Bikuni Bridge in Snow
1858 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1858
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- 36.3 × 24.1 cm
- Collection
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-02964; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Snow falls from a dark blue sky over Bikuni Bridge, where a porter with a load on his back crosses the snowy road and a dog noses along by a stall. At the left a tall signboard reads yama kujira, mountain whale, a polite name for wild boar meat, and at the right another shop sign hangs by a cart wheel, while the stone walls of the castle moat rise behind, heavy with snow. The print is number one hundred and fourteen in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the tenth month of 1858, among the last of the series to be issued. Bikuni Bridge crossed the outer moat near Kyōbashi. The snow is printed as reserved white flakes against the deep blue sky; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Snowy cream and deep night blue with bold black lettering, for a kitchen, dining room or hallway at 24×36 in black. It pairs with Nihonbashi: Clearing after Snow for two winter views of the city.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1858)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- kitchen, dining room, hallway or entryway, living room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
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About this design
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An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
