Ejiri: Distant View of Miho
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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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
- 24.1 × 35.6 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP489; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Seen from high above the harbour, rows of red-hulled cargo boats lie moored with bare masts, while white sails glide out across a turquoise bay. Beyond them the long, pine-covered spit of Miho curves into the water, and blue and brown mountains rise on the far shore under a pale orange sky. The print is number nineteen in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Ejiri, the eighteenth station, was a port town on Suruga Bay, and the pine groves of Miho no Matsubara on the sandspit opposite were a famous sight of the coast; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Turquoise water, red hulls and white sails under a pale orange sky, for a living room, dining room or office at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Hokusai's Ejiri in Suruga Province for two views of the same station.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, dining room, home office, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
