What is the largest sharp print size for Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 1,926 px file prints up to 13.3 × 6.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 12.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession?

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 40% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession — Utagawa Kuniyoshi | Free high-res download

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 19th century · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.004,000 × 1,926 px · 7.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 6.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 12.8 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
10 × 8 in	240	Sharp up close	40%
14 × 11 in	175	Poster sharp	39%
16 × 12 in	160	Poster sharp	36%
20 × 16 in	120	Fine across a room	40%
24 × 18 in	107	Fine across a room	36%
36 × 24 in	80	Too soft	28%
40 × 30 in	64	Too soft	36%

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

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession is a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), dated 19th century. Pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Size on the museum record: 14 5/8 x 50 in. (37.1 x 127 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929.

The Met catalogs Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession as a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The museum dates it 19th century (accession JP1806a–e, Asian Art). Its flat colour areas and strong outlines hold up from across a room, which is the whole point of the woodblock tradition. The Met's scan measures 4,000 × 1,926 pixels, which prints about 13.3 × 6.4 in at 300 dpi and 26.7 × 12.8 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. 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. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 4,000 × 1,926 pixels — 7.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 6.4 in. The woodblock print itself measures about 50 × 14.6 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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.