A second variant impression of the Tenpôzan children's sumo sheet from the Tôkaidô meisho fûkei series. Multiple impressions of popular prints from this period often show differences in colorant density, publisher's seal, or minor block repair, which can help establish printing chronology. This sheet depicts a children's sumô tournament at Tenpôzan, the landmark artificial hill near the Osaka waterfront. The tournament scene — with its compact ring (dohyô), young wrestlers, referees in formal dress, and spectating townspeople — gives Kyosai material for the kind of animated crowd composition he handled with particular authority. The Tenpôzan setting, identifiable by its characteristic low artificial mound and river proximity, anchors the scene in Osaka's urban geography and distinguishes it from the Edo-centric orientation of most Tôkaidô series.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Yes — "Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" is part of the Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road series by Kawanabe Kyosai.
"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" depicts daily life, tōkaidō, and famous places (meisho-e).
