Etching Prints (79)

Etching technique in Japanese printmaking, where designs are incised into a metal plate using acid. Artists like Tanaka Ryohei adopted this Western technique to create atmospheric landscapes with fine linear detail and tonal subtlety distinct from woodblock printing.

Artists Known for Etching

Bookplate (Art Deco) by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Bookplate (Art Deco)

mid–20th century

Etching

Working in May by Tanaka Ryohei

Working in May

1980

Etching

Kobe No. 2 by Tanaka Ryohei

Kobe No. 2

1971

Etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper

House with the White Wall No. 1 by Tanaka Ryohei

House with the White Wall No. 1

1981

Etching

Gansen-ji by Tanaka Ryohei

Gansen-ji

1980

Etching

Offering Time by Karen Kunc

Offering Time

2001

Color woodcut with letterpress, aquatint in blue, and watercolor on cream Japanese paper, folded and housed in sharkskin paper covered folio box

Sharaku by Ouchi Makoto

Sharaku

1968

Intaglio

Dice (Utamaro) by Ouchi Makoto

Dice (Utamaro)

1970

Color intaglio

Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin) by Ouchi Makoto

Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin)

1971

Color intaglio

Okame by Ouchi Makoto

Okame

1973

Intaglio

Sun by Ouchi Makoto

Sun

1973

Color intaglio

Flower (Hana) by Ouchi Makoto

Flower (Hana)

1977

Color intaglio

Java by Charles W. Bartlett

Java

c. 1933

Etching

Shibuki by Sarah Brayer

Shibuki

2003

Aquatint, ink and color on paper

City Gate by Keiko Minami

City Gate

1967

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Doll by Tetsuro Komai

Doll

c. 1970

Etching, ink on paper

Flowers by Tanaka Ryohei

Flowers

1970

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Roadway in Shade No. 2 by Tanaka Ryohei

Roadway in Shade No. 2

2007

Etching, ink on paper

Bridge by Ouchi Makoto

Bridge

c. 1980

Etching, ink and color on paper

Fire Bird by Ouchi Makoto

Fire Bird

1980

Etching, ink and color on paper

Man in an outrigger canoe 45/75 by Charles W. Bartlett

Man in an outrigger canoe 45/75

1923-27

Etching

Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Descending Geese at Katada (Katada no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

1804/16

Color woodblock print; horizontal koban

Snow at Dusk at Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Snow at Dusk at Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

1804/16

Color woodblock print; horizontal koban

Morning Glory Sigh by Yuji Hiratsuka

Morning Glory Sigh

1994

Color intaglio and chine collé; edition 5/30

Cerisier (Cherry tree) by Keiko Minami

Cerisier (Cherry tree)

1959–62

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Forêt et château (Forest and castle) by Keiko Minami

Forêt et château (Forest and castle)

1978

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

La petite bergère (Young shepherdess) by Keiko Minami

La petite bergère (Young shepherdess)

1957

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Mouton devant un village (Sheep in front of a village) by Keiko Minami

Mouton devant un village (Sheep in front of a village)

1960s

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Poissons et feuilles mortes (Fish and dead leaves) by Keiko Minami

Poissons et feuilles mortes (Fish and dead leaves)

1960

Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

An alley by Tanaka Ryohei

An alley

1970

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Bamboo sprout by Tanaka Ryohei

Bamboo sprout

1969

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Big Tree No. 1 by Tanaka Ryohei

Big Tree No. 1

1981

Etching

Chrysanthemum by Tanaka Ryohei

Chrysanthemum

1969

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Country Road No.3 by Tanaka Ryohei

Country Road No.3

1981

Etching

Dry fish by Tanaka Ryohei

Dry fish

1967

Soft-ground etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Grasses on the Roof by Tanaka Ryohei

Grasses on the Roof

1981

Etching

Hatagoh, Early Winter by Tanaka Ryohei

Hatagoh, Early Winter

1980

Etching

Horikawa by Tanaka Ryohei

Horikawa

1966

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

House (Ikkenya) by Tanaka Ryohei

House (Ikkenya)

1972

Etching on paper; edition 54/100

House in a grove by Tanaka Ryohei

House in a grove

1966

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

House in Yase by Tanaka Ryohei

House in Yase

1981

Etching

House with a Shoji Door No. 1 by Tanaka Ryohei

House with a Shoji Door No. 1

1980

Etching

Kanshuji Temple by Tanaka Ryohei

Kanshuji Temple

1976

Etching

Late autumn by Tanaka Ryohei

Late autumn

1966

Etching, ink on paper

Morning Dew by Tanaka Ryohei

Morning Dew

1981

Etching

Mt. Ibuki by Tanaka Ryohei

Mt. Ibuki

1980

Etching

My old home by Tanaka Ryohei

My old home

1969

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Onion flowers by Tanaka Ryohei

Onion flowers

1966

Etching, ink on paper

Pansy by Tanaka Ryohei

Pansy

1969

Etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper

Rice Harvesting Scene by Tanaka Ryohei

Rice Harvesting Scene

1980

Etching

Roses by Tanaka Ryohei

Roses

1968

Etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper

Ruined house No. 2 by Tanaka Ryohei

Ruined house No. 2

1966

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Sekigahara in Snow (Yuki no Sekigahara) by Tanaka Ryohei

Sekigahara in Snow (Yuki no Sekigahara)

1976

Etching

Small Thatched Roof by Tanaka Ryohei

Small Thatched Roof

1980

Etching

Snow is Coming No. 2 by Tanaka Ryohei

Snow is Coming No. 2

1980

Etching

Stones by Tanaka Ryohei

Stones

1968

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Summer Village by Tanaka Ryohei

Summer Village

1980

Etching

Temple bell tower (Daitokuji) by Tanaka Ryohei

Temple bell tower (Daitokuji)

1964

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

Thatched Roof Composition by Tanaka Ryohei

Thatched Roof Composition

1981

Etching

Thatched roof No. 10 by Tanaka Ryohei

Thatched roof No. 10

1970

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

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