Kaiomitsuki 408 Posted June 9, 2009 Who is this Yokozuna ? Based on the clothing style, it may have been in the late 19th century. I vote for Y15 Umegatani Totaro from the late 1880's, but it is just a shot in the dark. Thanks for your answer ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,807 Posted June 17, 2009 I think it is much more likely to be the 17th Yokozuna Konishiki Yasokichi See DB for details See this site for a picture which is very similar to yours (scroll down to the bottom right of the page) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaiomitsuki 408 Posted June 17, 2009 I think it is much more likely to be the 17th Yokozuna Konishiki Yasokichi Yes I think you are right (In a state of confusion...) Thank you ! I find this woodblock... Is It the same Konishiki on this woodblock and on this photo ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted June 18, 2009 Is It the same Konishiki on this woodblock and on this photo ? heheh, assuming the french website linked above has its sources matched up, you can see a similar distortion in the woodblock of Umegatani. Seems there was artistic license in play there (In a state of confusion...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mai 0 Posted July 27, 2009 Hi everyone, I'm a new member from Tokyo :) I found my old pics of Terao(Shikoroyama oyakata). Terao retirement: Hair-cut ceremony (May 31, 2003/H15) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mai 0 Posted July 27, 2009 Next is Takanohana. Takanohana Retirement: Hair-cut ceremony (June 1, 2003/H15) Ticket Kaio Musashimaru Wakanohana (as Masaru Hanada) Futagoyama oyakata Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mai 0 Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) The last is Tochiazuma. Tochiazuma Retirement: Hair-cut ceremony (February 2, 2008/H20) Waiting at Hanamichi Takanohana oyakata Yokozuna Asashoryu Gyoji brings Tochiazuma's mage Tochiazuma Tochiazuma and Tamanoi oyakata (of Tamanoi-beya) Edited July 27, 2009 by Mai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Yamamotoyama finishing off the next week's store of my friend. Edited October 5, 2009 by Fay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaiomitsuki 408 Posted October 5, 2009 Yamamotoyama Can you believe it... this little kid is... Yamamotoyama ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Otokonoyama 2,735 Posted October 28, 2009 Steroview by T. Enami. Via Pink Tentacle... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaiomitsuki 408 Posted October 31, 2009 Wonderful... (Scratching chin...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Menko Man 13 Posted November 20, 2009 Steroview by T. Enami. Via Pink Tentacle... That is really cool. How did you get it to do that?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,652 Posted December 23, 2009 Picture taken Sep 4, 1975: dejected Oshiogawa-oyakata (former Daikirin) and wife at the grave of his shisho Nishonoseki (former Saganohana), about half a year after his death and shortly after Daikirin was ousted in a succession dispute by the shisho's widow and his stablemate Kongo. (Longer form of the story here.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted December 28, 2009 Steroview by T. Enami. Via Pink Tentacle... That is really cool. How did you get it to do that?! Since it is titled stereoview, I have to assume it is a Stereogram, which is made of two pictures taken simultaneously or nearly so in order to mimic the angle of the perception of your two eyes individually so that a 3D composite can be seen by unfocusing your eyes to view each side independently. This was often done with a blinder dividing the two images in an apparatus called a stereoscope. We used to have an ancient one from my Greatgrandfather and I played with stereograms when I was little. And then of course I got a Disney Viewfinder for Christmas! I believe it operates on very much the same principle, but maybe is a bit more like 3D glasses? But I digress. Since you may have known all of that already, we are looking at a .gif image, which we normally think of as static but it is pretty easy to create an animated gif using simple photoshopping or I assume a wide range of other graphics applications. This animation has only 2 frames... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Wolf 24 Posted June 3, 2010 Some crazy Mongols Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoviki 16 Posted June 7, 2010 Some crazy Mongols These are great! I have many pics like this of rally drivers with helmets... and cowboys with cowboy hats.. now rikishi with ofuro buckets.. hmmm what a combination! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ed-koni 0 Posted June 23, 2010 anyone knows the name of this sumo? Never seen him before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted June 23, 2010 anyone knows the name of this sumo? Never seen him before It's Kainowaka (the big one) against Kongofuji. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asa_love 0 Posted June 24, 2010 Some crazy Mongols the first pic reminds me of the poster of the movie "human centipede" .... > < Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,725 Posted June 24, 2010 It's Kainowaka (the big one) against Kongofuji. Ok, must have been an exhibition match then. That oicho-mage fooled me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted June 24, 2010 It's Kainowaka (the big one) against Kongofuji. Ok, must have been an exhibition match then. That oicho-mage fooled me. It's the comedy sumo Kainowaka and Kongofuji performed a while ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manekineko 200 Posted November 17, 2010 Jiji Premium Pics collected by Asojima. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,870 Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) Jiji Premium Pics collected by Asojima. Had forgotten about these. Here are additions since July 2010: August 2010 Osh Sept 2010: Hakuho Hakuho Asashoryu Nov. 2010 Hakuho Toyonoshima Edited November 27, 2010 by Asojima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,870 Posted November 17, 2010 Jiji Premium Pics collected by Asojima. These are just a small subset of a wide variety of excellent pix. Go here to see them all. Click on a month, and then use Prev/Next to go thru the pix for that month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
