Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 125314
Champion Sumo Wrestler, Taiho
- Artist / 作者
- Kinoshita Daimon木下大門
- Date / 年代
- 1967-1999
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Reiwa / artelino
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 931 × 1400 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Artelino
- Published by / 公開者
- 青木ソラ
- Rights / 権利
- All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
- Attribution / 表記
- Artelino
Catalog note / 解説
The 48th "Yokozuna" (Grand Champion sumo wrestler), Taiho Kouki. He built up the sumo grand epoch with the arch rival Kashiwado in 1960s. His illustrious career was littered with the records such as the tournament champion 32 times, undefeated tournament champion 8 times. Because of his great achievement, the Sumo Association awarded him the title of "Ichidai Toshiyori Taiho" and allowed him to open his own sumo school after the retirement in 1971. He became a director of Japan Sumo Association later. He was tall and handsome; and very popular "Yokozuna" among sumo-fan and non-fan alike. The catch-phrase, "Kyojin(the strongest team in the Japanese professional baseball league at that time),…
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