What is the largest sharp print size for Shimono Suwa Station?

At 300 dpi, this 3,813 × 2,567 px file prints up to 12.7 × 8.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 17.1 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Shimono Suwa Station?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in.

Does printing Shimono Suwa Station require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 16% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Shimono Suwa Station — Utagawa Hiroshige | Free high-res download

Shimono Suwa Station

Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1835 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,813 × 2,567 px · 9.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 8.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 17.1 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
10 × 8 in	320	Gallery sharp	16%
14 × 11 in	233	Sharp up close	14%
16 × 12 in	213	Sharp up close	10%
20 × 16 in	160	Poster sharp	16%
24 × 18 in	142	Fine across a room	10%
36 × 24 in	105	Fine across a room	1%
40 × 30 in	85	Too soft	10%

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

Shimono Suwa Station is a woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)), dated ca. 1835. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Size on the museum record: 9 9/16 x 14 3/8 in. (24.3 x 36.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Asian Art collection — Rogers Fund, 1914.

Shimono Suwa Station is a woodblock print; ink and color on paper by Utagawa Hiroshige, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1835; it sits in the Asian Art department as accession JP43. Its flat colour areas and strong outlines hold up from across a room, which is the whole point of the woodblock tradition. The Met's scan measures 3,813 × 2,567 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 8.6 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 17.1 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. 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. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,813 × 2,567 pixels — 9.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 8.6 in. That is roughly life-size: the woodblock print itself measures about 14.4 × 9.6 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.