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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1967,0619,0.3.4
Title
Series:
Soga monogatari zue 曽我物語図会
(Illustrated Guide to the Tale of the Soga Brothers)
Description
Woodblock print. The Soga Brothers' father, Kawazu no Saburo Sukemichi (left), defeating Matano Goro Kagehisa (right) in a sumo match.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Cultures/periods
Koka Era
Production date
1840s (mid)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2016 January –2016 April, London, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from Prehistory to the Present'
Subjects
history
myth/legend
Associated names
Associated with:
Kawazu no Saburo Sukeyasu (河津三郎祐泰)
Associated with:
Matano Goro Kagehisa (俣野五郎景久)
Associated with:
Soga no Juro 曾我十郎祐成
Associated with:
Soga no Gorō 曽我五郎時致
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Soga monogatari
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Kegan, Paul & Co
Acquisition date
1967
Department
Asia
Registration number
1967,0619,0.3.4
Conservation
Treatment
: 16 Dec 2015