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
Woman Mountain Climber
Woodblock print
Moon Bridge at Kameido
1914
Color woodcut
Yoshino River
2023
Kappazuri stencil
A Saturday Afternoon at Westlake MacArthur Park (September 13, 2025)
2025
Artist Book - Etching and gouache on Kozo paper and Rives BFK
Yatsuhashi Bridge in Iris Garden
1911
Woodblock Print
Bay
2011
Woodcut, mokuhanga woodblock, watercolor, wax
Crossing Ansong River at the Battle of Asan
1894
Woodblock Print
Sumida River by Night
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River
1881
N/A
Mountain #2
2014
Chinese brush painting
Mountain #3
2014
Chinese brush painting
Mountain #5
2014
Chinese brush painting
Mountain View
2014
Chinese brush painting
Lake Mashū
1961
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
A Mountain Path C
Woodblock print
A Mountain Path in Autumn
Woodblock print
Mountain Confetti
2023
Multi-Plate Reductive Linocut Relief Print
Japanese Seashore (97/210)
Woodblock print
Yama Uba Watching a Young Kintoki Play with his Mountain Friends
Woodblock print
Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast
1929 (original design by Kiyochika; published posthumously)
Color woodblock print; oban
Mountain
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji D
Woodblock print
Minoguchi Harbor
Woodblock print
A Night at Sumida River
ca. 1881
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
The Sound of Waterfall, Thinker
2015
Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition)
Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan
1894 (Meiji 27)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and colors on paper
Entrance to the Harbor of Port Arthur, Picture of the Hard Struggle of the Battleship Hatsuse
March 1904
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Evening on the Sumida River
Woodblock print
Ishirara Bridge and the Banks of the O River
Woodblock print
Ishiwara Bridge at Ōkawabata
1880
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Kaiunbashi Bridge and First National Bank — 海運橋第一国立銀行
Woodblock print
Koromo River below Tennō-ji Temple
1880
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, from
Woodblock print
Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge
Woodblock print
Morning Fuji at Okitsu — 興津の朝富士
Woodblock print
Morning Sunrise at Yorozuyo Bridge
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji at Twilight from Edobashi
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji from Tago-no-ura
1920s-1930s
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Mt Fuji Viewed from Edobashi Bridge — 江戸橋夕暮富士
Woodblock print
Naval Attack on Vladivostok Harbor
April 1904
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Naval Battle between Japan and Qing off the Coast of Pungdo in Korea, Picture of the Great Victory of Our Forces
August 1894
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Okura Bridge at Honjo
Woodblock print
Ommaya Bridge
Woodblock print
Our Scout Reconnoiters the Enemy Camp Near the Yalu River
Woodblock print
Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay
November 1894?
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Picture of Our Forces Occupying and Landing at Rongcheng Bay
January 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Picture of Our Scouts Reconnoiter the Enemy Camp near Yalu River
October 1894?
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Picture of the Saikyōmaru's Hard Fight off Haiyang Island
October 1894
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Rain at Sanmai Bridge in Hakone
c. 1881
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Senbongui and Ryōgoku Bridge
1880
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Sunrise at Yorozuyo (or Mansei) Bridge
1880
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
'Night Falls, a Dog Howls Deep in the Mountains, the God of the Hunt Appears', from Ryuri Hanga Saku
1959
Woodblock print
Night Wind Over Lake
Shōwa period,
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû Kageishi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi
Woodblock print
Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi
Woodblock print
Brush Sketch of Bridge
Woodblock print
Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957
Woodblock print
Niju Bridge at the Imperial Palace, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
1945
Color woodblock print
Nachi Waterfall (Nachi no taki), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi
Woodblock print
Pencil Studies of Mr. Fujikake Shizuya
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.