Japanese Print "Grand Champions Chiyonofuji vs. Futahaguro" by Kinoshita Daimon

Artist:Kinoshita Daimon

Title:Grand Champions Chiyonofuji vs. Futahaguro

Date:1985.

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Two "Yokozuna" (Grand Champion) sumo wrestlers, Chiyonofuji (left) and Futahaguro. Chiyonofuji was one of the great Yokozuna with the championship title 20 times and more than 800 wins in life time. He also achieved the 59 consecutive wins. Futahaguro was promoted to yokozuna when he was only 23 years old. But after some quarrells with his sumo school master and personnels, he retired from sumo when he was 24 years old.

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