銀世界, The Silver World (Gin sekai), Kitagawa Utamaro, preface dated 1790

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銀世界, The Silver World, (Gin sekai), Edo period (1615–1868), preface dated 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. ( x 19 cm), Illustrated Books, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), This book, part of a series on the theme of snow, moon, and flowers, contains seventy-eight kyōka about snow. Here, Chinese boys are playing in the snow, which is delicately emphasized by an embossing technique

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