Kenka Kiseru, 1770
‘Dai nijūichi zu’ woodcut by Harunobu Suzuki in 1770 The print shows a woman using a ‘kenka kiseru’ or fighting pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her. The Japanese long pipes were often reinforced for use Read More …
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Sumo Sized Sacred Power of Hemp, 1789
Sumo wrestler Onogawa Kisaburō blowing smoke at a One-Eyed Monster, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi- Japan, 9th month of 1865 (one of the first sumo’s to perform the dohyo-iri in November of 1789 Sumo Sized Sacred Power of Hemp The giant sized Sumo Read More …
A Bloodless Duel, 1881
“When the two duelists met each assumed the same attitude as they had been directed, and for several minutes stood perfectly motionless, each thinking that the other would advance. The bystanders looked on in amazement, the seconds were astonished, and Read More …