Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Woman with a Cat on the Table
From $100
This woodblock print is deep night blues and pale moonlight, and a cheap copy turns the blues black. Our Kuniyoshi Tsukuda Island print was graded from a high-resolution scan so the blues stay deep and the moon stays bright.
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 look calm with white, linen and pale oak, and a natural wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Tsukuda Island by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Edo, about 1832
Around 1832 Kuniyoshi made a series of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, the city we now call Tokyo, using Western-style shadows and perspective.
The fishermen’s island
Tsukuda Island, a small island in Edo Bay, was settled by fishermen from Osaka in the early 1600s. It gave its name to tsukudani, little fish and seaweed simmered in soy and mirin, first made there.
Chicago
Here a boatman sculls under the tall posts of a pier at night. The print was given to the Art Institute of Chicago by the novelist James A. Michener.
Read the story
A boatman sculls under the tall posts of a pier, at night, on the bay.
Around 1832, Utagawa Kuniyoshi made a series called Famous Places in the Eastern Capital: the city of Edo, which we now call Tokyo. In it he used Western-style shadows and perspective.
The same series gave us New Yoshiwara under its huge moon, and the reed beds of Ōmori. This one shows Tsukuda Island, a small island in Edo Bay.
In the early 1600s, fishermen from Osaka settled there. They became famous for a way of preserving little fish and seaweed, simmered in soy sauce and mirin. It's still called tsukudani, after their island.
Kuniyoshi signed it, Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi, and it was published by Kagaya Kichiemon, the same publisher who had made him famous a few years before.
The print was given to the Art Institute of Chicago by the novelist James Michener.
Look at the boatman, and then up at the pier.
Tsukuda Island. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, about 1832 to 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.
