Sumo match mellan brottarna Koyanagi och Kuroiwa. Mått blad sammanfogade 37x74,5 cm. Mått med passepartout 55x90 cm. Ej ramad.
Obet Avnötta kanter, hål, lagningar, missfärgningar. Vikveck. Mjuka hanteringsveck. Färger möjligtvis något blekta.
From the Collection of Göran Flyxe.
Exhibited at the Far Eastern Museum, Stockholm. “Sumo, Ritual and Art” - Japanese woodblock prints from the Göran Flyxes Collection; 29/10 2016-29/1 2017, Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Spring 1997, Röhsska Museet, Göteborg 9/12-23/1 1978, Galleri Asthley, Skinnskatteberg 5/6-18/7 1993, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm 24/12 1993-14/3 1994, Gomorron Asien, Sveriges Radio, 14/2 2002.
Japanese Sumo Wrestling is one of the oldest martial arts in Japan. Sumo wrestlers were a favorite subject on Japanese woodblock prints.
Sumo has its roots in the shinto religion. The matches were dedicated to the gods in prayers for a good harvest. The oldest written records date back to the 8th century. But it is probably more than 1500 years old.
Sumo prints from the 18th and 19th century prove the popularity of the sport in the past.