The Sumo_ Wrestler Onigatake To

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Title	The Sumo_ Wrestler Onigatake To_emon
Artist	Utagawa Kunisada
Date	c. 1850
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Prints, Print | color woodblock print

Size:

13 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (33.8 x 23.2 cm) (image)13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.3 x 24.2 cm) (sheet)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

19th century, Edo period

Inscriptions:

poem admiring the wrestler by Go-dai Hagino Toyokuni ga Gengyo sei(produced by Gengyo) and seal on upper leftPossibly, the other ukiyo-e artist Miyagi Gengyo(1817-1880) was somehow involved with this production, or this Gengyo could be somebody else such as a publiher, although no publisher are known of this name.Godai Hagino and seal on the lower right corner; this looks like the poet's signature.

Physical Description:

nishiki-e, sumo_-efrowning man with eyes nearly crossed, wearing black and brown plaid and green striped garments; mounted on a thin sheet of paper which is mounted on a board

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Arthur and Jane Pejsa

Accession Number:

99.186

Artist:

Kunisada Utagawa, Japanese, 1786 - 1865

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese, 1786 - 1865

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

The Sumo_ Wrestler Onigatake To_emon

Utagawa Kunisada

c. 1850