Toyokuni III Woodblock Print: Puppet of a Sumo Wrestler
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Artist: Toyokuni III, Utagawa, 1786-1875
Title: Puppet of the Sumo Wrestler Kichigoro Arama
Series: Wrestling Match Between Sumo Puppets and Flowers
Date: c. 1844
Medium: Japanese woodblock print
Image Size: 14 1/2 x 10 inches
Provenance: Property of a New York Museum
Notes: According to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which has another print from this series, it consists of five prints showing beautiful women holding puppets that represent popular wrestlers of the day.
Title: Puppet of the Sumo Wrestler Kichigoro Arama
Series: Wrestling Match Between Sumo Puppets and Flowers
Date: c. 1844
Medium: Japanese woodblock print
Image Size: 14 1/2 x 10 inches
Provenance: Property of a New York Museum
Notes: According to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which has another print from this series, it consists of five prints showing beautiful women holding puppets that represent popular wrestlers of the day.
Condition
Minor fading and thinning at reverse top
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Toyokuni III Woodblock Print: Puppet of a Sumo Wrestler
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