Yokkaichi: The Mie River
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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This print
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 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 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. 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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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.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
