Wrestler Shiranui Nagiemon from Higo Province, 1843
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizōexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more P.75.51.199
Not on Viewexpand_more
This three-sheet set of prints represents the dohyō-ir, or ring-entering ceremony, at the beginning of a tournament day. Takaneyama appears on the left as the tachi-mochi, or sword carrier, one of the two attendants of the wrestler who performs the ceremony. On the right sits Kurokumo, who functions as the “dew sweeper” (tsuyuharai), the attendant who in ancient times would clear the path for the wrestlers. The ceremony itself is performed by a yokozuna, a high-ranking wrestler, in this case Shiranui, in the center. The yokozuna always performs the same moves in the center of the ring, including raising his right foot up high followed by his left.
Details
- Title
- Wrestler Shiranui Nagiemon from Higo Province
- Artist Life
- 1786 - 1865
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.75.51.199
- Catalogue Raisonne
- P0108-190.2
- Curator Approved
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