Tamagiku of the Naka-Manjiya, Sekiwake of the Western Group, from the series Wrestling Match of Flowers (Hana-zumô)

「花相撲　にしのせき脇　中まんじや玉菊」

Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Hosoban; 31.8 x 14.6 cm (12 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund

Accession NumberRES.49.113

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Ippitsusai ga
一筆齊画

Marks Artist's seal: Mori uji

Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)