

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō
The image depicts two men in a physical confrontation. The man on the left has a large build and is wearing an orange loincloth with green and yellow stripes and tassels. He has black hair and appears to be grabbing the other man from behind. The man on the right is also large with black hair; he is wearing a similar orange loincloth. He faces right with his head bent down. The background features a blue sky with beige and blue-gray clouds. There are also some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image and horizontally at the bottom. The color palette includes shades of orange, green, yellow, blue, beige, and black.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1790–93
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 286 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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