Title : Gin sekai 銀世界 (The Silver World) / Setsu gekka 雪月花 (Snow, Moon and Flowers)

Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro

Date : 1790 (preface)

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Source : British Museum
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Description : Illustrated book, folding album, 1 vol. Snow from series of Snow, Moon and Flowers. Seventy-eight poems all on theme of snow. Contents: 10 leaves: 1 double-page preface, 5 double-page illustrations, 3 double pages of poems, 1 double page of poem and publisher's colophon. Illustrations: 1. Embankment of Sumida River in snow; 2. Chinese boys in snow; 3. Pulling a boat in snow; 4. Court scene in snow [Sei Shonagon]; 5. Party scene on snowy night. Colour woodblock-printed, with brass dust and gauffrage. Inscribed, signed and sealed. Covers: Dark blue, painted in gold with horizontal bands of mist and willow tree. Title slip: Original, printed on buff slip pasted in top left corner of cover.

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