What is the largest sharp print size for Hydrangeas and Fowl?

At 300 dpi, this 1,732 × 2,839 px file prints up to 5.8 × 9.5 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 11.5 × 18.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Hydrangeas and Fowl?

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

Does printing Hydrangeas and Fowl require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 24% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Hydrangeas and Fowl — Itō Jakuchū | Free high-res download

Hydrangeas and Fowl

Itō Jakuchū · ca. 1757–66 · Imperial Collections, Japan

Public domain · $0.001,732 × 2,839 px · 4.9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to5.8 × 9.5 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 11.5 × 18.9 in at 150 dpi

The download is the original scan on Wikimedia Commons. 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	216	Sharp up close	24%
11 × 14 in	157	Poster sharp	22%
12 × 16 in	144	Fine across a room	19%
16 × 20 in	108	Fine across a room	24%
18 × 24 in	96	Too soft	19%
24 × 36 in	72	Too soft	8%
30 × 40 in	57	Too soft	19%

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

Hydrangeas and Fowl is a work on paper by Itō Jakuchū (Japanese, Kyoto 1716–1800 Kyoto), dated ca. 1757–66. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk. Held by Imperial Collections, Japan; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Itō Jakuchū ran his family's vegetable shop in Kyoto. He kept a flock of chickens in his garden to study them, and the birds in his scroll paintings, rendered in minute detail, are some of the most vivid in Japanese art. Here a rooster and hen stand below hydrangeas, every feather separate. The tall, narrow scroll shape suits a hallway or a narrow wall.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 1,732 × 2,839 pixels — 4.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 5.8 × 9.5 in. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.

On the receipt

Artist: Itō Jakuchū
Date: ca. 1757–66
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
Held by: Imperial Collections, Japan
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗