Help ID Sumo Woodblock

Discussion in 'Art' started by kardinalisimo, Jun 10, 2015.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Google images helped me a lot with Japanese woodblock prints but it does not recognize this one.
    Thanks

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  2. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    Hi, the signature is of Katsukawa Shun'ei. I could not find your exact print anywhere, but here is a very similar one, maybe from the same series: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/wrestlers-banjaku-and-narutaki-257642 .
    I cannot say if your print is an original or a later reprint. IF it is an original, it would be in very good condition, but I have doubts... Is it framed?
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Thanks a lot. I will post more pictures later on today. It is framed but the back has wooden board with nailed slats. I know it will be best to take it out of the frame for better inspection but it may be a bit difficult to remove the backings.
     
  4. springfld.arsenal

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    I think I saw the same image somewhere, and for some reason remember the caption going something like this: "Sumo wrestler advanced move no. 18, The Super-Wedgie."

    But I could be mistaken.
     
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  5. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

  6. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Actually super easy to take it out of the frame.
    The paper does not appear to have significant age so I guess a more recent edition. No other text on the white areas found. So, how to figure publisher/printer and year of printing?
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  7. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    Kard, I was going to say that if it's on rice paper, it doesn't age the same as wood-pulp based paper. But then looking at the back, I'd say the wood doesn't look like it has any age to it, either.
     
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