Utagawa Hiroshige
Plum Park in Kameido
From $80
This print is slanting rain over three shades of grey, and a muddy copy turns the layers into one dark smudge. Our Hiroshige Driving Rain at Shōno print was made from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s impression and graded so each grey keeps its place and the rain stays sharp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a hallway, a study or a living room. The greys and soft greens look calm with white, slate and natural wood, and a black or natural frame suits it.
About the painting
Driving Rain at Shōno by Hiroshige
A small stop on a great road
Shōno was a minor stop on the Tōkaidō, the road that ran from Kyoto to Edo. Hiroshige drew it for his Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published in 1833, after travelling the road himself the year before.
Caught in the rain
A squall has come out of nowhere. Two groups of travellers rush along the slope, bent against the rain, and the bamboo behind them bends too. Three separate blocks printed three greys, so the bamboo fades into the distance.
An advert on an umbrella
Look at the umbrella: written on it are the publisher’s name, Takenouchi, and part of the series title. A large red seal with the publisher’s name is stamped on the left. This impression belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Read the story
Everyone in this picture is running, and you can see why.
Shōno was a small stop on the Tōkaidō, the great road between Kyoto and Edo. Utagawa Hiroshige travelled that road in 1832, and drew every station along it.
Here, a squall has come out of nowhere.
Two groups of travellers hurry along the slope, bent double against the rain, and the bamboo behind them bends too.
The printers needed three separate blocks for the bamboo alone: three shades of grey, each paler than the last, so the grove seems to fade into the storm.
Now look at the umbrella. Written on it is a name: Takenouchi. That was the publisher of the series, and on the left his big red seal is stamped again.
So even in a downpour, Hiroshige found room for an advert.
The print came out in 1833, part of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
This impression belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Watch the rain cut across the picture, and the travellers running under it.
Driving Rain at Shōno. Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
