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
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Morning Moonrise over Slieve Foye
2019
Etching
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Donn's Garden
2024
Etching
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Mexico
Not set
Woodblock print
Strata
2007
Woodcut printed in color ink on off-white japan paper
Afloat
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Attached
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Hilltop
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Falls
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Roadside
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Awake
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Appear
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Garden
2020
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Floating
2020
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Hope
2020
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Pool
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Gold
2019
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Blanket
2019
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Blossom
2019
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Tumble
2019
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Veil
2018
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Gaze
2018
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Loop
2018
Mokuhanga (woodblock print, 8 woodblocks, 15 colors)
Flicker
2007
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Remnants
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Flight
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Island
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Upward
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Empire
Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
Dawn over Fuji
朝焼けの富士
1992
Woodblock print
The Forest in Summer
2007
Woodblock print
The Forest in Autumn
2008
Woodblock print
The Seacoast in Autumn
2008
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Winter Landscape with a Monument
2015
Woodcut
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
The Seacoast in Winter
2009
Woodblock print
The Seacoast in Spring
2009
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
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.