Plum Orchard in Kamada

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

Plum Orchard in Kamada

Plum Garden at Kameido

In the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji

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: 1857
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: 33.7 × 21.9 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP2510; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Bare dark trunks of old plum trees stand against a glowing pink sky, their branches covered in small white blossoms, while visitors stroll toward thatched teahouses in the orchard. At the right edge, a palanquin with a blue patterned cushion is cut off by the frame, as if its passenger has just stepped out. The print is number twenty-seven in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the second month of 1857. The plum garden at Kamada, south of Edo, was a destination for early spring outings, when the plum blossoms before the cherry. The pink sky is printed with a smooth graded bokashi; 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

Plum-blossom white on a rosy pink sky with soft teal ground, for a bedroom, dining room or entrance hall at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Cherry Blossoms on the Banks of the Tama River for two spring blossom views.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1857)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: burgundy, cornflower blue, cream & beige
Mood: calm, sophisticated
Rooms: bedroom, dining room, living room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
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

• 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 Plum Orchard in Kamada 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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 Plum Orchard in Kamada painted, and in what medium?

Plum Orchard in Kamada dates from 1857 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures 33.7 × 21.9 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 Plum Orchard in Kamada we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Hiroshige's Plum Orchard in Kamada — visitors strolling through a plum orchard in full pink bloom at Kamata — the whole woodblock print shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. Plate 27 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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