Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple
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
- 23.2 × 36 cm
- Collection
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-01277; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The roofs of Ishiyakushi Temple stand among dark trees at the left, at the foot of a rounded mountain shaded from teal green to soft blue. In the fields in front, sheaves of harvested rice stand in stacks, farmers work the ground, and a rider approaches the temple gate along a path. The print is number forty-five in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. The station of Ishiyakushi, the forty-fourth, took its name from the temple, which is dedicated to Yakushi, the Buddha of healing, whose image there is carved in stone; 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
Teal and blue hills over pale harvest fields with straw-coloured sheaves, for a living room, study or dining room at 36×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Fujisawa: Yugyō Temple for two temple towns along the road.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, dining room, study or library
- 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).
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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.
