A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE KANJIN SUMO PERFORMANCE (1829)
Signed "Kochoro Kunisada ga"
Lot offered for sale by Hodgins, Calgary at the auction event "Hodgins Spring 2011 Fine Art Auction" held on Mon, May 30, 2011.
Lot 167
Lot 167
Estimate: CAD $1,200 - $1,600
Realised: CAD $2,400
Realised: CAD $2,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Utagawa Kunisada (Tokoyuni III)
Japanese [1786-1865]
A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE KANJIN SUMO PERFORMANCE (1829); The grand champion Onomatsu (right) and Inazuma in dohyo-iri processions, each with two attendants.
colour woodcut on paper, triptych
total size (oban) 13.5 x 29 in. (34.3 x 73.7 cm)
signed "Kochoro Kunisada ga"
Provenance: Ando Gallery, Tokyo
Sold with the book that illustrates this woodcut on the title page (pp 6-7):
"Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters"; by Lawrence Bickford with forward by Jack Hillier; Kodansha International, Tokyo (1994); colour and black & white plates.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Hodgins auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Hodgins auction house for permission to use.