Illustration of Sumō Wrestlers entering the Ring at Kanjin Matches (Kanjin Ōzumō Dohyō Iri no Zu)
Painted by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , Tokyo Shiryō Collection 587-C38-1
This is a nishiki-e (colored woodblock print) of the Annual Matches held at Ekōin Temple in Ryōgoku in November 1850 (Kaei 3). This work depicts the scene where Sumo wrestlers on the West had finished their parade into the sumo ring, and the wrestlers on the East headed by the Ōzeki Tsurugizan were stepping onto it.
While "Complete Illustrations of Famous Places in Edo-the Precincts of Ryōgoku Ekōin Temple" is a work that depicted a small hall at Ekōin temple from outside, this "Illustration of Sumō Wrestlers Entering the Ring at the Great Kanjin Zumō Matches" is a work that depicts the inside of the sumō hall. These two drawings give us a better understanding of the entire picture of a sumō hall in the Edo period.

