What is the largest sharp print size for Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller?

At 300 dpi, this 2,911 × 3,880 px file prints up to 9.7 × 12.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.4 × 25.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller?

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 Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 11% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller — Katsushika Hokusai | Free high-res download

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai · 1846 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,911 × 3,880 px · 11.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.7 × 12.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19.4 × 25.9 in at 150 dpi

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

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	363	Gallery sharp	6%
11 × 14 in	264	Sharp up close	5%
12 × 16 in	242	Sharp up close	nothing
16 × 20 in	181	Poster sharp	6%
18 × 24 in	161	Poster sharp	nothing
24 × 36 in	107	Fine across a room	11%
30 × 40 in	97	Too soft	nothing

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

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller is a work on paper by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), dated 1846. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Size on the museum record: Image: 23 1/4 × 11 7/8 in. (59.1 × 30.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 61 × 19 1/2 in. (154.9 × 49.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 61 × 21 5/16 in. (154.9 × 54.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,911 × 3,880 pixels — 11.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.7 × 12.9 in. The work on paper itself measures about 11.9 × 23.3 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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: Katsushika Hokusai
Date: 1846
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Size: Image: 23 1/4 × 11 7/8 in. (59.1 × 30.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 61 × 19 1/2 in. (154.9 × 49.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 61 × 21 5/16 in. (154.9 × 54.1 cm)
Museum: The Met · Asian Art
Accession: 14.76.37
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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