A subscription sumo match in progress. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1853.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
- Date:
- Month 11, 1853
- Reference:
- 37140i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Sharply characterised faces of wrestlers seated around the ring
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 11, 1853.
Physical description
3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Ichiyōsai ; Fuchōan ; Kōchōrō ; Toyokuni-ga
Bears publisher's mark, block cutter's mark, censor's seal and set title
Wrestlers names in yellow boxes to the right and left; triptych title on blue ground of centre leaf
Notes
Illustration of subscription sumo
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37140i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores