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 (ishiwata-koitsu)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Evensong
Color woodcut on Arches paper
Autumn Light, Sugarloaf Ridge
Color woodcut
Dawn, Lyell Fork (Tuolumne: Yosemite, Book I)
Color woodcut on handmade Japanese washi
Mount Yoshino, Yamato Province (Yamato Yoshinoyama), from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)
諸国名所百景 大和吉野山
1859
Color woodblock print
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 (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Canning River
Woodcut, edition of 30
Springer Mountain, GA (Appalachian Trail Series)
Mokuhanga on washi
Harper's Ferry, WV (Appalachian Trail Series)
Mokuhanga on washi
Lehigh Gap, PA (Appalachian Trail Series)
Mokuhanga on washi
Mt. Greylock, MA (Appalachian Trail Series)
Mokuhanga on washi
Day Break
Woodcut on washi
Torimbia
Etching on Hahnemuhle 350 gr paper
Torimbia II
Etching on Hahnemuhle 350 gr paper
Torimbia 3
Etching on Hahnemuhle 350 gr paper
Llucalcari
Etching on Hahnemuhle 350 gr paper
Llucalcari Turquoise
Etching on Hahnemuhle 350 gr paper
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 (kaiseki-jokata)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kazuma-oda)
Woodblock print
Flying Away
Woodblock print
AKAITAIYO (red sun)
Woodblock print
Forest in the Morning
Woodblock print
Karuizawa Swamp - Impression B
Woodblock print
North Wind, Shôwa period, dated 1965
Woodblock print
Morning Star
Woodblock print
Untitled (kimura-yoshiharu)
Woodblock print
Rainbow- LE
Woodblock print
Kazemoyou — 風もよう
Woodblock print
Untitled (unichi-hiratsuka)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
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.