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Tenpōzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpōzan kodomo sumō shōran)

Tenpōzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpōzan kodomo sumō shōran) by Kawanabe Kyosai — Japanese Print, 1863

Tenpōzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpōzan kodomo sumō shōran)

by Kawanabe Kyosai

Meiji/Taishō Prints

Sumo Children Daily Life

Date:: 1863
Medium:: Print
Format:: Oban
Source:: Victoria and Albert Museum

Typical Price

Uncommon or exceptional Kyosai subject in fine condition: $1,000–$5,000
Good condition standard woodblock print: $300–$1,500
Common or lesser subject: $100–$500

Description

A large-format print from 1863 depicting the children's sumo wrestling event held at Tenpōzan in Osaka — a popular summer entertainment in which young boys competed before cheering crowds in a miniature version of the adult sport. Kyosai loved children's subjects and brought to them the same observational acuity he gave to adult subjects: the boys are fully individual, their effort and concentration genuine, the surrounding crowd animated by real excitement. The Tenpōzan venue, at the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, was among the most popular pleasure destinations of the era.

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Old Picture of the Rashômon Gate (Rashômon no ko zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho tsuzuki

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Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

Woodblock print

from the series One Hundred Pictures by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakuzu) by Kawanabe Kyosai

from the series One Hundred Pictures by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakuzu)

Woodblock print

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Poem by Ōe no Masafusa: Mukandayū Atsumori and Princess Tamaori

ca. 1845-48

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Parade of Sumo Wrestlers by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Parade of Sumo Wrestlers

Woodblock print

Frogs Wrestling by Ohara Koson

Frogs Wrestling

c. 1928–1930

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tenpōzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpōzan kodomo sumō shōran) was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎) in 1863.

Tenpōzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpōzan kodomo sumō shōran) depicts sumo, children, and daily life, set at Osaka.