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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

Satta Ridge (Satta mine), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Satta Ridge (Satta mine), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

1896 (Meiji 29)

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

Yama Uba Watching a Young Kintoki Play with his Mountain Friends by Toyohara Chikanobu

Yama Uba Watching a Young Kintoki Play with his Mountain Friends

Woodblock print

Mt. Unzen (with original folio) by Takehisa Yumeji

Mt. Unzen (with original folio)

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Mountain Temple in Yamagata (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yamagata no yamadera) by Paul Binnie

Famous Views of Japan: Mountain Temple in Yamagata (Nihon meisho zu-e: Yamagata no yamadera)

Woodblock print

Hira by Ito Takashi

Hira

Woodblock print

Japan Alps by Clifton Karhu

Japan Alps

1989

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Breithorn by Hiroshi Yoshida

Breithorn

1925

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Hokuryo by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hokuryo

1937

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Sekishozan - Shizhongshan by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sekishozan - Shizhongshan

Woodblock print

Jungfrau (Swiss Alps) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Jungfrau (Swiss Alps)

1925

Woodblock print

Jungfrau by Hiroshi Yoshida

Jungfrau

1925

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Mount Rainier by Hiroshi Yoshida

Mount Rainier

1925

Woodblock print, ink and colors on paper

Soshu Oyama Roben no taki 相州大山ろうべんの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り by Katsushika Hokusai

Soshu Oyama Roben no taki 相州大山ろうべんの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り

Woodblock print

Near Susono (Susono fukin) by Kawase Hasui

Near Susono (Susono fukin)

1930

Color woodblock print

Camping at Washibadake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Camping at Washibadake

1926

Color woodblock print

Mount Yari, from by Hiroshi Yoshida

Mount Yari, from

1926

Woodblock print

Suzukawa by Hiroshi Yoshida

Suzukawa

1935

Woodblock print

Xiaogushan by Hiroshi Yoshida

Xiaogushan

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Ehon kyoka yama mata yama (Picture book of Kyoka: Mountains upon Mountains) by Katsushika Hokusai

Ehon kyoka yama mata yama (Picture book of Kyoka: Mountains upon Mountains)

Woodblock print

White Mountains by Ansei Uchima

White Mountains

1963

Color woodblock print

Totomi nakayama / Fugaku Sanju Rokkei by Katsushika Hokusai

Totomi nakayama / Fugaku Sanju Rokkei

Woodblock print

Matterhorn by Hiroshi Yoshida

Matterhorn

1925

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926 by Hiroshi Yoshida

Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Yugashima, Ito (Ito Yugashima) by Kawase Hasui

Yugashima, Ito (Ito Yugashima)

1936

Color woodblock print; oban

Hakuba and Yarigadake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hakuba and Yarigadake

1929

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Diary: Sept. 8th '07, in Weed CA by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Sept. 8th '07, in Weed CA

2007

Woodcut, silkscreen

Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) by Kawase Hasui

Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama)

Chuzenji Utagahama

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Yarigatake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Yarigatake

1926

Woodblock print

Tateyama Betsuzan by Hiroshi Yoshida

Tateyama Betsuzan

1926

Woodblock print

Bivouac: Kitadake and Ainodake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Bivouac: Kitadake and Ainodake

1928

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Shikishimagawara, Maebashi (Maebashi Shikishimagawara) by Kawase Hasui

Shikishimagawara, Maebashi (Maebashi Shikishimagawara)

1942

Color woodblock print

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa) by Kawase Hasui

Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa)

1953

Color woodblock print

Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り by Katsushika Hokusai

Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り

Woodblock print

Imakumano by Hiromitsu Nakazawa

Imakumano

Woodblock print

Manotake and Notoridake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Manotake and Notoridake

1929

Color woodblock print

Diary: Sept. 2nd '05, in Weed, California by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Sept. 2nd '05, in Weed, California

2005

Screenprint

Inariyama, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano ken Inariyama) by Kawase Hasui

Inariyama, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano ken Inariyama)

1947

Color woodblock print

Eboshidake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Eboshidake

1926

Color woodblock print

Arashiyama, Kyoto by Kawase Hasui

Arashiyama, Kyoto

n.d. [1952]

Color woodblock print

Tsurugizan, Morning by Hiroshi Yoshida

Tsurugizan, Morning

1926

Woodblock print

Grand Canyon by Hiroshi Yoshida

Grand Canyon

1925

Woodblock print

Grand Canyon, Shôwa period, dated 1925 by Hiroshi Yoshida

Grand Canyon, Shôwa period, dated 1925

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Flying Over the Mountains (Yamagoe), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)" by Shiko Munakata

Flying Over the Mountains (Yamagoe), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

1960

Woodblock print

Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture (Kawarahata (Gunma ken)) by Kawase Hasui

Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture (Kawarahata (Gunma ken))

1955

Color woodblock print

Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama)

Hodakayama

1926

Color woodblock print

Mt Ontake, Kiso — 木曽御嶽 by Ito Takashi

Mt Ontake, Kiso — 木曽御嶽

Woodblock print

Etchu Tateyama shinkei 越中立山真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Etchu Tateyama shinkei 越中立山真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景

Woodblock print

Picking Edible Wild Plants - Sansaitori by Joshua Rome

Picking Edible Wild Plants - Sansaitori

Woodblock print

Mt Hiei — 比叡 by Nishiyama Hideo

Mt Hiei — 比叡

Woodblock print

Arishiyama, Kyoto by Kamei Tobei

Arishiyama, Kyoto

Woodblock print

Mount Tsukuba by Komura Settai

Mount Tsukuba

1942

Woodblock print

Arashiyama by Insho Domoto

Arashiyama

Woodblock print

Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu by Maeda Toshiro

Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu

Woodblock print

Kitayama by Sarah Brayer

Kitayama

Not set

Woodblock print

Gamman-ga-Fuchi in Nikko by Takahashi Shotei

Gamman-ga-Fuchi in Nikko

Woodblock print

ZAO GONGEN by Kihei Sasajima

ZAO GONGEN

Woodblock print

Mount Chausu, from by Oda Kazuma

Mount Chausu, from

Woodblock print

Khyber, 1916 by Charles W. Bartlett

Khyber, 1916

Not set

Woodblock print

Daison Hoki in the Distance by Oda Kazuma

Daison Hoki in the Distance

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.