The image measures approximately 12 x 20 inches, plus full margins. The print is in very good condition, aside from some faint wrinkling at the outer corners.

The print on the cover is titled Walden Pond, and the other prints are titled Solitude, Decaying Beauty, Rain, Winter Serenity, Winter Pond, Autumn Color, Wind, Pine, Spring Visitor, Thoreau and Drop of Life.

This print is from the genre generally called “shunga”, also known as “images of spring”. The imagery of shunga prints varies from graphic rendezvous between courtesans and clients to subtle glimpses of tender embraces between characters based on Japanese literature. Shunga were intended to be enjoyed as entertainment for both men and women and have had various uses, including as sexual manuals and even instructions on hygiene.

The image measures approximately 13 x 7 1/8 inches. It is in very good condition, aside from some trimming. It is from an album of kacho-e (bird and flower prints), which appears to have been put together in Japan before 1920.

The image measures approximately 13 x 7 1/8 inches. It is in very good condition, aside from some trimming. It is from an album of kacho-e (bird and flower prints), which appears to have been put together in Japan before 1920.

The image measures approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, plus margins. It is in very good condition, with wonderfully fresh colors, although there is some slight rubbing in the bottom margin.

The image measures approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, plus margins. It is in very good condition, with wonderfully fresh colors, although there is some slight in the bottom margin and a spot in the left margin

The image measures 11 x 14 1/4 inches, plus full margins. It is in very good condition, with only some faint spots at the top corners and left margin to note.