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
Mount Fuji at Lake Ashinoko
Woodblock print
Mountain Stream at Atera
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji from Yoshida
Woodblock print
Moraine Lake
1925
Color woodblock print
Lake Kawaguchi
1926
Woodblock print
Willow and Stone Bridge
1926
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Fujiyama from Yoshida
1926
Woodblock print
Sumida River - Afternoon
1926
Woodblock print
Evening on the River, Chikugogawa - Hita
1927
Woodblock print
The Great Bridge of Sanjō in Kyoto
1927
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Evening on the Chikugo River
1927
Color woodblock print
Summit of Fujiyama
1928
Woodblock print
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa)
Kamogawa
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Mirror, from the series "Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi)"
1929
Color woodblock print; edition 12/80
Garden by Lake Biwa
1933
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Kamo River
1933
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Ginza no tasogare-doki (Dusk in Ginza) / Fujisawa mokuhan karendaa (Fujisawa Woodblock Print Calendar, 1949)
Woodblock print
Fuji from Miho
1935
Woodblock print
Flying Over the Mountains (Yamagoe), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"
1960
Woodblock print
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka
c. 1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mt Fuji in Spring from Miho
Woodblock print
Half Moon Bridge
1941
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji in Spring from Miho
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji from Yoshida
19th–20th century
Woodblock print
Benkei Bridge
Not set
Woodblock print
Yuhi Waterfall at Shiobara (Shiobara Yuhi no taki), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Seta Bridge
Woodblock print
Mountain Pass
Woodblock print
Railway Bridge
1933
Woodblock print
AKERU FUJI (Mt. Fuji at Daybreak)
Woodblock print
White Fuji 8
Woodblock print
Akashi Bay, Inland Sea at Seto
Woodblock print
Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow
Woodblock print
Fuji from Tago Bay
Woodblock print
Hakone Lake
Woodblock print
Kameido Bridge or Shrine
Woodblock print
Kangetsu Bridge
Woodblock print
Koshu Lake Kawaguchi — 甲州 河口湖
Woodblock print
Lake Yamanaka — 山中湖
Woodblock print
Lake Yamanaka in Winter
Woodblock print
Maiko Sea Shore or Sailboats at Sunset
Woodblock print
Maizuru Harbor at Night
Woodblock print
Morigasaki Coast
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan)
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Morning Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji
Woodblock print
Mountain Temple (Futara-san, Nikko) - oban
Woodblock print
Landscape, Ninja Point - No.20 from the portfolio: Folio Seventy Three
Woodblock print
Rowboats on River
Woodblock print
Snow on Sumida River
Woodblock print
Tokaido Numazu Harbor
Woodblock print
The Island that Turned into a Bird
鳥になった島
Silkscreen
Yokohama Harbor
Woodblock print
Wisteria Maiden (Fuji-Musume)
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji and Traveller
Woodblock print
Bridge
1959
Fuji-10
2001
Color woodblock print; edition 20/200
Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)
Kintaikyo no shunsho
1947
Color woodblock print
Winter at Lake Ashino (Ashinoko no fuyu)
1949
Color woodblock print
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa)
1949
Color 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.