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「阿州大鳴門灘左衛門」
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
「阿州大鳴門灘左衛門」
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.6 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.890
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAn impression of this print appears in the background of Edouard Manet's 1867-68 "Portrait of Emile Zola."
Signed
Kuniaki ga, in toshidama cartouche
国明画(年玉枠)
国明画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey intercalary 3 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:申壬三改
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:申壬三改
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)