What is the largest sharp print size for Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane?

At 300 dpi, this 2,644 × 3,873 px file prints up to 8.8 × 12.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17.6 × 25.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane?

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.

Does printing Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 15% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane — Utagawa Kuniyoshi | Free high-res download

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1852–53 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,644 × 3,873 px · 10.2 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.8 × 12.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17.6 × 25.8 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	330	Gallery sharp	15%
11 × 14 in	240	Sharp up close	13%
12 × 16 in	220	Sharp up close	9%
16 × 20 in	165	Poster sharp	15%
18 × 24 in	146	Fine across a room	9%
24 × 36 in	107	Fine across a room	2%
30 × 40 in	88	Too soft	9%

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

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane is a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), dated 1852–53. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Size on the museum record: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — Fletcher Fund, 1929.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane is a woodblock print; ink and color on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1852–53, and files it under accession JP1557 in Asian Art. 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 2,644 × 3,873 pixels, which prints about 8.8 × 12.9 in at 300 dpi and 17.6 × 25.8 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. 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 2,644 × 3,873 pixels — 10.2 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.8 × 12.9 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.