Landscapes Prints (4044)
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
April (Arashiyama Park, a Famous Scenic Resort)
四月 (嵐山)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji and Ship - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji at Nagao Pass - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji from Shiraiko Lake - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Tsūten-kyō Bridge, Tōfuku Temple, Kyoto (Kyōto Tōfukuji Tsūtenkyō bashi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)
諸国名所百景 京都東福寺通天橋
1859
Color woodblock print
A Picture of Prosperity: America (Amerika shin no zu)
亜墨利加州の図
1861
Color woodblock print; ōban triptych
Morning at Mihogaseki in Izumo Province (Izumo Mihogaseki no asa), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa)
1940
Color woodblock print
Yushima Tenjin, from the series Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho)
19th century
Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Entering Tajima Harbour
Forty-Seven Ronin Theme, Act IX Fuji-Hiko Series
Morning on the Daikon Wharf (Daikongashi no asa), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Iki Island
Ishiyakushi
Nezame on the Kiso River (Kiso no Nezame), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Solitude, Shôwa period,
Woodblock print
Winter Landscape
冬景色
c. 1936
Color woodblock print
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
VENDORS AT ONKYOKUCHō
20th century
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in fan-shaped (uchiwa-e) format; ink and color on paper,
Warbler on Plum Branch
Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Matsue, Izumo, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshū)
1924
Color woodblock print
(untitled)
Asakusa rokku (Sixth District of Asakusa) / Shin Tokyo hyakkei (One Hundred New Views of Tokyo, No. 67)
Woodblock print
Sakurada Gate, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Sakuradamon)
1928
Color woodblock print
Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Osaka Tennōji
1927
Color woodblock print
Shinobazu Pond in Rain (Shinobazu no ike no ame), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Ginza Fantasy (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
1989-99
Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"
c. 1802
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book
Woman viewing cherry blossoms, from an unidentified harimaze set
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
A Moonlight Night Scene at the Ishiyama Temple on the Shore of Lake Biwa
Fine Weather after Snow at Masaki
Fujikawa, Ferry Boats
Hashiba Ferry & Tile Films, Sumida River
Illustrations of Vengence out of Loyalty & Filial piety
Kingfisher on Flowering Branch
Autumn Color along the Moat at Hanzo Gate (Hanzomon go-horihata no aki iro), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tsukasa and Other Courtesans of the Ogiya Watching the Autumn Moon Rise Over Rice Fields from a Balcony in the Yoshiwara
1799
Surimono; color woodblock print
View from Hill
1926
Woodblock print
Chinese Bridge at Seta, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)
1918
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Yakumo Bridge at the Nagata Shrine, Kobe, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kainsai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kobe Nagata jinja Yakumobashi)
October 1934
Color woodblock print
Pond at Inogashira
Steam Engine Passing Mt. Fuji
Edo No Hana (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
1989-99
Color woodblock print
Elder's Tea Shop, Megura
Fuji seen from the far side of Lake Suwa
Ice Cube Export
Shizaki Kaigan, from the series One Hundred Views of New Japan (Shin Nihon hyakkei), Shôwa period, circa 1941?
Woodblock print
Inside of the Gold Mine
Kiyomizu Temple & Shinobazu Pond at Ueno
Oiso, Tora Ga-Ame
Three People Walking in Snow
Rapids in Kunitachi Park in Towada in snow (Oirase)
Woodblock print
Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
Mountain Landscape
1915
Color woodblock print
Karikatsu Valley
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 4044 prints tagged with landscapes, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.