Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 125303

Grand Champions Chiyonofuji and Konishiki - Sumo

Artist / 作者
Kinoshita Daimon木下大門
Date / 年代
1985
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / artelino
Digital record / 画像記録
941 × 1400 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
黒川トウマ
Rights / 権利
All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
Attribution / 表記
Artelino

Catalog note / 解説

Champion sumo wrestler, Chiyonofuji (right). He was one of the best "yokozuna" who won more than 800 times during his career. In 1984, he was defeated by a new comer, Konishiki from Hawaii. It caused a sensation. Konishiki later became "ozeki" which was one rank below the grand champion, "Yokozuna". 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.

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