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Kunisada sigend Sumō Prints
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01/03/10
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  Kunisada signed prints


Prints are ordered by date (not strictly), possible series/sets are not considered.

 For some prints I have only bad files. Sorry but for this case the bad files are better than nothing.

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signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Iwatoyama Mineemon (岩戸山峰右エ門),
in makuuchi league since 1825, name used 1826-31, retired in 1838














size: oban
date: c. 1830
ref: N3
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Hiodoshi Rikiya (緋縅力彌),
in makuuchi league since 1825, name used from 1824-1836, retired in 1836














size: oban
date: c. 1835
ref: N115
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestlers: Oitekaze Kitaro (逐手風喜太郎),
in makuuchi league since 1824, name used 1831-1839, retired in 1839














size: oban
date: c. 1835
ref: N1
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Inazuma Raigorō (稲妻雷五郎),
in makuuchi league since 1824, name used 1824-39, yokozuna from 1830-39, retired in 1839















size: oban
date: c. 1835
ref: N2
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Nishiki Namigorō (錦木浪五郎),
makuuchi league since 1833, name used ??, retired in 1840
 













size: oban
date: c. 1835
ref: N115
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Koyanagi Tsunekichi (小柳常吉),
makuuchi league since 1840, name used 1837-56, retired in 1856
 













size: oban
date: c. 1840
ref: N115
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Washigahama Otoemon (鷲ヶ浜音右エ門),
makuuchi league since 1823, name used 1829-42, retired in 1845
 













size: oban
date: c. 1840
ref: N95
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Kotozan Bunemon (湖東山文右エ門),
in makuuchi league since 1829, name used 1841-43, retired in 1845














size: oban
date: c. 1841
ref: N127
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Waniishi Bunzō (鰐石文蔵),
makuuchi league since 1834, name used 1830-42, retired in 1852















size: oban
date: c. 1843
ref: N113
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Goshonoura Heidayū (御所ノ浦平太夫),
makuuchi league since 1838, name used 1839-42, retired in 1846















size: oban
date: c. 1840
ref: L126
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Araiwa Kamenosuke (荒岩亀之助),
makuuchi league since 1851, name used 1840-56, retired in 1856















size: oban
date: c. 1843
ref: L126

The following both prints are ireki; all are signed 'Kunisada' and bear a kiwame seal so they should be desigend before 1844,
but the names and the career of the depicted wrestlers clearly indicate that they was re-cut in 1852-61.
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山谷五良),
in makuuchi league since 1858, name used 1857-67, retired in 1867















size: oban
date: c. 1857
ref: N115
signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

wrestler: Shiranui Mitsuemon (不知火光右衛門),
in makuuchi league since 1857, name used 1857-68, retired in 1869














size: oban
date: c. 1861
ref: L105

signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
wrestlers from left: nd, Inazuma Raigorō (稲妻雷五郎), nd
size: oban
date: c. 1830
ref: N115

signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
wrestlers from left: Akitsukaze (秋津風), Koshigahama (越ヶ浜), nd,
Akitsukaze in makuuchi league since 1821, name used 1828-35, retired in 1835; Koshigahama in makuuchi league since 1825, name used 1824-32, retired in 1838
size: oban
date: c. 1830
ref: N103

signature: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga
wrestlers from left: Hiodoshi Rikiya (緋縅力弥), Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke (阿武松緑之助), Inazuma Raigoro (稲妻雷五郎)
size: oban
date: c. 1832
ref: N1

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