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

No. 10 - Snow - 雪 by Torii Kotondo

No. 10 - Snow - 雪

1929

Woodblock print

No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春 by Torii Kotondo

No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春

1932 1980s)

Woodblock print

No. 7 - Rain - 雨 by Torii Kotondo

No. 7 - Rain - 雨

1929

Woodblock print

Plum Blossoms at Night — 夜の梅 by Torii Kotondo

Plum Blossoms at Night — 夜の梅

1934

Woodblock print

Rain (Ame) by Torii Kotondo

Rain (Ame)

October 1929

Woodblock print

Snow (Yuki) — 雪 by Torii Kotondo

Snow (Yuki) — 雪

1929

Woodblock print

Snowy Evening — 雪の夕 by Torii Kotondo

Snowy Evening — 雪の夕

1931

Woodblock print

Spring - 春 by Torii Kotondo

Spring - 春

1982

Woodblock print

Applying Make-up (Keshô), from the series Two Views of Modern Fashions (Kindai jisei yosooi no uchi ni) by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

Applying Make-up (Keshô), from the series Two Views of Modern Fashions (Kindai jisei yosooi no uchi ni)

Not set

Woodblock print

Street Scene, Soochow in Kiang-su by Elizabeth Keith

Street Scene, Soochow in Kiang-su

Woodblock print

Autumn — 秋 by Paul Binnie

Autumn — 秋

Woodblock print

Cat in the Rain (Ame ni Neko) by Paul Binnie

Cat in the Rain (Ame ni Neko)

Woodblock print

Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika) by Paul Binnie

Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Mountain Temple in Yamagata (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yamagata no yamadera) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: Mountain Temple in Yamagata (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yamagata no yamadera)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Night View of Yomeimon Gate (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yomeimon) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: Night View of Yomeimon Gate (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yomeimon)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Sankeien Garden (Nihon meisho zu-e: Sankeien) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: Sankeien Garden (Nihon meisho zu-e: Sankeien)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii)

Woodblock print

Four Seasons: Spring (Shiki: Haru) by Paul Binnie

Four Seasons: Spring (Shiki: Haru)

Woodblock print

Four Seasons: Winter (Shiki: Fuyu) by Paul Binnie

Four Seasons: Winter (Shiki: Fuyu)

Woodblock print

Haru- Spring by Paul Binnie

Haru- Spring

Woodblock print

New York Night by Paul Binnie

New York Night

Woodblock print

Travels with the Master: Acropolis - Night (Meishou To No Tabi: Acropolis no yoru) by Paul Binnie

Travels with the Master: Acropolis - Night (Meishou To No Tabi: Acropolis no yoru)

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Travels with the Master: New York Night T/P (gomazuri sky - black/ultramarine blue-green) (Meishou To No Tabi: Nyu-yoruku) by Paul Binnie

Travels with the Master: New York Night T/P (gomazuri sky - black/ultramarine blue-green) (Meishou To No Tabi: Nyu-yoruku)

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Winter- Fuyu by Paul Binnie

Winter- Fuyu

Woodblock print

Winter- Fuyu- alternative state 2 by Paul Binnie

Winter- Fuyu- alternative state 2

Woodblock print

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