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Suzuki Harunobu, "The First Day of Spring (Risshun)" from the series "Fashionable Poetic Immortals of the Four Seasons", ca.1768, Woodblock print on paper, 11" x 8 1/4"
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The poem reads: "Ama no to no akuru keshiki mo, shizuka nite kumoi yori koso haru wa tachikere "As the gates of heavens open, quietly a splendid scene appears as spring arrives from the palace of the clouds." 4/4
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