Birds & Flowers Prints (85)
Kacho-e (花鳥画) — the traditional Japanese art of bird-and-flower compositions. These prints pair delicate botanical studies with native birds like cranes, sparrows, and swallows, following a genre that traces its roots to Chinese painting traditions.
Artists Known for Birds & Flowers
Cat and Bird Nest
20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Cats and Butterfly
Woodblock print
Fireflies at Uji River
Woodblock print
Hibiscus
Woodblock print
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine)
三月 (北野天満宮梅花)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Cardinals
Woodblock print
Cardinals (large size)
Woodblock print
Cormorant Island
Woodblock print
Cormorant Island
Woodblock print
Cormorant Island (large size)
Woodblock print
Eagle Owl
Woodblock print
Gentoo Penguins
Woodblock print
Hummingbirds and Fuchsia
Woodblock print
Sea Gull of Antarctic
Woodblock print
Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)
東京百景 21世紀へのメッセージ
1989-99
Woodblock print, zinc anastic plate on paper
Two Owls
Woodblock print
Beauty Arranging Flowers
生け花をする美人
c. 1908
Color woodblock print
Catching Fireflies
蛍狩り
c. 1906
Color woodblock print
Cherry Blossom Viewing
花見
c. 1906
Color woodblock print
Egret Standing in Rain
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
A Basket with Various Flowers
1932
Color woodblock print
Crows in moonlight
1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Egrets and Crescent Moon
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Ashi ni shigi (Snipe bird in reeds)
1900-1920
Color woodcut
Camellia (Tsubaki)
1948
Color woodblock print