KUNIKAZU. Osaka-e. Chuban Diptych. Colored woodcuts. 245x355 mm. Signed: Kunikazu. Excellent impression with blind printiing, glossy black printing (fans), soiled, stitching holes. Diptych. From the series "Setsugekka" (The Poet's Friends, Snow, Moon and Flowers). Bando Hirosaburo and Jitsukawa Ensaburo at night are hostile to each other. Setsugekka ("Snow, Moon, Flowers"), a frequently encountered theme in classical and modern Japanese art and literature, was a perennially popular subject in ukiyo-e prints and paintings. Traditionally, designs representing the changing seasons are presented in scenes with snow, moon and flowers. This print is an example of Mitate-e, "look and compare pictures", the characters and plays are related to one of these classical themes.