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
Harvard University, Shôwa period, 1975
Woodblock print
Distant View of Mount Matsuchi from the Sumida River
1884
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of Fuji from Izumo
Woodblock print
Fuji from the Pass of Mishima, Koshu Province
1760–1849
color woodblock print
Hozu Rapids in Early Summer
Woodblock print
The Floating Pavilion at Katada (Katada Ukimido), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
May 1918
Color woodblock print
Distant View of Mt. Tateyama from Mt. Hakuba
1932
Color woodblock print
Cattle Merchants
Fujida - Tokaido
Long Scissor-tailed Bird on Bamboo Shoot
Kandagawa, Inokashira (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
Black night-Ginza (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
Nissaka, Sayo Mt. Pass #26
Summer Moon at Miyajima, from the series "Collection of Views of Japan"
1936
Color woodblock print
Edo Bridge in Front of Post Office
Forty-Seven Ronin Theme, Act XI, Sixth Episode. Fuji-Hiko Series
Ten Views of Tokyo, AKASAKA MITSUKE
Woodblock print
Landscape of Susaki (Susaki no kei), from the series "Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei)"
1916
Lithograph on paper
Spring Snow at Hamacho Park in Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi-ku Hamacho koen shunsetsu) from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"
1940
Color woodblock print; oban
Clearing after a Snowfall on Mount Fuji (Tagonoura Beach) (Fuji no yukibare (Tagonoura))
January 1932
Color woodblock print
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Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa])
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Lake Kawaguchi (Kawaguchiko)
May 1932
Color woodblock print
Late Autumn at Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako no banshu)
1947
Color woodblock print
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki)
1935
Color woodblock print
Lake Matsubara, Shinshu (Shinshu Matsubarako)
1941
Color woodblock print
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki)
December 1935
Color woodblock print
Early Spring in the Suburbs (Soshun kogai), from the series "New One Hundred Views of Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"
1925
Color woodblock print
Field
Early 20th century
Color woodblock print
Ogi Harbor, Sado Island (Sado Ogi no minato), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
19 August 1921
Color woodblock print; oban
36 Views Of Osaka The Ebisubashi Bridge
Woodblock print
Mountain Pose
Aquatint
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"
Beauty Sketching in a Field
1903
Woodblock print
Arashiyama, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print
Odawara, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"
1961
Color woodblock print
Environs of the Mitsukoshi Department Store, from the series One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei), Shôwa period, dated 1931
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Nikorai Embo-distant view of the Nikolai Chapel
Japanese, Shôwa era, 20th century
Woodblock print
Sino-Japanese War: Japanese Military Might Captures Pyongyang (Nisshin sensô, Nissei Heijô shôhô zu)
Woodblock print
Evening Landscape
Woodblock print
Evening at Boshu Futoumi in Awa Province- Boshu Futoumi no Yube
Woodblock print
Shitaya, from the series Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûni kei)
Woodblock print
Barn in Field
Woodblock print
Yoshida on the Tokaido (Tokaido Yoshida), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Senju Hana-machi Yori Chobo no Fuji (Mount Fuji Seen from Senju Pleasure Quarter), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
New Year's Day at Ogi-ya brothel
1811
Color woodblock prints; oban pentaptych
Eggs of Silk Worms
From 53 Famous Scenes, no.25
Mitsuke
1855
Woodblock Print
Distant view of Tenjin Bridge, from
Woodblock print
Landscape, from set of views of Tokyo scenery entitled Tokyo fûkei hangashû
Woodblock print
Landscape
Woodblock print
Field — 野辺
Woodblock print
Landscape at Matsushima
Woodblock print
View of Montmartre — モンマルトル風景
Woodblock print
View of Daimonji from Nijo Castle — 二条城より大文字を望む
Woodblock print
Fabric Shops in Odemmacho (Odemmacho gofukuten)
Landscape
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji from Behind, from the series One Hundred Views of New Japan (Shin Nippon hyakkei), Shôwa period, dated 1939
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.