Wrestling Top Set

75-13-43

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title Wrestling Top Set
Object Number 75-13-43
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Japan
Creator Hiroi Masaaki 広井政昭
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Iconography Sumo Wrestling
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Sumo wrestling tops. A wooden concave platform 11.6 cm diam. and 2.0 cm thick upon which tops are spun. The pieces, 1.8 cm max. diameter and overall length 4.0 cm are spun by seperate players; the pieces colliding, that which remains nearly upright, though not spinning, is the victor. Made by Hiroi Masaaki 広井政昭.

Height 1.2 cm
Outside Diameter 1.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Douglas W. Gould, 1975

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