The Four Seasons
(Shiki no uchi, 四季之内)
Publisher: Nuno-Kichi
1843
In this series of prints of beautiful women in the
four seasons is not listed in Kuniyoshi
by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36
by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Title:
Spring (Haru,
春) Description:
Woman reaching up to a cherry-blossom branch |
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Title:
Summer (Natsu,
夏) Description:
Woman carrying a bucket and ladling water on to plants with dragonflies
overhead |
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Title:
Autumn (Aki, 秋) Description:
Beauty on a boat under a bridge |
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Title:
Winter (Fuyu,
冬) Description:
Beauty in the snow |
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