UTAGAWA KUNISADA (Toyokuni III)(1786-1864), color woodblock print. Japan, 1843. 'Itadaki'.
Depicting Sumo wrestler Itadaki in a traditional 'Mawashi', from the west group, licking salt from his palms. Measurements 25,1x37,2 cm. Measurement with passepartout 54,5x42 cm. Not framed.
Discoloration. Soft handling creases. Colors possibly slightly faded. Spot. Creases.
Provenance
From the Collection of Göran Flyxe.
Exhibitions
Exhibited at the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Spring 1997.
Exhibited at the Far Eastern Museum, Stockholm. “Sumo, Ritual and Art” - Japanese woodblock prints from the Göran Flyxes Collection; 29/10 2016-29/1 2017.
Exhibited at Krognoshuset, Lund 14-30/1 1974, Norrköping Museum, Norrköping 9/6-28/7 1974, Kalmar Museum, Kalmar nov 1974, Sweden Center Bldg, Tokyo 31/5-1/6 1975, Röhsska Museet, Göteborg 9/12-23/1 1978, Galleri Asthley, Skinnskatteberg 5/6-18/7 1993, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm 24/12 1993-14/3 1994
Literature
Depicted in the exhibition catalogue "Sumo - Heavyweight Art", woodblock color prints form the collection of Göran Flyxe, Stockholm. Page 2.
More 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.
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