A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO SUMO WRESTLERS

A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO SUMO WRESTLERS

SHOWA ERA, DATED 1966

The two men locked in combat, both depicted grabing his opponent under one arm, the two men cast in an angular fashion, raised on an irregularly-shaped base, dated and signed Inosuke Yamaguchi at the back, 36cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.