What is the largest sharp print size for Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda?

At 300 dpi, this 2,752 × 3,727 px file prints up to 9.2 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.3 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda?

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, 18 × 24 in.

Does printing Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 10% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda — Suzuki Harunobu | Free high-res download

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,752 × 3,727 px · 10.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.2 × 12.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.3 × 24.8 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
8 × 10 in	344	Gallery sharp	8%
11 × 14 in	250	Sharp up close	6%
12 × 16 in	229	Sharp up close	2%
16 × 20 in	172	Poster sharp	8%
18 × 24 in	152	Poster sharp	2%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	10%
30 × 40 in	91	Too soft	2%

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

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda is a woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Size on the museum record: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929.

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda is a woodblock print; ink and color on paper by Suzuki Harunobu, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum gives no firm date for it; it sits in the Asian Art department as accession JP1629. 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 2,752 × 3,727 pixels, which prints about 9.2 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi and 18.3 × 24.8 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. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,752 × 3,727 pixels — 10.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.2 × 12.4 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.