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
The Canadian Scene: Seven Colour Prints and a Dissertation
1928
Shining Wind
Not set
Woodblock print
Pyramids of Egypt
Woodblock print
Kawano Kaoru
Woodblock print
Norikane, Hiroto
Woodblock print
Tanaka Kiyokichi
Woodblock print
Greenery — 緑華
Woodblock print
Red Sun
1934
Hand-colored woodblock print
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Woodblock print
Tagonoura
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Pine 11
Drypoint on copper plate
Hot Springs of Mizugami
1960
Woodblock print
January
Woodblock print
Mount Aso in Kyushu
1935
Color woodblock print
Rays of the Morning Sun
Woodblock print
Sylvan — 森の？
Woodblock print
Geese in Flight
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mount Bandai
Woodblock print
Southern Izu
1960
Woodblock print
Away from the Herd
1965
Woodblock print
Etude
Woodblock print
Legion of Honor
Woodblock print
Morning Breeze
Woodblock print
Kagogahana, near Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
1927
Color woodblock print
Calmness
1954
Woodblock print
Untitled
Woodblock print
Kitsuneame
Woodblock print
Isumo Mountains
1922
Woodcut print
Hakone
Woodblock print
Page from the book Strange Tales of Matasaburō
1952
Ink on paper
Yabakei
1918
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
Rokko Mountains, Kobe
20th century
Color woodblock print
Small Farm-House
Woodblock print
Volcanic Rocks B - 火山岩B
Woodblock print
Honolulu
Woodblock print
Hirado Island (FIRANDO)
Woodblock print
Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi)
c. 1828-30
Color woodblock prints; shikishiban pentaptych, surimono
Untitled (ido-masao)
Woodblock print
South Izu Peninsula
1970
Woodblock print
Nissaka
Woodblock print
Nostalgia in Blue, Shôwa period, dated 1968
Woodblock print
Akai chiheisen (Red Horizon)
Woodblock print
Gentle Breeze- oban
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Whose a Sleeve of a Wash Trough, Iwakuni
Woodblock print
Mitsuke: Stone Embankment Along theRiver
Woodblock print
Awashima Island, Izu- Somejima
Woodblock print
Itamuro
Woodblock print
Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
early 1830s
Color woodblock print
Ichinotani
20th century
Woodblock print
An Etude on Woods (No.1)
Woodblock print
Mitsuke
Woodblock print
Kameyama
Woodblock print
Scenes of Last Tokyo
Woodblock print
Untitled (toru-mabuchi)
Woodblock print
Shinagawa
Woodblock print
Stone Observatory in Kiyonju
Woodblock print
Fujikawa: Farmhouses
Woodblock print
Print 1
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.