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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 artist puns on a classical poem by Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114–1204) that refers to opening the gates of the heavens (ama no to) by showing a young woman opening rain shutters. 3/4
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