Terms and conditions of use
New edition, Kanjin sumō tournament
(Shinban kanjin ōzumo no zu 新版 勧進大相撲之図)
1854
Medium
colour woodblock (triptych)
Measurements
(a-c) 36.4 × 76.3 cm (image) (overall) 36.7 × 76.3 cm (sheet) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AO and Maria Myers AO, 2012
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In this panoramic view of a sumo tournament, we can feel the excitement and spectacle of the event, the stadium filled with spectators cheering on their favourite wrestlers. On both sides of the ring and identified with their names are the top-ranked wrestlers waiting for their bouts to commence. In the ring, two wrestlers are battling it out, with three judges and a referee officiating.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Printing/Publishing
published by Joshuya Kinzo
Inscription
(a) printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: (Joshuya Kinzo: publisher’s signature)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) c.l.: Tokuni ga
(b) printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.l.: Ichiyōsai Tokuni ga / (aratame: date seal) / (Joshuya Kinzo: publisher’s seal) / (aratame 1854, June: date seal)
(c) printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: (aratame: date seal) / (aratame 1854, June: date seal) / (publisher’s seal; Joshuya Kinzo)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) c.l.: Kōchōrō Tokuni hitsu
Accession Number
2012.1.a-c
Department
Asian Art
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