Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple
1858 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · National Diet Library, Tokyo
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1858
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban)
- Collection
- National Diet Library, Tokyo (impression pid 1303284; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
The great sweeping roof of the Tsukiji Monzeki temple rises above a line of trees on the far shore, while two huge white sails fill the bottom of the sheet, so close that only their upper edges are visible. Small boats cross the calm, pale water between, and a line of geese passes overhead under a rose sky. The print is number seventy-eight in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the seventh month of 1858. Tsukiji Monzeki was the Edo branch of the Honganji temple, built on reclaimed land by the bay. Hiroshige sets the vast roof against the equally bold shapes of the sails; 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
Pale sea, white sails and a dark temple roof under a rose sky, for a living room, bathroom or study at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Inari Bridge and the Minato Shrine in Teppōzu, its neighbour on the same waterfront.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1858)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, bathroom, study or library, 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
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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.
























