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
Ryōgoku After the Fire
1881 (Meiji 14)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Sugawara Michizane in Exile
Feburary 1884
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Hirato Nagasaki (A)
Woodblock print
Jiko-in, Nara
Woodblock print
Kozan-Ji, Kyoto (B)
Woodblock print
Indian (C)
Woodblock print
Shisendô, Kyoto C, Shôwa period, dated 1963
Woodblock print
Ascetics' Cave
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Honolulu
1955
Woodblock print
At Ruin: Allegory No.3
Woodblock print
Breaking waves (1)
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Mount Ishizuchi
1936
Color woodblock print
FUMON (wind crest)
Woodblock print
Enoshima, from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)
1896 (Meiji 29)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Okunotani at Tsukigase
Woodblock print
The Heroic Fight of Cavalry Scout Captain Asakawa
1895 (Meiji 28)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
The Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan
1894 (Meiji 27)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
Asuka
Woodblock print
Hokkaidô A (Cows), Shôwa period, dated 1961
Woodblock print
Carrying Water
1963?
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Island Palaces in Udaipur
1932
Woodblock print
Ōbaku-san, Uji (A)
1960
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Saga, Kyoto (D)
1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
#27 Considering Tokuyama Village
1996
Etching
Kamakochi
Woodblock print
Mount Ishizuchi, Shôwa period, dated 1940
Woodblock print
Ishi-Something Mountaion
Woodblock print
The Man Who Climbs Mountains
1957
Color woodblock print; edition 20/50
The Observing Eye
1959
Color woodblock print; edition 4/20
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Kusa no mitori
Woodblock print
Boats Moored at Piers
Woodblock print
Long Live Japan! Victory song at Pingyang
Woodblock print
Picture of Army General Nozu Commanding the Attack on Haicheng
May 1896
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Nichibotsu (Sunset)
1937
Woodblock print
Shishikutsu (In the Cave)
1953
Woodblock print
Katsura Rikyu
Not set
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Mountaineer Number 3
Woodblock print
Mud House (Doro no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)"
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
Unknown- hiking
Woodblock print
MORINOMICHI C (Path to the Forest C)
Woodblock print
Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei joriku shingun no zu)
1895
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsu-cho
1881 (Meiji 14)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Meiji juyonnen nigatsu juichinichi yoru taika
Woodblock print
May in Aizu (I)
Woodblock print
Nostalgia, Boston
1956
Color woodblock print; edition 7/75
Among the Rocks
1929
Color woodblock print
#29 Considering Tokuyama Village — The Wind Filled with Roots
1996
Etching
Untitled (asada-benji)
Woodblock print
Untitled (asada-benji)
Woodblock print
Before Mountaineering
1954
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mountaineer
1953
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu)
Woodblock print
Red Hat
1963
Color woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
SHIRAJU B(white forest B)
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.