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Cherry Blossoms Prints (153)

Sakura (桜) trees and hanami scenes in Japanese woodblock prints. Cherry blossom prints capture the fleeting beauty of spring, from single branches to sweeping views of blossom-lined rivers, temples, and castle grounds.

Artists Known for Cherry Blossoms

Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura)

Kumoi sakura

1926

Color woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai)

Romon

1935

Color woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park by Takeji Asano

Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park

円山公園桜

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms by Toshi Yoshida

Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Omuro by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Cherry Blossoms at Omuro

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Arashiyama (Arashiyama manka), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Arashiyama (Arashiyama manka), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)"

c. 1834

Color woodblock print; oban

Cherry Blossoms at the Tôshôgû Shrine in Ueno (Sakura, Ueno Tôshôgû) by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Blossoms at the Tôshôgû Shrine in Ueno (Sakura, Ueno Tôshôgû)

Woodblock print

C

Cherry Blossom Viewing

花見

c. 1906

Color woodblock print

Shadow of a Cherry Tree by Komura Settai

Shadow of a Cherry Tree

1933

Painting

Cherry Blossoms at Mimuro by Miki Suizan

Cherry Blossoms at Mimuro

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms on a boat on Oi River by Miki Suizan

Cherry Blossoms on a boat on Oi River

Woodblock print

Key block for Cherry Blossoms at Omuro by Miki Suizan

Key block for Cherry Blossoms at Omuro

Woodblock print

Carp and Cherry by Ohno Bakufu

Carp and Cherry

c. 1949

Color woodblock print

Cherry Blossom Viewing in the Evening at Gion by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Cherry Blossom Viewing in the Evening at Gion

20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Sakura-Mon — 桜田門 by Noël Nouët

Sakura-Mon — 桜田門

Woodblock print

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama by Hiroshi Yoshida

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama

after 1935

Color woodblock print

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame)

after 1935

Color woodblock print

April- Shade of Cherry Blossoms by Paul Jacoulet

April- Shade of Cherry Blossoms

1958

Woodblock print

Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Cherry Blossoms Blizzard (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Hana Fubuki) by Shimura Tatsumi

Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Cherry Blossoms Blizzard (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Hana Fubuki)

1953

Woodblock print

Hanafubuki (Falling Cherry Blossoms) — 花吹雪 by Shimura Tatsumi

Hanafubuki (Falling Cherry Blossoms) — 花吹雪

1953

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossom Tree Kanda by Hajime Namiki

Cherry Blossom Tree Kanda

20/200, 2000

Woodblock print

Triptych: Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Triptych: Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897

Meiji period, 1868-1912

Woodblock print

Women under Cherry Blossoms (descriptive title) by Miyagawa Shuntei

Women under Cherry Blossoms (descriptive title)

1898

Woodblock print

March — 其三 桜あそび by Miyagawa Shuntei

March — 其三 桜あそび

1898

Woodblock print

Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Yusan-bune by Miyagawa Shuntei

Beauty and Cherry Blossom — Yusan-bune

1899

Woodblock print

Owl and Cherry by Narazaki Eisho

Owl and Cherry

1930

Woodblock print

Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno by Toyohara Chikanobu

Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Omuro by Miki Suizan

Cherry Blossoms at Omuro

Woodblock print

Cherry blossoms by Shodo Kawarazaki

Cherry blossoms

Woodblock print

Black cat and cherry blossoms by Tomoo Inagaki

Black cat and cherry blossoms

Woodblock print

People eating Benkei Chikara mochi under cherry blossoms at Mii Temple — 三井寺の弁慶力餅 by Hiromitsu Nakazawa

People eating Benkei Chikara mochi under cherry blossoms at Mii Temple — 三井寺の弁慶力餅

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Koganei, Outskirts of Tokyo by Yuhan Ito

Cherry Blossoms at Koganei, Outskirts of Tokyo

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms and boat by Yuhan Ito

Cherry Blossoms and boat

Woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle from Sakura Ha-dai by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hirosaki Castle from Sakura Ha-dai

1935

Woodblock print

Bird and cherry blossoms - V1 — 桜と小鳥 by Ohno Bakufu

Bird and cherry blossoms - V1 — 桜と小鳥

Woodblock print

Cherry by Shodo Kawarazaki

Cherry

Woodblock print

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom by Katsushika Hokusai

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

c. 1801/05

Color woodblock print; surimono

Sumidagawa, Cherry Blossom Viewing by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sumidagawa, Cherry Blossom Viewing

Woodblock print

Castle and Cherry Tree by Gihachiro Okuyama

Castle and Cherry Tree

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Toshogu Shrine by Gihachiro Okuyama

Cherry Blossoms at Toshogu Shrine

Woodblock print

Sakura by Gihachiro Okuyama

Sakura

Woodblock print

Sakura Bridge from Shirauobashi — 白魚橋から桜橋を見る by Gihachiro Okuyama

Sakura Bridge from Shirauobashi — 白魚橋から桜橋を見る

Woodblock print

Crow on Cherry Branch by Ohara Koson

Crow on Cherry Branch

桜に烏

c. 1910

Color woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Ueno by Takahashi Shotei

Cherry Blossoms at Ueno

上野の桜

c. 1925

Color woodblock print

Blooming Cherry at Toshogu Shrine by Shiro Kasamatsu

Blooming Cherry at Toshogu Shrine

東照宮の桜

1935

Color woodblock print

Cherry and Toshogu by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry and Toshogu

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossom Viewing by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Blossom Viewing

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Heian Jingu Shrine by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Blossoms at Heian Jingu Shrine

Woodblock print

Cherry Tree in Autumn Colors at Joshoko Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Cherry Tree in Autumn Colors at Joshoko Temple

桜紅葉 常照皇寺

1967

Color woodblock print

Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) by Tadashige Ono

Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)

Woodblock print

Cherry blossom time — 花時 by Onchi Koshiro

Cherry blossom time — 花時

Woodblock print

SAKURA (cherry blossom) by Toru Mabuchi

SAKURA (cherry blossom)

Woodblock print

Mukojima sakura by Inoue Yasuji

Mukojima sakura

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Cherry Blossom on Mukojima by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Cherry Blossom on Mukojima

Woodblock print

Moon and Cherry Blossoms by Ido Masao

Moon and Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Temple and cherry blossoms on a sunny day by Ido Masao

Temple and cherry blossoms on a sunny day

Woodblock print

No Series Cherry Blossoms by Kato Shinmei

No Series Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no sakura) by Kawase Hasui

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no sakura)

Shirakawajoshi no sakura

1946

Color woodblock print

Twelve Views Of Kyoto Cherry Blossoms Heian Shrine by Okumura Koichi

Twelve Views Of Kyoto Cherry Blossoms Heian Shrine

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sakura (桜) trees and hanami scenes in Japanese woodblock prints. Cherry blossom prints capture the fleeting beauty of spring, from single branches to sweeping views of blossom-lined rivers, temples, and castle grounds.

Hiroshi Yoshida, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Shiro Kasamatsu are among the artists most associated with cherry blossoms in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 153 prints tagged with cherry blossoms, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.