The Pagoda of Zōjōji Temple and Akabane
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 1303253; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
The red and blue tiers of the Zōjōji pagoda tower up the right edge of the sheet, cut off top and bottom, and below them a canal curves away beneath a small bridge. On the far side stretches a long walled estate with a tall fire watchtower, while yellow-green banks and a pink haze lead the eye into the distance. The print is number fifty-three in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the first month of 1857. Zōjōji in Shiba was the family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns, and its five-storey pagoda was a landmark of the southern city. The strong red of the pagoda is set against cool blues and soft yellows; 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
Vermilion pagoda against cool river blue and soft yellow-green, for a living room, hallway or home office at 16×24 in black. It pairs with Shiba Shinmei Shrine and Zōjōji Temple, another view of the same temple.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1857)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, home office, 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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About this design
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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
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