Washi Prints (60)
Washi (和紙) — traditional Japanese handmade paper used as both a printing substrate and an artistic medium in its own right. Some contemporary artists like Sarah Brayer create works directly from or with handmade washi paper.
Artists Known for Washi
Layered Moonlight
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Lions in the Sky
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Misty Blue Moon
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Radiance
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Biwako Blue
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Crescent
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Effervescence
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Again and again
Nihonga (sumi, pigments, gold leaf on washi mounted on board)
Going Out
Woodcut on washi
Current
Mokuhanga on washi
Rainfall
Mokuhanga on washi
Dappled Light II
Mokuhanga on washi
Shifting Tides
Mokuhanga on washi
Orb XI
Mokuhanga on washi
Mokuhanga Byoubu (Folding Screen)
Mokuhanga on washi (four-panel folding screen)
Elo
Mokuhanga woodcut on Nishinouchi washi
Reef
Mokuhanga on washi
Lotus
Mokuhanga on washi
Night Flights
Mokuhanga on washi
Vine Leaves
Mokuhanga on washi
Crosiers
Mokuhanga on washi
Pod
Mokuhanga on washi
Water Towers
Mokuhanga on washi
Dappled Light I
Mokuhanga on washi
Polyp
Mokuhanga on washi
Two Ferns
Mokuhanga on washi
Tempest
Reduction mokuhanga on Awagami Hanga Pro washi
Port Darwin - Reflecting Stokes, 1839
Mokuhanga on washi
Landscape
Mokuhanga on washi (goma-zuri and kira-zuri techniques)
Harbour Squall
Mokuhanga on washi
Storm Brewing - Kings Table
Mokuhanga on washi
Night Garden (Green and Pink)
Mokuhanga on washi
Stumps
Mokuhanga on washi
Embracing the Void
Mokuhanga on washi
True Colors -One Bite #2-
2015
Wood panel, hand dyed organic cotton, washi paper, wood beads, pearl
Nachi Falls
2019
Woodblock on washi paper
天使 - Angel
2016
Multi-block woodcut print on washi paper
天使（兎の舞い） – Angel (Dance of the Rabbits)
2015
Multi-block woodcut print on washi paper
Amaterasu
2010
Aquatint on artist-made mulberry paper with washi chine collĂŠ and hand coloring
NY Portrait 5
2015
Washi Paper with Sumi Ink
Aguascalientes
2022
Etching on washi Okawara 60 gr paper
Dark Light
2020
Mokuhanga (Japanese watercolour woodblock) on handmade Washi Paper
Dark Light I
Mokuhanga (Japanese watercolour woodblock) on handmade Washi Paper
Dark Light II
2020
Mokuhanga (Japanese watercolour woodblock) on handmade Washi Paper
Remember Fukushima
2021
UV Print on Take-washi (Japanese hand-made paper)
Cargo Haul of Stars
2024
Monotype print on washi
The Landing
2024
Monotype print on washi
Time and Tide | Sliver Moon
2024
Monotype print on washi
Giant Chimaera Ⅱ
2021
Water color on Washi
Plant Chimaera Ⅰ
2021
Water color on washi
Plant Chimaera III,
2021
Watercolor on washi
Sponges
2020
Water color on Washi
Two Frams
2020
Water color on washi
Autumn Rain Shower at Yakushiji
2019
Woodblock on washi paper
Pine Field at Miho
2013
Woodblock on washi paper
Shinobazu no Ike
2011
Woodblock on washi paper
The Light Shines on Fushimi Torii
2016
Woodblock on washi paper
Chandra
2009
Aquatint embedded in washi paper
Birds and Flowers
2016
Canvas, gesso, acrylic, spray paint, washi paper, glue, gold and silver leaf, varnish
The Master Said
2016
Canvas, gesso, acrylic colors, spray paint, washi paper, glue, gold and silver leaf, varnish
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Washi (和紙) — traditional Japanese handmade paper used as both a printing substrate and an artistic medium in its own right. Some contemporary artists like Sarah Brayer create works directly from or with handmade washi paper.
Ralph Kiggell, Sarah Brayer, and Ray Morimura are among the artists most associated with washi in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 60 prints tagged with washi, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.