Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 40631

Kanjin osumo dohyo-iri

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代: 1812-1861
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / bm
Digital record / 画像記録: 750 × 1097 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: British Museum
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ
Rights / 権利: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Copyright The Trustees of the British Museum

Catalog note / 解説

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Ceremonial entry of wrestlers at the great wrestling match to raise funds for pious causes, showing four combatants under a pillered canopy, additional wrestlers appear at the left and right, and a huge crowd surrounds the wrestlers and in stands beyond the participants; the umpire seated in the centre is Kimura Shonosuke.

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