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
Snow Landscape with River, Taishô period, dated 1920
Woodblock print
Japanese Seashore
Woodblock print
Lake on the Mountain
Woodblock print
Mt. Fuji 11
Woodblock print
Chikibu Island in Moonlight
Woodblock print
Dawn over Lake Kawaguchi
1981–86
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Evening Sky Mt. Fuji
1990–91
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Mount Fuji with a Coating of Snow
1991
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Projection of Mt. Fuji
1990–91
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Sunset Mt. Fuji
1995
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Outdoor Theater at Mount Fuji
1998
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
The Sun over Fuji
1990
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Wangan Shibaura 湾岸芝浦 (Tokyo Bay Side: Shibaura) / Tokyo hyakkei niju-isseiki e no messeeji 東京百景 ２１世紀へのメッセージ (One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century)
Woodblock print
YAMANO HARU (Mountain in Spring)
Woodblock print
Misaka zangetsu 御坂残月 (Lingering Moon, Misaka) / Sanju-roku Fuji 三十六富士 (Thirty-Six Fujis)
Woodblock print
Mizore kuru みぞれ来る (Sleet Arrives) / Sanju-roku Fuji 三十六富士 (Thirty-Six Fujis)
Woodblock print
Sora moeru 空燃える (The Sky is Aflame) / Sanju-roku Fuji 三十六富士 (Thirty-Six Fujis)
Woodblock print
Spirits of Trees
Woodcut
Diocletian's Retreat
Woodcut
Aurora Boracha
Woodcut
Trashi Labsta
Woodcut
Afternoon at Ninohashi Bridge in Azabu
Woodblock print
Akeyuku Fuji- Dawn at Mt Fuji
Woodblock print
Amakusa Hono Gion Bridge
Woodblock print
Asahi Bridge in Kosentani
Woodblock print
Asano River, Kanazawa, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, First Series
Woodblock print
Autumn at the crater lake of the Haruna volcano — 榛名湖
Woodblock print
Autumn river
Woodblock print
Bamboo Forest, Tama River
Woodblock print
Banyu River
Woodblock print
The Big Rock Candy Mountains
Woodcut
Northern Lights
Woodcut
Spring
Woodcut
Wild River
Woodcut
Forest Clearing - January 1975
Etching
Forest Clearing - February 1975
Etching
Clearing and Burning
Etching
Iris Landscape
Etching
Iris Landscape 1980
Color lithograph
Flower Landscape 1980
Color lithograph
Early Spring 1988
Etching
Christmas 1993
Etching
Hillside Farm #3
Hand-coloured etching
Chosen Chiizan Senonji (Chii Mountain Senon Temple Korea)
Woodblock print
Chubu National Mountain Range — 国立 中部山岳
Woodblock print
Clearing After a Snowfall on Mt Fuji (Tagonoura Beach)
Woodblock print
Clearing after snowfall on Mount Fuji
Woodblock print
Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Zaimoku Island, Matsushima (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Matsushima Zaimokuto)
Woodblock print
Dôgashima Island in Izu District (Midday) (Izu Dôgashima, Hiru)
Woodblock print
Dawn at Daikon Gashi Riverbank — 大根河岸の朝
Woodblock print
Evening at the Kamo River in Kyoto (Kyôto Kamogawa no yûgure), from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fûkei senshû)
Woodblock print
snowcapped Mt Fuji
Woodblock print
snowy river scene
Woodblock print
Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge — 東京日本橋
Woodblock print
Shijo Bridge, Kyoto #11
Woodblock print
Village in Mountains (4)
Woodblock print
Lake Wannsee - Germany
Woodblock print
Bridge by the Quai Poterie
1919
Mt Fuji in Spring from Miho
Woodblock print
Fuji 11
88/120, 1986
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.