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力士 「磐石」、「鳴滝」
Sumô Wrestlers Banjaku and Narutaki
力士 「磐石」、「鳴滝」
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1797
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 32.4 x 22.3 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Charles Hovey Pepper
Accession Number54.1518
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bickford, Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters (1994), fig. 55a
DescriptionNarutaki (left) uses the Kawazu hold to throw Banjaku (right).
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Provenance1954, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)