View From Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya
1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1857
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- 33.8 × 22.2 cm
- Collection
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-02403; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
A large round window cut in a dark wall frames a bright view of the river, with a plum branch in bloom reaching up through the opening and a ferry boat passing below. Through the window the far bank stretches away with reeds, woods and a distant mountain, and a line of geese crosses the pale sky. The print is number thirty-six in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the eighth month of 1857. Hiroshige looks out from Massaki toward the woods of the Suijin shrine, the companion of the previous view in the series. The strong circle against the deep indigo of the wall makes this one of the most graphic designs of the set; 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 pale round view framed in deep indigo with a few plum blossoms, for a study, hallway or home office at 24×36 in black. It pairs with Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River, its companion view.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1857)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, 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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