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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

Mt Myoko-zan at dawn by Ito Takashi

Mt Myoko-zan at dawn

Woodblock print

Kikori by Joshua Rome

Kikori

late 20th century

Color woodblock print

Musashi Chichibu sanchu 武蔵秩父山中 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Musashi Chichibu sanchu 武蔵秩父山中 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景

Woodblock print

Kyoto Higashiyama - 京・東山 by Ido Masao

Kyoto Higashiyama - 京・東山

Woodblock print

Hoki Shimotani shinkei 伯耆下谷 真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Hoki Shimotani shinkei 伯耆下谷 真景 / Shokoku meisho hyakkei 諸国名所百景

Woodblock print

Higashiyama by Sarah Brayer

Higashiyama

Not set

Woodblock print

Afterglow At Shizugatake - 賤ヶ岳残照 by Sano Seiji

Afterglow At Shizugatake - 賤ヶ岳残照

1996

Woodblock print

Mitoku I (ed. 4/15) by Takahashi Hiromitsu

Mitoku I (ed. 4/15)

Woodblock print

Kyoto Hokuraku by Tatsuo Kawashima

Kyoto Hokuraku

Woodblock print

After Hiroshi (For H. Ed. Robison) by Micah Schwaberow

After Hiroshi (For H. Ed. Robison)

1989

Color woodblock print

Sawatari in Joshu (Joshu Sawatari) by Takahashi Shotei

Sawatari in Joshu (Joshu Sawatari)

Woodblock print

Lushan by Hiroshi Yoshida

Lushan

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Rakuhoku in Kyoto by Tatsuo Kawashima

Rakuhoku in Kyoto

Woodblock print

Hodakadake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hodakadake

1926

Woodblock print

Tama by Takahashi Shotei

Tama

Woodblock print

Nagahama At Sunset - 長浜夕景 by Sano Seiji

Nagahama At Sunset - 長浜夕景

1996

Woodblock print

Ashigara Yama by Torii Kotondo

Ashigara Yama

Not set

Woodblock print

Yabakei by Hashiguchi Goyo

Yabakei

1918

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica

Mount Bandai by Maekawa Senpan

Mount Bandai

Woodblock print

Southern Izu by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Southern Izu

1960

Woodblock print

Itamuro by Maekawa Senpan

Itamuro

Woodblock print

Isumo Mountains by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Isumo Mountains

1922

Woodcut print

Hakone by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Hakone

Woodblock print

Mount Aso in Kyushu by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mount Aso in Kyushu

1935

Color woodblock print

Rokko Mountains, Kobe by Hide Kawanishi

Rokko Mountains, Kobe

20th century

Color woodblock print

Kasumigaseki by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kasumigaseki

c. 1830–35

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

Mount Amagi Imperial Forest, Izu by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mount Amagi Imperial Forest, Izu

1935

Color woodblock print

Aterazawa by Shiro Kasamatsu

Aterazawa

Woodblock print

Mount Myogi at Sunset, Gunma Prefecture (Kareyuku Myogi) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Mount Myogi at Sunset, Gunma Prefecture (Kareyuku Myogi)

1958

Woodblock print

Okabe: High Speed Tunnel by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Okabe: High Speed Tunnel

Woodblock print

Okabe by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Okabe

Woodblock print

Nissaka by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Nissaka

Woodblock print

Numazu by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Numazu

Woodblock print

Semi Hot Springs by Shiro Kasamatsu

Semi Hot Springs

Woodblock print

Taira Koremochi Conquering the Devil Woman on Mount Togakushi (Taira no Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Taira Koremochi Conquering the Devil Woman on Mount Togakushi (Taira no Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu)

1887

Color woodblock prints; oban diptych

Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” by Hiroshi Yoshida

Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)”

Goshikihara

1926

Color woodblock print

Volcano by Ay-O

Volcano

1974

Silkscreen; edition 31/175

Hunter by Umetaro Azechi

Hunter

Woodblock print

Mountaineer and skier by Umetaro Azechi

Mountaineer and skier

20th century

Color woodblock print

Emperor Yurako hunting at Mount Katsuragi by Ogata Gekko

Emperor Yurako hunting at Mount Katsuragi

Woodblock print

Whispering by Umetaro Azechi

Whispering

1958

Color woodblock print; edition 1/70

Before Mountaineering by Umetaro Azechi

Before Mountaineering

1954

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Komogatake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Komogatake

1929

Color woodblock print

Uzen Akakura by Shiro Kasamatsu

Uzen Akakura

Woodblock print

Shokozan by Hiroshi Yoshida

Shokozan

1939

Color woodblock print

Kato Kiyomasa gaining meritorious war service at Shizugatake by Ogata Gekko

Kato Kiyomasa gaining meritorious war service at Shizugatake

Woodblock print

Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu by Kawanabe Kyosai

Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu

Woodblock print

Naruko Hot Springs by Shiro Kasamatsu

Naruko Hot Springs

Woodblock print

House at Ontake by Shiro Kasamatsu

House at Ontake

Woodblock print

Unzendake by Hiroshi Yoshida

Unzendake

1927

Color woodblock print

Sino-Japanese War: Picture of the Great Victory at Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin sensô, Hôôjô dai shôri no zu) by Ogata Gekko

Sino-Japanese War: Picture of the Great Victory at Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin sensô, Hôôjô dai shôri no zu)

Woodblock print

Untitled (takashi-henmi) by Henmi Takashi

Untitled (takashi-henmi)

Woodblock print

Cliff range by Kamei Tobei

Cliff range

Woodblock print

Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps"

1926

Color woodblock print

Mount Ishizuchi, Shôwa period, dated 1940 by Umetaro Azechi

Mount Ishizuchi, Shôwa period, dated 1940

Woodblock print

Resting Man by Umetaro Azechi

Resting Man

1963

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956 by Umetaro Azechi

Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956

Woodblock print

The Man Who Climbs Mountains by Umetaro Azechi

The Man Who Climbs Mountains

1957

Color woodblock print; edition 20/50

Unknown by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown

Woodblock print

Grief of Mountaineer by Umetaro Azechi

Grief of Mountaineer

1957

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.