Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse

Mariko: Famous Teahouse

"Grandpa's Teahouse" in Meguro

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: 1833–34
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
Original size: 22.5 × 35.1 cm
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art (impression 1985.238; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Ox carts piled high with bales and dark bundles roll along a road between thatched teahouses, their big pink-red wheels turning under small blue awnings. At the left, people eat and talk in an open shop, and in front of it the clear water of the Hashirii spring bubbles up from the ground. The print is number fifty-four in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Ōtsu, the fifty-third and last station before Kyoto, stood on the shore of Lake Biwa, and the Hashirii teahouses lay on the hill road between Ōtsu and the capital; 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

Cream thatch, dark oxen and big pink-red cartwheels under a blue sky, for a living room, kitchen or dining room at 24×36 in natural wood. It pairs with Minakuchi: Famous Dried Gourd for two busy roadside scenes in Ōmi.

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, kitchen, dining room, dorm 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

• 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

Shipping & returns

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 Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse 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 The Cleveland Museum of Art (impression 1985.238; many other impressions exist).

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 Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse painted, and in what medium?

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse dates from 1833–34 and was made in woodblock print; ink and colour on paper; the original measures 22.5 × 35.1 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 Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Hiroshige's Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse — ox carts loaded with rice bales passing the Hashirii teahouse and its spring — the whole woodblock print shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. Print 54 of the 55 in Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, 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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