What is the largest sharp print size for The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji?

At 300 dpi, this 1,312 × 1,800 px file prints up to 4.4 × 6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 8.7 × 12 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji?

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

Does printing The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 9% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji — Katsushika Hokusai | Free high-res download

The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji

Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1831–32 · Hyaku monogatari series, Edo period

Public domain · $0.001,312 × 1,800 px · 2.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to4.4 × 6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 8.7 × 12 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	164	Poster sharp	9%
11 × 14 in	119	Fine across a room	7%
12 × 16 in	109	Fine across a room	3%
16 × 20 in	82	Too soft	9%
18 × 24 in	72	Too soft	3%
24 × 36 in	50	Too soft	9%
30 × 40 in	43	Too soft	3%

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

The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji is a woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), dated ca. 1831–32. Woodblock print. Held by Hyaku monogatari series, Edo period; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

From Hokusai's One Hundred Ghost Stories. The actor Kohada Koheiji was murdered by his wife's lover, and his ghost returns to haunt the couple. He peers over the net from above, wide-eyed and bony, while the man below sleeps. Hokusai only finished five of the planned hundred prints. It is smaller than the Great Wave in scope and much scarier, so it makes a good alternative for anyone who has had enough of the wave.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 1,312 × 1,800 pixels — 2.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 4.4 × 6 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.