Gyōji. The referee , 2020
80 x 100 x 2 cm (h x w x d)

Gyōji the Sumo referee. Dressed in a beautiful bright green, yellow, purple outfit he is the third person on a ring during the fight. Gyōji starts very young and all his life dedicates to sumo retiring around 65 years old. There are only 40 Gyōji currently in Japan

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