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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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