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 (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Untitled (yuhan-ito)
Woodblock print
Hint of Sunshine
1981–86
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
HANASE-NO SATO (Japanese local house)
Woodblock print
Dokan yamashita
Woodblock print
Stork, Sun, and Pine
鶴日松図
c. 1839–1864
Color woodblock print
Tsubakurodake - Morning
Woodblock print
February
Woodblock print
Unread 1
1936
Woodblock print
Ukimi-do
浮見堂
Woodblock print
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
Woodblock print
Painter of the Wind- Nakajima Kiyoshi's World - 風の画家 〔中島潔の世界〕展 〜日本のこころ、故郷のこころ〜
Woodblock print
my little stone_lily #2
2021
Stone lithograph (limestone plate, hand-collected)
A Cliff (3)
1995
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Untitled (takashi-henmi)
Woodblock print
Various
Woodblock print
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Hokusai's Waterfalls (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Hokusai no Taki)
Woodblock print
distant landscape
2020
Inkjet print and silkscreen on BFK Rives paper
House of Pleasure on the Hill (Oka no seirô)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Bergers des Hautes Montagnes
April 20, 1941 (Showa)
Woodblock print
Album cover
Not set
Woodblock print
Hiyoshi Mamoru (a.c. 1950s)
Not set
Woodblock print
Thunder in the Farming Land
Not set
Woodblock print
Tombstone (Ishibumi)
20th century
Color woodblock print
Noboribetsu
Woodblock print
The Star of the Gobi, Mongolia 51/350
1951
Woodblock print
Shungo Sekiguchi
Woodblock print
Nocturne
Woodblock print
Akebono (Dawn)
Woodblock print
SHIRAKABARIN B (forest of white birch)
Woodblock print
HAYASHINOMICHI B (path to the forest B)
Woodblock print
Pogoda in Ikaruga J
Woodblock print
Grove
Woodblock print
Ceremony
Acrylic and stencil on canvas
After the Gold Rush
Acrylic and stencil on canvas
Ito Nisaburo
Not set
Woodblock print
Arashiyama — 嵐山
Not set
Woodblock print
Shishinden
1949
Woodblock print
Unknown title
1934
Woodblock print
Izu Nantan
Woodblock print
November
Woodblock print
Black Pine
20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
Woodblock print
Le Rocher de Joadj. Panape, Est Carolines
1936
Woodblock print
A Hunting Ground
Woodblock print
Fushoku D (Wind Erosion D)
Woodblock print
Barn and Main House #3
Woodblock print
Oshirasama
Acrylic and stencil on canvas
Nostalgia 2
Woodblock print
Within Living Memory 2
Woodblock print
Hotel
Acrylic and stencil on canvas
Kotozuka Eiichi (KOTOZUKA EIICHI)
1935
Woodblock print
FOUR SEASONS OF NIKKO- set
Not set
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.