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The Big Snowman by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

The Big Snowman

The Big Snowman

Kitao Shigemasa

1759–1769

Medium: Color woodblock print; mizu-e hosoban
Dimensions: 31.7 × 14.5 cm (12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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The Treasure Ship

The Treasure Ship

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Kitao Shigemasa, 1762

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

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Kitao Shigemasa, 1756

Beauties of the East

Beauties of the East

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Courtesans of Otawaraya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Courtesans of Otawaraya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764

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The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians

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Two Women Feeding Fish

Two Women Feeding Fish

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739

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Hakuba no Sechie

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739

Picture Book of the Foot and Peak of the Mountain (Ehon komagatake) 絵本高麗嶽

Picture Book of the Foot and Peak of the Mountain (Ehon komagatake) 絵本高麗嶽

Kitao Shigemasa, 1802