Yukidaruma (Snowman)

Item number N2.1256 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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: print
Manufacturing Technique: woodblock printed
Overall: height 45.6 cm, width 36.6 cm
Image: height 36.2 cm, width 24.3 cm

Where

Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in: Kyoto, Japan

Who

Culture: Japanese
Creator: Mamoru Hiyoshi (Maker)
Previous Owner: “Unknown” ?
Received from: Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Unknown (Seller)