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Silkscreen Prints (201)

Silkscreen (serigraphy) printmaking technique, where ink is pushed through a fine mesh screen with blocked-out areas creating the image. Adopted by Japanese artists in the postwar era for its bold, flat color capabilities.

Artists Known for Silkscreen

Calla by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla

Silkscreen

Calla 2 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 2

Silkscreen

Calla 3 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 3

Silkscreen

Calla 4 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 4

Silkscreen

Calla 6 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 6

Silkscreen

Calla 7 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 7

Silkscreen

Calla 8 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla 8

Silkscreen

Calla in Blue by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla in Blue

Silkscreen

Calla in Blue 3 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla in Blue 3

Silkscreen

Calla in Green 4 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla in Green 4

Silkscreen

Calla in Green 5 by Ayako Tokitoh

Calla in Green 5

Silkscreen

Lotus by Ayako Tokitoh

Lotus

Silkscreen

Lotus 2 by Ayako Tokitoh

Lotus 2

Silkscreen

Lotus Flower 5 by Ayako Tokitoh

Lotus Flower 5

Silkscreen

White Lotus Flower 3 by Ayako Tokitoh

White Lotus Flower 3

Silkscreen

July First 5 by Ayako Tokitoh

July First 5

Silkscreen

Lace#21 by Marie Yoshiki

Lace#21

2012

Silkscreen on acrylic panel

Waiting to Dry (Hoshimachi) by Nene Sato

Waiting to Dry (Hoshimachi)

干し待ち

2025

Woodcut, silkscreen on washi with water-based and foaming inks

A Rest by Nene Sato

A Rest

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) and silkscreen on washi

Release by Toshinao Yoshioka

Release

Silkscreen on rubber

Vestiges by Toshinao Yoshioka

Vestiges

Silkscreen on rubber

Bottom by Toshinao Yoshioka

Bottom

Silkscreen on rubber

Image by Toshinao Yoshioka

Image

Silkscreen on rubber

Plate of cedar (Hanganet sample) by Toshinao Yoshioka

Plate of cedar (Hanganet sample)

Silkscreen / mixed media

#illusion series — installation thumb by Kana Ueda

#illusion series — installation thumb

Silkscreen on mirror

#illusion series — KG+ 2024 by Kana Ueda

#illusion series — KG+ 2024

2024

Silkscreen on mirror

Hiroki Kondo / Kana Ueda / kanamaru — KG+ 2025 by Kana Ueda

Hiroki Kondo / Kana Ueda / kanamaru — KG+ 2025

2025

Silkscreen on mirror

work (silkscreen on canvas) — Tama 1 by Yuu Miyauchi

work (silkscreen on canvas) — Tama 1

Silkscreen with water-based ink on canvas

work (silkscreen on canvas) — Tama 2 by Yuu Miyauchi

work (silkscreen on canvas) — Tama 2

Silkscreen with water-based ink on canvas

work5-1 by Yuu Miyauchi

work5-1

Silkscreen with water-based ink on canvas

work6-1 (variant 1) by Yuu Miyauchi

work6-1 (variant 1)

Silkscreen with water-based ink on canvas

work6-1 (variant 2) by Yuu Miyauchi

work6-1 (variant 2)

Silkscreen with water-based ink on canvas

Wave Painting 1 (波絵1) by Kouseki Ono

Wave Painting 1 (波絵1)

波絵1

Silkscreen on paper (60-100 layer overprinting technique)

Wave Painting 2 (波絵2) by Kouseki Ono

Wave Painting 2 (波絵2)

波絵2

Silkscreen on paper (60-100 layer overprinting technique)

Wave Painting 3 (波絵3) by Kouseki Ono

Wave Painting 3 (波絵3)

波絵3

Silkscreen on paper (60-100 layer overprinting technique)

Wave Painting 4 (波絵4) by Kouseki Ono

Wave Painting 4 (波絵4)

波絵4

Silkscreen on paper (60-100 layer overprinting technique)

Print 12-2 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 12-2 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 19-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 19-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 23-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 23-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 29-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 29-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 32-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 32-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 34-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 34-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 37-1 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 37-1 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

Print 49 (Hundred Layers of Color) by Kouseki Ono

Print 49 (Hundred Layers of Color)

Silkscreen on paper

À la Maison de M. Civeçawa (Rose-Colored Dance) — installation view by Tadanori Yokoo

À la Maison de M. Civeçawa (Rose-Colored Dance) — installation view

腰巻お仙

1965

Silkscreen poster (commercial silkscreen process)

Early Silkscreens 1965-1971 — installation view by Tadanori Yokoo

Early Silkscreens 1965-1971 — installation view

1965-1971

Silkscreen on paper

Early Silkscreens 1965-1971 — exhibition cover image by Tadanori Yokoo

Early Silkscreens 1965-1971 — exhibition cover image

1965-1971

Silkscreen on paper

Battle of Fujigawa by Hideo Takeda

Battle of Fujigawa

Silkscreen

Armadillo by Hideo Takeda

Armadillo

Silkscreen

Inferno by Hideo Takeda

Inferno

Silkscreen

Red Sphere No 3-S by Koichi Ogawa

Red Sphere No 3-S

Silkscreen

Red Sphere No. 7 by Koichi Ogawa

Red Sphere No. 7

Silkscreen

Blue Sphere V-E by Koichi Ogawa

Blue Sphere V-E

Silkscreen

No. 69 - Owl by Yukio Katsuda

No. 69 - Owl

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 123 - Owl by Yukio Katsuda

No. 123 - Owl

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 129 - Evening Scene of Sagano by Yukio Katsuda

No. 129 - Evening Scene of Sagano

嵯峨野の夕景

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 132 - Owl by Yukio Katsuda

No. 132 - Owl

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 136 - Shimohiraya Village by Yukio Katsuda

No. 136 - Shimohiraya Village

下平屋村

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 97 - Cabin at Inoshita by Yukio Katsuda

No. 97 - Cabin at Inoshita

井下の小屋

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 153 - Thatched Roof in the Snow by Yukio Katsuda

No. 153 - Thatched Roof in the Snow

Silkscreen (serigraph)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Silkscreen (serigraphy) printmaking technique, where ink is pushed through a fine mesh screen with blocked-out areas creating the image. Adopted by Japanese artists in the postwar era for its bold, flat color capabilities.

Masahiro Masuda, Ayako Tokitoh, and Kouseki Ono are among the artists most associated with silkscreen in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 201 prints tagged with silkscreen, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.