What is the largest sharp print size for A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom?

At 300 dpi, this 2,614 × 3,843 px file prints up to 8.7 × 12.8 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17.4 × 25.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 8 × 10 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in.

Does printing A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 15% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom — Kitagawa Utamaro | Free high-res download

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

Kitagawa Utamaro · ca. 1796 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,614 × 3,843 px · 10 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.7 × 12.8 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17.4 × 25.6 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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How big can you print it?

Standard frame sizes, turned to match the artwork. "Crops" is how much of the picture you lose filling that frame edge to edge — or keep it all and let a mat take up the difference.

Frame	Effective dpi	Verdict	Crops
8 × 10 in	326	Gallery sharp	15%
11 × 14 in	237	Sharp up close	13%
12 × 16 in	217	Sharp up close	9%
16 × 20 in	163	Poster sharp	15%
18 × 24 in	145	Fine across a room	9%
24 × 36 in	106	Fine across a room	2%
30 × 40 in	87	Too soft	9%

Will it fit over your couch? Put this one on your wall, to scale — crop or mat, frame size, hang height and the order.

The ticket

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom is a woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806), dated ca. 1796. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Size on the museum record: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.5 x 25.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — Rogers Fund, 1914.

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom is a woodblock print; ink and color on paper by Kitagawa Utamaro, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1796, and files it under accession JP152 in Asian Art. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 2,614 × 3,843 pixels, which prints about 8.7 × 12.8 in at 300 dpi and 17.4 × 25.6 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Woodblock prints were made to be reproduced, so a faithful reprint fits the tradition. Keep the paper tone warm instead of bleaching it to white. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,614 × 3,843 pixels — 10 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.7 × 12.8 in. That is roughly life-size: the woodblock print itself measures about 9.9 × 14.8 in.Woodblock prints were made to be printed again and again — a reproduction is in keeping with the whole point of the thing. Keep the paper tone warm. A printer that bleaches the ground to white-white flattens it into clip art.