Yokkaichi: The Mie River
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1833–34
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Original size
- 25.3 × 38 cm
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art (impression 1948.307; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
A gust of wind sweeps across the riverbank: a willow bends hard, the reeds flatten, and a man in blue runs after his straw hat as it rolls away down the embankment. At the right, a traveller wrapped in a yellow cape braces himself on a narrow plank bridge, while the masts of boats and pink roofs show at the left beneath a red band of sky. The print is number forty-four in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Yokkaichi, the forty-third station, stood near Ise Bay and took its name, fourth-day market, from a market held on the days of the month ending in four; 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 blues and greys with a bright yellow cape and a wind-bent willow, for a study, hallway or home office at 36×24 in black. It pairs with Hokusai's Ejiri in Suruga Province for two scenes of travellers caught by the wind.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- 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 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
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.
