Identification title(s): snowball. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-805. B. Catalog reference: jap cat ii 133. Description: elegantly dressed courtesan in kimono with peony pattern, held under umbrella by shinzo (courtesan in training) in black kimono, watching kamuro (youngest assistant of courtesan) rolling a large snowball; against gray background with swirling snowflakes. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: toyokuni (ii), utagawa (mentioned on object), publisher: izumiya ichibei (kansendo) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: japan, publisher: tokyo. Dating: 1794 - 1798. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: nishiki-e / color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 393 mm × w 262 mm. Subject: what: rolling up a snowball. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: between 1794 and 1798.
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