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
Various artists
Woodblock print
Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue
Woodblock print
Untitled (maeda-toshiro)
Woodblock print
Houses in the Forest
Woodblock print
Searing Blast
1993
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Gamman-ga-Fuchi in Nikko
Woodblock print
Katsushika
Woodblock print
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Woodblock print
Ohmi Gallery
Woodblock print
Inamura
Woodblock print
Higashiyama
Not set
Woodblock print
Luna
Not set
Woodblock print
Riverside
Woodblock print
Late fall — 晩秋
Woodblock print
Setting Sun at Iseshima
Woodblock print
Ise Shima National Park
Woodblock print
Ochanomizu — お茶の水
Woodblock print
Mount Chausu, from
Woodblock print
Toyoko, Horikawa, from
Woodblock print
ArtOfJapan
Woodblock print
Fujimori, Shizuo
ca. 1920
Woodblock print
Coming Home - Kison
Woodblock print
Pastorale
1959
Color woodblock print; edition 3/30
Mt Ontake, Kiso — 木曽御嶽
Woodblock print
Forgotton Way (60/75)
Woodblock print
Frosty Morning at Nagaoka, Izu (Izu Nagaoka no Asa)
February 1939
Color woodblock print
Wind in the Forest (Kaze aru hayashi)
1959
Woodblock print; edition 5/30
Windy Grove, Shôwa period, dated 1959
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
Kitayama
Not set
Woodblock print
Scene with a Watergate
Woodblock print
Miyamoto, Shufu
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
North Country A
Woodblock print
Earth, No. 3
Woodblock print
Morning Mist at Sanjo
Woodblock print
Omi Hakkei zenzu Ishiyama kara miru 近江八景全図石山から見る
Woodblock print
Japanese Art Open Database
1933
Woodblock print
Untitled (tekiho-imoto)
Woodblock print
Islands at Matsushima
1915
Woodblock print
Sailboats at Matsushima
1915
Woodblock print
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[Path through woods]
1950
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Original Print from the publication Kyoto Woodcuts, Shôwa period, circa 1960-1978
Woodblock print
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
Woodblock print
White Wall
Woodblock print
Shikyo
Woodblock print
Untitled (shufu-miyamoto)
Woodblock print
Morning Mist
Woodblock print
Untitled (okamoto-yoshimi)
Woodblock print
Quiet Day A-18
Woodblock print
Shishinden
Woodblock print
Various
Woodblock print
Mt Hiei — 比叡
Woodblock print
Print 1
Woodblock print
Sanjo Ohashi
Woodblock print
Kioichou — 紀尾井町
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
Toto meisho (Famous Places of the Eastern Capital)
Woodblock print
The Art of Japan
Woodblock print
Boats at Sunset
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.