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
Early-summer Rain
May 1931
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Evening at the Tama River
1912
Color woodblock print
Floating Temple of Katada
May 1918
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Fragrance of the Hot-spring
Autumn 1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Hazy moon
Woodblock print
Hira, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1917
Color woodblock print
Hot Springs Fragrance (130/150)
Woodblock print
Hotspring fragrance
Woodblock print
In Spring
1912
Color woodblock print
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1912
Color woodblock print
Kara Bridge at Seta (Seta no Karahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1917
Color woodblock print
Katada Ukimidō, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)
1918
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) "
1912
Color woodblock print
Morning After Snow (Yuki no Asa)
Woodblock print
Night at Ikenohata
1916
Color woodblock print
Night Rain at Mii Temple
Woodblock print
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi"
1917
Color woodblock print
Night Rain at Tago
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Passing Rain
1917
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Tree at Karasaki (Karasaki no matsu), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) “
1913
Color woodblock print
Pine Tree at Karasaki (Karasaki no matsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1918
Color woodblock print
Pine Trees at Karasaki, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi"
1918
Color woodblock print
Rainy Season
November 1919
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Shinto shrine in Snow
Woodblock print
Snow — 雪
Woodblock print
Snow at the Shrine (105/150)
Woodblock print
Snowstorm
c.1940
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Snowstorm 80/150
Woodblock print
Snowy Night 51/150
Woodblock print
Snowy Night, from the series "New Twelve Images of Modern Beauties"
1918
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring — 春
Woodblock print
Spring Evening — 春宵
Woodblock print
Spring Evening, Ginza
Woodblock print
Street Musician at Night
Woodblock print
The Floating Pavilion at Katada (Katada Ukimido), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1918
Color woodblock print
The Grounds of a Shrine in Snow
Winter 1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi
Woodblock print
Thinking of the Coming Spring, from the series "New Twelve Images of Modern Beauties"
1918
Color woodblock print
C9- Night scene of Mabashi, near Tokyo
Woodblock print
Yabase, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1912
Color woodblock print
Yakase Bridge, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)
1917
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
A pair of Flying Ducks and Moon
before 1912
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Crows in moonlight
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Ducks Swimming under Lakeside Reeds
Shōwa period, dated to 1931
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shōson"
Egrets and Crescent Moon
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Flying Geese and Moon
before 1912
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Fox by the Moonlit Water
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Frog in Rain
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Two Egrets at Night
c.1910
Woodblock print
Two Mallards in Water Between Reeds and a Full Moon
1920s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Two White Rabbits Under a Full Moon
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with embossing
Umbrellas in Snow
1931
color woodblock print
Bridge in snow
ca. 1915
C-24- View from the top of a pagoda
Woodblock print
C17- Night Scene at Itako
Woodblock print
C29- Pedler in the snowy night
Woodblock print
Canal by Moonlight
Woodblock print
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Fuji from Lake Shoji
Woodblock print
Fuji in Snow
Woodblock print