Snowball

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835), colour woodcut, c. 1794-1798

Five women and a girl watch as three others roll a large snowball before a grey background with whirling snowflakes. This print is by the same artist as the quintych that Breitner owned (adjacent). Breitner was fascinated by such scenes; he loved depicting the city in the snow. Moreover, the print presents a variety of poses of women in kimonos.

  • Artwork typeprint, triptych
  • Object numberRP-P-1956-805
  • Dimensionsheight 391 mm x width 258 mm x height 393 mm x width 262 mm x height 393 mm x width 260 mm
  • Physical characteristicskleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken