OIDENTIFIERAD MÄSTARE, boktryck, träsnitt. Japan, sannolikt tidigt 1800-tal.
Ett svartvitt träsnitt, ursprungligen boksidor, avbildar en samlingsplats för en sumo-turnering vid en shintoistisk helgedom. Mått 31,5x20 cm. Mått with passepartout 42x55 cm. Ej ramad.
Avnötta kanter, hål, missfärgningar. Mjuka hanteringsveck. Färger möjligtvis något blekta. Sammanfogade sidor.
Proveniens
From the Collection of Göran Flyxe.
Utställningar
Exhibited at the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Spring 1997, Röhsska Museet, Göteborg 9/12-23/1 1978, Galleri Asthley, Skinnskatteberg 5/6-18/7 1993.
Övrig information
Japanese Sumo Wrestling is one of the oldest martial arts in Japan. Sumo wrestlers were a favorite subject on Japanese woodblock prints.
Sumo has its roots in the shinto religion. The matches were dedicated to the gods in prayers for a good harvest. The oldest written records date back to the 8th century. But it is probably more than 1500 years old.
Sumo prints from the 18th and 19th century prove the popularity of the sport in the past.