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.
Night rain at Karasaki — famous for its pine tree, one of the "Eight Views of Omi" canonical scenes — falls in soft diagonal lines across the darkened surface of Lake Biwa in this [koban](/glossary/koban)-format print from the Doban Omi hakkei series (1804–1816). The night rain scene is perhaps the most atmospheric in the Eight Views tradition, and Hokusai renders it in restrained, engraving-like lines that suggest the hiss and obscurity of a warm-season downpour.
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
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.
Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1804/16.
Yes — Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) is part of the Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style series by Katsushika Hokusai.
Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) uses Etching, on color woodblock print; horizontal koban.
Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yoru no ame), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) depicts landscapes, night scenes, and eight views of ōmi.