Tenugui (Dohyo-iri) Utagawa Kuniyoshi as evidenced by textiles with

as evidenced by textiles with circular flower patterns housed in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum

'Kamawanu' pattern is formed by the combination of three characters: '鎌' (kama=sickle)

the customary ritual of "Mame-maki" (bean throwing) is observed in homes and at shrines and temples

The auspicious pine tree design is hand-applied

Tenugui (Dohyo-iri) Utagawa Kuniyoshi as evidenced by textiles withDescriptionDuring a sumo tournament, there is a ceremonial ritual performed before the matches begin, where the top ranked wrestlers, known as 'rikishi,' donned in lavish silk aprons called 'kesho mawashi,' gather in a circle on the sumo ring. This ceremony is called the 'dohyo iri.' The highest ranked sumo wrestler, the 'Yokozuna,' performs an additional, more elaborate solo dohyo iri, accompanied by two attendants, the 'tachimochi' (sword bearer)