The sumo wrestlers Shiranui Dakuemon (centre left), Tsurugizan Taniemon (centre right) with referee Shikimori Inosuke and seated judge (left), the elder (retired) westler Miyagino (right)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan
1798 – 1861
The sumo wrestlers Shiranui Dakuemon (centre left), Tsurugizan Taniemon (centre right) with referee Shikimori Inosuke and seated judge (left), the elder (retired) westler Miyagino (right)
late 1830s-early1840s
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper, triptych
Japan
1798 – 1861
The sumo wrestlers Shiranui Dakuemon (centre left), Tsurugizan Taniemon (centre right) with referee Shikimori Inosuke and seated judge (left), the elder (retired) westler Miyagino (right)
late 1830s-early1840s
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper, triptych