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                UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
                Shunka shuto shiki no nagame (In praise of love in
                four seasons)
                Woodblock-printed illustrated books embellished with
                metallic pigments and embossing; Spring and Summer vols
                in orange paper covers with blue slips, Autumn and Winter
                vols in green and orange paper cover with purple slips;
                signed Bukiyo Matahei on some pages
                fukurotojibon (pouch binding) hanshibon: 10 x 6æ in. (25.4 x
                17.1 cm.) each approx.                   (4)
                $30,000-40,000
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