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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

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO "OCHANOMIZU" by Utagawa Hiroshige

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO "OCHANOMIZU"

19th century

Ink on paper

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO, "SEKIYA NO SATO" by Utagawa Hiroshige

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO, "SEKIYA NO SATO"

19th century

Ink on paper

Carp Ascending Waterfall by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Carp Ascending Waterfall

19th century

Color woodblock print

Night View of the Yamato Tea-house in Nawate Dori Seen from Shijo Bridge by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Night View of the Yamato Tea-house in Nawate Dori Seen from Shijo Bridge

1836-1870

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Mountain Village with Houses Along the Shore (No. 1 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan) by Sakai Bunsei

Mountain Village with Houses Along the Shore (No. 1 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan)

河南八勝 第一

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print

Fishing from a Secluded Cove (No. 3 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan) by Sakai Bunsei

Fishing from a Secluded Cove (No. 3 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan)

河南八勝 第三 釣魚

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print

Mountain Landscape with Fishing Village (No. 5 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan) by Sakai Bunsei

Mountain Landscape with Fishing Village (No. 5 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan)

河南八勝 第五

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print

Mountainous Coastline with Bays and Fishing Boats by Sakai Bunsei

Mountainous Coastline with Bays and Fishing Boats

山水図

mid-19th century

Color woodblock print

Scenic View of the Sea at Shibaura from the Foot of Mount Yatsu at Takanawa by Utagawa Hiroshige

Scenic View of the Sea at Shibaura from the Foot of Mount Yatsu at Takanawa

ca. 1850

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The Hashiba Crossing by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Hashiba Crossing

1854

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Kinkizan on Enoshima Island in Sagami Province by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kinkizan on Enoshima Island in Sagami Province

1855

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Futakawa: Yaji and Kitahachi from Hizakurige  by Utagawa Hiroshige

Futakawa: Yaji and Kitahachi from Hizakurige

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Mokuboji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), Number 92 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Mokuboji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata (Mokuboji Uchigawa Gozensaihata), Number 92 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Edo period, dated 1857 (12th month)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Spiral Hall, Five Hundred Rakan Temple (Gohyaku Rakan Sazaidō), Number 66 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Spiral Hall, Five Hundred Rakan Temple (Gohyaku Rakan Sazaidō), Number 66 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Edo period, dated 1857 (8th month)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Chōfu in Musashi Province (Musashi Chōfu), from the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku mu tamagawa) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Chōfu in Musashi Province (Musashi Chōfu), from the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku mu tamagawa)

Eight Views of the Sumida River: Descending Geese at the Ferry (Sumidagawa hakkei, Watashiba rakugan), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Tōto meisho no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Eight Views of the Sumida River: Descending Geese at the Ferry (Sumidagawa hakkei, Watashiba rakugan), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Tōto meisho no uchi)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

from the series Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige

from the series Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Goggle-eyed Sea Bream and Bamboo Grass, from an untitled series known as Large Fish by Utagawa Hiroshige

Goggle-eyed Sea Bream and Bamboo Grass, from an untitled series known as Large Fish

19th century

Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color on paper

Morning Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara asazakura no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Morning Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara asazakura no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

No. 13, Numazu: The Ashigara Mountains and the Foot of Mt. Fuji (Ashigarayama, Fuji no suso), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 13, Numazu: The Ashigara Mountains and the Foot of Mt. Fuji (Ashigarayama, Fuji no suso), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

No. 21, Mariko: Selling the Famous Yam Soup at the Station (Mariko, Ekichū meibutsu tororojiru o hisagu), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tōkaidō by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 21, Mariko: Selling the Famous Yam Soup at the Station (Mariko, Ekichū meibutsu tororojiru o hisagu), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tōkaidō

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Rice Market at Dōjima (Dōjima kome akinai), from the series Famous Views of Osaka (Naniwa meisho zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Rice Market at Dōjima (Dōjima kome akinai), from the series Famous Views of Osaka (Naniwa meisho zue)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF FUJI, "MOTOGUCHIDORI" by Utagawa Hiroshige

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF FUJI, "MOTOGUCHIDORI"

19th century

Ink on paper

Tomigaoka Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Tomigaoka Hachiman), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kōto meisho) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Tomigaoka Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Tomigaoka Hachiman), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kōto meisho)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

View of Mount Atago (Atago-yama no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi) by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

View of Mount Atago (Atago-yama no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi)

1870-71

Color woodblock print

Pavilion on the Cliff with Distant Sails (No. 4 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan) by Sakai Bunsei

Pavilion on the Cliff with Distant Sails (No. 4 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan)

河南八勝 第四

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print

Seventieth Birthday Celebrations by Utagawa Hiroshige

Seventieth Birthday Celebrations

1851-1852

Print

Sea Fortifications by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sea Fortifications

ca.1853 - ca.1855

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The Mimeguri Shrine from the Opposite Side of the Crossing by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Mimeguri Shrine from the Opposite Side of the Crossing

1854

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View of the Port of Uraga in Sagami Province by Utagawa Hiroshige

View of the Port of Uraga in Sagami Province

1855

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Kanazawa in Musashi Province by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kanazawa in Musashi Province

1856

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Sumiyoshi Bay at Naniwa by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sumiyoshi Bay at Naniwa

1856

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The Banks of the Sumida River by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Banks of the Sumida River

1857

Print

Suma Bay in Settsu Province (Settsu suma no ura)  by Utagawa Hiroshige

Suma Bay in Settsu Province (Settsu suma no ura)

1862

Print

Furyū Genji: Akashi (Hiroshige landscape, Kunisada [main] figures) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Furyū Genji: Akashi (Hiroshige landscape, Kunisada [main] figures)

Late Edo period, 1835

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" diptych; ink and color on paper

No. 19, Ejiri: Koyoshida Bridge (Koyoshida no hashi), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 19, Ejiri: Koyoshida Bridge (Koyoshida no hashi), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

c. 1850-1851

Five Pines, Onagi Canal (Onagigawa Gohonmatsu), Number 97 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Five Pines, Onagi Canal (Onagigawa Gohonmatsu), Number 97 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Edo period, dated 1856 (7th month)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Seven League Beach, Sagami Province (Sagami Shichigahama), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Seven League Beach, Sagami Province (Sagami Shichigahama), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei)

Late Edo period, dated 1859

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

A HUNDRED VIEWS OF FAMOUS PLACES IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES, "BIZEN TATSUKUCHIYAMA" by Utagawa Hiroshige

A HUNDRED VIEWS OF FAMOUS PLACES IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES, "BIZEN TATSUKUCHIYAMA"

Late Edo period, dated 1860

Ink on paper

Black Seabream (Kurodai), Small Seabream (Kodai) and Japanese Peppercorns (Sansho), from the series A Shoal of Fishes (Uo-zukushi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Black Seabream (Kurodai), Small Seabream (Kodai) and Japanese Peppercorns (Sansho), from the series A Shoal of Fishes (Uo-zukushi)

Late Edo period, 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Abalone Divers at Satta Pass by Utagawa Hiroshige

Abalone Divers at Satta Pass

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Clear Weather after Snow in the Precincts of the Kanda Myōjin Shrine (Kanda Myōjin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Clear Weather after Snow in the Precincts of the Kanda Myōjin Shrine (Kanda Myōjin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

CRANE AND IRISES by Utagawa Hiroshige

CRANE AND IRISES

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Station 29 -- Mitsuke, Tenryū River View (Mitsuke Tenryūgawa zu), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Station 29 -- Mitsuke, Tenryū River View (Mitsuke Tenryūgawa zu), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi)

19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO, "ASAKUSA KINRIUSAN" by Utagawa Hiroshige

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO, "ASAKUSA KINRIUSAN"

19th century

Ink on paper

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii

1841

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; vertical ōban

Moon over the Yi River (No. 7 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan) by Sakai Bunsei

Moon over the Yi River (No. 7 from Henan Hasshō, Eight Excellent Views of Henan)

河南八勝 第七 伊瀬皎月

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print

The Flower Pavilion at Sendagi by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Flower Pavilion at Sendagi

1855

Print

Kameyama (Kameyama)  by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kameyama (Kameyama)

Print

Okazaki: Yahagi Station (Yahagi no shuku)  by Utagawa Hiroshige

Okazaki: Yahagi Station (Yahagi no shuku)

Print

No. 17, Yui: Satta Pass and Kurasawa Station (Satta tōge, Kurasawa tateba), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 17, Yui: Satta Pass and Kurasawa Station (Satta tōge, Kurasawa tateba), from the series The Tōkaidō Road, The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō, Gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

c. 1850-1851

Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), Number 85 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), Number 85 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Edo period, dated 1856 (9th month)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital (Tōtō Takanawa kaigen), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Various Provinces (Shōkoku meishō hyakkei), published by Uoya Eikichi by Utagawa Hiroshige

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital (Tōtō Takanawa kaigen), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Various Provinces (Shōkoku meishō hyakkei), published by Uoya Eikichi

Late Edo period, ninth month of 1861

Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper

Autumn View of Takanawa (Takanawa aki no kei), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn View of Takanawa (Takanawa aki no kei), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Clear Weather after Snow at the Sumida River Ferry (Sumidagawa watashiba yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho no uchi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Clear Weather after Snow at the Sumida River Ferry (Sumidagawa watashiba yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho no uchi)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

No. 5, Hodogaya: Distant View of the Kamakura Mountains from the Boundary Tree Posthouse (Hodogaya, Kyōboku tateba Kamakurayama enbō), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tōkaidō by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 5, Hodogaya: Distant View of the Kamakura Mountains from the Boundary Tree Posthouse (Hodogaya, Kyōboku tateba Kamakurayama enbō), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tōkaidō

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Shirasuka: The Legend of Onnaya (Onnaya no den), from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Shirasuka: The Legend of Onnaya (Onnaya no den), from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui)

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO by Utagawa Hiroshige

THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO

19th century

Ink on paper

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Filial Piety by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Filial Piety

1848

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical chūban

River Landscape with Fishing Boat and Distant Mountains by Sakai Bunsei

River Landscape with Fishing Boat and Distant Mountains

山水図

c. 1830s–1840s

Color 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.