Tokatei Toyu

A Sumo Wrestler's Apron

Maker

Tokatei Toyu

Title

A Sumo Wrestler's Apron

Period

Edo Period

Year

early to mid-1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 20.2 x 18.7 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.78

Type

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

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.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Tokatei Toyu
A Sumo Wrestler's Apron, early to mid-1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 20.2 x 18.7 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.78

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