Représentant de lutteurs japonais, Sumo wrestling match in Tokyo, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'HK', inscription: 'Photographie de l'autoriteit.', photographer: Hugues Krafft, Tokyo, cliché maker: anonymous, in or after 1882 - in or before 1884, Hugues Krafft, photographer, cliché maker, Kanto, paper, collotype, light printing, height 122 mm x width 172 mm, fighting contest (sport), wrestling (sport), Two shirtless men wearing traditional loincloths are grappling in a ring, their arms locked around each other and their bodies tensed; one man faces slightly toward the camera while the other looks past him. A crowd of spectators surrounds the ring, many seated and wearing robes, with varied facial expressions and postures; a man in darker clothing stands near the ring holding an object. The setting shows a covered structure with visible posts and a ceiling grid, and the ground inside the ring appears textured and worn.
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Représentant de lutteurs japonais, Sumo wrestling match in Tokyo, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'HK', inscription: 'Photographie de l'autoriteit.', photographer: Hugues Krafft, Tokyo, cliché maker: anonymous, in or after 1882 - in or before 1884, Hugues Krafft, photographer, cliché maker, Kanto, paper, collotype, light printing, height 122 mm x width 172 mm, fighting contest (sport), wrestling (sport), Two shirtless men wearing traditional loincloths are grappling in a ring, their arms locked around each other and their bodies tensed; one man faces slightly toward the camera while the other looks past him. A crowd of spectators surrounds the ring, many seated and wearing robes, with varied facial expressions and postures; a man in darker clothing stands near the ring holding an object. The setting shows a covered structure with visible posts and a ceiling grid, and the ground inside the ring appears textured and worn.

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Représentant de lutteurs japonais Sumo wrestling match Tokyo page photomechanical print inscription Hk Photographie de l'autoriteit photographer Hugues Krafft cliché maker anonymous 1882 - 1884 Kanto paper collotype light printing height 122 mm x width 172 mm fighting contest sport Two shirtless men wearing traditional loincloths grappling ring arms locked bodies tensed man faces slightly camera looks past crowd spectators surrounds seated wearing robes varied facial expressions postures darker clothing stands near ring holding object setting covered structure visible posts ceiling grid ground inside textured worn

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