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Sumô Wrestlers Shiranui (R) and Kimenzan (L), Referee Shikimori Inosuke (R), and Judge Tamagaki (L)


「式守伊之助」  「不知火」、「鬼面山」  「玉垣」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Maruya Tetsujirô (Enjudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 38.2 x 76.6 cm (15 1/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.920, 00.956, 00.1469
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 00.920 (left), 00.956 (right), 00.1469 (center)
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right and left sheets only)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、巳十二
彫師:なし
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)