The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · National Diet Library, Tokyo

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda

Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine

In the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji

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About this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Year: 1857
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban)
Collection: National Diet Library, Tokyo (impression pid 1303281; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Long strips of freshly dyed cloth in blue and white, some checked and some patterned with small motifs, hang from tall drying racks above the rooftops, rippling down the length of the sheet. Through a gap between them a small white Fuji rises over the city on the horizon. The print is number seventy-five in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the eleventh month of 1857. Konya-chō in Kanda was the indigo dyers' quarter, and the cloth was hung high to dry above the roofs. Hiroshige turns the fabric itself into the subject, a vertical rhythm of blues across the sheet; 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

Indigo and white cloth against a pale sky with a small white Fuji, for a bedroom, sewing room or hallway at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Hatsune Riding Ground in Bakuro-chō, another print built on drying cloth.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1857)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, travelers, art lovers

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

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: 12×18, 16×24 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 The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda in the public domain?

Yes. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) 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 12×18 and 16×24 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 The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda painted, and in what medium?

The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda dates from 1857 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda (Utagawa Hiroshige) — The Dyers' Quarter in Kanda, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo · Utagawa Hiroshige · 1857. 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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