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
Rain on Tsukimi Bridge
Woodblock print
The Winter Moon - Kinryuzan Viewed from the Banks of the Sumida River — 墨堤より望む金龍山 冬の月
Woodblock print
Clear moon over Imado Bridge - Asakusa in snow
Woodblock print
Woman in a Snowy Landscape
Woodblock print
Night Scene at Sumida River
Woodblock print
Fireflies at Kinu River at Tennoji
Woodblock print
ANEGAWA (Ane River)
Woodblock print
SHIRAKAWA (Shira River)
Woodblock print
TAIKO-NO-ASA (Biwa Lake in Morning)
Woodblock print
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
Morning Mist at Sanjô Bridge, Kyoto (Sanjô ôhashi no asagiri), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
Landscape with Yumedono, Shôwa period, dated 1973
Woodblock print
Stone Bridge (Ishibashi), Shôwa period, dated 1960
Woodblock print
Stone Bridge, Shôwa period, dated 1961
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Makurabashi Bridge
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Snow Scene of the Bank of Japan near Eitaibashi Bridge
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Umayabashi Bridge
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Asakusabashi Bridge
Woodblock print
Untitled, coastal scene
Woodblock print
Fujimi Ferry at Honjo, from
Woodblock print
Akabane Bridge, from
Woodblock print
Azuma Bridge
Woodblock print
Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge
Woodblock print
Kaji Bridge, from
Woodblock print
Makura Bridge, HOnjo, from
Woodblock print
Mikura Bridge, Honjo
Woodblock print
Opening of the New Azuma Bridge in Tokyo
Woodblock print
Triptych: Improved Azuma Bridge, Meiji period, 1887
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Honjo Ichinohashi Bridge from the Riverbank at Hamacho
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Kandagawa River and Surugadai
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Koromogawa River Below Tenno-ji Temple
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Makurabashi Bridge, Koume
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Off the Coast at Shinagawa
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Okurabashi Bridge, Honjo
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Suspension Bridge at Fukiage
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Great Fire at Ryogoku from the Hamacho Riverbank
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo
Woodblock print
Kobayashi Kiyochika, 小林清親 (Kobayashi Kiyochika)创作的日本版画《Two Ducks
Woodblock print
Our Troops Take Rongcheng Bay and Make a Landing (Waga gun Eijôwan o senryô shi jôriku suru no zu)
Woodblock print
Picture of Our Armed Forces Occupying Ryûkô Island (Waga gun Ryûkôtô o senryô suru no zu)
Woodblock print
Hori River, Matsue
Woodblock print
Crater Lake at Mount Zaō H
1958
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Lake Okotanpe (Okotanpe-ko)
1963
Color woodblock print
Lake Shore in the Morning — 湖畔の朝
Woodblock print
Mountain Peak
20th century
Color woodblock print
Mt. Fuji- Sun Set
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji- V2- Winter
Woodblock print
Ranjima (Dutch Island)
Woodblock print
Benkei Bridge
Woodblock print
Benkei Bridge, Akasaka (Akasaka Benkeibashi)
Woodblock print
Benten Island at Tomonotsu, Bingo Province (Bingo Tomonotsu no Bentenjima)
Woodblock print
Bridge
Woodblock print
Bridge in the Snow Design on Lantern (descriptive title)
Woodblock print
Bridge over the Asano (?) River
Woodblock print
Bridge with Sail Boat
Woodblock print
Landscape
Woodblock print
Fuji From Lake Ashi (Morning View) — 芦ノ湖の富士（朝の景）
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.