Snowy Rabbit

Art Institute of Chicago

Snowy Rabbit

Yabu ChosuiLinkedCulture matchlcp-939e1cf5e330

Date
1867
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono
Culture
Japan
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
42251

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This image of a rabbit on a black-lacquer tray set against a backdrop of plum blossoms was designed by Yabu Chosui as a New Year’s message of poetry and art. The rabbit refers to the tradition of forming a rabbit out of snow at the New Year. Chosui succeeded in realizing the soft contours of a snow figure by embossing the rabbit using the kimekomi technique.

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Credit line
Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift
Provenance
Charles H. Mitchell (1910-1986), Tokyo; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1972.

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AAT300041273

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