diptych print
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban diptych
- Source:
- British Museum
Typical Price
- Later reprint or reproduction (20th-century): $50–$300
- Good later impression (Edo-period): $1,000–$5,000
Hokusai's genre scenes, bijin-ga (beautiful women), and miscellaneous subjects represent the breadth of his career across more than seven decades. The market for non-landscape Hokusai prints has strengthened as collectors seek beyond the most famous designs.
This untitled woodblock print from Hokusai's catalogue survives without a definitive subject designation, preventing detailed description of its specific content. The [diptych](/glossary/diptych) format — two sheets read as a continuous composition — was commonly used by Hokusai for genre scenes and theatrical subjects requiring a wider pictorial field than a single sheet could provide.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
diptych print was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
diptych print depicts figures.
