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
Okitsu
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Manotake and Notoridake
1929
Color woodblock print
Suzukawa
1935
Woodblock print
Misty Day in Nikko
1937
Color woodblock print
Calm Wind
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Yanagi Restaurant at Mikuni
Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture (Mirozu (Wakayama ken))
1950
Color woodblock print
Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture (Kawarahata (Gunma ken))
1955
Color woodblock print
Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa)
1953
Color woodblock print
Mino-no-kuni Yoro-no-Taki 美濃ノ国養老の瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
Woodblock print
Fashionable Places in Edo
1785-1787
Camping at Washibadake
1926
Color woodblock print
Suo-no-kuni Kintai-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran
Woodblock print
#15. Oji
Woodblock print
Amano-Hashidate
Woodblock print
Matterhorn
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Musashino
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Ki no Matsushima Islands
Woodblock print
Sekishozan - Shizhongshan
Woodblock print
Park in Canton
1941
Woodblock print
Camblain L'Abbe
ca. 1923
Inariyama, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano ken Inariyama)
1947
Color woodblock print
Namikiri, Shima (Shima Namikiri)
1942
Color woodblock print
Sunset — 夕焼け
Woodblock print
Abumi Promontory (Abumisaki)
Abumisaki
1950
Color woodblock print
Print 1
Woodblock print
Mount Yari, from
1926
Woodblock print
Lookout on cliff
Woodblock print
Various artists
Woodblock print
Wind
1964
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Morning Mist on the Taj Mahal No. 5, Shôwa period, dated 1932
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Grand Canyon
1925
Woodblock print
Bivouac: Kitadake and Ainodake
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Hayashi, Waichi
Woodblock print
Kamogawa in Kyoto
1933
Color woodblock print
Sanko Island
1941
Woodblock print
Seasonal (B)
1970
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Near Susono (Susono fukin)
1930
Color woodblock print
Takeda Shintaro (1886-1957) Okazaki
Woodblock print
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama)
Chuzenji Utagahama
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Morning at the Arayu Spa, Shiobara (Toyado no asa (Shiobara Arayu))
1946
Color woodblock print
Higashi-cho, Hirakata (Hirakata Higashi-cho)
1945
Color woodblock print; oban
Untitled (noel-nouet)
Woodblock print
Riverside in Morning
1964
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
South
1971
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Breithorn
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Jungfrau
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Hokuryo
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Kinae, Kinere
Not set
Woodblock print
Diary: Sept. 8th '07, in Weed CA
2007
Woodcut, silkscreen
Tomorrow
1972
Color woodblock print; edition 8/50
The Road Ahead - Highland
1992
Mixed-media installation
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama)
Hodakayama
1926
Color woodblock print
Mount Rainier
1925
Woodblock print, ink and colors on paper
TotalCount
1933
Woodblock print
Kiyokawa
Woodblock print
Nakabeshima
1930
Woodblock print
Caravan from Afganistan
1932
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Shiogama, Shiobara
Autumn 1918
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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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.