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Utagawa Kunisada
Sumō wrestler, Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke (鏡岩 濱之助) (c. 1840)
colour woodblock
37.1 × 25.2 cm (image) 37.5 × 25.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AO and Maria Myers AO, 2012
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Sumō wrestler, Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke
(鏡岩 濱之助)
(c. 1840)
Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
37.1 × 25.2 cm (image) 37.5 × 25.7 cm (sheet)
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
During Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke’s wrestling career, spanning March 1830 to January 1856, he reached the second-highest rank of Ozeki. We can find him in the adjoining tournament print as the largest central figure in the sumo ring. Sumo archives note his weight as 139 kilograms and his height as 179 centimetres, and that he was a consistent and popular wrestler.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
inscribed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.l.: (Kōchōrō Kunisada ga)
inscribed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: (kiwame seal)
Accession Number
2012.2
Department
Asian Art
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