Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Series:: Eight Views of Omi (print 1 of 1)
Date:: c. 1834
Medium:: Color woodblock print; oban
Format:: Oban
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago

Typical Price

Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $100–$600
Good later impression (Edo-period, faded blue): $2,000–$8,000
Good early impression (rich nocturnal atmosphere, strong bokashi): $8,000–$30,000
Fine early impression (exceptional luminosity and condition): $30,000–$80,000

Hiroshige's moonlit and night scenes are celebrated for their emotional depth and mastery of atmospheric printing. Bokashi gradation in night blues and silvery grays is the hallmark of fine impressions.

Description

Night rain falls on Karasaki pine — the great ancient pine tree at the Karasaki Shrine on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa, whose branches extended so far over the water that they required wooden supports. This print from the "Eight Views of Omi" captures the tree in darkness and rain, the scene corresponding to the "night rain" (yau) scene in the classical Eight Views sequence borrowed from Chinese landscape poetry.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.

Yes — Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" is part of the Eight Views of Omi series (print 1 of 1) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" depicts landscapes, night scenes, and eight views of ōmi.