Mieji: Wind on the Plain
c. 1835–38 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Art Institute of Chicago
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- c. 1835–38
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Original size
- 23.9 × 36.3 cm
- Collection
- The Art Institute of Chicago (impression 1963.722; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō
A gust of wind bends a tall stand of bamboo and blows birds across the pale sky. On the green bank below, three travellers stop to talk, one in orange pointing with a staff over his shoulder, one with a basket on his back and one holding a round hat. A tree with red foliage stands at the right, and a pale river and marshes run off to the left. This is print fifty-six of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, published by Hōeidō and later Kinjudō, c. 1835–38. Keisai Eisen began the series and Utagawa Hiroshige, who designed this sheet, completed it. Mieji was the fifty-fifth station on the Nakasendō, the inland road from Edo to Kyoto; the English title is descriptive, and 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
Wind-swept bamboo green, red foliage and pale water under a pink-tinged sky, for a living room, bedroom or study at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Midono: Spring Fields by a Shrine Gate for two windy days on the road.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1835–38)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, study or library, dining room, dorm room
- 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
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
