

Triptych print of nine women in traditional Japanese clothing, known as kimonos. The women are standing or kneeling around a large snowball. Snow is on the ground and falling from the sky. The women are dressed in various colored kimonos including pink, black, brown, and green. Some of the women wear headpieces or carry parasols. The parasol is red and yellow. The women are posed in a semi-circle around the snowball. The background is a mottled gray. The artwork's color palette includes pink, red, black, brown, green, and beige.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1796
- Medium:
- Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 598 × 295 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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