About Mokuri Studio
On Mokuhanga
Mokuri has its roots in a book I found in an antique store nearly thirty years ago: Japanese Wood-Block Prints by Shizuya Fujikake, published by the Japan Travel Bureau in 1938. Its color plates — worn, beautiful, printed on paper that felt like it remembered the ink — were my first real encounter with Mokuhanga (木版画), the Japanese art of woodblock printing. I've never forgotten them.
That encounter planted a seed. Mokuri Studio is what grew from it.
Mokuhanga is a tradition with over 400 years of history that produced some of the most recognized art in the world — Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro, Sharaku. But it is not a historical relic. It is a living craft, practiced today by Japanese masters and an international community of artists who carry it forward with care and skill.
Mokuri Studio is a digital tool built in deep respect for that tradition. It makes no claim to authenticity — only to the hope that encountering this aesthetic might draw people toward the real thing.
If Mokuri sparks your curiosity, explore the work of living Mokuhanga artists and the communities keeping this craft alive.
Privacy
Mokuri Studio respects your privacy completely.
No data collection or tracking.
Mokuri does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information. There are no tracking scripts, beacons, or cookies.
Local storage only.
After the initial page load, Mokuri works entirely offline. Your compositions never leave your device.
Your artwork is saved in your browser's local storage. It is never uploaded, shared, or accessible to anyone but you.
No accounts.
There are no logins, registrations, or user profiles.