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Does this help (two options)? If not I can try and get it rescanned at a higher resolution when I have the photo back from the restorers. Many thanks again for your input.

Oh wow! Thank you so much for all your input. I haven't had time to take in all your suggestions yet, just logged in to see your replies, but I really am most grateful, not to mention gratified that others like it. It is a great, dynamic action shot. As to the find - it was in a junk shop in Mysore, India of all places. The shopkeeper knew nothing about it other than that he had bought it with a job lot of furniture in Kolkata. Oh to know the original story behind how it came to be in Kolkata. I did my best to bargain but I know I paid too much for it as I think the shopkeeper could tell at once that I had to have it. It was quite large on its mounting board, couldn't fit in my suitcase, and I wasn't about to risk putting it in the hold on its own so I had some difficulty getting it through security and keeping it by my knees on the plane home. It survived though and is now being looked at by a photograph restorer to see if it can be moved from the badly water damaged mount and have the water damaged spots you can see removed. I don't think the hot and humid Kolkata climate did it much good. I will keep you posted on how I get on. Once again thank you all for your suggestions and I will be doing some research now. And I look forward to future discussions.

Hello All, I hope this is acceptable for my first post. Though very much a novice I have been interested in Sumo for many years. I recently found the attached photograph languishing in a junk shop and fell in love with it. The seller could not tell me anything about it. Can any forum members shed any light on the Rikishi involved, location, date etc? Or alternatively point me to somewhere I might find out? I really would be most grateful. Many thanks in advance.