"Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal

Utagawa Hiroshige

1856 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Library of Congress, Washington, DC

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

"Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal

Scattered Pines on the Tone River

Towboats Along the Yotsugi-dōri Canal

3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Year: 1856
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: 36.2 × 23.9 cm
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC (impression LC-DIG-jpd-01335; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

A great pine stretches its branches out over the Onagi canal, its long limbs propped up on wooden poles, while a boat with passengers is poled along beneath it. The straight canal runs into the distance between embankments, under a pale sky with a pink horizon. The print is number ninety-seven in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the seventh month of 1856. The Onagi canal ran east from the Sumida, and its five pines were a well-known landmark along the waterway. The deep green pine is set against soft blues, making a quiet, balanced design; 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

A deep green pine over a soft blue canal, for a study, bedroom or hallway at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with The Mouth of the Nakagawa River, where the same canal meets the river.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1856)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue, cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, 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. 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

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is "Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal in the public domain?

Yes. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Library of Congress.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was "Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal painted, and in what medium?

"Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal dates from 1856 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures 36.2 × 23.9 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For "Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Hiroshige's "Five Pines" and the Onagi Canal — a great pine leaning over the Onagi canal as a boat passes beneath — the whole woodblock print shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. Plate 97 of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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