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ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)
Le Printemps (Spring)
L't (Summer)
L'Automne (Autumn)
L'Hiver (Winter)
The complete set of Bijin shiki (Beauties of the four seasons)
Woodcut, 1927, unsigned, accompanied by original covers with embossed titles as above, signature Onchi Ko and date 1927, and by frontispiece with printed series title, signature and date, and inscribed in pencil jizuri (self-printed), Le Printemps soiled on right, L'Automne with minor soil upper right corner, L'Hiver with a tape stain upper left, slightly soiled top right and with pencil inscription lower left, the frontispiece torn and the covers split toward top and bottom and slightly worn
11 x 9.1/8in. (28 x 23.2cm.) each (4)
