Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and

A woodblock print shows travelers on a steep path at left, one leading a pack horse, while two men with bundles walk along the lower right. Pink cherry blossoms fill the middle distance, with a red torii gate and tiled pavilion roofs rising above the blossoms.

Look closer: The red torii gate sits at the upper left of the blossoms, half hidden among rooftops.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

ca. 1833

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3798 × 2571 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939