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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

Climbing Rope (Zairu), Shôwa period, dated 1957 by Umetaro Azechi

Climbing Rope (Zairu), Shôwa period, dated 1957

Woodblock print

Karasawa by Umetaro Azechi

Karasawa

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 6/30

Mountaineer Number 3 by Umetaro Azechi

Mountaineer Number 3

Woodblock print

Skier by Umetaro Azechi

Skier

Woodblock print

Nabukabira by Umetaro Azechi

Nabukabira

Woodblock print

KOUGENNOASA B (morning of tableland B) by Fumio Kitaoka

KOUGENNOASA B (morning of tableland B)

Woodblock print

A Father And His Son by Umetaro Azechi

A Father And His Son

Woodblock print

Mountaineer With Compass by Umetaro Azechi

Mountaineer With Compass

Woodblock print

Space Voice — うつろな声 by Umetaro Azechi

Space Voice — うつろな声

Woodblock print

Unknown- sunbaking by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown- sunbaking

Woodblock print

Unknown- Man and Cloud by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown- Man and Cloud

Woodblock print

Unknown- hiking by Umetaro Azechi

Unknown- hiking

Woodblock print

Before Moutaineering (B) by Umetaro Azechi

Before Moutaineering (B)

1954

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Climbing Rope (Zairu) by Umetaro Azechi

Climbing Rope (Zairu)

1957

Color woodblock print; edition 91/100

Man with an Ice-ax by Umetaro Azechi

Man with an Ice-ax

1954

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Mount Ishizuchi by Umetaro Azechi

Mount Ishizuchi

1936

Color woodblock print

Among the Rocks by Onchi Koshiro

Among the Rocks

1929

Color woodblock print

Hunter and Rifle by Umetaro Azechi

Hunter and Rifle

Woodblock print

Brilliance by Umetaro Azechi

Brilliance

1968

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Ishi-Something Mountaion by Umetaro Azechi

Ishi-Something Mountaion

Woodblock print

Man Looking Back by Umetaro Azechi

Man Looking Back

1957

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Skier (Sukiya) by Umetaro Azechi

Skier (Sukiya)

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 14/50

Repose by Umetaro Azechi

Repose

Woodblock print

Saga, Kyoto (D) by Saito Kiyoshi

Saga, Kyoto (D)

1968

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Vicinity of Aizu (B) by Saito Kiyoshi

Vicinity of Aizu (B)

Woodblock print

A Man Skiing (Sukii no otoko) by Umetaro Azechi

A Man Skiing (Sukii no otoko)

1955

Color woodblock print; edition 10/50

Mountaineer by Umetaro Azechi

Mountaineer

1953

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

The Observing Eye by Umetaro Azechi

The Observing Eye

1959

Color woodblock print; edition 4/20

Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu) by Umetaro Azechi

Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu)

Woodblock print

Longing for Home (Bokyo) by Umetaro Azechi

Longing for Home (Bokyo)

1959

Color woodblock print; edition 3/50

Kamakochi by Umetaro Azechi

Kamakochi

Woodblock print

Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi) by Umetaro Azechi

Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi)

1960

Ink on paper

El Capitan by Hiroshi Yoshida

El Capitan

1925

Woodblock print

Ascetics' Cave by Ito Shinsui

Ascetics' Cave

1937

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Man devoted to Mountains — 山にころ男 by Umetaro Azechi

Man devoted to Mountains — 山にころ男

Woodblock print

Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6 by Umetaro Azechi

Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6

Woodblock print

Red Hat by Umetaro Azechi

Red Hat

1963

Color woodblock print

Kozan-Ji, Kyoto (B) by Saito Kiyoshi

Kozan-Ji, Kyoto (B)

Woodblock print

Oku no hosomichi Unganji, Kurohane by Saito Kiyoshi

Oku no hosomichi Unganji, Kurohane

1965

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Parting by Umetaro Azechi

Parting

Shōwa period, dated 1956

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with signature reading "U. AZECHI"

Skunk cabbage — みずばしょう, 水芭蕉 by Umetaro Azechi

Skunk cabbage — みずばしょう, 水芭蕉

Woodblock print

Ziel- Pickel by Umetaro Azechi

Ziel- Pickel

Woodblock print

Volcano Path by Umetaro Azechi

Volcano Path

1952

Color woodblock print; edition 14/50

Syujyaku-mon Sansen-in, Kyoto by Saito Kiyoshi

Syujyaku-mon Sansen-in, Kyoto

Woodblock print

Jiko-in, Nara by Saito Kiyoshi

Jiko-in, Nara

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

On the Way to Kumano by Tuula Moilanen

On the Way to Kumano

2015

Mokuhanga

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

Woodblock print

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata) by Jokata Kaiseki

Untitled (kaiseki-jokata)

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.