Kumano Jūnisha Shrine at Tsunohazu, known as "Jūnisō"
1856 · 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
- 1856
- 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-02957; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
A broad blue pond fills the centre of the sheet, its banks dotted with pines and a weeping willow, and teahouses with white awnings stand above the water at the lower right. The roofs of the shrine appear among the trees at the lower left, and beyond the far bank a line of tall pines stands against a red glow, with dark mountains rising out of the mist. The print is number fifty in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the seventh month of 1856. The Kumano shrine at Tsunohazu, popularly called Jūnisō, was a cool summer retreat on the western edge of Edo, known for its pond and waterfall. Hiroshige shows it from a high viewpoint, with soft graded mist between near and far; 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
A calm blue pond under soft greens and a rose sky, for a bedroom, bathroom or study at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with Benten Shrine at the Inokashira Pond for two quiet ponds.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1856)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, study or library, 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).
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.
