Utagawa Hiroshige
Plum Park in Kameido
From $80
This print is soft whites and greys under a dark sky, and a flat copy loses the falling snow. Our Hiroshige Evening Snow at Kambara print was made from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s impression and graded so the snow stays white and the night stays deep.
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, 36x24 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 living room, a bedroom or a calm study, and it is lovely in winter. The greys and whites look quiet with white, linen and pale wood, and a natural or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Evening Snow at Kambara by Hiroshige
The Tōkaidō road
In 1832 Hiroshige travelled the Tōkaidō, the great road from Edo to Kyoto, with an official party taking horses to the emperor’s court. He sketched along the way, and the prints he made, The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, became the best-selling Japanese prints of all time. Kambara is number sixteen.
Snow where it rarely falls
Kambara is a town by the sea, and it hardly ever snows there. Hiroshige drew it deep in snow anyway, with three people trudging through it. The flakes are carved out of the wooden block, so where they fall the paper is simply left white.
His first snow
This may be the first print in which Hiroshige showed snow falling. It was published in 1833 by Takenouchi Magohachi, and this impression belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Read the story
In the town of Kambara, by the sea, it hardly ever snows. So why is it buried in snow here?
In 1832 an artist called Utagawa Hiroshige joined an official party travelling the Tōkaidō, the great road from Edo to Kyoto. They were taking horses to the emperor's court.
He sketched all the way. And when he got home, he began a set of prints: one for every stop on the road.
They became The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, the best-selling Japanese prints of all time.
Kambara is number sixteen. Hiroshige gave it a night of deep, quiet snow.
Three people trudge through it, heads down, past houses with white roofs, under white hills.
Look at the flakes. They aren't painted at all. The carver cut them out of the wooden block, so where each one falls, the paper is simply left bare.
This may be the very first print in which Hiroshige showed snow falling.
It was published in 1833, and this impression belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Stand still, and hear how quiet it is.
Evening Snow at Kambara. 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.
