Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
by Ito Shinsui
by Ito Shinsui
Shinsui's extensive oeuvre spans bijin-ga, landscapes, and genre subjects. Auction averages over 12 months reflect healthy collector demand across all subject types.
Hira on the western shore of Lake Biwa—the region famous for its winter scenery and the distant view of snow-covered Hira mountains—is depicted in this 1917 contribution to the Eight Views of Omi series, the mountains' reflection in the lake creating the characteristic doubled landscape of Hira views. The Hira mountains, rising steeply from the western lakeshore, provided one of the Eight Views' most distinctive subjects—"evening snow on Mount Hira" being the canonical version. Shinsui's 1917 treatment brings the shin-hanga palette to this ancient subject.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1917.
Yes — Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" is part of the Eight Views of Omi series (print 6 of 1) by Ito Shinsui.
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1917).
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" depicts landscapes, eight views of ōmi, and eight views (hakkei).
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" measures 22.7 × 32.5 cm (Oban format).
