Spring Prints (510)
Springtime scenes in Japanese woodblock prints beyond cherry blossoms alone — including plum blossoms, wisteria, iris gardens, verdant new growth, and the general atmosphere of seasonal renewal that is central to Japanese artistic sensibility.
Artists Known for Spring

Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Heian Shrine in the Spring
Woodblock print

Spring at Pyongyang (Pubyok Pavilion from Moran Hill)
1939
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Departing Spring
Spring 1925
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
Woman viewing cherry blossoms, from an unidentified harimaze set
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

French Pastoral in Spring
c. 1912
Woodblock print

Sketch for "Early Spring in Togakushi"
1955
Charcoal on paper with translulent overlay (woodblock print: 1957.6b)

Harvard Yard in Spring, Shôwa period,
Woodblock print

Spring at Kurama Temple
鞅馬寺春
Woodblock print

Kitano Shrine in the Early Spring
Woodblock print

Kamogawa Spring Evening
鴨川春の夕
1955
Color woodblock print

Spring in Arashiyama
April 1934
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring in Daigo, Kyoto (Daigo no haru Kyoto)
1950
Color woodblock print

Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
April 1936
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Rain at Sakurada Gate (Sakuradamon no harusame)
1952
Color woodblock print

Springtime Evening, Ōte Gate
1952
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring in the Capital (Haru rakuchu)
20th century
Color woodblock print; edition 74/100

A Spring, from the series "Happiness"
1916
Color woodblock print

Haru no yuki - Asakusa Torigoe jinja (Spring Snow - The Torigoe Shrine at Asakusa)
Woodblock print

On a Spring Day (Haru no hi ni), Shôwa period, dated 1964
Woodblock print

Spring at the Moat (Ohari no Haru)
Woodblock print

Spring Rain on the Moat
Woodblock print

Tea Ceremony in Early Spring
1932
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Outing
春の遠足
c. 1910
Color woodblock print

Spring Rain
Early 20th century, or 1940s printing of earlier design
Color woodblock print

Keiko no ma (In the Practice-Room (Spring)) / Kuruwa no Shunshu (The Seasons in the Entertainment Districts)
Woodblock print
![Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 2, Shinmachi in Spring, During a Lesson (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ni haru [Shinmachi] Keiko no ma) by Kitano Tsunetomi](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/scholten/images/045bf93015ff6c7c8a10708e1c8b2369.jpg)
Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 2, Shinmachi in Spring, During a Lesson (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ni haru [Shinmachi] Keiko no ma)
Woodblock print

Mount Fuji Seen From Miho in Spring
1934
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring time of life
Woodblock print

Springtime of Life
Woodblock print

Ten Types of Female Nudes: Springtime of Life (Youth) (Rajo jusshu: Seishun)
Woodblock print

Spring Rain at Matsushima
Woodblock print

Spring Snow at Maruyama, Kyoto
Woodblock print

Two Women Gathering Spring Herbs
Woodblock print

Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame)
after 1935
Color woodblock print

A Garden in Okayama on a Spring Morning
1933
Woodblock print, ink and colors on paper

Early Spring in the Suburbs (Soshun kogai), from the series "New One Hundred Views of Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"
1925
Color woodblock print

A Spa in Spring (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)
1940
Woodblock print

Spring at a Spa
1940
Woodblock print

Spring Rain
1935
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Fragrance (8/45)
Woodblock print

Spring Shadow (31/50)
Woodblock print

Untitled - Spring Leaves Volume 1
Woodblock print

Nihonbashi in Early Spring — 早春の日本橋
Woodblock print

Spring Wind
Woodblock print

Spring
Woodblock print

Spring Wind — 春 風
Woodblock print

Spring Snow at Jokochi- or Kamikochi
Woodblock print

Oirase in Spring
Woodblock print

Spring at Okuirise
Woodblock print

Pond and Village in Spring
Woodblock print

Mt Fuji and village in spring
Woodblock print

Early Spring at Yōmeimon
1959
Woodblock print, ink on paper

Oirase in Spring
Woodblock print

Early Spring — 早春
Woodblock print

Kurodani Garden in Kyoto- Spring
Woodblock print

Two Bijin in Spring
Woodblock print

Spring
1976
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)
Kintaikyo no shunsho
1947
Color woodblock print
![Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]) by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/07f4e5b6-3545-ecef-6d04-6f5741e62c38/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu])
Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu]
April, 1932
Color woodblock print; oban
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Frequently Asked Questions
Springtime scenes in Japanese woodblock prints beyond cherry blossoms alone — including plum blossoms, wisteria, iris gardens, verdant new growth, and the general atmosphere of seasonal renewal that is central to Japanese artistic sensibility.
Kawase Hasui, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Ito Shinsui are among the artists most associated with spring in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 510 prints tagged with spring, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.





