Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Sumo Wrestler Shirataki Saijirō

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai; Publisher: Maruya Bun'emon; Inscriber: Dondontei Wataru

Date: 1814
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Shirataki Saijirō was 14 when this portrait was created, and he was already five-feet-nine and 190 pounds. His career as a sumo wrestler in Edo was very brief—he only appeared in one tournament, in1813, where he lost all bouts. This near-pristine print must have been produced shortly thereafter. Japan, Asia

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