UTAGAWA KUNISADA: oban tate-e (36.9 x 24.5 cm.); three prints each depicting a pair of wrestlers in various holds in the dohyo on a blue background, Kuroyanagi vs. Koshigahama, Kasugayama vs. Koshinoumi, Iwataoyama vs. Hiodoshi, all signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, the first two published by Yamaguchiya Tobei and the third published by Moriya Jihei- good impressions, slightly faded, rubbed and lightly soiled, vertical creases (3)

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UTAGAWA KUNISADA: oban tate-e (36.9 x 24.5 cm.); three prints each depicting a pair of wrestlers in various holds in the dohyo on a blue background, Kuroyanagi vs. Koshigahama, Kasugayama vs. Koshinoumi, Iwataoyama vs. Hiodoshi, all signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, the first two published by Yamaguchiya Tobei and the third published by Moriya Jihei- good impressions, slightly faded, rubbed and lightly soiled, vertical creases (3)

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Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters, figs 77a-b