Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa

Utagawa Hiroshige

1856 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa

Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge

Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival

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About this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Year: 1856
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: 35.7 × 24.1 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP2519; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

A huge red paper lantern hangs from the top of the sheet in the great gate of Kinryūzan temple, framed by a red pillar, and through the gateway snow falls on the white-covered approach, the main hall and the five-storey pagoda. Visitors with umbrellas walk through the snow. The print is number ninety-nine in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the seventh month of 1856, and it opens the winter section. Kinryūzan, better known as Sensōji at Asakusa, was the most visited temple in Edo, and its gate lantern is still a landmark today. The snow is printed as small reserved dots across the grey sky; 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

Lantern red against soft white snow and grey sky, for an entrance hall, living room or hallway at 16×24 in black. It pairs with Bikuni Bridge in Snow for two winter views.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1856)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, travelers, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

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).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa in the public domain?

Yes. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa painted, and in what medium?

Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa dates from 1856 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures 35.7 × 24.1 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa (Utagawa Hiroshige) — Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo · Utagawa Hiroshige · 1856. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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