KATSUKAWA SCHOOL: koban egoyomi (14.4 x 90.4 cm.ea. approx.); a small calender print depicting the fat-boy Daidozan Bungoro during the shikiri, bearing dates corresponding to the sixth month, fourth day, 1795, another unsigned calendar print illustrating Onogawa carrying swords and a fan inscribed with the character for 'monkey' corresponding to 1788 and with an attendant standing in the dohyo, and another calendar print for 1790 illustrating Kintoki refereeing a match between two dogs- good impressions, slightly faded, worming and small stains (3)

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KATSUKAWA SCHOOL: koban egoyomi (14.4 x 90.4 cm.ea. approx.); a small calender print depicting the fat-boy Daidozan Bungoro during the shikiri, bearing dates corresponding to the sixth month, fourth day, 1795, another unsigned calendar print illustrating Onogawa carrying swords and a fan inscribed with the character for 'monkey' corresponding to 1788 and with an attendant standing in the dohyo, and another calendar print for 1790 illustrating Kintoki refereeing a match between two dogs- good impressions, slightly faded, worming and small stains (3)

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Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters, figs. 52 and 31