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
Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River (Yoshino Yanagi no watashi)
1950
Color woodblock print
Norman Bay
1923
Mount Fuji from Mizukubo
1930s
Color woodblock print; oban
Mount Fuji Seen from the Pass (Tōge no Fuji)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji from Lake Yamamaka
Woodblock print
Nikko Shirakumo Waterfall — 日光白雲瀧
Woodblock print
Otome Mountain Pass - 乙め峠
Woodblock print
Little Harbor
1941
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Traveler on Moonlit Shore
Not set
Woodblock print
Three Spring Months- Waterfall Sakura — 三春瀧櫻
1990
Woodblock print
Fujiki Kikumaro
Woodblock print
Untitled (fujiki-kikumaro)
Woodblock print
Untitled (fujiki-kikumaro)
Woodblock print
Untitled (fujiki-kikumaro)
Woodblock print
Untitled (fujiki-kikumaro)
Woodblock print
Red Fuji
1967
Color woodblock print
Rain on the Sumida River
隅田川の雨
c. 1920
Color woodblock print
Woman Wearing a Straw Coat (Mino o mato fujin) from Tale of the Castle Tower (Tenshu monogatari)
1978
Mezzotint
Bridge
c. 1980
Etching, ink and color on paper
Wind God, Thunder God (Fujin, raijin)
1971
Color intaglio
Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Lake Ashinoko in rain - Hakone
Woodblock print
River Boats in the Evening
Woodblock print
River Sumida in snow
Woodblock print
Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2
Woodblock print
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of "Ice Island"
1943 (memorial edition printed in 1955)
Color woodblock print
Mountain Range
20th century
Woodblock print
Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki)
Woodblock print
Snowfall at Edo River
江戸川の雪
c. 1924
Color woodblock print
A Steel Bridge
Woodblock print on paper
Shirahige Bridge
Woodblock print on paper
Woman in snow by the river
Woodblock print
Harbor Elegy
1956
Color woodblock print
Rain in the Mountains
1963
Color woodblock print
Song of the Seashore (Hamabe no uta)
1957
Color woodblock print
Yamanaka Lake (Yamanaka-ko)
Shōwa period, dated 1929
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with signature reading "Hiroshi Yoshida" and printed signature reading "Yoshida" with a seal of the artist
Yamanaka Lake (Yamanaka-ko), Shôwa period, dated 1929
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Yodo River
1942
Woodblock print
Tone River
1926
Color woodblock print
Mount Fuji Seen From Miho in Spring
1934
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mt Fuji Seen from Yoshida
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Burnt Remains of Ryogokubashi Bridge
Woodblock print
O Fuji San
1907
Color woodcut
On the River
1912
Color woodcut
The Bridge
1912
Color woodcut
The Shores of Kitsurin Shoka Inlet — 吉林松花江岸-きつりんしょうかこう
Woodblock print
Red Fuji
Woodblock print
Kiso River
Woodblock print
Lake Nojiri
1956
Woodblock print
Lake Ashinoko in Rain, Hakone
1929
Color woodblock print
Lake Shibayama in Kaga
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji seen from Yamanaka
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji seen from Nashigahara
Woodblock print
Takagawa River at Dawn, Shôwa period, dated 1932
Woodblock print
Tateyama Mountains from White Horse Peak (Hakuba Peak)
Woodblock print
Cherry Blossoms on a boat on Oi River
Woodblock print
Daimonji Mountain (Daimonji yoru no kiyamachi)
Woodblock print
Kegon Waterfalls, Nikko — 華源滝
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.