At the right a woman in blue kneels on a plank landing to rinse a tub, and another in a patterned kimono leans on a fence beneath a reed awning. Beyond, boatmen pole along the Karasu River below green hills. This is print thirteen of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi), c. 1835–36. Keisai Eisen, who designed it, began the series and Utagawa Hiroshige completed it. Kuragano was the twelfth station on the Nakasendō, the inland road from Edo to Kyoto; impressions vary in colour and condition.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Pale river blue, soft green hills and a straw-gold awning, for a living room, study or hallway at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Takasaki: By the Karasu River, the next station on the same river.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1835–36)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Kuragano: The Karasu River in the public domain?

Yes. Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Diet Library.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12 and 24×16 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Kuragano: The Karasu River painted, and in what medium?

Kuragano: The Karasu River dates from c. 1835–36 and was made in woodblock print; ink and colour on paper; the original measures approx. 23 × 35 cm (horizontal ōban).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×16 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Kuragano: The Karasu River we'd choose 24×16. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Kuragano: The Karasu River (Keisai Eisen) — Kuragano: The Karasu River, Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō · Keisai Eisen · c. 1835–36. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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