The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozō with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwaya Okita

Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese

early 1790s

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勝川春英画　黒雲音蔵と難波屋おきた
Title: The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozō with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwaya Okita
Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 1790s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; 14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.8 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2910
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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