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

Nara Kofuku Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Nara Kofuku Temple

Woodblock print

Nijubashi Bridge by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Nijubashi Bridge

Woodblock print

Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple

1933

Color woodblock print

Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara

Woodblock print

Rainy Evening at Ginza by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Rainy Evening at Ginza

Woodblock print

Rowboats on River by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Rowboats on River

Woodblock print

Ryuhashi at Night- Yanagibashi- postwar by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Ryuhashi at Night- Yanagibashi- postwar

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge at Nikko by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Sacred Bridge at Nikko

Woodblock print

Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo

Woodblock print

Snow at Miyajima by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Snow at Miyajima

Woodblock print

Snow at Ukimido, Katata by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Snow at Ukimido, Katata

Woodblock print

Snow on Sumida River by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Snow on Sumida River

Woodblock print

Snow over Ukimido Shrine at Katada by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Snow over Ukimido Shrine at Katada

Woodblock print

Spring Moon at Osaka Castle by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Spring Moon at Osaka Castle

Woodblock print

Spring Rain at Matsushima by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Spring Rain at Matsushima

Woodblock print

Spring Snow at Maruyama, Kyoto by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Spring Snow at Maruyama, Kyoto

Woodblock print

Summer Moon at Miyajima by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Summer Moon at Miyajima

Woodblock print

Summer Moon at Miyajima, from the series "Collection of Views of Japan" by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Summer Moon at Miyajima, from the series "Collection of Views of Japan"

1936

Color woodblock print

Two Women Gathering Spring Herbs by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Two Women Gathering Spring Herbs

Woodblock print

[Wooded hillside and river] by Tsuchiya Koitsu

[Wooded hillside and river]

Woodblock print

YOJIRO THE MONKEY TRAINER by Tsuchiya Koitsu

YOJIRO THE MONKEY TRAINER

Woodblock print

Zojoji Temple in Snow by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Zojoji Temple in Snow

Woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle under the Moon by Natori Shunsen

Hirosaki Castle under the Moon

Woodblock print

Kiso River by Natori Shunsen

Kiso River

Woodblock print

Masumida Shrine by Natori Shunsen

Masumida Shrine

Woodblock print

At a Hot Springs Inn by Hashiguchi Goyo

At a Hot Springs Inn

1952

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica and embossing

At a Hot Spring Inn (Onsen yado) [Portrait of Nakatani Tsuru] by Hashiguchi Goyo

At a Hot Spring Inn (Onsen yado) [Portrait of Nakatani Tsuru]

1920 (printed early 1950s)

Color woodblock print

At a Hotsprings by Hashiguchi Goyo

At a Hotsprings

Designed August 1920, Printed Posthumously

Woodblock print

Cart in Rainy Landscape by Hashiguchi Goyo

Cart in Rainy Landscape

description

Woodblock print

Crescent Moon Over Kobe by Hashiguchi Goyo

Crescent Moon Over Kobe

1920

Woodblock print

Evening Crescent Moon at Kōbe (Kōbe no Yoizuki) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Evening Crescent Moon at Kōbe (Kōbe no Yoizuki)

1920 (Taishō 9), 1st month

Modern Japanese woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Evening Moon in Kobe by Hashiguchi Goyo

Evening Moon in Kobe

1/1920

Woodblock print

Great Bridge at Sanjō in Kyoto (Kyoto Sanjō Ōhashi) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Great Bridge at Sanjō in Kyoto (Kyoto Sanjō Ōhashi)

1920 (Taishō 9), 1st month

Modern Japanese woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Hot Spring Hotel - 温泉宿 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Hot Spring Hotel - 温泉宿

1920

Woodblock print

Hot Springs Inn (Onsen yado) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Hot Springs Inn (Onsen yado)

1920 (Taishō 9), 7th month

Modern Japanese woodblock print; ink, color, mica and gold on paper

Hotspring Inn (Onsen Yado) (posthumous edition circa 1922 by Taguchi Kitsumatsu), Taishô period, 1920 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Hotspring Inn (Onsen Yado) (posthumous edition circa 1922 by Taguchi Kitsumatsu), Taishô period, 1920

Taishô period, 1912-1926

Woodblock print

Ibuki Mountain in Snow by Hashiguchi Goyo

Ibuki Mountain in Snow

1920

Woodblock print

Mount Ibuki in Snow From Tarui by Hashiguchi Goyo

Mount Ibuki in Snow From Tarui

1920

Woodblock print

Mt. Ibuki In Snow - 雪の伊吹山 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Mt. Ibuki In Snow - 雪の伊吹山

1/1920

Woodblock print

Rain at Yabakei Valley, Kyüshü by Hashiguchi Goyo

Rain at Yabakei Valley, Kyüshü

1918

Woodblock print

Rain at Yabakai by Hashiguchi Goyo

Rain at Yabakai

1918

Woodblock print

Rain at Yabakei - 耶馬溪 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Rain at Yabakei - 耶馬溪

1918

Woodblock print

Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto - 京都三条大橋 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto - 京都三条大橋

1920

Woodblock print

Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto (Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi), looking East, Taishô period, dated 1920 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto (Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi), looking East, Taishô period, dated 1920

Taishô period, 1912-1926

Woodblock print

Snow Landscape with River, Taishô period, dated 1920 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Snow Landscape with River, Taishô period, dated 1920

Taishô period, 1912-1926

Woodblock print

Snow on Mount Ibuki by Hashiguchi Goyo

Snow on Mount Ibuki

1920 (Taishō 9), 1st month

Modern Japanese woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Snowing at the Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto by Hashiguchi Goyo

Snowing at the Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto

1920

Woodblock print

Snowy River by Hashiguchi Goyo

Snowy River

1920

Woodblock print

Spring field — 春の野 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Spring field — 春の野

4

Woodblock print

Yabakei (landscape with a Peasant Cart in the Rain) by Hashiguchi Goyo

Yabakei (landscape with a Peasant Cart in the Rain)

19th–20th century

Woodblock print

Yuki no Ibukiyama (Mount Ibuki in snow), numbered on verso 98/100, 1920 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Yuki no Ibukiyama (Mount Ibuki in snow), numbered on verso 98/100, 1920

1920

Woodblock print

12 Aspects of Women, YUKI (Snow) by Torii Kotondo

12 Aspects of Women, YUKI (Snow)

Edition of 100, 1980

Woodblock print

Ame- Rain — 雨 by Torii Kotondo

Ame- Rain — 雨

1929

Woodblock print

Autumn - 秋 by Torii Kotondo

Autumn - 秋

1980

Woodblock print

Fragrance of the Hot Spring — 湯の香 by Torii Kotondo

Fragrance of the Hot Spring — 湯の香

1930

Drawing

Fragrance of the Hot Springs (Yu no ka) by Torii Kotondo

Fragrance of the Hot Springs (Yu no ka)

1930

Woodblock print

Hazy Moon in the Spring (Oboroharu) by Torii Kotondo

Hazy Moon in the Spring (Oboroharu)

1930

Woodblock print

In Late Autumn by Torii Kotondo

In Late Autumn

circa 1920-1940

Painting

Late Spring- Scroll by Torii Kotondo

Late Spring- Scroll

Not set

Woodblock print

Moon - 月 by Torii Kotondo

Moon - 月

1980

Woodblock print

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