Miyamoto Shufu

Miyamoto Shufu (宮本秋風, born 1950) is a contemporary Japanese woodblock-print artist known for atmospheric landscape prints built from soft color and extensive bokashi gradation. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, he first trained as an oil painter under Ioka Osamu, acquiring a grounding in Western painting before turning to printmaking. His earliest print work was in silkscreen and lithography, and he later took up the traditional Japanese technique of woodblock printing, which became the central medium of his career.

His prints favor water, mist, and hazy atmosphere, rendered with the delicate tonal gradations that give his landscapes a dreamlike, romantic quality often likened to Impressionist handling of light and mood. Because each color requires a separately carved block and the graded bokashi shading is demanding to achieve, his editions are typically limited to roughly 100 to 200 impressions. His work is held in collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Auckland Museum in New Zealand.