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
1967
Stencil print, ink and color on paper

The Good News to the Shepherds
1966
Stencil print, ink and color on paper

The Holy Family
1970
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 18/50

The Last Supper
1977
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 6/80

The Tower of Babel
1965
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Three Fishermen
Woodblock print

Three Wise Men
1962
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 40/50

Three Wise Men, Shôwa period, dated 1971
Woodblock print

Tiger Lilies
Woodblock print

Unknown 1
Woodblock print

Unknown- Three Men
Woodblock print

Untitled (sadao-watanabe)
Woodblock print

Wise Women and Foolish Women
Woodblock print

Untitled, Two People
Woodblock print

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

Walls of Jericho
Woodblock print

Washing Feet
Woodblock print

Wedding at Cana
1968
Stencil print, ink and color on paper

My Space and My Dimension No. 419
1975
Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 8/30

My Space and My Dimension No. 465
1976
Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 21/45

Lemon No. 468
1976
Color woodblock and screenprint on paper; edition 20/50

Waterslide
mid 20th century
Screen print, ink and color on paper
96 Gradations
Rainbow silkscreen on paper

Volcano
1974
Silkscreen; edition 31/175

Woman of Canaan, Shôwa period, dated 1962
Woodblock print

Oshichi A
お七A
Kappazuri stencil print

Kanjincho
勧進帳
Kappazuri stencil print

Kumadori B
隈取B
Kappazuri stencil print

Shibaraku C
暫C
Kappazuri stencil print

Mutsumi
睦
Kappazuri stencil print

Narukami 4
鳴神4
Kappazuri stencil print

Sukeroku A
助六A
Kappazuri stencil print

Tayu 1
太夫1
Kappazuri stencil print

Verse - Imbuing in Blue
Lithograph with stencil

Verse Space M I-IV (four works)
2006
Lithograph and stencil on Somerset

A Nap
Stencil

Danmari
1977
Kappazuri

Echigoya
1958
Kappazuri

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples
1970
Japanee Stencil Dyeing (kappazuri) with hand coloring on handmade paper

Aoba
2004
Kappazuri stencil

Asahina
2011
Kappazuri stencil

Boy's Day
2017
Kappazuri stencil

Desire
2017
Kappazuri stencil

Great Buddha in Flames
2009
Kappazuri stencil

The Two Kings
2017
Kappazuri stencil

Yoshino River
2023
Kappazuri stencil

Zohiki
1998
Kappazuri stencil

The Genroku Pose in Shibaraku
1994
Kappazuri (stencil print) on reddish-brown hosho paper

Three Wise Men and an Angel
1962
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper

Clown
1959
Kappazuri

Imagine
1981
Kappazuri

Kagura
1971
Kappazuri

Shuriken
1977
Kappazuri

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.




