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)
1896 (Meiji 29)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Yama Uba Watching a Young Kintoki Play with his Mountain Friends
Woodblock print

Mt. Unzen (with original folio)
Woodblock print

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

Hira
Woodblock print

Japan Alps
1989
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Breithorn
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Hokuryo
1937
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Sekishozan - Shizhongshan
Woodblock print

Jungfrau (Swiss Alps)
1925
Woodblock print

Jungfrau
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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
Woodblock print

Near Susono (Susono fukin)
1930
Color woodblock print

Camping at Washibadake
1926
Color woodblock print

Mount Yari, from
1926
Woodblock print

Suzukawa
1935
Woodblock print

Xiaogushan
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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

White Mountains
1963
Color woodblock print

Totomi nakayama / Fugaku Sanju Rokkei
Woodblock print

Matterhorn
1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print

Yugashima, Ito (Ito Yugashima)
1936
Color woodblock print; oban

Hakuba and Yarigadake
1929
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Diary: Sept. 8th '07, in Weed CA
2007
Woodcut, silkscreen

Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama)
Chuzenji Utagahama
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Yarigatake
1926
Woodblock print

Tateyama Betsuzan
1926
Woodblock print

Bivouac: Kitadake and Ainodake
1928
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Shikishimagawara, Maebashi (Maebashi Shikishimagawara)
1942
Color woodblock print

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

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
Woodblock print

Imakumano
Woodblock print

Manotake and Notoridake
1929
Color woodblock print

Diary: Sept. 2nd '05, in Weed, California
2005
Screenprint

Inariyama, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano ken Inariyama)
1947
Color woodblock print

Eboshidake
1926
Color woodblock print

Arashiyama, Kyoto
n.d. [1952]
Color woodblock print

Tsurugizan, Morning
1926
Woodblock print

Grand Canyon
1925
Woodblock print

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)"
1960
Woodblock print

Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture (Kawarahata (Gunma ken))
1955
Color woodblock print

Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama)
Hodakayama
1926
Color woodblock print

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
Woodblock print

Picking Edible Wild Plants - Sansaitori
Woodblock print

Mt Hiei — 比叡
Woodblock print

Arishiyama, Kyoto
Woodblock print

Mount Tsukuba
1942
Woodblock print

Arashiyama
Woodblock print

Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu
Woodblock print

Kitayama
Not set
Woodblock print

Gamman-ga-Fuchi in Nikko
Woodblock print

ZAO GONGEN
Woodblock print

Mount Chausu, from
Woodblock print

Khyber, 1916
Not set
Woodblock print

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.




