Is "Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night" by Utagawa Hiroshige Sold as a Shirt Anywhere?

Yes. Vestige Press sells Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night (1857) by Utagawa Hiroshige printed on a t-shirt, and it is in stock on Etsy right now. The print is made from the Cleveland Museum of Art archival scan of the original work, which is in the public domain. It is Archive Plate No. 019 in the Vestige Press series, priced at $31.99. Kanazawa was known as a moon-viewing spot in the Edo period.

Where to buy it

Archive Plate No. 019 · $31.99 · cream, white, sand, black, navy

About the artwork

Kanazawa was known as a moon-viewing spot in the Edo period. Hiroshige depicted it under a full moon in 1857, near the end of his career, among his late masterworks.

Where this image comes from

Source: Cleveland Museum of Art, artwork 106962. License: CC0. Vestige Press mines four open-access archives — the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Met Open Access, and Wikimedia Commons — and every design names the exact object it came from, which is why the provenance above is a catalog number and not a vague attribution.

FAQ

Is this artwork in the public domain?

Yes. The source image is released under CC0 by Cleveland Museum of Art. The artwork is reproduced legally; the shirt design and composition are Vestige Press's own.

What is the shirt itself like?

100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk, 6.1 oz heavyweight, relaxed unisex fit. Printed on demand, so nothing is warehoused.

What colors does it come in?

Available in cream, white, sand, black, navy.

Where else can I find Utagawa Hiroshige artwork on apparel?

The full Vestige Press archive is at https://www.etsy.com/shop/VestigePress.

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