Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China And Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China And Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Oliphant, Laurence, 1829-1888
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The ashes were driven to a great distance, and fell several inches thick at Yedo." As Lord Elgin was desirous of seeing some of the national sports and amusements, it had been arranged with the Commissioners that they should come to dine with us, and that previous to the entertainment some wrestlers, top-spinners, and jugglers, should ex- hibit for the benefit of our own party, and a number of officers who were to come on shore expressly to wit- ness the performances. Unfortunately, through som...e mistake, neither the top-spinners nor wrestlers made Digitized by Google 222 JAPANESE WRESTLERS. their appearance. Mr Hewsken, who had seen both, pronounced the exhibition of the latter to be somewhat disgusting. From the detailed description contained in the account of the American expedition to Japan, the sight must resemble a human bull-fight. The wres- tlers are described as "* so immense m flesh that they ap- peared to have lost their distinctive features, and seem- ed only masses of fat.
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