As an early advocate of the sōsaku-hanga movement, Onchi believed that artistic creation originates from the self. He was more interested in expressing subjective emotions through abstract prints than in replicating images and forms in the objective world.
As a proponent of the sōsaku-hanga movement, Onchi believed that artistic creation stems from the individual's inner self. He was more drawn to expressing subjective emotions through abstract prints than in replicating images and forms in the objective world.