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Tokatei Toyu

A Sumo Wrestler's Apron, early to mid-1820s

Description

Maker

Title

A Sumo Wrestler's Apron

Year

early to mid-1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Length: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.78

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

The plums refer to the New Year, which in this case is likely to have been 1822, the year of the horse. Allusions to an “untamed horse” (ara-uma) in the inscribed poems suggest such a date.

Use

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