The printed motif is a representation of Katsushika Hokusai's print titled "The sumo wrestlers Uzugafuchi Kandayu and Takasi Ichijuro," created between 1783 and 1784.

Hokusai, who lived from 1760 to 1849, is undoubtedly the most famous Japanese artist worldwide, particularly thanks to his series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," the most well-known of which is "The Great Wave off Kanagawa".

As a representative of the ukiyo-e art movement, his fame in Europe stems from the global geopolitical context that forced Japan to trade with the rest of the world. The arrival of Japanese prints in large numbers subsequently greatly influenced French and then Western artists, giving rise to "Japonisme" in the second half of the 19th century.

On this Euphron model, we find a sumo wrestling scene, a very popular theme in the ukiyo-e art movement during the Edo period.
Hokusai offers us a testament to this traditional sport, using the image of these two famous and adored athletes, particularly by the Japanese bourgeoisie of his time.
The sumo wrestlers are depicted to reflect their imposing bodies and musculature, especially their legs and arms.

Through their posture and concentrated faces, Hokusai chooses to immortalize a moment representative of the intensity and power of the fight between these two wrestlers.