What is the largest sharp print size for Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre?

At 300 dpi, this 7,139 × 3,550 px file prints up to 23.8 × 11.8 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 47.6 × 23.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 38% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre — Utagawa Kuniyoshi | Free high-res download

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · ca. 1844 · Woodblock print, Edo period

Public domain · $0.007,139 × 3,550 px · 25.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to23.8 × 11.8 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 47.6 × 23.7 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
10 × 8 in	443	Gallery sharp	38%
14 × 11 in	322	Gallery sharp	37%
16 × 12 in	295	Sharp up close	34%
20 × 16 in	221	Sharp up close	38%
24 × 18 in	197	Poster sharp	34%
36 × 24 in	147	Fine across a room	25%
40 × 30 in	118	Fine across a room	34%

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

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre is a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), dated ca. 1844. Woodblock print (triptych). Held by Woodblock print, Edo period; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Kuniyoshi's huge triptych shows a skeleton towering over a young hero, a ghost raised by the witch Takiyasha to frighten her enemy. The whole thing is built from the bones: each rib, each vertebra drawn with the care of an anatomist. It is one of the most copied images in Japanese woodblock printing, and the reason many people get into ukiyo-e. The wide format makes a statement over a sofa or bed.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 7,139 × 3,550 pixels — 25.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 23.8 × 11.8 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.