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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