Inari Bridge and the Minato Shrine in Teppōzu
1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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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-02926; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
The tall masts and rigging of a cargo ship rise through the whole height of the sheet in the foreground, and between them we look across the water to the arched Inari bridge, white storehouses, the red fence of the Minato shrine and a white Fuji beyond. Boats loaded with goods crowd the canal below. The print is number seventy-seven in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the second month of 1857. Teppōzu was the harbour district at the mouth of the Hatchōbori canal, where coastal cargo ships anchored and unloaded. The masts act as a frame within the frame; 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
Warm wooden masts against a peach sky, river blue and a white Fuji, for a study, hallway or home office at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple, its neighbour on the same waterfront.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1857)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- classic
- 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 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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