Sumo student in shikiri-naoshi pose , 2020
190 x 250 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Oil on canvas

Every movement in sumo is very strategical and every fight starts from a position called shikiri-naoshi.

Usually while 2 students wrestling, other dozens are waiting, stretching and watching the fight next to the wall.

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