A sumo wrestler performs a pre-match ritual, with the sword bearer (tachimochi) on the left, herald (tsuyuharai) on the far right, and the referee (gyoji) on the second from right.
The photo of Takasugi Shinaku and Ito Hirobumi in 1865. The person on the left is unidentified. Takasugi and Ito fought closely during their Choshu year. The photo was taken in Nagasaki.