Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Ceremonial entry of wrestlers at the great wrestling match to raise funds for pious causes, showing four combatants under a pillered canopy, additional wrestlers appear at the left and right, and a huge crowd surrounds the wrestlers and in stands beyond the participants; the umpire seated in the centre is kimura shonosuke. Date: 19thC(mid). Dimensions: Height: 37.90 centimetres (c); ; Height: 37.70 centimetres (l); Height: 37.90 centimetres (r); Width: 26 centimetres (c); Width: 25.10 centimetres (l); Width: 26 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Kanjin osumo dohyo-iri (BM 2008,3037.20803 1)
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