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Rolling a Mortar across the Snow

(Japanese, active about 1810–1844)
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHarimaze, cut from vertical ôban sheet; 17.8 x 25.7 cm (7 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.10205
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
Taigaku
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Swallow and Spider
Taigaku
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month