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A pair of iki ningyo (living dolls) of sumo wrestlers Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890 image 1
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A pair of iki ningyo (living dolls) of sumo wrestlers
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890

24 September 2020, 10:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$12,575 inc. premium

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A pair of iki ningyo (living dolls) of sumo wrestlers

Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890
Gesso and pigment over carved wood with glass eye, modeled as two wrestlers in mid-bout, one grabbing the other's mawashi in an attempted throw, while the other uses his left leg to counter the technique in what is known as the Kawazu throw, set on a later hardwood stand
22 3/4in (57.7cm) high, figures only, 24 1/4in (61.5cm) high overall

Footnotes

The Kawazu gake (Kawazu entanglement) is a throw that is believed to have been named for Kawazu no Saburo Sukeyasu (died 1175) who legend has it defeated Matano Goro Kagehisa (dates unknown) in a bout staged before Minamoto no Yortomo (1147-1199). ). A similar but larger example was presented to the city museum in Sheffield, England in 1891, see http://collections.museums-sheffield.org.uk/view/objects/asitem/People@6473/0?t:state:flow=772591d4-e3d3-478a-bade-c3e7d543293b

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