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Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters, fig. 10
By 1770, a number of prints were featuring Shakagatake Kumoemon, a twenty- year-old giant who began a successful wrestling career but who died in 1775 at the age of 25. Some giant wrestlers were essentially unskilled at sumo but fine crowd-draws, sometimes even conducting the dohyo-iri by themselves. Despite his size Shakagatake was an excellent wrestler and was considered the equal of Dategaseki, later famous as Tanikaze, who is depicted in the oversized prints designed by Katsukawa Shunsho.
Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters, fig. 10
By 1770, a number of prints were featuring Shakagatake Kumoemon, a twenty- year-old giant who began a successful wrestling career but who died in 1775 at the age of 25. Some giant wrestlers were essentially unskilled at sumo but fine crowd-draws, sometimes even conducting the dohyo-iri by themselves. Despite his size Shakagatake was an excellent wrestler and was considered the equal of Dategaseki, later famous as Tanikaze, who is depicted in the oversized prints designed by Katsukawa Shunsho.