Fujieda: Changing Porters and Horses
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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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
- 24 × 36.1 cm
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (impression AK-MAK-1608; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Outside the post-station office, porters and packhorses are being changed: men stripped to loincloths wipe away sweat and lift loads onto fresh horses, while officials in dark robes on the raised floor at the right check the paperwork. Bales and boxes lie in the yard, and a horse drinks from a bucket under the trees at the top of the scene. The print is number twenty-three in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Each station on the road kept porters and horses to carry baggage on to the next town, and this is the relay the title describes at Fujieda, the twenty-second station; 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
Warm cream and yellow ground with figures in grey, black and touches of red, for a study, den or home office at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with Seki: Early Departure from the Main Inn for two busy scenes of the road's daily work.
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
- study or library, home office, living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
- 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
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
