A selection of my original watercolor paintings featuring sumo in action or related to sumo and sumo wrestlers.
Enho and the Bow
Juryo wrestler Enho performs the bow twirling ceremony
One Yokozuna to Rule Them All
Makuuchi wrestler Hakuho Sho, who holds multiple records at the highest sumo rank of yokozuna
Blind with Rage or Just Blind
Makuuchi wrestler Hoshoryu before a match, without his glasses
Stay Back
Makuuchi wrestler Abi Masatora overpowers Hoshoryu Tomokatsu
Flexing
Former Ozeki Asanoyama Hiroki
warming up
Twirling the Bow
Satonofuji Hisashi performs the Bow Twirling Ceremony at the conclusion of a day in a sumo tournament.
Outstanding
Mitakeumi Hisashi wins the Outstanding Performance award in January 2019
The 36th Kimura Shonosuke
Kimura Shonosuke 36, a sumo gyoji, referees a makuuchi match
Hakuho's Final Match
Hakuho Sho defeats Terunofuji in his final match for a perfect tournament record
Alone in the Ring
Midorifuji Kazunari
Kiho Doing Shiko
Kiho Tomotaka of Miyagino stable performing shiko before a bout
Win by Izori
Ura Kazuki wins a match using the rare Izori technique (backwards body drop)
Ura Portrait
Portrait of Ura Kazuki
Monkey Pose
Portrait of Tobizaru doing his famous "Monkey Pose"
Ura
Ura Kazuki
Gyoji Portrait
Portrait of a gyoji officiating a makuuchi bout
Wakataka-cowboy
Wakatakakage in a cowboy pose
Tawara Dancer
Wakamotoharu at the edge of the tawara
Yokozuna
A yokozuna