The Big Snowman

Kitao Shigemasa · c. 1764 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739–1820
Date: c. 1764
Medium: Color woodblock print; mizu-e hosoban
Dimensions: 31.7 × 14.5 cm (12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Place of origin: Japan
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener

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