Scene of the Grand Sumo Wrestling

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Scene of the Grand Sumo Wrestling

Entry/Object ID

1981.12.02.03

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1981.12

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyasu

Date made

1857

Place

Country

Japan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Woodcut

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

10 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Artist was pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Almost all of Yoshimune's prints are images of warriors or scenes of Yokahama. Although the wrestler was the most popular public entertainer, next to the actor, very few artists depicted them. Wrestler on left: Koyanagi; Wrestler on the right: Kagamiiwa.