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
Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan
April 1940
Ink and color on paper
Karasaki from Eight Views of Omi
1927
Color woodblock print
Kuromon Gate, from the series "One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"
1930
Color woodblock print
Landscape in Sagami
1924
Woodblock print
Landscape Scenes in Ikejiri Setagaya
1922
Woodcut print
Ocean View of Ohara
1927
Color woodblock print
Pagoda Reflected in Sarusawa Pond, Nara, from the series "Ten Views of Nara"
1960
Woodblock print
Qufu Village, Shandong Province, China
1955
Woodblock print
Rice Fields in Valley ( sloping hill ) - decription
Woodblock print
Statue of of Jizo at Jurin-in in Takahata, Nara, from the series "Ten Views of Nara"
1960
Woodblock print
View of Azuchi
1931
Color woodblock print
View of Mountain Range in Kyushu from the Sea of Amakusa (Kyushu renzan Amakusa-nada yori
1940
Woodblock print
View of Nobuto in Chiba Prefecture
1922
Woodblock print
View of the Japanese Garden, from the series "Prints of the Shinjuku Imperial Garden (Shinjuku Gyoen hanga)"
1949
Color woodblock print
View of the Lakeshore at Matsue
1969
Woodblock print
Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin Act I (Historical event of 1701)
Fujieda: Wheat Field at Twilight
Woodblock print
The Drum Bridge in Snow #11
Okitsu: View from Seiken-ji
Woodblock print
Yokohama Road
Rice Field near Nara
Woodblock print
Mountain Landscape
1955
Color woodblock print; edition 3/50
Mt. Ishizuchi, Iyo (Iyo Ishizuchi-yama), from the series New One Hundred Views of Japan (Shin Nihon hyakkei)
Woodblock print
Snow in the Valley
1958
Color woodblock print; edition 3/50
Snowy Valley
1959
Color woodblock print; edition 2/12
Stand on the snow gorge
Woodblock print
Thirty-six Views of Fuji: Way to Okino
Woodblock print
Tokyo bay side Shibaura (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
1989-99
Color woodblock print
Tokyo Landscape
Woodblock print
Complete View of a Courtesan House in Tokyo
1870, 3rd lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Distant view of Yokohama from the Daikokurō Restaurant at Kanagawa
1864, 5th lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province
December 1874
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Famous Views of the Tokaido: A Mirage at Kuwana
Woodblock print
Famous Views of the Tokaido: Enjoying a Midday Noh Performance
Woodblock print
Famous Views of the Tokaido: The Rashomon Gate as It Was Once Was
Woodblock print
Mariko in Suruga Province: Comic Antics at the Inn (Shukuba no kyôgi), from the series Calligraphy and Pictures for the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Shoga gojûsan eki)
Woodblock print
Waterfall at Meguro (Meguro no taki), from the series One Hundred Views of the East (Azuma hyakkei no uchi)
Woodblock print
Distant View of Mt. Fuji from the Hakone Mountains
Woodblock print
Distant View of Ryogoku from Motoyanagi Bridge
Woodblock print
Inner Valley at Tsukigase (Tsukigase oku no tani), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)
1897 (Meiji 30)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Night fishing at Kanazawa in Kaga Province — 加賀金沢犀川夜の漁火
Woodblock print
Old Rakan Temple, Yamakei, Bungo Province, from
Woodblock print
Our Field Artillery Attacks the Camp at Jiuliancheng
November 1894
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of Onmaya Bridge
c. 1879
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of Takinogawa
1878
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of the Ariakerō at Imado
July 1879
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of the Attack on the Ground Battery at Weihaiwei
February 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
View of Ushimachi in Takanawa by Hazy Moonlight
1879 (Meiji 12)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper
True View of Benten at Inokashira from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
c. 1886–1899
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
View of the Higurashi gate
Woodblock print
Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima
Woodblock print
Famous Views of Tokyo: First National Bank of Japan
Woodblock print
Famous Views of Tokyo: The Kinryuzan Sensoji Temple
Woodblock print
Kotohiki Shrine, Sanuki Province, Moon, from
Woodblock print
People cured at Ikaho Hotspring, Kozuke Province, 1881
Woodblock print
Shichirigahama Beach, Sagami Province
Woodblock print
Tamagawa, Musashi Province
Woodblock print
View from Castle
Woodblock print
Deshima from the series Twelve Views of Nagasaki (Nagasaki junikei no uchi)
Woodblock print
Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo)
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.