General Survey of the World of Sumo — Sumo—Japanese Wrestling — Takase Studios

Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

V. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WORLD OF SUMO

Photograph outdoors of an open pavilion with a wide curved roof and a gabled front with a lattice panel at its peak, held up by posts over a low round platform. A dark curtain with zigzag trim and two white blossom-shaped marks hangs under the front of the roof. Two men in light clothing stand locked together on the platform, with others seated around its edge. Tiers of seated spectators fill the ground around it, trees stand behind, an awning stretches out at the right, and the backs of the crowd, many in broad-brimmed hats, fill the foreground. — Students’ Wrestling Tournament at the Outer Garden of Meizi-zingū Shrine, Tōkyō