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The actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Sumo Wrestler Onigadake
The actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Sumo Wrestler Onigadake
The actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Sumo Wrestler Onigadake

The actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Sumo Wrestler Onigadake

Titles
  • 相撲絵　五代目坂東彦三郎の鬼ヶ獄
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1830s~1850s)
Date1861
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print (Nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in. (36.4 x 25.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift from Seiichirö Uehara, Nigata, Japan, 2006 (29335)
Object number29335
DescriptionAccording to its date, this print likely depicts the actor Bando Hikosaburo V as the sumo wrestler Onigadake in the 1861 production of "Sekitori nidai shobu-zuke" at the Nakamura theater.
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