Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)

Isoda Koryūsai Japanese

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Koryūsai was influenced by Harunobu's style in depicting gentle, elegant women. The poem at the upper right of this print reads, "One shouldn't resent a lover's footprints in the morning snow."

Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi), Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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