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The Big Snowman

Kitao Shigemasa

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Artist
Kitao Shigemasa
Date
c. 1764
Medium
Color woodblock print; mizu-e hosoban
Dimensions
31.7 × 14.5 cm (12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener

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Cite this work

Kitao Shigemasa, The Big Snowman, c. 1764, Color woodblock print; mizu-e hosoban, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener

Metadata sourced from Art Institute of Chicago open data collection

Image rights: Public Domain (CC0)

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