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 (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
On the Way to Kumano
2015
Mokuhanga
Fuji Eruption (From 8 Scenes to Mt. Fuji)
2014
Mokuhanga
Clear Day Fuji (From 8 Scenes to Mt. Fuji)
2014
Mokuhanga
Morning at Fuji (From 8 Scenes to Mt. Fuji)
2014
Mokuhanga
Lions in the Sky
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Misty Blue Moon
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
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 (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Snow Window
Lithograph
A Job in City
Lithograph
Country Courtyard, Kyoto
Lithograph
Kitayama Autumn
Lithograph
Snowy Morning, Kyoto
Lithograph
Snow Flurry
Lithograph
Autumn Shapes
Woodblock print
Night is Coming
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Snowy Mountains Blue Lake
Woodcut
Cranes in the Wetland
Woodcut
A Day in Manhattan
Nihonga (sumi, pigments, gold leaf on washi mounted on board)
New York #1
Painting
The Sun is Longing for the Sea
Photography
Big Roof - 6 Tamugimata
Etching and mezzotint
Early Afternoon
Etching and mezzotint
Garden
Etching and mezzotint
Mountain Village in Autumn
Etching and mezzotint
Snow Scene - Shirakawa Village
Etching and mezzotint
Shoji 14 - Autumn
Etching and mezzotint
Middle Scenery: Island
Painting
February
Painting
Salvation
Charcoal and graphite on board
Bright Side
Charcoal, mixed-media on panel
Sympathy
Drawing
Whisper of the Sorrow
Pencil, Japanese paper, mixed-media on wood panel
Zen no Niwa
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yoshijiro-urushibara)
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.