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Kōkwa 1-nen, 7–gatsu 6–nichi.
My dear friend,
Ogenki desuka? Please accept my most sincere apologies for neglecting to write back sooner; as you know, I'm currently engaged in collaboration with Hiroshige-san and Kunisada-san for the Tōkaidō Gojusan Tsugi Hodogaya prints series. I must confess the project has proven to be more involved than I had expected: even though there is one main subject matter, integrating three different styles (or shall I say two, since Kunisada-san seems to have an inclination to copying my successful style as of lately Â…) to produce a harmonious series requires a considerable amount of mutual understanding among the three of us. Personally, I prefer working on my own, but doing collaborations from time to time is quite the experience. I believe I speak for the three of us when I say so.
Besides, the public likes it because it is an opportunity to acquire prints from a collection produced by the three leading print-designers.......

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