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
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Woodblock print
Wading in a River - 風呂や (1)
Woodblock print
Lake and Waterfalls
Not set
Woodblock print
Lake Biwa
Not set
Woodblock print
Lake Chuzenjiko in Autumn — 中禅寺湖
1928
Woodblock print
Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋
circa 1950-1970
Woodblock print
Silence of Kamo River
Not set
Woodblock print
Mountain and Lake
1969
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Stone Bridge (Ishibashi)
1960
Color woodblock print; edition 48/60
Chinese Landscape
Color woodcut
Colle, Val de Elsa
Woodcut
Rocky Mountains
Woodcut
Moonbow
Color woodcut
Chief's Blanket
Woodcut
Volcan Fuego
Woodcut/stencil
Little Wolf's Last Camp
Woodcut
Esperanza
Woodcut
Kali Gandaki
Woodcut
Tilicho Lake
Color woodcut
Ravanna's Palace Burning
Woodcut
Arroyo
Woodcut
Pavilion at Gorka
Woodcut
Wisterias at Kameido — Kameido Fuji
Woodblock print
Chapter 45 - Hashihime- Princess of the Bridge
Woodblock print
Two women on a balcony overlooking the Kamo River at Shijo in Kyoto
Woodblock print
Naval battle while capturing Haiyang Island
Woodblock print
General Sakuma leading the men from the 3rd Brigade in the attack on Yungcheng Bay
Woodblock print
The wood-cutter drawing water from the Yoro waterfall with filial piety
Woodblock print
The two gods Izanagi and Izanami standing on the “floating bridge of heaven”
Woodblock print
The swordsmith of Inari Mountain
Woodblock print
Illustration of the Naval Battle Capturing Haiyang Island (Kaiyôtô senryô kaisen no zu)
Woodblock print
Orimono (Folding Paper). Series: Fujin Fuoku Zukushi (A Series on Customs of Ladies)
Woodblock print
Nui Moyo (Embroidering). Series: Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi
Woodblock print
Hana yome. Series: Fujin Fuzoki Zukushi (A collection of Ladies Customs)
Woodblock print
Utamushiro. Poem Party. Series: Fujin fuzoku Zukushi
Woodblock print
Picture of Captain Ôsawa and Six Others, the Death-Defying Seven from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay (Yaeyama-kan norikumi Ôsawa taii-ra shichimei no kesshitai Eijôwan ni funshin suru zu)
Woodblock print
Design for the cover of the songlet Flying Island
c. 1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Tsujido no Fuji — 辻堂の富士
Woodblock print
By the Lake in Snow (Kohan no Yuki)
Woodblock print
Coast
20th century
Color woodblock print
Mountain Road
20th century
Color woodblock print
AKERU FUJI (Mt. Fuji at Daybreak)
Woodblock print
Komagata Bridge
Woodblock print
Red Fuji (8)
Woodblock print
Tsujido no Fuji — 辻堂の富士
1929
Woodblock print
Fuji Northern Entrance- Asama Shrine — 富士山北口浅間神社と富士
Woodblock print
Fuji from Mitsu Coast- Fuji from Enoshima — 三津海岸からの富士
Woodblock print
Fuji, pines, and boats
Not dated (1936)
Woodblock print
Unknown bridge scene
Woodblock print
CH33- Fuji no Uraba
Woodblock print
Boats on shore near Fuji
Woodblock print
Fuji in snow
Woodblock print
Matsudo Bank of Edo River — 江戸川松戸岸
Woodblock print
Mountain lake, Hakone Ashinoko no Shinryoku
Woodblock print
Mt Asama from the River Chikuma
Woodblock print
Sakura Bridge from Shirauobashi — 白魚橋から桜橋を見る
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji
Woodblock print
a town as the moon is rising over the mountains
Woodblock print
On the Songhua River
Woodblock print
Sanjö Bridge Kyoto
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.