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「勧進大相撲土俵入之圖」
Procession of Sumô Wrestlers for Fund-raising Tournament (Kanjin ôzumô dohyô iri no zu)
「勧進大相撲土俵入之圖」
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Publisher: Maruya Tetsujirô (Enjudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Tetsujirô (Enjudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.4 x 75.8 cm (14 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1320-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1320 (left), 00.1321 (right), 00.1322 (center)
MFA impressions: 00.1320-2, 11.24896-8
MFA impressions: 00.1320-2, 11.24896-8
Signed
Ikkeisai Yoshiiku hitsu (on right sheet), Ikkeisai Yoshiiku ga (on center and left sheets)
一恵斎芳幾筆 一恵斎芳幾画
一恵斎芳幾筆 一恵斎芳幾画
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right sheet), Hori Kane (on center and left sheets)
Artist's seal: Yoshiiku
改印：未七改
彫師：小泉彫兼、彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right sheet), Hori Kane (on center and left sheets)
Artist's seal: Yoshiiku
改印：未七改
彫師：小泉彫兼、彫兼
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)