Sugatami Bridge, Omokage Bridge and Jariba at Takata
1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · National Diet Library, Tokyo
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1857
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban)
- Collection
- National Diet Library, Tokyo (impression pid 1303322; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
A steep earth-covered bridge arches over a blue stream in the foreground, crossed by a few travellers, and beyond it bright yellow fields sweep away in broad bands toward a dark wooded hill under a red and pink sky. Green banks and trees break up the open land. The print is number one hundred and sixteen in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the first month of 1857. The Omokage and Sugatami bridges, names meaning remembered face and mirror, crossed streams near Takata on the north-west edge of Edo. The strong yellows make this one of the brightest designs in the series; 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
Bright yellow fields with green banks and deep blue water, for a kitchen, family room or child's room at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Koume Embankment for two views of open country.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1857)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- kitchen, kids room, living room, 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. 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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