Yukidaruma (Snowman) Item Number: N2.1256 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print showing a mother and her children outdoors in a snow-scene. Two children are building snowman, the other is holding a bunny in a bowl, and the mother has a baby on her back. Main colours are brown, red, blue, yellow, green, grey, and white. The artist’s stylized seals appears, in red, at the lower left on the image. The red Japanese characters in the margin are the first edition seal, followed by the seals of the publisher, printer and carver. The paper mount is stamped "Made in Japan".
Narrative
Title: Yukidaruma (雪だるま). Publisher: Kyoto Hanga-in (京都版画院); printer: Ōno (大野); carver: Matsuda (松田). This print is from the artist's Korean series. It is alternatively known as “Winter, Korea.” Kyoto Hanga-in was established in 1935 in Kyoto, and is still active.
Item History
- Made by Mamoru Hiyoshi (Maker) in Kyoto, Japan between 1950 and 1957
- Owned before 1957
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Unknown (Seller) during 1957
What
- Name
- Yukidaruma (Snowman)
- Identification Number
- N2.1256 b
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 45.6 cm, width 36.6 cm
- Image
- height 36.2 cm, width 24.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Mamoru Hiyoshi (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- “Unknown” ?
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Unknown (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kyoto, Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1957
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good