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On 25/08/2020 at 00:33, sumojoann said:

 To me, he looks like Betty Boop if she was old, plump and had a sex change operation!

Google Toot Braunstein.

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On 24/08/2020 at 16:49, Akinomaki said:

The "Make Toyama joyful club" (Toyama o tanoshiku suru kai) supports Asanoyama where-ever they can, mostly with celebration banners.

More from the Asanoyama supporting "Make Toyama joyful club": a sumo hina doll set - with rikishi from Toyama pref. (and apparently a few others from the prefecture posing as rikishi), 2 yokozuna from the past on top, Asanoyama in the middle with more recent sekiwake Kotogaume and Wakamiyama, else mostly the present lower ranked, they made a doll even for new recruit Tanimura. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210228-OYT1T50098/

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On 04/08/2018 at 13:42, Akinomaki said:

Tanbo art in Saitama: Koshigaya 2018, related to the Koshigaya jungyo this year to celebrate 60 years of city formation. Local Abi is depicted with his trademark shiko - to cheer for both local rikishi, the shikona for Abi-zeki and Irodori are  shown below, with the city kamonegi mascot

Tanbo art in Azumino, in Mitakumi's home prefecture Nagano, at a rice field near the local Swiss village, from this June till September

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with a 300Yen entry fee https://serita-f.jp/staffblog/【2021田んぼアート御嶽海】安曇野のスイス村前で/

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4 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Tanbo art in Azumino, in Mitakumi's home prefecture Nagano

A really good likeness!

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I am fortunate enough to own two of Lynn Matsuoka's sumo portraits, this one and Musashimaru (I can post a snap of that one if there is interest.)  I actually inherited both of these nearly a decade ago from another fan and friend-through-sumo, Patt Griffin.  Alas, I have fallen upon hard times and have had to consider parting with them in hopes of keeping the rent paid, cats fed, etc.  It breaks my heart, not least because they are, in fact, a legacy. I am posting here in hopes someone might offer advice on their value and where I might go to sell them?  There's always eBay, of course, but I don't want to go that route unless I have to -- and have a solid idea of their actual value.

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The sumo museum presents the proper painting for the year of the tiger: Tiger and dragon viewed as wrestlers in a Sumo Tournament 龍虎見立相撲 ryuuko mitate sumo by the 2nd Utagawa Hiroshige

Toragaataru (I guess) 虎ケ當 and Ryugasoto - which could mean: Tiger attacks and dragon is out

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waiting ringside are Black Cloud - Kurokumo and Lightning - Inazuma on the left, Heavy Rain - Ooame  and Valley Wind - Tanikaze on the right

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Two jolly gentlemen walking along a corridor of posters at Kyushu. They pan too quickly in spots, but you get a good view of most of them.

 

 

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Rikishi modeling their kesho mawashi; alone, in pairs, some of them modeling more than one, all having a good time. 14 minutes and 30 seconds.

 

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On 02/09/2019 at 20:45, Akinomaki said:
On 18/10/2015 at 19:12, Akinomaki said:

the national treasure animal picture scroll(s)
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Choju-giga is the proper title of the scroll with frog-rabbit sumo, and parodies of it are popular: here the kyoryu(dino-)-giga

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The frog-rabbit sumo scene from the Choju-giga as shell art at the yearly exhibition of the Shell-Zoo Kai-no-doubutsen atelier, which focuses on the animal picture scroll this time 

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With a bunch of pics http://www.zoo-shell.com/hall_chojugiga07.html

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Nishikido(Mitoizumi) paints to relax - in school he thought about becoming a manga artist. He started oil painting after the 6th Takasago okamisan introduced him to a teacher. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202309070000497.html

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from a visit to Australia

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his paintings on display at the heya

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Nishikigi at this year's scarecrow festival in Shiwa town, home in Iwate

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Atamifuji also made it to a scarecrow monument - at the Amagi harvest festival in Izu, Shizuoka o

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Takanohana I was known the sumo world ( 角界 kakkai) prince (purinsu), Atamifuji is only known as the sumo world pudding (purin) o

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After a while real art again:

Nagano pref. artist Fukusuke Yonezu (born 1937) is obsessed with Raiden, who was born in Oishi village, now part of Tomi, where his wife was born.

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museum talk end of October at the Ueda city Santomyuze(myuze=museum), his Raiden motif works on display there shown - in November the museum had a Raiden exhibition of those of his paintings and drawings they have in the collection

https://www.santomyuze.com/experience_activity/report_collection2_museumtalk1/

one is Raiden and Coronayama (2020)

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some of his Raiden art http://niki-kai.or.jp/category/pictures/committee-p/f-yonezu/

Raiden, destruction of Coronayama (2021)

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Raiden shokkiri (2018)

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Raiden (2022)

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about 20 more in this list of his works https://naganoniki.exblog.jp/i5/

Raiden (2017)

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Happy Raiden (2016)

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2014 Raiden

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Raiden (2013)

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Raijin (thunder god) Raiden (2006)

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Fuujin (wind god) Raiden (2005)

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Raidenryoku 雷電力 (2007) - Raiden means thunder and lightning, Raidenryoku is the power of Raiden, denryoku is electric power

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Raiden as a boy - 250 years birth anniversary (2017)

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It's the time for scarecrow art again - Takerufuji at the yearly Scarecrow (kakashi) Road event in his hometown Goshogawara

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at last appearing on the official page https://kakashi.aburakawa.org/2024/06/19/かかし2024/

NHK had reported about it at the start on Sep. 1st

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Less artistic: Kotozakura at an event in one of his home areas, in Obanazawa, Yamanashi http://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/752128

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On 13/07/2024 at 09:07, Akinomaki said:

for Kotozakura tanbo art at Obanazawa, one other of his 3 home areas (grandpa Kurayoshi, dad Obanazawa, he Matsudo)

http://www.yamagata-np.jp/news/202407/13/kj_2024071300433.php

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It was the end for this piece of art today - harvest season. The original design was this

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but nature already took its course and local kids finished it off, to have an experience of rice harvesting

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJRUsOsI72A

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The new ozeki now also appeared in the scarecrow art corner - at the 37th Satomi scarecrow festival in Hitachi-Ota, Ibaraki

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Ibaraki sumo - Takayasu, Nishonoseki, Onosato (imported)

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the oyakata appeared there also at the 30th edition https://www.kanko-hitachiota.com/sp/page/page000376.html

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Good day all,
  I'm not much of an artist but am entertaining the thought of having a logo for the TORCHBEARER game.  Perhaps a rikishi with a banzuke in one hand and torch in the other hand -- something fun, simple.  Open to all creative ideas.  If you are interested, you can share an idea here, or send me a PM.
  It would be cool if all the sumo games had their own artistic logo.  

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I don't think scarecrows are good with torches...

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