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
The Grace of the Mountain
1949 (printed 1952)
Woodblock print
Mountain View
Mokuhanga on two aluminium panels
Ötsu: Clear Day after Snowfall at the Lake
Woodblock print
Kyoto: Sanjö Öhashi Bridgein Snow
Woodblock print
Friends of the mountain
Woodblock print
Riverside
Woodblock print
Tsuchiya Koitsu No Series The Mouth Of The Banyu River
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji from the Seashore of Kisarazu
Woodblock print
The Oigawa Bridge and Mt Fuji — 大井川
Woodblock print
The Tokyo Imperial Palace and Mt Fuji — 皇居からの富士
Woodblock print
Nachi Waterfall
2019
Woodblock
The Komadome Cherry Tree and Mt Fuji
Woodblock print
Red Fuji as shaved ice
2011
Water-based woodcut on Japanese paper
Parting Lovers (Magpie Bridge)
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji
Woodblock print
Waterfall
1950s
Color woodblock print
Landscape (SANSUI)
Woodblock print
Yuhi Waterfall in Shiobara
Woodblock print
Nishimikawazaka on Sado Island
Woodblock print
Murasaki Shikibu Writing on a Veranda Overlooking a Lake
Woodblock print
Naval Battle in which we Capture Haiyang Island
Woodblock print
Takebayashi Tadashichi Takashige 武林唯七隆重 / Gishi Shijushichi zu 義士四十七図
Woodblock print
The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island (Kaiyoto senryo kaisen no zu)
1894
Color woodblock print; three sheets of oban tetraptych
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Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony]
1903–1907
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu)
Meiji period,
Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color on paper
Drawing for Old Man from the Mountain Hut
1953
Pencil and oil pastel on paper
Mountainman in Winter
1955
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
A Mountain In The Japanese Alps
Woodblock print
A Volcanic Mountain
Woodblock print
Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu
Woodblock print
Climbing the Mountain
Woodblock print
Descending the Mountain
Woodblock print
Early Spring Mountain
1963
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Friends of the mountain
Woodblock print
Girl Mountaineer
Woodblock print
Lake Taishon
Woodblock print
Man going to the mountain — 山をゆく人
Woodblock print
Mountain Climber, Shôwa period, dated 1952
Woodblock print
Mountain Climber with Head Turned to One Side
Woodblock print
Mountain-climbing Man
1953
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1)
Woodblock print
Mountain Home
Woodblock print
Mountain Man and Mountain
Woodblock print
Mountain man with a rope
Woodblock print
Mountain man with a rope 59/100
Woodblock print
Mountain Man with Pick
Woodblock print
Mountain Scene
Woodblock print
Mountain Village
Woodblock print
Mountaineer and skier
20th century
Color woodblock print
Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island
Woodblock print
Old Man in a Mountain Hut
1953
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Old Mountain Climber
Woodblock print
Sleep on the Mountain (Yama ni nemuru)
Woodblock print
Snow Mountain — 雪山
Woodblock print
Snowy Mountain Village
Woodblock print
Top of the Mountain
Woodblock print
Two Mountain Men — 二人の山男
Woodblock print
Unknown- Mountain man with ice pick
Woodblock print
unknown- red mountain
Woodblock print
Winter Mountain
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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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.