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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

Cherry Blossoms at Night in Maruyama Park (Maruyama no yozakura) by Kanpo Yoshikawa

Cherry Blossoms at Night in Maruyama Park (Maruyama no yozakura)

1925

Color woodblock print; oban

A Ferry on the Sumida River in the Cherry Season by Koho Shoda

A Ferry on the Sumida River in the Cherry Season

Woodblock print

A Sudden Shower on Cherry Blossoms by Koho Shoda

A Sudden Shower on Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Lady and Cherry Blossoms by Ito Sozan

Lady and Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Two Gulls and Cherry Tree by Ito Sozan

Two Gulls and Cherry Tree

Woodblock print

Woman near the Cherry Tree in a Full moon by Ito Sozan

Woman near the Cherry Tree in a Full moon

Woodblock print

Arashiyama, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Arashiyama, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms in Rain at Arashiyama, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei) by Insho Domoto

Cherry Blossoms in Rain at Arashiyama, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms in Nara — 奈良の春 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Cherry Blossoms in Nara — 奈良の春

circa 1930-1950

Woodblock print

Hanzakari - Avenue of Cherry Trees in Full Bloom, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Trees" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hanzakari - Avenue of Cherry Trees in Full Bloom, from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Trees"

1935

Color woodblock print

Cherry tree at night by Kotozuka Eiichi

Cherry tree at night

Not set

Woodblock print

Drooping Cherry Blossoms - 垂れ桜 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Drooping Cherry Blossoms - 垂れ桜

1950

Woodblock print

In a Temple Yard, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

In a Temple Yard, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

The Cherry Tree in Kawagoe by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Cherry Tree in Kawagoe

1935

Color woodblock print

Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms by Kotozuka Eiichi

Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms

Not set

Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms by Bertha Lum

Cherry Blossoms

1912

Color woodcut

Moon and Cherry Blossoms by Maeda Masao

Moon and Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

Scops Owl in Flight, Cherry Blossoms and Full Moon by Ohara Koson

Scops Owl in Flight, Cherry Blossoms and Full Moon

Shōwa period, 1926

Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Sakura Flowers — 桜花 by Maeda Masao

Sakura Flowers — 桜花

Woodblock print

Temple and cherry blossoms on a sunny day by Maeda Masao

Temple and cherry blossoms on a sunny day

Woodblock print

Cherry blossoms by Naoko Matsubara

Cherry blossoms

Woodblock print

One Cherry, 1958 by Yozo Hamaguchi

One Cherry, 1958

Woodblock print

Lying Dragon Sakura — 臥龍桜 by Sano Seiji

Lying Dragon Sakura — 臥龍桜

1996

Woodblock print

Three Spring Months- Waterfall Sakura — 三春瀧櫻 by Sano Seiji

Three Spring Months- Waterfall Sakura — 三春瀧櫻

1990

Woodblock print

Mitate No.60 - Yoshino Cherry Mountains (Yoshino) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.60 - Yoshino Cherry Mountains (Yoshino)

2002

Print

No Series Cherry Blossoms At Night by Waichi Hayashi

No Series Cherry Blossoms At Night

Woodblock print

Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms by Ohara Koson

Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms

c. 1900–1945

Woodblock print

Geisha and Cherry Tree - Ueno Park by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Geisha and Cherry Tree - Ueno Park

Woodblock print

Actor and Umbrella with Cherry Blossoms by Torii Kotondo

Actor and Umbrella with Cherry Blossoms

Not set

Woodblock print

Bijin Under Cherry Tree (1) by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

Bijin Under Cherry Tree (1)

1930

Woodblock print

Yoshiwara: Mt. Fuji and Cherry Blossoms by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Yoshiwara: Mt. Fuji and Cherry Blossoms

Woodblock print

A Bird Flying Over A Cherry Tree Blossom by Umetaro Azechi

A Bird Flying Over A Cherry Tree Blossom

Woodblock print

Bird Perched On A Cherry Tree Branch by Umetaro Azechi

Bird Perched On A Cherry Tree Branch

Woodblock print

Drooping Cherry by Fumio Kitaoka

Drooping Cherry

Woodblock print

Picture of Stylish Cherry-blossom Viewing at Kibun Koganei by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Picture of Stylish Cherry-blossom Viewing at Kibun Koganei

1860, 2nd lunar month

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

Seigen Languishing for His Love, Princess Sakura (Seigen daraku no zu) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Seigen Languishing for His Love, Princess Sakura (Seigen daraku no zu)

c. 1889

Color woodblock prints; oban diptych

The Story of Sakura Sōgo (Sakura Sōgo no hanashi) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Story of Sakura Sōgo (Sakura Sōgo no hanashi)

Meiji period, dated 1885

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Cherry blossoms at Mukojima, from by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Cherry blossoms at Mukojima, from

Woodblock print

Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima by Toyohara Chikanobu

Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima

Woodblock print

Traveler on Horseback under Bloomed Cherry Tree by Katsushika Hokusai

Traveler on Horseback under Bloomed Cherry Tree

1790s

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

Cherry Blossoms at Night on Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho yozakura), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Cherry Blossoms at Night on Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho yozakura), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1832/38

Color woodblock print; oban

Ichikawa Kadanji IV as the ghost of Sakura Sogoro by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ichikawa Kadanji IV as the ghost of Sakura Sogoro

Woodblock print

Picnic party by Katsushika Hokusai

Picnic party

c. 1801/07

Color woodblock print; surimono

#36. Gotenyama by Utagawa Hiroshige

#36. Gotenyama

Woodblock print

Diary: March 27th and 28th, '02 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 27th and 28th, '02

2002

Woodcut, silkscreen

#18. Shin-Yoshiwara by Utagawa Hiroshige

#18. Shin-Yoshiwara

Woodblock print

#46. Tchigayahachiman by Utagawa Hiroshige

#46. Tchigayahachiman

Woodblock print

Blossoms by Sarah Brayer

Blossoms

2003

Woodblock print

Blossom Flurry by Sarah Brayer

Blossom Flurry

Not set

Woodblock print

Mukōjima by Ishii Hakutei

Mukōjima

c. 1914–1916

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Kaizu Osaki — 海津大崎の by Nishiyama Hideo

Kaizu Osaki — 海津大崎の

Woodblock print

Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue

Woodblock print

Near Omuro — Omuro fukin by Takahashi Shotei

Near Omuro — Omuro fukin

Woodblock print

Sumida Koen by Oda Kazuma

Sumida Koen

Woodblock print

Omuro by Hiroshi Yoshida

Omuro

Woodblock print

Arashiyama - 嵐山 by Kusaka Kenji

Arashiyama - 嵐山

Woodblock print

Kamogawa Cherries by Clifton Karhu

Kamogawa Cherries

1984

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Sumida Park by Oda Kazuma

Sumida Park

1930

Color woodblock print

Koume, from by Inoue Yasuji

Koume, from

Woodblock print

Picnic by Miyagawa Shuntei

Picnic

1897

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.