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雪こかし
Women Making a Giant Snowball
雪こかし
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 39.2 x 77.4 cm (15 7/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7771-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 13 (1991), Rijksmus. pl. 29; Rijksmuseum cat. II (The Age of Utamaro, 1979), #133; Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), #s 8-10; Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #46
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7771 (left), 21.7772 (center), 21.7773 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.13544VR (11.13544, 11.13836, 11.13837); 21.7771-3
MFA impressions: 11.13544VR (11.13544, 11.13836, 11.13837); 21.7771-3
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.