Landscapes Prints (3812)
Landscapes are the most celebrated subject in Japanese woodblock printmaking, encompassing mountain vistas, coastal panoramas, river valleys, and rural scenes that have defined the genre for centuries. The tradition reached its first peak with Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" (1831) and Hiroshige's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" (1833-34), series that established the meisho-e (famous places) format as a cornerstone of ukiyo-e. Shin-hanga artists of the early twentieth century, particularly Kawase Hasui and Hiroshi Yoshida, reinvented the landscape tradition by combining Western atmospheric effects with Japanese compositional sensibilities. Hasui's snow scenes and twilight views of rural Japan became iconic, while Yoshida's mountain studies introduced plein-air observation techniques unprecedented in woodblock printing. Sosaku-hanga artists like Toshi Yoshida and Shiro Kasamatsu further expanded the landscape vocabulary through personal expression and experimental color palettes. Japanese landscape prints typically emphasize seasonal atmosphere, weather conditions, and the interplay between human presence and natural grandeur. The use of bokashi (graduated color) and multiple impression techniques creates depth and luminosity that distinguish woodblock landscapes from other printmaking traditions.
Artists Known for Landscapes
Sunset at Morigasaki (Morigasaki no sekiyo)
January 1932
Color woodblock print
Cloudy Day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mizuki no komoribi)
1946
Color woodblock print
Kawara Spa, Joshu (Joshu Kawarayu)
1948
Color woodblock print
A Wayside Scene (Oji)
1801–04
Color woodblock print; oban surimono
Chinese Verses on Itako (Itako zekku shu)
Woodblock print
Soseki Komori (Shoseki)
Woodblock print
Chapter 16- Early Bracken - 早蕨
Woodblock print
A Park in Guangzhou
1941
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Remains of the Checkpoint at Shitomae - しとまえの関址
Woodblock print
Hataori in Shiobara
1946
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Ono, Mito (Mito Ono)
1949
Color woodblock print; oban
Shuga hyakunin isshu 秀雅百人一首
Woodblock print
#45. Isunohaza
Woodblock print
Flood
1966
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Day
Woodblock print
Untitled (hiromitsu-nakazawa)
Woodblock print
Tsurugizan, Morning
1926
Woodblock print
Grand Canyon, Shôwa period, dated 1925
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Kōnoshima
1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Sankei-en (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)
1935
Woodblock print
Peaceful Wild Animals
1974
Color woodblock print
Seishi
1940
Woodblock print
Shakujii
1937
Woodblock print, color on paper
Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"
c. 1832/33
Color woodblock print; oban
Engetsu Island, Shirahama (Shirahama Engetsuto)
1951
Color woodblock print
No Series Nikko No To
Woodblock print
Ehon kyoka yama mata yama (Picture book of Kyoka: Mountains upon Mountains)
Woodblock print
A Clear Day
1963
Color woodblock print
Three Little Islands
1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
White Mountains
1963
Color woodblock print
14. Oji-takinokawa
Woodblock print
Imakumano
Woodblock print
Untitled (hiromitsu-nakazawa)
Woodblock print
To North by F
1971
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Untitled (hiromitsu-nakazawa)
Woodblock print
Nostalgia of Kyoto (Kyoto e no omoi), Shôwa period, circa 1960s
Woodblock print
Kuwana
Woodblock print
Matsushima, from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)
1896 (Meiji 29)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Hakuba and Yarigadake
1929
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Morning of Abuto
1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Sunrise Rite
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dawn
ca. 1920
Shikishimagawara, Maebashi (Maebashi Shikishimagawara)
1942
Color woodblock print
Mera, Boshu (Boshu Mera)
1949
Color woodblock print; oban
Jabara-mon hara no hakacho
Woodblock print
Coastal View
Woodblock print
Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
Woodblock print
#41. Aoizaka
Woodblock print
Nakazawa, Hiromitsu
Woodblock print
Diary: Sept. 2nd '05, in Weed, California
2005
Screenprint
Morning at Cape Inubo (Inubo no asa)
November 1931
Color woodblock print
Nogami, Saitama Prefecture (Saitama ken Nogami-cho)
1946
Color woodblock print
Saru Crag, Shiobara (Shiobara Saruiwa)
1949
Color woodblock print
Miotsukushi
Woodblock print
Miyako Utsuri
Woodblock print
Riverside
1935
Woodblock print
Ito Takahashi
Woodblock print
Ashikari (The Thatch Cutters)
Woodblock print
Harvard Art Museum
Woodblock print
TotalCount
ca. 1923.
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Landscapes are the most celebrated subject in Japanese woodblock printmaking, encompassing mountain vistas, coastal panoramas, river valleys, and rural scenes that have defined the genre for centuries. The tradition reached its first peak with Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" (1831) and Hiroshige's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" (1833-34), series that established the meisho-e (famous places) format as a cornerstone of ukiyo-e.
Utagawa Hiroshige, Kawase Hasui, and Hiroshi Yoshida are among the artists most associated with landscapes in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 3812 prints tagged with landscapes, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.