The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme

Utagawa Hiroshige

1856 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · The Art Institute of Chicago

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme

The City Flourishing, the Tanabata Festival

The Sumiyoshi Festival at Tsukudajima

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: 1856
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Original size: approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban)
Collection: The Art Institute of Chicago (impression 1939.1471; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

The purple drapery and gilded top of a festival float loom in the left foreground, so close that only part of it fits on the sheet, while the procession winds away uphill along a green bank with more floats rising above the crowd. Below, a curve of the castle moat and a mass of festival hats fill the bottom of the picture. The print is number fifty-one in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the seventh month of 1856. The Sannō festival of the Hie shrine was one of the two great festivals of Edo, and its procession passed into the grounds of Edo Castle. Hiroshige gives the spectacle from the side, through a single towering float; 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 purple and gold against moat blue and fresh green, for a living room, hallway or family room at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with The Sumiyoshi Festival at Tsukudajima for two summer festivals.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
Era: 19th century (1856)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue, cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, 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

• 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 The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme 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 Art Institute of Chicago (impression 1939.1471; 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 The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme painted, and in what medium?

The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme dates from 1856 and was made in woodblock print; ink and color on paper; the original measures approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban).

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 The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Hiroshige's The Sannō Festival Procession at Kōjimachi itchōme — a giant festival float with a drum and cockerel passing over Kōjimachi — the whole woodblock print shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. Plate 51 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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