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
Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Osaka Tennōji
1927
Color woodblock print
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)
Shiba Benten ike
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Shinagawa oki
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
No. 14- Summer Night (1)
Woodblock print
Scops Owl in Flight, Cherry Blossoms and Full Moon
Shōwa period, 1926
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Fuji From Mizukubo, Evening Scene
Woodblock print
Mii Temple at Night
夜の三井寺
c. 1930s
Woodblock print
Miyajima in Snow
雪の宮島
c. 1930s
Woodblock print
Akashi-cho after Rain (Akashi-cho no ugo), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen)
1933
Color woodblock print
Autumn at Oirase
June 1933
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Banyu River, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Banyugawai)
January 1931
Color woodblock print
Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro)
February 1935
Color woodblock print
Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Clearing after a Snowfall at the Sekiyado (Sekiyado no yukibare)
1946
Color woodblock print
Clearing after a Snowfall on Mount Fuji (Tagonoura Beach) (Fuji no yukibare (Tagonoura))
January 1932
Color woodblock print
Clearing after a Snowfall, Yoshida (Yoshida no yukibare)
1944
Color woodblock print
Daybreak over Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako no akatsuki)
1931
Color woodblock print
Departing Spring
Spring 1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
Dusk at Byodo Temple (Byodoin no yu)
1950
Color woodblock print
Dusk at the Kiba Lumber Yards (Kiba no yugure), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki)
n.d. [1942]
Color woodblock print
Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu)
October 1931
Color woodblock print
Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1940
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Rain in Kawarago (Kawarago no yau)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge
August 1932
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
![Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4d1fe813-5700-5aa1-6d32-3fd3b59a41eb/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa])
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Ishinomaki (Ishinomaki no bosetsu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Terajima Village (Yuki ni fururu Terajima mura), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
1920
Color woodblock print
Evening Snowfall at Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizudera no bosetsu)
1950
Color woodblock print
Fudo Hill, Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako, Fudozaka)
1936
Color woodblock print; oban
Full Moon over Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo meigetsu)
December 1953
Color woodblock print
Genzo Temple, Miyazaki, Saitama Prefecture (Miyazaki Genzoji (Saitama ken))
July 1955
Color woodblock print
Gozanoishi Shrine at Lake Tazawa, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Tazawako Gozanoishi)
1926
Color woodblock print
Hachinohe-Same, from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Hama-cho Riverbank (Hamachogashi)
August 1925
Color woodblock print
Heian Shrine, Kyoto (Heian jingu)
1936
Color woodblock print
Heirin Temple, Nobidome (Nobidome Hirinji)
1952
Color woodblock print
Hlirakawa Gate, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Hlirakawamon)
1930
Color woodblock print
Honmon Temple, Ikegami (Ikegami Honmonji)
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa)
1928
Color woodblock print
Hori River, Nagoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Nagoya Horikawa)
December 1935
Color woodblock print
Kami(no) Bridge, Fukagawa, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo" (Tokyo junidai, Kaminohashi)
Summer 1920
Color woodblock print
Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho)
1923
Color woodblock print
Kanda Myojin Shrine Precent, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Kanda Myojin keidai)
1926
Color woodblock print
Kanita, Aomori Prefecture, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Aomori ken Kanita)
March 1933
Color woodblock print
Kankai Temple, Beppu (Beppu Kankaiji)
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
Kankaiji Temple in Beppu (Beppu Kankaiji)
c. 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Karikachi Mountain Pass (Karikachi toge)
c. 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Kasuga Shrine, Nara, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Nara Kasuga taisha)
April 1933
Color woodblock print
Kasuga Shrine, Nara (Nara Kasuga jinja), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
February 1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Kencho Temple, Kamakura (Kamakura Kenchoji)
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken))
1950
Color woodblock print; oban
![Kiso River at Inuyama (Kisogawa [Inuyama]) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/cd43beac-f07f-f195-624a-6849c5d5808a/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Kiso River at Inuyama (Kisogawa [Inuyama])
c. 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Kiso River Glowing Light at Fuji (Kisogawa yugure no Fuji)
1930s
Color woodblock print
Kiso River, Inuyama (Kisogawa (Inuyama))
n.d. [c. 1927]
Color woodblock print
Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Ueno Kiyomizudo)
1928
Color woodblock print
Kosho Temple, Himi, Etchu, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Etchu Himi Koshoji)
6 September 1921
Color woodblock print