Kuwana: The Shichiri Ferry Landing
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
- 23.8 × 37.8 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1491; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Two large cargo boats with full white sails ride over choppy blue-green waves toward a stone sea wall, above which rise the white walls and roofs of Kuwana Castle among pines. More boats sail far out on the bay under a sky banded with pink at the top. The print is number forty-three in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Kuwana, the forty-second station, was the landing for the Shichiri Ferry, a sea crossing of seven ri, about 27 kilometres, from Miya across Ise Bay and the longest water crossing on the road; 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
Blue-green waves, full white sails and a grey stone castle wall, for a living room, bathroom or study at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Miya: The Atsuta Shrine Festival, the port at the other end of the same crossing.
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
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, bathroom, 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
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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.
