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) by Kawase Hasui

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 by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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 by Kawase Hasui

Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki

description

Woodblock print

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Senzokuike

1928

Color woodblock print; oban

Shinobazu Pond at Night by Kawase Hasui

Shinobazu Pond at Night

April 1932

Color woodblock print

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)

Yuki no Zojoji

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Mukojima (Yuki no Mukojima) by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)

Kintaikyo no shunsho

1947

Color woodblock print

Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno by Kawase Hasui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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 by Ito Shinsui

Spring Rain

春雨

1917

Color woodblock print

Snow Hood by Ito Shinsui

Snow Hood

1950

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica

Spring Sea by Ito Shinsui

Spring Sea

1937

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Crow in Moonlight by Ohara Koson

Crow in Moonlight

月に烏

c. 1927

Color woodblock print

Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain by Takahashi Shotei

Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Moon at Sekiguchi by Takahashi Shotei

Moon at Sekiguchi

関口の月

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka by Takahashi Shotei

Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka

Woodblock print

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple

浅草観音堂大提灯

1934

Color woodblock print

Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko by Shiro Kasamatsu

Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko

芦ノ湖の富士

1935

Color woodblock print

Night Rain at Maekawa by Shiro Kasamatsu

Night Rain at Maekawa

前川の夜雨

1938

Woodblock print

Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond by Shiro Kasamatsu

Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond

不忍池の雨夜

1938

Color woodblock print

Ferry under a Bridge by Hashiguchi Goyo

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Clearing after a Snow in the Pines (Matsu no yukibare)

August 1929

Color woodblock print

Eastern Hamlet, Horyu Temple (Horyuji higashi sato) by Kawase Hasui

Eastern Hamlet, Horyu Temple (Horyuji higashi sato)

1956

Color woodblock print

Evening Snow at the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji no bosetsu) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien)

1938

Color woodblock print; oban

Sacred Bridge in Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

Tengui Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa))

1950

Color woodblock print

Tsubosaka Temple, Yamato (Yamato Tsubosakadera) by Kawase Hasui

Tsubosaka Temple, Yamato (Yamato Tsubosakadera)

1950

Color woodblock print

Tsushima Shrine, Aichi Prefecture (Tsushima jinja (Aichi ken)) by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Yakuo Temple, Mito (Mito Yakuoin)

1945

Color woodblock print

Evening on the River, Tamagawa (Tamagawa Hara no Yu) by Ito Shinsui

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

Woodblock print

Fine Weather in Autumn (Akibare) by Ito Shinsui

Fine Weather in Autumn (Akibare)

Woodblock print

Marutapura River in Borneo by Ito Shinsui

Marutapura River in Borneo

1943

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Melancholy in Spring by Ito Shinsui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

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 by Ito Shinsui

Early Spring at Yoshida

1938

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

A View of Mt. Fuji by Takahashi Shotei

A View of Mt. Fuji

Woodblock print

A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Autumn in Funatsu (Funatsu no aki)

Funatsu no aki

1953

Color woodblock print

Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki (Hie jinja))

Shato no yuki (Hie jinja

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui

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)) by Kawase Hasui

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)" by Kawase Hasui

Suhara, Kiso, from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"

1925

Color woodblock print; oban

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