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
Kiso River- at Inuyama — 木曽川
Woodblock print
Lake Towada — 十和田湖
Woodblock print
Dal Lake, Kashmir
1916
color woodcut
Nihon-bashi Bridge
Woodblock print
Mountain Path
1950
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Mountain Path in Autum
1946
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Mountain river
Woodblock print
Sea Coast, Futomi
1956
Woodblock print
![Title unknown [Mountain] by Kihei Sasajima](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/31342.jpg)
Title unknown [Mountain]
1947
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Waterfall, Shôwa period, dated 1966
Woodblock print
Fushimiinari Mountain- Niyama — 伏見稲荷山
Woodblock print
Fujimusume
Woodblock print
Lake Kawaguchi
Woodblock print
Lake Towada in Autumn — Towada Ko Shushoku
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji seen from Suou
Woodblock print
Sanjo Bridge - Summer
Woodblock print
River Mist
Not set
Woodblock print
Harbor
20th century
Color woodblock print
A Bridge in the Rainy Season
Woodblock print
A Lakeside Inn Under Moonlight
Woodblock print
A River in the Rain
Woodblock print
Bridge
Woodblock print
Fuji and sail boat
Woodblock print
Oh-hashi Bridge at Atako
Woodblock print
Woman on a Bridge
Woodblock print
Misty River
Woodblock print
Mountain Village
Woodblock print
Lake Ashinoko
20/100, 1970
Woodblock print
Boats on Tehe Lake
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji Seen from Numazu
Woodblock print
Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋
Woodblock print
Seashore #3
Woodblock print
Sealion Series: Sleeping at the Seashore
2023
Mokuhanga
Sanjo Bridge in Mist
Woodblock print
Shorei-matsuri, a bonfire on Mt. Daimonji in Kyoto
Woodblock print
the river Uji at moonrise in Kyoto
Woodblock print
Chikibu Island in Moonlight
Woodblock print
Nihonbashi Bridge
Woodblock print
Ryogoku Bridge — 両国橋
Woodblock print
Unknown title- XX Bridge — ?慶橋
Woodblock print
A Stone-Lantern on the Seashore
Woodblock print
Bridge
c. 1920
Woodblock print
Great Bridge at Senju
1913
Color woodblock print
Tosabori River, from
Woodblock print
The Great Bridge at Senju (Senju Ôhashi)
Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century
Woodblock print
#62 Kototoi Bridge
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji from Behind, Shôwa period, dated 1939
Woodblock print
Lake in Winter
20th century
Color woodblock print
![Title unknown [boaters on a mountain lake] by Maekawa Senpan](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/136047.jpg)
Title unknown [boaters on a mountain lake]
mid 20th century
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Saruhashi Bridge in Winter
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Bridge Benkei-bashi
Woodblock print
Bridge in snow
ca. 1915
Hori River, Matsue
Woodblock print
The Hozu River Rapids - Early Summer
Woodblock print
Lake and Bamboo
Woodblock print
Lake and Pine Tree- PC
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji
Woodblock print
Three-quarter length portrait of a bijin beside a river
Not set
Woodblock print
Fuji from Gumisawa
Woodblock print
Fuji from Kurasawa
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.