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Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniteru II, Japan, (1829-1874)
Height 23.5 x 36 cm
Woodblock print probably made by the artist Utagawa Kuniteru II depicting a sumo wrestler.
Portraits of sumo wrestlers were very popular collectibles during the Edo and Meiji periods in Japan.
The wrestler is depicted during a ring entrance ceremony, wearing an elaborate ceremonial apron called a kesho-mawashi. The print includes text identifying the wrestler as Kiyomi.
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ORIENTAL ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF A BUDDHIST GENTLEMAN AND OTHERS EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 22 January 2026
SINGLE SESSION 22/01/2026 Hours 12:00
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