Life-size statues of sumo wrestlers, made by Yasumuto Kamehachi in 1890. Wood with pigment, glass eyes, human hair and textile. Meiji period, now on display at the Contemporary Art Museum in Kumamoto city, Japan [519×640]
by Fuckoff555
Life-size statues of sumo wrestlers, made by Yasumuto Kamehachi in 1890. Wood with pigment, glass eyes, human hair and textile. Meiji period, now on display at the Contemporary Art Museum in Kumamoto city, Japan [519×640]
by Fuckoff555
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Before being as large as possible was the meta in Sumo! I think this mostly also comes from more people being able to afford to eat like the top sumos
Name that kimarite!
This is a well made sculpture.
It’s amazing how natural they look. Given how stylised they are you’d expect them to look uncanny but they look exactly as a painting feels without breaking your immersion. Incredible work.