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Hi,

Can someone tell me something about this ukiyo-e of Tsukioka Kogyo from the series "Brocades of Capital" (Miyako no nishiki) of 1900-01, it is part of a series of twelve ukiyo-e, of which I found 4 in the book “The Beauty of Silence”, 4 more on the internet, but this one does not appear. Can someone tell me what the ukiyo-e image represents?
Thanks in advance,
Emilio Bujalance

The reading of main insciptions on the right gives a better ubderstanding about what is depicted on the print.

拳錦之圖　　-　Picture of Brocade of Fists
拳相撲の事　-　The Fist Sumō

Fist Sumō (Fist Sumō Ｗrestling) was a popular entertainment in Edo. A game that mimics sumō. It has been handed down to present day in the form of "Rock-Stone-Scissors" game.(For further reading pls. ref. Google"Rock-Stone-Scissors"　Under the awning there is a small sumō ring, a sumō referee with the umpire's fan also　can be seen. The participants are divided to East and West groups.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Hi,

Thank you very much for your help, it will be very useful

Best regards,

Emilio Bujalance

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