Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet

Series:: Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style
Date:: 1804/16
Medium:: Color woodblock print; horizontal koban
Format:: Koban
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago

Typical Price

Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $100–$500
Good later impression (Edo-period, worn plate): $2,000–$8,000
Good early impression (fine line work, crisp): $8,000–$25,000
Fine early impression (exceptional line quality and condition): $25,000–$60,000

From Hokusai's Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei), a rare venture into Western-style copperplate intaglio printing. These prints reveal Hokusai's lifelong fascination with European techniques.

Description

The complete set of Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) with its cover sheet presents Hokusai's sustained experiment in rendering the canonical Lake Biwa scenery using a restrained, linear aesthetic informed by Western copperplate etching. Produced between 1804 and 1816, the series represents his most sustained engagement with European graphic technique as a structural principle rather than a novelty.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1804/16.

Yes — Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet is part of the Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style series by Katsushika Hokusai.

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet uses Etching, on color woodblock print; horizontal koban.

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet depicts landscapes, eight views of ōmi, and eight views (hakkei).