Sumo Collection

Sumo wrestler competing, Grand Taikai Sumo Wrestling Tournament, Kokugikan Hall Stadium, Ryogoku district, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Sumo wrestlers practising, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Fukuoka Sumo competition, Kyushu Basho, Fukuoka city, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Sumo wrestler reading newspaper, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongoles

The Wider Image: Getting to grips with sumo
A sand-covered loincloth, or mawashi, worn by a sumo wrestler is seen during a training session at Ganjoji Yakushido temple in Nagoya, Japan, July 5, 2017

Japan, Tokyo, Model of Sumo Wrestler

Professor Burton and Ozutsu Manemon also known as Taiho, the 18th Yokozuna (Sumo wrestler) taken in 1895. See description for more information

Ozutsu Manemon, Sumo Wrestler in 1895

Gunbai and Horagai - Japan
Two Horagai, traditional Japanese conch shell trumpets flanked by three gunbai (gunbai-uchiwa) once held by military leaders (such as daimyo) and priests in the past

Full length Portraits of Wrestlers of the Eastern Group, depicting Uzugafuchi and Onagawa (colour woodblock print)
CH401525 Full length Portraits of Wrestlers of the Eastern Group, depicting Uzugafuchi and Onagawa (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Full length Portraits of Wrestlers of the Western Group, depicting Sekinoto Hajiroji and Dewanoumi Kiuzo
CH401524 Full length Portraits of Wrestlers of the Western Group, depicting Sekinoto Hajiroji and Dewanoumi Kiuzo (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

The Wrestling Bout between the Komosubi of the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi Kan dayu
CH401523 The Wrestling Bout between the Komosubi of the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi Kan dayu and the Maegashira of the Western Group, Sekinoto Hajiroji

Preparations for the Match between Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke
CH401522 Preparations for the Match between Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke, refereed by Kimura Shonosuke (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print)
CH401527 The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

Full length Portraits of the Wrestlers Nishikigi, Todagawa and Iwagaseki presenting themselves in the Ring
CH401521 Full length Portraits of the Wrestlers Nishikigi, Todagawa and Iwagaseki presenting themselves in the Ring (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke performing the Shiriki in the Dohyo
CH401529 Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke performing the Shiriki in the Dohyo, refereed by Kimura Shonosuke (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke performing the Shiriki in the Dohyo
CH401526 Onagawa Kisaburo and Tanikaze Kajinosuke performing the Shiriki in the Dohyo, refereed by Kimura Shonosuke (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print)
CH401519 The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two Sumo Wrestlers (colour woodblock print)
1068023 Two Sumo Wrestlers (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); 38.4x26 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

The Match between Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Kimenzan Tanigoro (colour woodblock print)
CH401528 The Match between Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Kimenzan Tanigoro (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portraits of the Wrestlers Fudenoumi and Kashiwado (colour woodblock print)
CH401520 Portraits of the Wrestlers Fudenoumi and Kashiwado (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oban Tate-E; ); Photo © Christies Images

Sumo-wrestling toads, c. 1930 (colour woodblock print)
425494 Sumo-wrestling toads, c.1930 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 23.7x33.2 cm; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Arthur M

Cirque de lutteurs (engraving)
2790175 Cirque de lutteurs (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cirque de lutteurs. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1869)

Apprets pour la lutte (engraving)
2790174 Apprets pour la lutte (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apprets pour la lutte. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1869)

The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print)
2622515 The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sumo wrestler Asashio Taro; woodblock print)

Group of sumo wrestlers, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: group of sumo wrestlers, Japan/

c. 1880s Japan - sumo wrestlers and referee
c.1880s Japan - sumo wrestlers and referee

Large crowd watching sumo wrestling outdoor arena
Large crowd watching sumo wrestling in an outdoor arena. Vintage 19th century photograph

Wrestlers at Yokuhama, litho by Sarony & Co. 1855 (chromolitho)
1272244 Wrestlers at Yokuhama, litho by Sarony & Co. 1855 (chromolitho) by Peters, W. T. (fl.1855) (after); 15x22.125 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Peters, W.T.|Sarony & Co)

Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze)
AME117752 Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze) by Japanese School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Manga: studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, pub. 1849, (colour woodblock print)
SC26938 Manga: studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, pub. 1849, (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Japanese, out of copyright

Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan (woodblock print)
1766513 Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan (woodblock print) by Katsukawa Shun ei (1762-1819); 39x26.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan)

Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c. 1890 (ukiyo-e woodblock)
473236 Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c.1890 (ukiyo-e woodblock) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Magic Lantern Slide of Sumo Wrestlers. 1895 (photo)
3557553 Magic Lantern Slide of Sumo Wrestlers. 1895 (photo) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze
AME416489 Wrestlers, Japanese, probably 17th century (earthenware with polychrome underglaze) (detail of 117752) by Japanese School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Professional Japanese Wrestlers (b / w photo)
5990316 Professional Japanese Wrestlers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professional Japanese Wrestlers)

Les Lutteurs Au Japon (engraving)
2788976 Les Lutteurs Au Japon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Lutteurs Au Japon. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 6 July 1890)

Sumo Wrestlers, c. 1877 (photo)
2959620 Sumo Wrestlers, c.1877 (photo) by Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1934) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sumo (coae ) is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler)

Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon
CH401515 Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon, published by Yamaguchiya Tobie (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada

Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)
MMT233973 Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Sumo wrestlers, by Utagawa Yoshikazu
6116631 Sumo wrestlers, by Utagawa Yoshikazu by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); (add.info.: Sumo wrestlers. After a work by Japanese artist Utagawa Yoshikazu also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku, 1833-1904)

Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West
1109347 Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West, by Shiba Kokan (1747-1818); 101.6x49.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Japanese

Sumo wrestler, c. 1847-53 (colour woodblock print)
880734 Sumo wrestler, c.1847-53 (colour woodblock print) by Donshu, Ohara (1791-1857); 18.3x24.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs

Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)
MMT233974 Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

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Sumo, the ancient Japanese sport that embodies strength, tradition, and fierce competition. In Fukuoka city, Kyushu, Japan's vibrant cultural hub in Asia, the energy fills the air during the annual Fukuoka Sumo competition. As the grand tournament commences at Kyushu Basho, mighty sumo wrestlers step into the ring with determination etched on their faces. Their colossal bodies collide with thunderous force as they strive to overpower each other and claim victory. The intensity is palpable as these giants of athleticism showcase their skills honed through years of rigorous training. In a quiet corner of a sumo stable, we witness dedicated wrestlers practicing tirelessly under watchful eyes. Sweat glistens on their brows as they perfect every move and technique required for success in this demanding sport. Even outside the dohyō (sumo ring), dedication never wavers. Amidst all this physicality lies a surprising sight – a sumo wrestler engrossed in reading a newspaper. This juxtaposition highlights that beyond their immense strength lies intellect and curiosity about the world around them. The entering-the-ring ceremony marks an awe-inspiring moment where tradition intertwines with modernity. As participants clad in traditional attire make their way towards glory, spectators are captivated by this mesmerizing display of ritualistic beauty. Reflecting upon history reveals legendary figures like Professor Burton and Ozutsu Manemon (Taiho), who have left indelible marks on sumo's legacy. Taiho's name echoes through time as one of Japan's greatest champions whose dominance still resonates today. Gunbai and Horagai - symbols deeply rooted in Japanese culture - hold significant roles within sumo matches. These fan-shaped war fans guide referees while horagai conch shells announce crucial moments during bouts; together they add an enchanting touch to this captivating spectacle. Beyond its competitive nature lies an art form that captivates the imagination.