What would it feel like to be inside of this artwork? Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3 ...

Like Mount Fuji, sumo wrestlers have been revered for centuries ... exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts uses finely crafted woodblock prints to explore the popularity of a uniquely Japanese sport ...

As is often depicted in nishiki-e (color woodblock prints), some Edo Period (1603-1868) leading sumo wrestlers, such as the yokozuna (grand champions), were employed by daimyo and allowed to wear ...

Like Mount Fuji, sumo wrestlers have been revered for centuries ... exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts uses finely-crafted woodblock prints to explore the popularity of a uniquely Japanese sport ...

“Ukiyo-e” is a genre of mass-produced Japanese woodblock prints that display everything from theater announcements and landscapes to sumo wrestlers and even salacious erotica. The prints were ...

Lucasfilm is teaming up with Run’a, a Japanese curio manufacturer, to create traditional woodblock prints featuring ... kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, historical narratives, folktales, erotica ...

Japanese 19th-century woodblock prints show life in a dreamy ... karaoke parlors almost everywhere in Japan. Then there’s sumo wrestling, a sacred reenactment of a game that is still attended ...

The museum, which introduces you to the world of sumo through memorabilia and woodblock prints, is free ... is a protein-rich stew eaten by sumo wrestlers and, unsurprisingly, is easy to find ...

“Ukiyo-e” is a genre of mass-produced Japanese woodblock prints that display everything from theater announcements and landscapes to sumo wrestlers and even salacious erotica. The prints were ...