japanese sumo watch fob

  1. 1930 Tokyo University of Agriculture Sumo Dohyō Construction Commemorative Watch Fob/1930年東京農業大学相撲踏場建設記念章

    Obverse 角 for 角觝 - Sumo Wrestling reverse 東京農業大学相撲踏場建設記念 - Tokyo University of Agriculture Sumo Dohyō /sumo wrestling grounds/ Construction Commemorative 農大 - Agriculture University 2590 - 1930
  2. 1931 Tochigi Prefecture Sports Association Sumo Award Watch Fob/1931年栃木縣体育協会賞章

    Obverse 角 for 角力/角觝 - Sumo Gunbai /軍配/ - umpire's fan in sumo wrestling decorated with the four-kanji idiom Ichimi Seifu /一味清風/, which is a reference to the importance of tradition in sumo. It is said that this tradition originated around 1570, when Yoshida Oikaze XIII, who was responsible for...
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