mia-japanese-korean: The Sumo Wrestler Tamagaki Gakunosuke, Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1806, 2nd lunar month
mia-japanese-korean: The Sumo Wrestler Tamagaki Gakunosuke, Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1806, 2nd lunar month, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Artunsigned; nezumi-tsubushi background An imposing, six-foot-tall competitor inside the ring, Tamagaki Gakunosuke (1768–1813) appears very relaxed here in a loosely tied robe, smoking a pipe. He changed his name several times over his career as a wrestler. This portrait was released at the time of the tournament in the second month of 1806, when he began to use the name Tamagaki Gakunosuke.Size: 14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (36.4 × 24 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban)Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/77977/ -- source link
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