Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 125310
Grand Champion Kitanofuji - 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
- 936 × 1400 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Artelino
- Published by / 公開者
- 白石カナ
- Rights / 権利
- All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
- Attribution / 表記
- Artelino
Catalog note / 解説
Grand Champion Kita-no-fuji Katsuaki (born 1942)became the grand champion in 1970. Kitanofuji was a very popular "Yokozuna" because of his flamboyant sumo style and good looks. After he retired from sumo, he was quite successful in the restaurant and music-record industries. His hit-song, "Neon Mujo", was sold more than 50,000 copies. At the traditional "intai-zumo" ceremony (The wrestler's last official sumo match to farewell his fans.), he wore white tuxedo and sang his favorite songs. He became the president of Sumo Association and later worked as a competent commentator for the sumo broadcasting by NHK Television. He was a unique "yokozuna" who changed the stolid image of sumo wrestlers.
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