[ c. 1890s Japan - Sumo Wrestlers and Umpire ] — Studio photograph of two rikishi (sumo wrestlers). In reality, the umpire would be wearing an eboshi (traditional black hat). Albumen photograph published in "Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese", Shogun Edition edited by Captain F Brinkley. Published in 1897 by J B Millet Company, Boston Massachusetts, USA. 19th century vintage albumen photograph.
![[ c. 1890s Japan - Sumo Wrestlers and Umpire ] — Studio photograph of two rikishi (sumo wrestlers). In reality, the umpire would be wearing an eboshi (traditional black hat). Albumen photograph published in "Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese", Shogun Edition edited by Captain F Brinkley. Published in 1897 by J B Millet Company, Boston Massachusetts, USA. 19th century vintage albumen photograph. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PGFF8R/c-1890s-japan-sumo-wrestlers-and-umpire-studio-photograph-of-two-rikishi-sumo-wrestlers-in-reality-the-umpire-would-be-wearing-an-eboshi-traditional-black-hat-albumen-photograph-published-in-japan-described-and-illustrated-by-the-japanese-shogun-edition-edited-by-captain-f-brinkley-published-in-1897-by-j-b-millet-company-boston-massachusetts-usa-19th-century-vintage-albumen-photograph-PGFF8R.jpg)
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3508 x 4547 px | 29.7 x 38.5 cm | 11.7 x 15.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Studio photograph of two rikishi (sumo wrestlers). In reality, the umpire would be wearing an eboshi (traditional black hat). Sumo's origins go back many centuries to when it was used as a shinto ritual. Even nowadays, sumo still features a large number of ritual elements derived from shintoism, such as spreading salt for purification before each bout. Some shinto matsuri (religious festivals) feature sumo bouts to this day. Original text: "Wrestlers. The wrestling matches are held in Tokyo twice every year during ten days in winter and ten days in spring--also at other times and places not fixed. The contestants are men of large physique and heavy build, many of them being over six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds. The ceremonial is quite elaborate and the rules peculiar. The winner must succeed in forcing his opponent outside the small ring in which the battle is fought, and the struggle is sometimes very energetic and entertaining." Albumen photograph published in "Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese", Shogun Edition edited by Captain F Brinkley. Published in 1897 by J B Millet Company, Boston Massachusetts, USA.