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
Hijiri Bridge
1991
Woodblock
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island,” 1943
1943
Color woodblock print
Shin Bridge at Nikko
Woodblock print
The Washington Monument on the Potomac River
Woodblock print
Takagawa River at Dawn, Shôwa period, dated 1932
Woodblock print
北京(密雲湖) Beijing (Lake Miyun)
1992
C-print
Bridge in Autumn
Woodblock print
Fuji from Taganoura
Woodblock print
Zaimoku Island in Matsushima
Woodblock print
Lakeside Scene- Misty Morning with Torii
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji and bay
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji and lake
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji and village in spring
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji in autumn with bridge
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji with sailboats on lake
Woodblock print
Sacred Bridge, Nikko
Woodblock print
Sunset harbor scene with shipping
Woodblock print
Temple with mounds of mums on a riverbank
Woodblock print
Tsukuda Jima- Kominato Bay Chiba
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji After Snow at Tagonoura Bay — 富士の雪渓(田子の浦
Woodblock print
Snow at Kamibashi Bridge, Nikko
Woodblock print
MOONLIGHT ON ARAKAWA RIVER, AKABANE
Woodblock print
Ice River
Woodblock print
Gazanishi Shrine at Lake Tazawa
Woodblock print
Fuji Bridge
Woodblock print
Pastel Fuji
Woodblock print
Mountain Lake
Woodblock print
Lake Shoji
Woodblock print
Fuji - yotsugiri
Woodblock print
Sacred Mountain Fuji — 富士の朝
Woodblock print
Gion bashi bridge, Asakusa
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji in Moonlight, Kawaibashi
Woodblock print
Lake Chuzenji At Nikko
Woodblock print
The Hori River, Obama, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, First Series
Woodblock print
Kansanomiya Shrine at Lake Tazawa, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series
Woodblock print
Kegon Waterfall in Nikko
Woodblock print
Sea Coast at Atami
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji from Lake Shoji
Woodblock print
Woman and Snowflakes
Not set
Woodblock print
Forest in the Middle of a Lake
Woodblock print
Moon over the Ara River at Akabane
Woodblock print
Omori kaigan (Omori shore), from
Woodblock print
Chosei Bridge
Woodblock print
A Mountain man With Bird
Woodblock print
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Bird and Mountaineer (2) (Tori to yama otoko [2])
1972
Color woodblock print
Bird and Six Mountain Men
Woodblock print
The Fuji River
Woodblock print
Mountain Climber Holding Bird
Woodblock print
Turtle Island (14/40)
Woodblock print
Skirt of Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
People of Fire Mountain
1980
Color woodcut
Unknown- Mountain Man Holding Bird
Woodblock print
Takino River
Woodblock print
Lake Kugushi , Wakasa
Woodblock print
Hamacho River bank — 浜町河岸
Woodblock print
Fuji Hakone National Park — 国立富士箱根
Woodblock print
Rikuchu Coast National Park — 陸中海岸国立公園
Woodblock print
Fuji Hakone National Park- V2 — 国立富士箱根
Woodblock print
River Uji — 観光地百選 宇治川
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.