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
No Series Arima Hotspring
Woodblock print
Kyoto riverbanks
Woodblock print
Mashiba, the Tairyō, Subjugates Korea
1862, 5th lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Sankeien
1935
Color woodblock print
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps"
1926
Color woodblock print
Land of the Bluebird No 96
1913
Woodblock print
Pines
1912
Color woodcut
The Last of Kagoshima Rebellion
1877
Woodblock print
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Woodblock print
Cheerful Afternoon
Woodblock print
Heirinji
Woodblock print
Kyoto Shijo
Woodblock print
Ginkaku-ji
Woodblock print
Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)”
Goshikihara
1926
Color woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Unzendake
1927
Color woodblock print
Tsukioka Kogyo
Woodblock print
Semi Hot Springs
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Yoshikawa
1935
Color woodblock print
Pines near Yotsuya Mitsuke
1920
Woodblock print
Drawing of a Traveling Couple
Woodblock print
Shunkan in exile
Woodblock print
Climbing Rope (Zairu), Shôwa period, dated 1957
Woodblock print
Karasawa
1955
Color woodblock print; edition 6/30
Man devoted to Mountains — 山にころ男
Woodblock print
Shinobazu ike
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Last Stand of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijonawate — Kusunoki Shijonawate chusen nozu - Masatsura
Woodblock print
Kogo in her hermitage at Sagano
Woodblock print
Komogatake
1929
Color woodblock print
Shokozan
1939
Color woodblock print
Nan hei, Peking
Woodblock print
Tokyo kaika meisho no uchi
Woodblock print
Horses in the Afternoon (Gogo no uma), Shôwa period, dated 1961
Woodblock print
Climber in the Woods
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
SHIRAKABA J (White Birch J)
Woodblock print
Matsushima, from
Woodblock print
Okunotani, Tsukigase, from
Woodblock print
White Dream
Woodblock print
House in Aizu, Shôwa period, dated 1973
Woodblock print
Giö-ji
Woodblock print
India (B)
Woodblock print
Print (sōsaku hanga)
1963?
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Shisen-do, Kyoto (G)
Woodblock print
Vicinity of Aizu (B)
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (asada-benji)
Woodblock print
Untitled (asada-benji)
Woodblock print
Before Moutaineering (B)
1954
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Climbing Rope (Zairu)
1957
Color woodblock print; edition 91/100
Graveyard of Sengakuji
Woodblock print
Repose
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
SHIRAKABARIN B (forest of white birch)
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.