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Stencil Print Prints (114)

Stencil printing (kappazuri) technique used by some Japanese artists, where color is applied through cut stencils rather than carved blocks. Distinct from woodblock printing, stencil techniques produce flat, graphic color areas and were used by artists exploring folk art traditions.

Artists Known for Stencil Print

The Flight into Egypt by Sadao Watanabe

The Flight into Egypt

1967

Stencil print, ink and color on paper

The Good News to the Shepherds by Sadao Watanabe

The Good News to the Shepherds

1966

Stencil print, ink and color on paper

The Holy Family by Sadao Watanabe

The Holy Family

1970

Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 18/50

The Last Supper by Sadao Watanabe

The Last Supper

1977

Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 6/80

The Tower of Babel by Sadao Watanabe

The Tower of Babel

1965

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Three Fishermen by Sadao Watanabe

Three Fishermen

Woodblock print

Three Wise Men by Sadao Watanabe

Three Wise Men

1962

Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 40/50

Three Wise Men, Shôwa period, dated 1971 by Sadao Watanabe

Three Wise Men, Shôwa period, dated 1971

Woodblock print

Tiger Lilies by Sadao Watanabe

Tiger Lilies

Woodblock print

Unknown 1 by Sadao Watanabe

Unknown 1

Woodblock print

Unknown- Three Men by Sadao Watanabe

Unknown- Three Men

Woodblock print

Untitled (sadao-watanabe) by Sadao Watanabe

Untitled (sadao-watanabe)

Woodblock print

Wise Women and Foolish Women by Sadao Watanabe

Wise Women and Foolish Women

Woodblock print

Untitled, Two People by Sadao Watanabe

Untitled, Two People

Woodblock print

Visit of the Wisemen to the Stable, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Sadao Watanabe

Visit of the Wisemen to the Stable, Shôwa period, dated 1962

Woodblock print

Walls of Jericho by Sadao Watanabe

Walls of Jericho

Woodblock print

Washing Feet by Sadao Watanabe

Washing Feet

Woodblock print

Wedding at Cana by Sadao Watanabe

Wedding at Cana

1968

Stencil print, ink and color on paper

My Space and My Dimension No. 419 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

My Space and My Dimension No. 419

1975

Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 8/30

My Space and My Dimension No. 465 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

My Space and My Dimension No. 465

1976

Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 21/45

Lemon No. 468 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

Lemon No. 468

1976

Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 20/50

Waterslide by Mizufune Rokushu

Waterslide

mid 20th century

Screen print, ink and color on paper

96 Gradations by Ay-O

96 Gradations

Rainbow silkscreen on paper

Volcano by Ay-O

Volcano

1974

Silkscreen; edition 31/175

Woman of Canaan, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Sadao Watanabe

Woman of Canaan, Shôwa period, dated 1962

Woodblock print

Oshichi A by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Oshichi A

お七A

Kappazuri stencil print

Kanjincho by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Kanjincho

勧進帳

Kappazuri stencil print

Kumadori B by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Kumadori B

隈取B

Kappazuri stencil print

Shibaraku C by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Shibaraku C

暫C

Kappazuri stencil print

Mutsumi by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Mutsumi

Kappazuri stencil print

Narukami 4 by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Narukami 4

鳴神4

Kappazuri stencil print

Sukeroku A by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Sukeroku A

助六A

Kappazuri stencil print

Tayu 1 by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Tayu 1

太夫1

Kappazuri stencil print

Verse - Imbuing in Blue by Hara Keiko

Verse - Imbuing in Blue

Lithograph with stencil

Verse Space M I-IV (four works) by Hara Keiko

Verse Space M I-IV (four works)

2006

Lithograph and stencil on Somerset

 A Nap by Yoshitoshi Mori

A Nap

Stencil

Danmari by Yoshitoshi Mori

Danmari

1977

Kappazuri

Echigoya by Yoshitoshi Mori

Echigoya

1958

Kappazuri

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples by Sadao Watanabe

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples

1970

Japanee Stencil Dyeing (kappazuri) with hand coloring on handmade paper

Aoba by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Aoba

2004

Kappazuri stencil

Asahina by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Asahina

2011

Kappazuri stencil

Boy's Day by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Boy's Day

2017

Kappazuri stencil

Desire by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Desire

2017

Kappazuri stencil

Great Buddha in Flames by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Great Buddha in Flames

2009

Kappazuri stencil

The Two Kings by Takahashi Hiromitsu

The Two Kings

2017

Kappazuri stencil

Yoshino River by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Yoshino River

2023

Kappazuri stencil

Zohiki by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Zohiki

1998

Kappazuri stencil

The Genroku Pose in Shibaraku by Paul Binnie

The Genroku Pose in Shibaraku

1994

Kappazuri (stencil print) on reddish-brown hosho paper

Three Wise Men and an Angel by Sadao Watanabe

Three Wise Men and an Angel

1962

Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper

Clown  by Yoshitoshi Mori

Clown

1959

Kappazuri

Imagine by Yoshitoshi Mori

Imagine

1981

Kappazuri

Kagura by Yoshitoshi Mori

Kagura

1971

Kappazuri

Shuriken by Yoshitoshi Mori

Shuriken

1977

Kappazuri

Warriors by Yoshitoshi Mori

Warriors

1982

Kappazuri

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Frequently Asked Questions

Stencil printing (kappazuri) technique used by some Japanese artists, where color is applied through cut stencils rather than carved blocks. Distinct from woodblock printing, stencil techniques produce flat, graphic color areas and were used by artists exploring folk art traditions.

Sadao Watanabe, Yoshitoshi Mori, and Takahashi Hiromitsu are among the artists most associated with stencil print in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 114 prints tagged with stencil print, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.