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Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC

MaterialHeavyweight matte paper

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge (Full)

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Komakata Hall and Azuma Bridge (Full)

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About this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Year: 1857
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: 35.5 × 23.6 cm
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-01579; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

The roof and hull of a pleasure boat fill the foreground, close enough to touch, with the patterned kimono of a passenger just visible behind the post at left. Beyond it, across the Sumida River, stretch the Azuma Bridge and the pagoda of Kinryūzan temple at Asakusa, with a small white Fuji on the horizon and cherry petals drifting down through the air. The print is number thirty-nine in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the eighth month of 1857. Kinryūzan is the temple better known as Sensōji, one of the great places of pilgrimage in Edo. Hiroshige's boat cropped by the edges of the sheet is one of his boldest foregrounds; 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

Pale pink timber, river blue and scattered petals, for a living room, bedroom or hallway at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with Komakata Hall and Azuma Bridge, another view of the same bridge.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1857)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, 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

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas — ready to hang, no frame needed • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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

Shipping & returns

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?

Very slightly cropped. This full-bleed edition prints the painting edge to edge, so a thin sliver, a few percent at most, is trimmed from two opposite edges to fit the print size. We only offer it on paintings whose proportions already come that close to the sheet. For the whole painting, uncropped, choose the gallery edition.

Is Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge 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 Library of Congress.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 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 Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge painted, and in what medium?

Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge dates from 1857 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures 35.5 × 23.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge (Utagawa Hiroshige) — the painting printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet. Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and the Azuma Bridge, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo · Utagawa Hiroshige · 1857. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet, 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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