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Ochanomizu in the Rain by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Mid-19th century

$130.00

Item no. PDKUW002-00

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A river under falling rain: Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s Ochanomizu in the Rain, on stretched canvas, framed, or on fine art paper.

Format

Stretched canvasfrom $130 Framed canvasfrom $160 Framed printfrom $160 Fine art printfrom $80

Size

Which size fits your wall

Every size keeps the painting's own proportions. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

18 × 12 in 46 × 30 cm

Three-seat sofa, 84 in wide × 34 in tall (213 × 86 cm)

Size	Metric	Where it works
18 × 12 in	46 × 30 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
24 × 16 in	61 × 41 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.
30 × 20 in	76 × 51 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.
36 × 24 in	91 × 61 cm	A statement piece. Big enough to anchor a living room or dining room wall alone, or to hang above a queen bed or a fireplace.

Rule of thumb: choose art about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

18 × 12 in46 × 30 cm 24 × 16 in61 × 41 cm 30 × 20 in76 × 51 cm 36 × 24 in91 × 61 cm

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This print is soft dusky pinks and deep blue under fine lines of rain, and a cheap copy turns the rain to noise. Our Kuniyoshi Ochanomizu in the Rain print was graded beside the Met’s impression so the rain stays fine and the blue 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 bedroom, a study or a calm wall, and it is a favourite for Japandi rooms. The blues and dusky pinks look calm with white, linen and pale oak, and a natural wood frame suits it.

About the painting

Ochanomizu in the Rain by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Tea water

Ochanomizu is a district of Edo, today’s Tokyo. Its name means tea water, because the shōgun’s tea was made with water drawn from the river there, the Kanda.

A curtain of rain

Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows almost nothing but the river, the banks and the rain, falling in fine straight lines over everything. Kuniyoshi often borrowed shading from Western art.

Ukiyo-e

Kuniyoshi made landscapes like this for a public newly keen on travel. Our print reproduces the impression in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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This is a picture of rain. Almost nothing else.

Ochanomizu is a district of Edo, the old name for Tokyo. The name means tea water.

That's because water drawn from the river here, the Kanda, was used to make the tea of the shōgun, Japan's military ruler.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a silk-dyer's son from Edo, the city we now call Tokyo. He trained with the great printmaker Toyokuni, then spent years so poor he sold old tatami mats, before a series of tattooed heroes made him famous in 1827.

In the years when censors watched over pictures of actors and courtesans, he turned to landscapes, for a public newly in love with travel.

Here he gives us the river, a deep blue ribbon, between dusky pink and grey banks.

And over everything, fine straight lines of rain.

Kuniyoshi often borrowed shading from Western art, and you can see it in the soft darkening of the hills.

This impression belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from the Howard Mansfield Collection, bought in 1936.

Follow the river round the bend, and listen to the rain.

Ochanomizu in the Rain. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, mid-19th century.

The artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1798–1861 · Ukiyo-e

Japanese ukiyo-e master of the Utagawa school, a silk-dyer’s son from Edo. His tattooed heroes of the Suikoden made him famous in 1827; he went on to draw ghosts, warriors, cats he adored, and Edo landscapes full of rain, snow and moonlight.

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The original

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861)
Date: Mid-19th century
Medium: Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Where it hangs today: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (the museum’s page, opens in a new tab)
Originals: A woodblock print, one impression of an edition; ours reproduces the museum’s impression
Original size: 26 × 34.9 cm

Graded against the original: true to the artist’s colours, brought back to life for your wall.

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.