Bokashi Prints (506)
Bokashi (ぼかし) — the graduated color printing technique that is a hallmark of Japanese woodblock printmaking. Achieved by wiping ink across the block in a gradient before printing, bokashi creates atmospheric skies, misty backgrounds, and luminous color transitions.
Artists Known for Bokashi

Pulguk Temple, Kyongiu, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Bukkokuji)
September 1939
Color woodblock print

Pine Tree in Clear Weather after Snow
August 1929
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Rain at Nara, the Pagoda at Kofuku Temple (Nara no ame Kofukuji no to)
Nara no ame Kofukuji no to
1951
Color woodblock print

Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki
description
Woodblock print

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Senzokuike
1928
Color woodblock print; oban

Shinobazu Pond at Night
April 1932
Color woodblock print

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)
Yuki no Zojoji
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Mukojima (Yuki no Mukojima)
Yuki no Mukojima
December 1931
Color woodblock print

Some River, Koshu (Koshu Somegawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Koshu Somegawa
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)
Kintaikyo no shunsho
1947
Color woodblock print

Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan))
Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan
March 1932
Color woodblock print

The Inokashira Benten Shrine in Snow (Shato no yuki)
Shato no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Winter Moon over Toyama Plain (Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara))
Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara
December 1931
Color woodblock print

Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu
1926
Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Rain
春雨
1917
Color woodblock print

Snow Hood
1950
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica

Spring Sea
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Crow in Moonlight
月に烏
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Moon at Sekiguchi
関口の月
c. 1920
Color woodblock print

Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka
Woodblock print

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple
浅草観音堂大提灯
1934
Color woodblock print

Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko
芦ノ湖の富士
1935
Color woodblock print

Night Rain at Maekawa
前川の夜雨
1938
Woodblock print

Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond
不忍池の雨夜
1938
Color woodblock print

Ferry under a Bridge
early 20th century
Woodblock print; book illustration

Amanohashidate in Snow (Yuki no Hashidate), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Clearing after a Snow in the Pines (Matsu no yukibare)
August 1929
Color woodblock print

Eastern Hamlet, Horyu Temple (Horyuji higashi sato)
1956
Color woodblock print
Evening Snow at the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji no bosetsu)
circa 1935
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Lake Hamana, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Hamanako)
August 1931
Color woodblock print

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien)
1938
Color woodblock print; oban

Sacred Bridge in Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo)
1930
Color woodblock print; oban

Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto)
March 1934
Color woodblock print

Spring at Pyongyang (Pubyok Pavilion from Moran Hill)
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Tengui Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa))
1950
Color woodblock print

Tsubosaka Temple, Yamato (Yamato Tsubosakadera)
1950
Color woodblock print

Tsushima Shrine, Aichi Prefecture (Tsushima jinja (Aichi ken))
1948
Color woodblock print

Yakumo Bridge at Nagata Shrine in Kobe (Kobe Nagata-jinja Yakumobashi), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1930
Color woodblock print; oban

Yakuo Temple, Mito (Mito Yakuoin)
1945
Color woodblock print

Evening on the River, Tamagawa (Tamagawa Hara no Yu)
Woodblock print

Fine Weather in Autumn (Akibare)
Woodblock print

Marutapura River in Borneo
1943
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Melancholy in Spring
December 1923
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring at Pubyong Pavilion, Modan Viewpoint, Pyongyang, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Heijo no haru (Botandai Fusekiro))
1939
Color woodblock print

Early Spring at Yoshida
1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

A View of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print

A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji)
Ashino no yu Fuji
1935
Color woodblock print

Asahi Bridge, Ojiya, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Ojiya Asahibashi)
14 August 1921
Color woodblock print

Autumn at Fukuroda Falls, Ibaraki Prefecture (Fukuroda-no-taki no aki (Ibaraki ken)
Fukuroda-no-taki no aki (Ibaraki ken
1954
Color woodblock print

Autumn in Funatsu (Funatsu no aki)
Funatsu no aki
1953
Color woodblock print

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Chongseokjeong, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Sosekitei)
October 1939
Color woodblock print

Komagata Embankment (Komagatagashi), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Komagatagashi
1919
Color woodblock print; oban

Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki (Hie jinja))
Shato no yuki (Hie jinja
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
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Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji))
Harusame (Gokokuji
April 1932
Color woodblock print

Suhara, Kiso, from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban



