Fujikawa: Scene at the Border
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1833–34
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Original size
- 25.4 × 38.1 cm
- Collection
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-00531; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
At the edge of a town, men kneel and bow low beside the road as a daimyo's procession arrives, led by horses with tall plumes and retainers in wide straw hats carrying a lacquered box. A tall post and two notice boards stand by the stone wall, willows lean over the bank, and a small dog sits by the kneeling men. The print is number thirty-eight in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. The bōbana of the title is the post marking the entrance to a station town, here Fujikawa, the thirty-seventh station, where local officials came out to greet the lord at the boundary; 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
Soft greys and blues with willows and a pale evening sky, for a hallway, study or home office at 36×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge, the next station, where a procession crosses the river.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
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).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
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.
