The Four SeasonsBy: Amlie Balcou This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese style accordion fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text. Embracing seasonal change is an important part of Japans native belief system and an enduring theme of its creative expression. Japanese artistsincluding Hokusai, Hiroshige, Harunobu, and many othershave long celebrated the endless cycle and rhythm of nature and