Condition:
Good color retention and strong impressions. Minor toning, scattered foxing, edge wear and backing remnants on verso. Overall very good condition for a Meiji-period sumo diptych.
Great Mirror of Japan`s Sumo Wrestlers.
(Dai Nippon Ōzumō Sekitori Kagami, 大日本大相撲関取鏡).
This impressive diptych gathers many of the leading professional sumō wrestlers of early Meiji Japan. Each figure is identified by name, creating a visual record of the sport`s
elite at a time when Japan was rapidly modernizing.
Combining portraiture, ranking information, and popular entertainment, the print reflects the enduring appeal of sumō during one of the country`s most transformative eras.
Condition:
Good color retention and strong impressions. Minor toning, scattered foxing, edge wear and backing remnants on verso. Overall very good condition for a Meiji-period sumo diptych.
| Price | USD$ |
|---|---|
| Series | Stand-alone sumō roster print. |
| Author | Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国) here signed as Ichiyōsai Toyokuni (一陽斎豊国). |
| Size | Ōban (大判) cm x cm ( x inches). |
| Publisher | / |
| Number | / |
| Genre | Sumō-e (相撲絵), Nishiki-e (錦絵). |
| Period | 1873 (Meiji 6). |
| Trimmed | No |
| Backed | Yes |
| Code | UKSI01024 |