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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

No. 168 - Torii and Persimmons by Yukio Katsuda

No. 168 - Torii and Persimmons

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 188 - Owl by Yukio Katsuda

No. 188 - Owl

Silkscreen (serigraph)

No. 231 - Rankyo by Yukio Katsuda

No. 231 - Rankyo

嵐峡

Silkscreen (serigraph)

Amou Pass by Yukio Katsuda

Amou Pass

天生峠

Silkscreen (serigraph)

Flower Like the Blue Sky by Go Yayanagi

Flower Like the Blue Sky

青い空のような花

Silkscreen

The Island that Turned into a Bird by Go Yayanagi

The Island that Turned into a Bird

鳥になった島

Silkscreen

Belly Dance de Nuit (I) by Masahiro Kasai

Belly Dance de Nuit (I)

Silkscreen

Bosphorus (III) by Masahiro Kasai

Bosphorus (III)

Silkscreen

Cote d'Or by Masahiro Kasai

Cote d'Or

Silkscreen

Istanbul — l'air de Mimar Sinan (II) by Masahiro Kasai

Istanbul — l'air de Mimar Sinan (II)

Silkscreen

Istanbul — l'air de Mimar Sinan (III) by Masahiro Kasai

Istanbul — l'air de Mimar Sinan (III)

Silkscreen

L'Arabesque d'Olivier by Masahiro Kasai

L'Arabesque d'Olivier

Silkscreen

L'Arôme de la Rose Sauvage (p-III) by Masahiro Kasai

L'Arôme de la Rose Sauvage (p-III)

Silkscreen

Fuyo and Tuyukusa by Haruyo Morita

Fuyo and Tuyukusa

芙蓉と露草

Limited-edition serigraph (Gouttelette technique) on 100% cotton mould-made paper

Steps II by Ivan Ninov

Steps II

1995

Lithograph and screen print

distant landscape by Nami Nomura

distant landscape

2020

Inkjet print and silkscreen on BFK Rives paper

Roots House by Yukino Miyata

Roots House

根の家

2022

Drypoint and silkscreen on paper, ink

Olympic Games - Women's 100M by Ay-O

Olympic Games - Women's 100M

Silkscreen

Rainbow Angel by Ay-O

Rainbow Angel

Silkscreen

Rainbow XX by Ay-O

Rainbow XX

Silkscreen

Rainbow by Ay-O

Rainbow

Silkscreen

The Tale of Genji 5 by Go Yayanagi

The Tale of Genji 5

源氏物語 (5)

Silkscreen

Rainbow by Go Yayanagi

Rainbow

にじ

Silkscreen

The Tale of Genji 2 by Go Yayanagi

The Tale of Genji 2

源氏物語 (2)

Silkscreen

Stars by Go Yayanagi

Stars

Silkscreen

Olympic Games - Alpine Skiing by Ay-O

Olympic Games - Alpine Skiing

Silkscreen

Philosopher by Ay-O

Philosopher

哲学者

Silkscreen

Rainbow Rousseau - Pierre Loti's Cat by Ay-O

Rainbow Rousseau - Pierre Loti's Cat

Silkscreen

Sumo by Ay-O

Sumo

角力

Silkscreen

Penetration 103 by Masahiko Tsubota

Penetration 103

Lithograph / silkscreen

Cutting Dot-C by Masahiko Tsubota

Cutting Dot-C

Lithograph / silkscreen

Ablaze with autumn leaves, Mt. Jonen is now crowned with snow by Yoshihide Fukumoto

Ablaze with autumn leaves, Mt. Jonen is now crowned with snow

2025

Silkscreen

Steel Tower by Yuka Doutou

Steel Tower

2025

Silkscreen

lost image photograph 25-01 by Kazuya Kanda

lost image photograph 25-01

2025

Silkscreen

Scenery over there_22_05 by Taichi Kodama

Scenery over there_22_05

Silkscreen

Shima '15-C Goza by Kansuke Morioka

Shima '15-C Goza

Silkscreen

Everlasting Summer Garden in the Hotel's Backyard by Tamayo Oishi

Everlasting Summer Garden in the Hotel's Backyard

常夏の庭はホテルのbackyardで

Silkscreen

Water Front (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) by Junji Amano

Water Front (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)

1999

Silkscreen

Odaiba (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) by Avito Koyama

Odaiba (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)

1999

Silkscreen

a space age 4 by Toshimatsu Kuremoto

a space age 4

1975

Silkscreen

Made in USA by Toshimatsu Kuremoto

Made in USA

1976

Silkscreen

Frames #3 by Masahiro Masuda

Frames #3

2019

Silkscreen

Peace Piece #17 by Sebastian Masuda

Peace Piece #17

2022

Silk screen, toy, acrylic and medium on fabric

Blue Sphere V-D by Koichi Ogawa

Blue Sphere V-D

Silkscreen

Captured Christ by Taniguchi Shigeru

Captured Christ

1979

Silkscreen with 4 plate (4 color)

Composition number 993 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

Composition number 993

1988

Color screenprint and woodcut, with mica ink.

Diary: Dec. 24th ‘83, to Kobe by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Dec. 24th ‘83, to Kobe

1983

Color woodcut and silkscreen

Diary: March 3rd, '77 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 3rd, '77

1977

Woodcut and silkscreen

Victorian Invention: The Locomotive  by Mayumi Oda

Victorian Invention: The Locomotive

1976

Color screenprint on wove Japan paper.

May (from the Woman Calendar series) by Mayumi Oda

May (from the Woman Calendar series)

Screenprint in colors

Cherry Blossoms. No 5 by Sugiura Kazutoshi

Cherry Blossoms. No 5

2016

Silkscreen

Swelter by Alexia Vogel

Swelter

2016

Screen print

Composition number 896 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

Composition number 896

1985

Color screenprint and woodcut, with mica ink.

My Space and My Dimension-832 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

My Space and My Dimension-832

1983

Silkscreen background printed with mica and reusable woodblock cutouts

America by Go Yayanagi

America

1976

Silkscreen

Peeping the Aesthetics by Go Yayanagi

Peeping the Aesthetics

1987

Silkscreen on paper

Weathercock 25/75 by Go Yayanagi

Weathercock 25/75

1984

Silkscreen on paper

Hell by Hideo Takeda

Hell

2000

Silkscreen

La Vie En Rose by Ida Shoichi

La Vie En Rose

1973

Screenprint and collage

Shade of a Tree by Ida Shoichi

Shade of a Tree

1970

Screenprint

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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.