Sumo Wrestlers, 1870s
Sumo wrestlers. Kusakabe Kimbei (Japanese, 1841 - 1934). Taken c. 1870s - 1890s. Hand-colored albumen silver print. Professional sumo roots trace back to the 1600s in Japan. The original wrestlers were probably samurai without masters, who needed to find an alternative form of income. Current professional sumo tournaments began in the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in 1684
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12698161
Media ID
47678344
Size
4500px x 5731px
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Credit
Getty Research Institute/Science Source/Mary Evans
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Hand-colored Hand-tinted Kimbei Sumo Wrestler Wrestlers
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