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
After the Storm
Woodblock print
Daffodils Symphony
Serigraph (silkscreen)
Ameshiro
Woodblock print
Evening Meadow
Serigraph (silkscreen)
Kasumigaseki
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Evening Symphony
Serigraph (silkscreen)
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Yoshimitsu
Woodblock print
Ancient No. 1 (Mukashi No. 1)
1960
Color woodblock print; edition 4/20
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Unknown (Michi no)
未知の
1968
Color woodblock print
Unknown 1
Woodblock print
Morning
Woodblock print
An00224318 001 L
Woodblock print
Kusaka Kenji
Woodblock print
Senhyo - 3
Woodblock print
Gathering at Atakoyama — 愛宕山集躡の図
Woodblock print
Untitled (maeda-toshiro)
Woodblock print
Album Folder
Woodblock print
Sunset at Tsukishima
Woodblock print
ASA NO KAWA GOSHOKU
Woodblock print
Forest Haze
Serigraph (silkscreen)
Gentle Tide
Serigraph (silkscreen)
Generations (10/95)
Woodblock print
Negishi
1916
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
October
Woodblock print
Farm houses
Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century
Woodblock print
Banyugawa
Woodblock print
No Series Untitled Sumi E 3
Woodblock print
Tekiho, Imoto
Woodblock print
Rokushu Mizufune
Woodblock print
Untitled (soseki-komori)
Woodblock print
Ceylon
1916
Woodblock print
Various artists
Woodblock print
February - Wintry Sky
Woodblock print
Kyoto Woodcuts
Woodblock print
Harvard Art Museum
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Mt Myoko-zan at dawn
Woodblock print
No Series Favourable Sunset Wind
Woodblock print
Untitled (okamoto-yoshimi)
Woodblock print
Various artists
Woodblock print
Legion of Honor
Woodblock print
Untitled (ito-nisaburo)
Woodblock print
Kameido
Woodblock print
Arishiyama, Kyoto
Woodblock print
Shooting Star - 星の流れ
Woodblock print
Muro
1953
Color woodblock print
Picnic (After a French painting)
Woodblock print
Untitled (tekiho-imoto)
Woodblock print
Nomura Yoshimitsu ?
Woodblock print
Mount Tsukuba
1942
Woodblock print
Untitled (ito-takashi)
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.