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
Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa)
1922
Color woodblock print
Kyonghoe Hall, Kyongsong (Keijo Keikaro), from the series "Eight Views of Korea (Chosen hakkei)"
November 1939
Color woodblock print; oban
Lake Hachirogata, Akita, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Akita Hachirogata)
1927
Color woodblock print
Lake Haruna (Harunako)
October 1935
Color woodblock print
Setakamui Rock, Shiribeshi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Shiribeshi Setakamuiiwa)
May 1933
Color woodblock print
Lake Kawaguchi (Kawaguchiko)
May 1932
Color woodblock print
Lake Kawaguchi Oishi (Kawaguchiko Oishi)
n.d. [1942}
Color woodblock print
Lake Matsubara, Shinshu (Shinshu Matsubarako)
1941
Color woodblock print
Lake Toya, Hokkaido, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hokkaido Toyako)
1933
Color woodblock print
Lakeside Shower, Matsue (Chihan no ame (Matsue))
February 1932
Color woodblock print
Late Autumn at Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako no banshu)
1947
Color woodblock print
Late Autumn Rain, Nanzen Temple, Kyoto (Shigure no ato (Kyoto Nanzenji))
1951
Color woodblock print
Lingering in the Snow at Sanno (Sanno no zansetsu)
1926
Color woodblock print
Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu)
1951
Color woodblock print
Lingering Snow at Urayasu (Urayasu no zansetsu)
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako)
1941
Color woodblock print; oban
Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa)
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Moon at Ayashi (Ayashi no tsuki (Miyagi ken))
1946
Color woodblock print
Moon at Enoshima Beach (Tsukiyo no Enoshima)
1933
Color woodblock print
Moon at Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura)
January 1939
Color woodblock print
Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki)
1930
Color woodblock print
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki)
1935
Color woodblock print
Moon over Itako (Itako no tsuki)
1936
Color woodblock print
Moon over Izura (Izura no tsuki)
1952
Color woodblock print
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki)
December 1935
Color woodblock print
Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo)
1947
Color woodblock print
Morning at Mihogaseki in Izumo Province (Izumo Mihogaseki no asa), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Morning at Nijū Bridge
December 1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Morning in Dotonbori, Osaka (Osaka Dotonbori no asa), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa)
1940
Color woodblock print
Morning on the Daikon Wharf (Daikongashi no asa), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Mountain Temple at Sendai (Sendai yamanodera), from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin))
1952
Color woodblock print
Nezame on the Kiso River (Kiso no Nezame), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Nigatsu Hall in Nara (Nara Nigatsudo), from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Night at Minano, Chichibu (Chichibu Minano no yu)
c. 1946
Color woodblock print
Night Rainfall on Bridge
1921
Woodblock print
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Omori Beach (Omori kaigan), from the series "Twenty View of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Omori Coast, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Omori kaigan)
1930
Color woodblock print
Onuma Park, Hokkaido, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hokkaido Onuma koen)
March 1934
Color woodblock print
Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo)
September 1933
Color woodblock print
Pier at Otaru (Otaru no hatoba), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Rain at Hataori, Shiobara (Shiobara Hataori no ume)
March 1955
Color woodblock print
Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province (Soshu Maekawa no ame), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
![Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/daf1f3e4-e6c9-3ee0-2143-0f3ae5fdd500/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken])
1946
Color woodblock print; oban
Saishō Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishō-in), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shū higashi Nihon hen)
1936
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Sakurada Gate, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Sakuradamon)
1928
Color woodblock print
Sakurajima, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1922
Color woodblock print; oban
Sanggye Pavilion, Baekyong Temple (Hakuyoji Sokeiro), from the series "Eight Views of Korea (Chosen hakkei)"
1939
Color woodblock print; oban
Sano Shrine After the Rain
1938
Woodblock print
Sanzen Temple, Ohara, Kyoto (Kyoto Ohara Sanzenin)
1949
Color woodblock print
Senjō Cliff, Lake Towada (Senjōmaku, Towadako), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei higaishi Nihon ten)
1933, January
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Senso Temple (Sensoji)
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Setting Sun, Ichinokura, Ikegami, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Ikegami Ichinokura (sekiyo))
1928
Color woodblock print
Setting Sun over Pines, Suzukawa Beach (Tokaido fukei senshu, Matsu no sekiyo (Suzukawa kaigan)), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido"
1940
Color woodblock print
Shiba Park in Snow (Shiba koen no yuki)
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo)
December 1953
Color woodblock print