Posted by Francis (78.242.121.145) on January 18, 2021 at 17:23:02:
In Reply to: Re: sumo contest posted by Lucienne on January 18, 2021 at 14:49:51:
Yes.
Gonshiro Wakashima and Umegatani 1 were not contemporaries.
Kyuzaburo Wakashima and Umegatani 1 were contemporaries and they performed as Yasuji Inoue, the print artist, was still alive.
Gonshiro Wakashima and Umegatani 2 were contemporaries and performed only after Yasuji Inoue died.
So, Umegatani 1 and Kyuzaburo Wakashima should be the two sumos on this print, but shima is written here as two separate kanjis 山 島 rather than usual 嶋...Maybe an old writing?
Thanks,
Francis (from France)