No. 3 · Long painting

Yokozuna dohyo-iriThe grand champion’s ceremony

Zoia Skoropadenko

Medium

Japanese ink on Ozu washi paper

Size

32 × 150 cm

Seal

Original, stamped with the artist’s seal

Price

¥350,000

Availability

Available

A hall with a layered, tiled-looking roof stands in the middle of the sheet, with curling forms rising on either side. In front of it a wrestler squats with both arms spread wide, and a seated figure sits at each side. Straight and curved lines mark the ring across the foot of the paper.

The yokozuna dohyo-iri is the ring-entering ceremony of a yokozuna, performed during tournaments.

Enquire about this work

Email Zoia Skoropadenko Studio (zoia.skoropadenko@gmail.com) about “Yokozuna dohyo-iri”, No. 3.

The exhibition SUMO: The sacred spirit is at Pasona Group Annex Aoyama, 3-1-26 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 12–18 October 2026, 11:00–18:00, admission free. See the visit details.