Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-chō
1857 · 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
- 1857
- 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-02962; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
A battledore paddle and a feathered shuttlecock cut into the right edge of the picture, the legs of a kite dangle from the top, and a pine branch sprawls across the foreground: all New Year games, set against the wide castle moat where ducks swim beneath stone walls. Across the water stand the white walls and red gates of daimyo residences, with a small white Fuji on the horizon at left. The print is number three in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi; its censor's seal is dated the twelfth month of 1857, so it was issued well after many later numbers in the series. Hiroshige often builds these views on a large close-up object at the edge of the sheet with a distant scene behind it. The sky is printed with a graded bokashi from rose to pale yellow; 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
Teal moat water, pine green and a pale peach sky with a playful kite and paddle, for a hallway, home office or family room at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Kasumigaseki as a pair of New Year views.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1857)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, home office, 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, 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. 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).
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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.
