Puppet of the sumo wrestler Hidenoyama Raigorō

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Puppet of the sumo wrestler Hidenoyama Raigorō

Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Kitaya MagobeiLinkedCulture matchlcp-e8a95d020473

Date
c. 1844
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
68556

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This print belongs to a series of five showing beautiful women holding puppets that represent popular wrestlers of the day (it’s unclear if these puppets actually existed or were an invention of the artist). Hidenoyama Raigorō (1808–1862) was one of the greatest wrestlers in the Edo period. In 1847 he was appointed the ninth yokozuna in the history of sumo, the highest rank possible for a wrestler. Japan, Asia

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Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

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