Catalog record · 目録番号 125291

Champion Sumo Wrestler Takanohana

Artist / 作者: Kinoshita Daimon木下大門
Date / 年代: 1980-1990
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 929 × 1400 px
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル

Catalog note / 解説

After some 80 years of absence, the Japan Sumo Association commissioned the making of traditional nishiki-e style woodblock printing to publisher Kyoto Hanga-in, artist Daimon, carver Kishima and printer Ito in 1985. These new Sumo Nishiki-e are sold in Ryogoku Kokugi-kan in Tokyo. Champion sumo wrestler, Takahanada (later Takanohana). He and his big brother, Wakanohana, became the first "Yokozuna" (Grand Champion) brothers in sumo. Their popularity revived the stagnated sumo wrestling during 1990s.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · Ca. 1985. · artelino

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