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
Seeing the Waterfall of Mount Lu
2017
Newspaper, Gesso, Ink Stick, Acrylic Paint, Spray Paint
Kiyosu Bridge
Woodblock print
Pines at Miho seashore - Miho no matsubara
Woodblock print
Lake Matsubara on a Morning, Shinshu
Woodblock print
Lake Motosu
Woodblock print
Snow at Yagumobashi Bridge, Nagata — Kobe Nagata Jinja Yagumobashi
Woodblock print
Iwai Bridge
Woodblock print
Zaimoku island at Matsushima
Woodblock print
Kôtsuki River in Kagoshima (Kagoshima Kôtsukigawa), from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fûkei senshû)
Woodblock print
Lake Ezu in Kumamoto (Kumamoto Ezu-ko), from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fûkei senshû)
Woodblock print
The Imperial Procession Bridge at Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto-jô Miyukibashi), from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fûkei senshû)
Woodblock print
The Hyôjôgawara Riverbed in Sendai (Sendai Hyôjôgawara)
Woodblock print
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Lakeside Shower at Matsue (Kohan no ame [Matsue])
Woodblock print
Rain at Imai Bridge
Woodblock print
Nikko Chuzenji Lake, Utagahama
Woodblock print
Kansa Temple at Lake Tazawa or Kansagu Shrine at Lake Tawaza
Woodblock print
Mount Fuji at Funatsu (Funazuno), Yamanishi
Woodblock print
Futago Island - Moonlight At Matsushima
Woodblock print
Nihonbashi Bridge — 日本橋(夜明)
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji From Yuimachi at Suruga
Woodblock print
Selection of Views of the Tokaido: Banyu River (Tokaido fukei senshu: Banyugawa)
Woodblock print
Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series: Gozanoishi Shrine at Lake Tazawa (Tabi miyage dai sanshu: Tazawako Gozanoishi)
Woodblock print
Twelve Months of Tokyo: Afternoon at Nino Bridge In Azabu (Tokyo junikagetsu: zabu Ninohashi no Gogo)
Woodblock print
Snow at Kamibashi Bridge in Nikko (Nikko kamibashi no yuki)
Woodblock print
NARUSAWA NO FUJI (Mt. Fuji, Narusawa)
Woodblock print
Satta Toge no Fuji- Mt Fuji seen from Satta Pass
Woodblock print
Nishi Izu, Kisho no Fuji
Woodblock print
Rain on Lake Matsue — 湖？の雨（松江）
Woodblock print
Fuji across Harbour
Woodblock print
Snow on the Arakawa River — Arakawa no Yuki
Woodblock print
Fuji near Susono, Evening
Woodblock print
Lake Kizaki - Shinshu
Woodblock print
Tagonoura- Lake Tago
Woodblock print
Teranohama, Sanuki Coast- Kaiganji Beach
Woodblock print
Ikkokubashi yukei (Evening view at Ikkoku Bridge), from
Woodblock print
Tsuten Bridge, from
Woodblock print
Sumida River, from
Woodblock print
Before Makura Bridge, Sumida River, from
Woodblock print
CLake Chuzenji, Nikko, from
Woodblock print
Sunset Over Asakusa Bridge (Asakusabashi yûkei), Meiji period, dated 1880
Woodblock print
View of Mount Fuji from Satta-rei, Meiji period, dated 1896
Woodblock print
Lake Kishu
Woodblock print
Kiso River- at Inuyama
Woodblock print
Fukuroda Waterfall in Autumn-Ibaragi
Woodblock print
Fuji from Miho
Woodblock print
Uji Bridge
Woodblock print
River in snow
Woodblock print
Snow valley of Mount Hakuba
Woodblock print
Mt Fuji reflected in Lake Kawaguchi
Woodblock print
Lake Kawaguchi- watercolour
Woodblock print
Ferry Crossing at Yanagi, Yoshino River — 吉野柳の渡し
Woodblock print
Filtering Light at Lakeside
Woodblock print
Lake Ezu
Woodblock print
Towards a Blue Mountain
Woodblock print
Fuji and pine trees
Woodblock print
Tomonotsu- Benten Island Bingo
Woodblock print
Lake Yamanaka- Fudozaka — 山中湖不動坂
Woodblock print
Mishima River
Woodblock print
The Banks of the Kano River, Kyoto
Woodblock print
Morning at Nijubashi Bridge
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.