Asashōryū in stone?

Posted by Hoshisato (Ealing, United Kingdom) on 24 April 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

The resemblance between the Sumo yokozuna Asashoryu and this ojizo-san in Gifu is striking. Quite often several ojizo-san statues are found in the same place and it is common for Japanese to look around for the one resembling themselves.

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