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Print Dimensions - Castle Fine Arts

A full sheet of Japanese hand-made Hosho paper is approx. 15 x 20" (38 x 52 cm). The most common print size is Oban, approximately 9 ½ x 14 ½ inches (24 .1 x 36.9 cm); or half the size of a full sheet. Tate-e refers to a vertically aligned print, while Yoko-e is an horizontal format.
Print Name: Size (inch): Size (cm): Notes:
Oban 9.5 x 14.5 24.1 x 36.8 Most common size. Half of a full-size Hosho sheet.
Hiroshige, Yoshitoshi, Hasui, Yoshida.
Aiban 9 x 13 22.5 x 34.2 Smaller than Oban.
Some Hiroshige, Hokusai series.
Chuban 7.5 x 10 19 x 26 Half of Oban size. One-quarter of full-size Hosho sheet.
Dai Oban 12 x 16.5 30.5 x 42 Large Oban.
Normal size for Jacoulet, and large prints by Elizabeth Keith.
Double Oban
(Large Oban)
15 x 20 38 x 51 Full-size Hosho Sheet.
Yoshida "Sailing Boats", "Matterhorn".
Koban 5 x 7.5 12.7 x 19 One-Eighth of full-size sheet.
Hasui miniatures.
Tanzaku 17 x 5 43 x 12.7 Narrow, vertical-format prints.
Kacho-e.
Chu-Tanzaku 15 x 5.1 38 x 13 Slightly smaller, vertical-format prints.
Kacho-e.
Hosoban 13 x 5.7 33 x 14.5 Small, vertical-format prints.
Kacho-e. Koson.
Shikishiban 7.1 x 8.3 18.2 x 21.2 Square format. Fan Prints.
Koson Kacho-e.
Hashira-e 28.7 x 4.7 73 x 12 Narrow, vertical format used for pillar prints.
Kiyonaga, Harunobu.
Kakemono-e 30 x 9 76.5 x 23 Larger, vertical format, often vertical oban diptychs.
Kuniyasu, Eizan, Eisen, Hiroshige, Yoshitoshi.
(All sizes are approximate)