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Mountains Prints (442)

Mountain peaks and highland scenery in Japanese woodblock prints. These compositions range from distant panoramic views to intimate studies of mountain passes, alpine villages, and mist-shrouded peaks.

Artists Known for Mountains

Untitled [mountain scape with river] by Amano Kazumi

Untitled [mountain scape with river]

late 1950s

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Mountain Kabuto A — 山甲A by Amano Kunihiro

Mountain Kabuto A — 山甲A

Woodblock print

Monk at a Mountain Temple by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Monk at a Mountain Temple

20th century

Color woodblock print

Otome Mountain Pass - 乙め峠 by Takahashi Shotei

Otome Mountain Pass - 乙め峠

Woodblock print

Mountain landscape with farm (1) by Shiko Munakata

Mountain landscape with farm (1)

1950

Woodblock print

Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957 by Onchi Koshiro

Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957

Woodblock print

Friends of the mountain by Onchi Koshiro

Friends of the mountain

Woodblock print

Mountain Stream at Hida, Gifu Prefecture by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mountain Stream at Hida, Gifu Prefecture

1958

Woodblock print

Mt. Asama in Spring by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mt. Asama in Spring

1956

Woodblock print

Mt. Uchikongo Falls (banbak-do) Korea by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mt. Uchikongo Falls (banbak-do) Korea

1939

Woodblock print

Road to Izumo Mountain Hot Spring by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Road to Izumo Mountain Hot Spring

1942

Color woodblock print

Sotoba in Forest ( Inner sanctuary of Mt. Köya) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Sotoba in Forest ( Inner sanctuary of Mt. Köya)

Woodblock print

Soyangsa Temple in Inner Diamond Mountain (Nae Keum Kang), Korea by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Soyangsa Temple in Inner Diamond Mountain (Nae Keum Kang), Korea

1940

Woodblock print

View of Mountain Range in Kyushu from the Sea of Amakusa (Kyushu renzan Amakusa-nada yori by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

View of Mountain Range in Kyushu from the Sea of Amakusa (Kyushu renzan Amakusa-nada yori

1940

Woodblock print

Kakegawa: Mountain-Top Kannon by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kakegawa: Mountain-Top Kannon

Woodblock print

Sakanoshita: Morning at the Mountain Top by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Sakanoshita: Morning at the Mountain Top

Woodblock print

A Mountain In The Japanese Alps by Umetaro Azechi

A Mountain In The Japanese Alps

Woodblock print

A Mountain man With Bird by Umetaro Azechi

A Mountain man With Bird

Woodblock print

A Volcanic Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

A Volcanic Mountain

Woodblock print

Bird and Six Mountain Men by Umetaro Azechi

Bird and Six Mountain Men

Woodblock print

Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu by Umetaro Azechi

Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu

Woodblock print

Climbing the Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Climbing the Mountain

Woodblock print

Descending the Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Descending the Mountain

Woodblock print

Early Spring Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Early Spring Mountain

1963

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Friends of the mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Friends of the mountain

Woodblock print

Man going to the mountain — 山をゆく人 by Umetaro Azechi

Man going to the mountain — 山をゆく人

Woodblock print

Man Who Returned From the Summit by Umetaro Azechi

Man Who Returned From the Summit

Woodblock print

Mountain Climber Holding Bird by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Climber Holding Bird

Woodblock print

Mountain Climber, Shôwa period, dated 1952 by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Climber, Shôwa period, dated 1952

Woodblock print

Mountain Climber with Head Turned to One Side by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Climber with Head Turned to One Side

Woodblock print

Mountain-climbing Man by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain-climbing Man

1953

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1) by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1)

Woodblock print

Mountain Home by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Home

Woodblock print

Mountain Landscape by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Landscape

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 3/50

Mountain Man and Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Man and Mountain

Woodblock print

Mountain man with a rope by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain man with a rope

Woodblock print

Mountain man with a rope 59/100 by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain man with a rope 59/100

Woodblock print

Mountain Man with Pick by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Man with Pick

Woodblock print

Mountain Scene by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Scene

Woodblock print

Mountain Village by Umetaro Azechi

Mountain Village

Woodblock print

Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island by Umetaro Azechi

Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island

Woodblock print

Mt. Ishizuchi, Iyo (Iyo Ishizuchi-yama), from the series New One Hundred Views of Japan (Shin Nihon hyakkei) by Umetaro Azechi

Mt. Ishizuchi, Iyo (Iyo Ishizuchi-yama), from the series New One Hundred Views of Japan (Shin Nihon hyakkei)

Woodblock print

Old Man in a Mountain Hut by Umetaro Azechi

Old Man in a Mountain Hut

1953

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Old Mountain Climber by Umetaro Azechi

Old Mountain Climber

Woodblock print

Sleep on the Mountain (Yama ni nemuru) by Umetaro Azechi

Sleep on the Mountain (Yama ni nemuru)

Woodblock print

Snow Mountain — 雪山 by Umetaro Azechi

Snow Mountain — 雪山

Woodblock print

Snowy Mountain Village by Umetaro Azechi

Snowy Mountain Village

Woodblock print

Stand on the snow gorge by Umetaro Azechi

Stand on the snow gorge

Woodblock print

Top of the Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Top of the Mountain

Woodblock print

Two Mountain Men — 二人の山男 by Umetaro Azechi

Two Mountain Men — 二人の山男

Woodblock print

Unknown- Mountain Man Holding Bird by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown- Mountain Man Holding Bird

Woodblock print

Unknown- Mountain man with ice pick by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown- Mountain man with ice pick

Woodblock print

unknown- red mountain by Umetaro Azechi

unknown- red mountain

Woodblock print

Winter Mountain by Umetaro Azechi

Winter Mountain

1962

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Woman Mountain Climber by Umetaro Azechi

Woman Mountain Climber

Woodblock print

Mt. Aso by Hideo Hagiwara

Mt. Aso

Woodblock print

A Mountain Path C by Fumio Kitaoka

A Mountain Path C

Woodblock print

A Mountain Path in Autumn by Fumio Kitaoka

A Mountain Path in Autumn

Woodblock print

Mountain by Fumio Kitaoka

Mountain

Woodblock print

YAMANOHARU J (mountain in spring J) by Fumio Kitaoka

YAMANOHARU J (mountain in spring J)

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mountain peaks and highland scenery in Japanese woodblock prints. These compositions range from distant panoramic views to intimate studies of mountain passes, alpine villages, and mist-shrouded peaks.

Umetaro Azechi, Hiroshi Yoshida, and Jokata Kaiseki are among the artists most associated with mountains in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 442 prints tagged with mountains, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.