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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 Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan))

Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan

March 1932

Color woodblock print

Spring Rain by Ito Shinsui

Spring Rain

春雨

1917

Color woodblock print

Spring Sea by Ito Shinsui

Spring Sea

1937

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Music in Spring (Shunfu [Haru no fu]), Shôwa period, mid 20th century by Takumi Shinagawa

Music in Spring (Shunfu [Haru no fu]), Shôwa period, mid 20th century

Woodblock print

Spring Evening at Tokyo Ueno Park by Shiro Kasamatsu

Spring Evening at Tokyo Ueno Park

東京上野公園 春の夕

1948

Color woodblock print

Spring Rain by Shiro Kasamatsu

Spring Rain

Woodblock print

Spring Rain at Yushima Tenjin Shrine by Shiro Kasamatsu

Spring Rain at Yushima Tenjin Shrine

湯島天神 春の雨

1935

Color woodblock print

Spring Breeze by Torii Kotondo

Spring Breeze

春風

1930

Color woodblock print

Early Spring by Joichi Hoshi

Early Spring

Woodblock print

Great Tree in Early Spring by Joichi Hoshi

Great Tree in Early Spring

Woodblock print

Sweet Spring at the Table by Toru Mabuchi

Sweet Spring at the Table

Woodblock print

CHINICHI (spring day) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

CHINICHI (spring day)

Woodblock print

HARU-NO-KUMO (Spring Cloud) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

HARU-NO-KUMO (Spring Cloud)

Woodblock print

HARUKAZE (spring wind) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

HARUKAZE (spring wind)

Woodblock print

HARUMEKU (look like spring) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

HARUMEKU (look like spring)

Woodblock print

KOHARU (Early Spring) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

KOHARU (Early Spring)

Woodblock print

KUTSUKI-NO-HARU (Spring in Shiga) by Katsuyuki Nishijima

KUTSUKI-NO-HARU (Spring in Shiga)

Woodblock print

Spring Falls by Sarah Brayer

Spring Falls

Not set

Woodblock print

SOSHUN (early spring) by Fumio Fujita

SOSHUN (early spring)

Woodblock print

Spring — ?春 by Fumio Fujita

Spring — ?春

Woodblock print

Spring of a Village among the Hills by Fumio Fujita

Spring of a Village among the Hills

Woodblock print

Early Spring at Yoshida by Ito Shinsui

Early Spring at Yoshida

1938

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

YAMANOHARU J (mountain in spring J) by Fumio Fujita

YAMANOHARU J (mountain in spring J)

Woodblock print

Spring Field by Takahashi Rikio

Spring Field

1964

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Spring Blooming by Tatsuo Kawashima

Spring Blooming

Woodblock print

No Series Spring Figure by Kato Shinmei

No Series Spring Figure

Woodblock print

Spring Day (Shun cu) by Sentaro Iwata

Spring Day (Shun cu)

Woodblock print

Spring Mild — 春浅く by Sentaro Iwata

Spring Mild — 春浅く

Woodblock print

Spring Marriage (1) by Igawa Sengai

Spring Marriage (1)

Woodblock print

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring by Ito Nisaburo

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring

Woodblock print

Spring Snow by Ito Nisaburo

Spring Snow

Woodblock print

Gold Pavilion - Spring by Okumura Koichi

Gold Pavilion - Spring

Woodblock print

Golden Pavillion (Spring) by Okumura Koichi

Golden Pavillion (Spring)

Woodblock print

Heian Shrine - Spring by Okumura Koichi

Heian Shrine - Spring

Woodblock print

Spring by Tsuchiya Rakuzan

Spring

Woodblock print

A Spring picnic in the field by Koho Shoda

A Spring picnic in the field

Woodblock print

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji)) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple (Harusame (Gokokuji))

Harusame (Gokokuji

April 1932

Color woodblock print

A Spa in Spring by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Spa in Spring

1940

Color woodblock print

Early spring breeze at Mount Hiei by Kotozuka Eiichi

Early spring breeze at Mount Hiei

c. 1930–1979

Woodblock print

Kitano Shrine in Early Spring by Kotozuka Eiichi

Kitano Shrine in Early Spring

Not set

Woodblock print

Nigatsu-Do of Nara in spring — 二月堂 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Nigatsu-Do of Nara in spring — 二月堂

circa 1950-1970

Woodblock print

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring by Kotozuka Eiichi

Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring

Not set

Woodblock print

Taiyubyo Nitenmon Gate in Spring — 大猷廟 二天門 by Kotozuka Eiichi

Taiyubyo Nitenmon Gate in Spring — 大猷廟 二天門

1928

Woodblock print

Spring Brook by Ansei Uchima

Spring Brook

1963

Color woodblock print

Spring - Canola Flowers Field by Katsunori Hamanishi

Spring - Canola Flowers Field

2022

Color mezzotint on wove paper

Spring Wind by Sano Seiji

Spring Wind

1999

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

Spring in the Countryside by Tatsuo Kawashima

Spring in the Countryside

Woodblock print

No Series Waiting For Spring by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

No Series Waiting For Spring

Woodblock print

First Spring- B by Amano Kunihiro

First Spring- B

Woodblock print

Spring's 4-Chome Ginza (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) by Amano Kunihiro

Spring's 4-Chome Ginza (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)

1989-99

Color woodblock print

Spring Snow at Shirakawa (Shunsetsu Shirakawa) by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Spring Snow at Shirakawa (Shunsetsu Shirakawa)

1970

Color woodblock print; edition 48/128

Spring Evening at the Otemon Gate (Otemon no haru no yugure) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Evening at the Otemon Gate (Otemon no haru no yugure)

1952

Color woodblock print; oban

Early Spring — 昭和美人風俗 浅春 by Ito Shinsui

Early Spring — 昭和美人風俗 浅春

Woodblock print

In Spring by Ito Shinsui

In Spring

1912

Color woodblock print

Spring — 春 by Ito Shinsui

Spring — 春

Woodblock print

M35- Spring Snow by Takahashi Shotei

M35- Spring Snow

Woodblock print

Spring Evening- Post Quake by Takahashi Shotei

Spring Evening- Post Quake

Woodblock print

Spring Snow (Shunsetsu) by Takahashi Shotei

Spring Snow (Shunsetsu)

c. 1936

Color woodblock print

Spring field — 春の野 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Spring field — 春の野

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Woodblock print

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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.