Ukiyo-e "Pictures of the Floating World"- Sumo Wrestlers

Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e (浮世絵 IPA: [u.ki.jo.e]) translates as "picture[s] of the floating world".

The Floating World culture developed in Yoshiwara, the licensed red-light district of Edo (modern Tokyo), which was the site of many brothels, chashitsu, and kabuki theaters frequented by Japan's growing middle class. ... The ukiyo culture also arose in other cities such as Osaka and Kyoto.

Ukiyo-e  has 6 sub genres, shunga is the primary genre of this site however lets not forget this fantastic genre of  "Sumo Wrestlers", study the history of sumo wrestling, one of Japan's most recognisable sports, through Edo-era ukiyo-e prints detailing the achievements and lives of Edo's people.

The wrestlers (from left): gy ōji Kimura Kishinosuke, Koyanagi Tsunekichi, Shiranui Dakuemon, Toshiyori Hidenoyama, c. 1840 signed Kōchōrō Kunisada ga 香蝶楼 国貞画 

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