Making a Snow Dog – Harunobu Japanese Ukiyo-e Christmas Greeting Card

A large Japanese Christmas greeting card featuring Suzuki Harunobu's Making a Snow Dog (雪の戯れ / Yuki no tawamure), c.1767–68.

Two children shape a playful snow dog while their mother watches nearby, set against a warm yellow ground and snow-laden pine. The print is framed in deep green and red with winter motifs; the Japanese greeting on the reverse translates as “May the new year be a wonderful one.”

- Blank inside for your own message
- Deep Japanese red envelope included
- A5 – 14.8 × 21 cm (5.8 × 8.3 in)
- Fully printed front and back

More than a card

On the front, the ukiyo-e artwork is carefully set within a festive patterned background, with a seasonal greeting in English positioned to complement the image without obscuring it.

Turn the card over to find a Japanese seasonal greeting in calligraphy, accompanied by an English translation and the artist’s name. The fully printed reverse uses a coordinating pattern for a rich, finished appearance.

Beautiful enough to keep as well as send, the card is perfect for Christmas and New Year correspondence and also lovely for framing afterwards as a miniature art print.

Printed in rich colour on silk-finish art card, giving the original woodblock colours depth and vibrancy with a soft sheen.

Printed in the UK using eco-friendly toner on card made from sustainably sourced pulp and produced as part of the Carbon Capture Programme.

Also available: as part of curated sets of five and ten cards.