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Rolling a snow ball: P.15-2012

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rolling a snow ball
Yuki-korogashi

Maker(s)

Designer: Kuniteru, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Aiban format, c.1840, signed Goch¬ôtei Sadashige ga (Kuniteru's earlier artist's name), published by Fujiokaya Hikotarô (seal: Fuji-Hiko).

Legal notes

Given by Matthew Rutenberg and Anne V. Lauder through Cambridge in America

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2012)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1840

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15-2012
Primary reference Number: 182648

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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