![KUNISADA, Utagawa (1785-1865). Shunka shuto, Shiki no nagame [In Praise of Love (in the Four Seasons)]. [1827-1829.] 4 volumes, 8° (259 x 175mm). Colour-printed titles, 30 double-page colour-printed woodblock illustrations. (Light rubbing to leaves, slightly more heavy at lower corners, occasional light soiling and staining.) Original decorative wrappers, printed title slips pasted to upper covers, those of Spring and Summer with blue background (rubbed and lightly creased, title slip to Autumn rubbed, title slip to Winter defective).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04802_0083_001(kunisada_utagawa_shunka_shuto_shiki_no_nagame_in_praise_of_love_1827-1061922).jpg?w=1)
![KUNISADA, Utagawa (1785-1865). Shunka shuto, Shiki no nagame [In Praise of Love (in the Four Seasons)]. [1827-1829.] 4 volumes, 8° (259 x 175mm). Colour-printed titles, 30 double-page colour-printed woodblock illustrations. (Light rubbing to leaves, slightly more heavy at lower corners, occasional light soiling and staining.) Original decorative wrappers, printed title slips pasted to upper covers, those of Spring and Summer with blue background (rubbed and lightly creased, title slip to Autumn rubbed, title slip to Winter defective).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04802_0083_002(kunisada_utagawa_shunka_shuto_shiki_no_nagame_in_praise_of_love_1827-1060139).jpg?w=1)
![KUNISADA, Utagawa (1785-1865). Shunka shuto, Shiki no nagame [In Praise of Love (in the Four Seasons)]. [1827-1829.] 4 volumes, 8° (259 x 175mm). Colour-printed titles, 30 double-page colour-printed woodblock illustrations. (Light rubbing to leaves, slightly more heavy at lower corners, occasional light soiling and staining.) Original decorative wrappers, printed title slips pasted to upper covers, those of Spring and Summer with blue background (rubbed and lightly creased, title slip to Autumn rubbed, title slip to Winter defective).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04802_0083_000(kunisada_utagawa_shunka_shuto_shiki_no_nagame_in_praise_of_love_1827-1060838).jpg?w=1)
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KUNISADA, Utagawa (1785-1865). Shunka shuto, Shiki no nagame [In Praise of Love (in the Four Seasons)]. [1827-1829.] 4 volumes, 8° (259 x 175mm). Colour-printed titles, 30 double-page colour-printed woodblock illustrations. (Light rubbing to leaves, slightly more heavy at lower corners, occasional light soiling and staining.) Original decorative wrappers, printed title slips pasted to upper covers, those of Spring and Summer with blue background (rubbed and lightly creased, title slip to Autumn rubbed, title slip to Winter defective).
'A TRULY REMARKABLE PRODUCTION, distinguished not so much for the designs, which follow a fairly predictable pattern of generally violent love scenes, portrayed with a coarseness all the more repellent on account of Kunisada's skilful realism, but for the amazing technical brilliance of the print-makers', (Hillier p.901). BM 1981,0813,0.1.1-4; J. Hillier The Art of the Japanese Book (London, 1987) pp.901-2. (4)
'A TRULY REMARKABLE PRODUCTION, distinguished not so much for the designs, which follow a fairly predictable pattern of generally violent love scenes, portrayed with a coarseness all the more repellent on account of Kunisada's skilful realism, but for the amazing technical brilliance of the print-makers', (Hillier p.901). BM 1981,0813,0.1.1-4; J. Hillier The Art of the Japanese Book (London, 1987) pp.901-2. (4)