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
Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi), from the series "Twenty View of Tokyo (Tokyu nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinagawa, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinkawabata at Handa, Owari Province (Bishu Handa Shinkawabata), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinkubo, Hachinohe, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Easter Japan Edition” (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hachinohe Shinkubo)
June 1933
Color woodblock print
Shinobazu Pond in Rain (Shinobazu no ike no ame), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji)
1950
Color woodblock print
Shogetsu Temple, Ito, Izu (Izu Ito Shogetsuin)
September 1933
Color woodblock print
Shuzenji in Rain (Shuzenji no ame)
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Snow around a Shrine
1930s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Snow at a Guest House on Pond's Edge (Chihan kyakushitshu no yuki)
1920
Color woodblock print
Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki)
January 1932
Color woodblock print
Snow at Inokashira (Inokashira no yuki)
1928
Color woodblock print
Snow at Kiba (Kiba no yuki)
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Snow at Kiyosumi Garden (Kiyosumien no yuki)
February 1938
Color woodblock print
Snow at Miyajima Shrine
1930s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Snow at Nezu Gongen Shrine (Nezu Gongen no yuki)
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Snow at the Silver Pavilion (Ginkakuji no yuki)
June 1933
Color woodblock print
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki)
July 1929
Color woodblock print
Snow at Zojo Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)
1922
Color woodblock print; oban
Snowy Valley at Mount Hakuba (Hakuba no sekkei)
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Sobu Garden, Meiji Shrine (Meiji jingu Sobuen)
1951
Color woodblock print
Spring at Hibiya Park (Hibiya koen no haru), from the series “One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"
1936
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring Evening at the Otemon Gate (Otemon no haru no yugure)
1952
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring in Arashiyama
April 1934
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Spring in Daigo, Kyoto (Daigo no haru Kyoto)
1950
Color woodblock print
Spring in Mount Atago (Haru no Atagoyama), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki, Ninomiya kaigan)
1932
Color woodblock print
Spring Rain at Sakurada Gate (Sakuradamon no harusame)
1952
Color woodblock print
Springtime Evening, Ōte Gate
1952
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Tadotsu, Sanuki Province (Sanshu Tadotsu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1936
Color woodblock print; oban
Tagonoura Bridge (Tagonourabashi)
1930
Color woodblock print
Tanigumi Temple, Mino (Mino no Tanigumidera)
1947
Color woodblock print
The Asano River in Kanazawa (Kanazawa Asanogawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
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
The Garden Viewed from a Western-Style Building (Yokan yori teien o nozomu)
1920
Color woodblock print
Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka)
1942
Color woodblock print
Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada)
1942
Color woodblock print
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon)
February 1935
Color woodblock print
Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita)
1923
Color woodblock print
Ushibori Moat in Rain
1930s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
View from Hill
1926
Woodblock print
West Gate, Suwon, Korea, from the series "Korean Views Supplement" (Zoku Chosen fukei, Chosen Mizuhara Nishimon)
1940
Color woodblock print
Winter at Lake Ashino (Ashinoko no fuyu)
1949
Color woodblock print
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
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Winter Moon at Toyamagahara (Fuyu no tsuki [Toyamagahara])
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Yakumo Bridge at the Nagata Shrine, Kobe, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kainsai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kobe Nagata jinja Yakumobashi)
October 1934
Color woodblock print
Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji)
1951
Color woodblock print
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa)
1949
Color woodblock print
Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River (Yoshino Yanagi no watashi)
1950
Color woodblock print
Zaimoku Isalnd, Matsushima, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Matsushima Zaimokuto)
May 1933
Color woodblock print
After Rain
1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
After the Snow Falls
1921
Color woodblock print
After the Snow (Yuki no ato)
Woodblock print
Autumn Full Moon
Woodblock print
Awazu, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1917
Color woodblock print
Drizzling Rain (Shigure)
Woodblock print
Early Spring — 昭和美人風俗 浅春
Woodblock print
Early Spring at Karuizawa
February 1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper