Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 20380
Kidomaru and Momotaro at Sumo
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Kunisada歌川国貞
- Date / 年代
- 1843
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / robynbuntin
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 504 × 227 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
- Published by / 公開者
- 朱雀ハル
- Rights / 権利
- No commercial-app permission documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Catalog note / 解説
A favorite pictoral joke in the Edo period was the depiction of sumo performed by unusual participants. Here the two Strong Boys of Japanese folklore meet. Momotaro, born from a giant peach, defeated ogres assisted by his trusty dog, monky and pheasant. Kintaro (here called Kaidomaru), grew up on a mountain with animals as his friends. Momotaro's pheasant appears on the right, while Kintaro's bear acts on the left.
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