1794
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paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
勝川春好画 大相撲力士「小野川・勢見山・八ヶ峯」|Three Sumō Wrestlers: Onogawa, Seimiyama, and Yatsugamine is a 1794 ink by Katsukawa Shunkō, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three big men in traditional Japanese clothing. The one on the left has a red cloth draped over his shoulder and tattoos on his arms. The middle guy wears a patterned robe and holds a fan. The man on the right is dressed in dark robes and carries a small bag. Notice how the artist used bold outlines and flat colors to make the figures stand out. The tattoos on the wrestler’s arms are a detail that adds realism. Want to see more prints like this? Look up Katsukawa Shunkō.
Katsukawa Shunkō spent his life in Edo, where crowded theaters and teahouses buzzed around him.
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