What is the largest sharp print size for Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)?

At 300 dpi, this 2,840 × 3,939 px file prints up to 9.5 × 13.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.9 × 26.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)?

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.

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eig… — Suzuki Harunobu | Free high-res download

Q: Does printing Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei) 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.

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu · ca. 1766 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,840 × 3,939 px · 11.2 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.5 × 13.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.9 × 26.3 in at 150 dpi

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

Build the wall set

Art, frame, light and hanging gear, picked together. Choose a size and finish; the wall preview shows exactly what you're getting. One button sends the whole kit to your Amazon cart.

Amazon sells the physical items, sets their prices and availability, and may pay us a commission. The free museum file is separate. How we get paid →

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	355	Gallery sharp	10%
11 × 14 in	258	Sharp up close	8%
12 × 16 in	236	Sharp up close	4%
16 × 20 in	177	Poster sharp	10%
18 × 24 in	157	Poster sharp	4%
24 × 36 in	109	Fine across a room	8%
30 × 40 in	94	Too soft	4%

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

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei) is a woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), dated ca. 1766. Woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban). Size on the museum record: 11 1/4 x 8 in. (28.6 x 20.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911.

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei) is a woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban) by Suzuki Harunobu, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1766 (accession JP698, Asian Art). The darker passages do the work, so a picture light helps the lit areas glow instead of sinking into the wall. The Met's scan measures 2,840 × 3,939 pixels, which prints about 9.5 × 13.1 in at 300 dpi and 18.9 × 26.3 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 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 2,840 × 3,939 pixels — 11.2 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.5 × 13.1 in. That is bigger than the woodblock print itself, which measures about 8 × 11.3 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.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.

On the receipt

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Date: ca. 1766
Medium: Woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban)
Size: 11 1/4 x 8 in. (28.6 x 20.3 cm)
Museum: The Met · Asian Art
Accession: JP698
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗