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Utagawa Kuniteru Japanese
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The referee, holding a fan, is identified as Kimura andthe judge, Furiwake, a former wrestler, sits to the left with his pipe.
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Title: Sumo Wrestling
Artist:
Utagawa Kuniteru (Japanese, 1830–1874)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Matted painting; ink on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 29 5/16 in. (36.5 x 74.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960
Accession Number: 60.129
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