Mizu-e of a woman brushing snow
Mizu-e of a woman brushing snow

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Mizu-e of a woman brushing snow,

1750–59

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政, 1739–1820
Published by Iseya Sanjirō 伊勢屋三次郎
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2015-6736

Information

Title
Mizu-e of a woman brushing snow
Dates

1750–59

Maker
Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政
Published by Iseya Sanjirō 伊勢屋三次郎
Medium
Woodblock print (hosōban format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
31.1 × 14.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, The Anne van Biema Collection Fund
Object Number
2015-6736
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: Kitao Shigemasa ga
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
hoso-e, woodcuts, mizu-e, prints
Materials
hoso-e, ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
gates, winter, snow, women, figures (representations)

–2015 Sebastian Izzard LLC, Asian Art (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2015.

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