A4 or 30×45 cm: sizing a print for the wall

Every motif comes in two physical sizes: A4, at 21 × 29.7 cm, and 30 × 45 cm, the second offered as a plain poster, a framed print or a wall hanging depending on the motif. Same paper, same print, different scale. The finish is a separate choice — this is only about size.

A4 — 21 × 29.7 cm

A4 is the smaller of the two, close to a standard sheet of paper. On a wall it reads quietly rather than announcing itself — a narrow hallway, above a desk, propped on a shelf instead of hung, or grouped in twos and threes where no single print has to carry the whole wall. A row of A4 prints, evenly spaced, can fill a wall that one larger piece would overwhelm.

A4 is available on every current motif, including Ma, Umi and Yuki.

30 × 45 cm — poster, framed or wall hanging

At 30 × 45 cm the same motif holds more of the wall on its own. It suits a single statement above a sofa or a bed, an entryway with one plain wall, or any room that only has space for one fixed point rather than a small grouping. The size is shared across three finishes, so the size decision and the finish decision are separate:

Framed, at this size, on Fuji and Matsu — see the framed vs. unframed guide for how that compares with the other finishes.

As a wall hanging, on Hoshi and Sora — the full range is in the wall hangings collection.

As a plain poster, on Kaze and Tsuki, with no frame and no glass — the plainest way to place it on the wall.

Which one for your wall

A rough way to decide: if the print will mostly be seen from a few steps away — a hallway, above a desk, a stair wall — A4 keeps it in scale with how close it is viewed. If it needs to hold its own from across a room — above a sofa, at the end of a hallway, on a wall with only one clear spot — 30 × 45 cm carries better at that distance.

Grouping is the other lever. Three A4 prints in a row can do roughly the same job on a wall as one 30 × 45 cm piece, just split into parts — useful where the wall is wide but not tall, or where more than one motif should share the space.