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
Hope
Woodblock print
Nihonmatsu
Woodblock print
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1915
Woodblock print
Mennenbashi
Woodblock print
Teikoku Shin-Gijido - New Imperial Diet
1932
Woodblock print
Untitled (fujio-yoshida)
Woodblock print
White Diary 38/45
Woodblock print
House with Lattice Door (Koshido no ie)
2000
Color woodblock print; edition 50/80
A Moment of Silence
2013
Oil-based woodcut on paper
Sawatari in Joshu (Joshu Sawatari)
Woodblock print
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Woodblock print
Sanhu Island
1941
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Snowy Owl with Landscape
2004
Mezzotint
Jinbo Tomoyo
Woodblock print
Daybreak
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Cloudy Day
1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Nagareyama
Woodblock print
Kawashima Tatsuo (1939- )
Woodblock print
Kyoto Hokuraku
Woodblock print
Nagahama At Sunset - 長浜夕景
1996
Woodblock print
Oasis
1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Home Coming
1905
Color woodcut on Japan paper, impression from yellow block
Lost Paradise 4
1972
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Woodblock print
Album
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
A Calm Day
1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Urushibara
Woodblock print
Unknown
Woodblock print
Afternoon at Shirahama
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
“Autumn Sunshine”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Untitled (lilian-may-miller)
Woodblock print
Ushibuse
1916
Woodblock print
“Autumn wind”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Sano, Seiji
1996
Woodblock print
“Clear autumn sky”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Remark of Shanghai
Woodblock print
Linear Composition I-CGS
1980
Woodblock print, color on paper
Endless Day
Woodblock print
Ascension (A)
mid 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Riverside
1916
Woodblock print
“Forest of Fallen Trees”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
MIDORINOKISETSU D (Green season D)
Woodblock print
Under the Blue Sky and Water
Woodblock print
“Green Apple”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
print / greeting-card
Woodblock print
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Not dated (1944)
Woodblock print
“Iris”
2026
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
“Kyoto train station”
2021
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
“Shade of the trees”
2022
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Sunset at Suez
Woodblock print
Various artists
Woodblock print
Inagaki, Toshijiro
Woodblock print
Saito Kaoru
Woodblock print
“Silence”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
“Spring breeze in rice field”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
ArtOfJapan
Woodblock print
“Spring morning”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
“The sent of the wind”
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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.