Print, shunga, Suzuki Harunobu, between 1765 and 1770
Colour woodblock print with embossing which is a special printing technique for snowlines heavily on the bamboo outside the bulding. Shunga. Erotic scene: woman holding umbrella throwing a snowball from outside at lovers in an interior. Unsigned. Date: between 1765 and 1770. Dimensions: Height: 20.50 centimetres (image); Height: 40.80 centimetres (mount); Width: 28.80 centimetres (image); Width: 56 centimetres (mount). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print, shunga (BM 2009,3024.1)