Frosty Morning at Maruya

Artist Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739–1820)

Artist Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726?–1792)

Date1776

MediumMulticolored woodblock print, from an album

Dimensions21.3 x 29.8 cm (8 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

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Object number1901.59.2712

DescriptionCrouching down on the engawa of Maru House, beside the chozubachi (cistern for hand-washing water), Toyozuru lift the dipper and with it a cake of ice which has formed on the surface of the water duringthe night Onomachi and Kazusane stand beside her and look on. Same print in Marrs Coll. (Box 156, 1925.1729); Anei 4 2nd month 1776

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