looking for paintings or drawings of early rikishi

[shimodahito]

good day sumo friends,

are there any web sites that show old drawings/paintings/photos of historic rikishi?

i've searched the english sites with no luck and would like some good leads on possible japanese sites.

in particular, i'm looking for:

Genjiyama - sekiwake in 1758

Onikizake - sekiwake in 1771

Kashiwado - ozeki in 1815

Akitsukaze - ozeki in 1834

Ichinoya - ozeki in 1889

Ayanami - sekiwake in 1891

Chitosegawa - komusubi in 1894 (takasago beya)

Chitosegawa - komusubi in 1894 (tatsutayama beya)

Genjiyama - sekiwake in 1897

Naminooto - sekiwake in 1907

Ayanami - sekiwake in 1912

Sakuranishiki - komusubi in 1947

any help is greatly appreciated!

[Jonosuke]

There is an annual directory of rikishi published by Sumo Magazine called Ozumo Rikishi Meikan which lists all Makuuchi rikish from 1909 June Basho with their picture. My copy is about five years old but the last three in your list appear there so when I get a bit of time I will scan them for you if you'd like.

I recall seeing old sumo paintings exhibited at Sumo Museum in the Kokugikan with Kashiwado and Ichinoya so they should exist somewhere. I also remember seeing Genjiyama (not sure which one however). The rest I cannot tell if they exist.

[Asashosakari]

There is an annual directory of rikishi published by Sumo Magazine called Ozumo Rikishi Meikan which lists all Makuuchi rikish from 1909 June Basho with their picture. My copy is about five years old but the last three in your list appear there so when I get a bit of time I will scan them for you if you'd like.

The Tatsutayama-beya Chitosegawa should be in there, too, as he was also active after 1909.

[Asashosakari]

pre-1909 pics...

Ayanami (Tokutaro):

http://gans01.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-185.html

Chitosegawa (Masakichi):

http://gans01.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-223.html

Ichinoya (Totaro) x2:

http://gans01.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-69.html

http://gans01.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-180.html

Genjiyama (Raigoro), early-career while still named Imaizumi Mataichi:

http://gans01.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-279.html

[Jonosuke]

Sekiwake Ayanami Genitsu - Oitekaze/Takasago/Oitekaze Beya

Komusubi Sakuranishiki Riiechi - Dewanoumi Beya

Sekiwawke Naminooto Kenszo - Takasago beya

Komusubi Chitosegawa Kamenosuke - Tatsutayama Beya

[shimodahito]

good day all,

oh WOW!!! these are fantastic!

super thanks!

genjiyama doesn't look very japanese... perhaps ainu?

i imagine there are no photos of the earlier guys so i'm thinking there must be paintings/portraits/sketches... i think i recall some of the sumo cards had paintings of the real early superstars of sumo... but i have none to confirm..

again, these are historic gems...

(Wearing a paperbag...)

-shimodahito

[omoimori]

Keep in mind the National Diet Library. (A sort of Japanese equivalent to the US Library of Congress.)

The NDL has a lot of photos and digital copies of rare books, many of which are collections of prints.

Unfortunately for me, much of the site is Japanese and requires Kanji or a syllabary for facile navigation.

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And of course, there is one of the true treasures of the internet, the website for the Library of Congress:

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There's a lot of Japanese stuff if you look for it. For starters, enter in its search box:

sumo

[omoimori]

Oops, sorry, I left the links unnamed. They do work, though.

[Info-Sumo]

are there any web sites that show old drawings/paintings/photos of historic rikishi?

Three years ago there was a special woodblock prints exhibition at the Kokugikan Sumo Museum.

I took photos of all of them: 34 "oban" sizes and 3 triptychs

You will find them there:

Estampes japonaises et sumo

Click on thumbs to enlarge photos.

[shimodahito]

good day all,

again, WOW!... i'm getting more response than anticipated. these are all great links.

and i realize that this might be a better discussion thread when there's no basho.

i think i almost got all that i requested and more.....

can anyone list the shikona, in english, of the block prints?

merci, gracias, bayaraalal, arigato,

-shimodahito

[shimodahito]

good day all,

now that the tournament is over....

can anyone list the rikishi, in english, shown in the block prints on the info-sumo link?

my kanji skills are weak.

http://www.info-sumo.net/info/modules.php?...topic&t=942

thanks.

-shimodahito

[Sasanishiki]

OK, these are most of them. I've worked them out through a reasonable knowledge of kanji to enable the search and then through the wonderful Sumoe Reference database (I was stupid...)

Top row: Noginosato Nagiemon; Jinmaku Kyuugoro; Chitosegawa Ryuuzou

2nd row: Asakaze Ishinosuke; Komatsuyama Tomikichi; Itadaki Sennosuke

3rd row: Arakuma Ikinosuke; Inazuma Raigoro; Raiden Tameemon

4th row: Musashino Monta: Aioi Matsugorou; Sendagawa Kichizou

5th row: Tanikaze Kajinosuke & Miyagino Nishikinosuke; Asahidake Tsurunosuke; Tsuneyama Gorouji

6th row: Ryougoku Kajinosuke; Ryougoku Kajinosuke; Washigahama Otoemon

7th row: Tamagaki Gakunosuke; ??? ???; Hiodoshi Rikiya

8th row: Onogawa Kisaburou; Unryuu Hisakichi; Yatsugamine Sumiemon

9th row: Taniarashi Ichizou; Okinohama Katsuzou; Hiraiwa Shichidayuu

10th row: Koshigahama Iwagorou; Oonomatsu Midorinosuke; Araiwa Kamenosuke

11th row: Iouzan Moriemon; Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke; Kimigatake Sukesaburou

12th row: Genjiyama Kichidayuu

Edited August 4, 2008 by Sasanishiki

[Kaiomitsuki]

OK, these are most of them.

Thank you (I am not worthy...)

Edited August 4, 2008 by Kaiomitsuki

[Sasanishiki]

I've updated with a couple more names. There is one remaining and I'm inclined to read it as Oitekaze, but the first name does not match the records. For those reading the kanji, I see six characters: something, something, kaze, matsu, ta, rou. Is that what you get? I'm a little unsure on the matsu character...

[Guest Gans]

OITEKAZE-KITAROU, OZEKI of TENPO era.

(but he was substitute-OZEKI for INAZUMA)

"OI" and "KI" are kanjis of old style that are rarely used now.