Karasaki from Eight Views of Omi
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: His enormous output (lived to 102) means most works are accessible. Early black-and-white prints are most valued.
Description
Karasaki, on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa, is famous for its ancient pine tree — one of the "Eight Views of Omi" that have been a subject for Japanese artists since the Muromachi period. Hiratsuka's 1927 color woodblock treats this canonical landscape subject in his direct manner, the lakeside pine and water rendered without the atmospheric haze of the traditional Eight Views convention.
More Prints by Hiratsuka Un'ichi
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Karasaki from Eight Views of Omi was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1927.
Karasaki from Eight Views of Omi depicts landscapes.