Goyu: Women Stopping Travelers
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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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
- 24.1 × 35.6 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP506; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
As evening falls on the main street, two women from an inn grab passing travellers by their bags and collars to pull them inside, one man struggling under his load. At the right, a woman leans out of a window, guests rest inside and a man washes his feet in a tub, while the street runs back between dark roofs to a blue distance. The print is number thirty-six in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Goyu, the thirty-fifth station, was known for the pushy touting of its inn women, and the large round sign inside the inn bears the name Takenouchi, a nod to the print's publisher; 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
Dusky greys and teal with figures in indigo and red, for a living room, study or hallway at 24×16 in black. It pairs with Akasaka: Inn with Serving Maids, the next station's look inside an inn.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, 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. 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
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