Kesho mawashi no longer new

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On 10/10/2020 at 14:01, Akinomaki said:

Toyonoshima's hometown Sukumo has an exhibition of his kesho mawashi and other items in the culture center, till the 18th, organized by his Sukumo koenkai. Free entry, photographing allowed. http://www.city.sukumo.kochi.jp/docs-14/toyo20201007.html

the one from his local high school (on the left of the 3 on the right)

the famous one designed by Anpanman creator Yanase

Izutsu (Toyonoshima) from the 8 kesho mawashi he used donated the  famous whale kesho mawashi by Anpanman creator Yanase from his Sukumo Kochi koenkai to Sukumo and the one from his high school in Sukumo back to the school https://www.sunsuntv.co.jp/news/2022/08/2727790

today at the Sukumo city hall:

local NHK

vid

Kochi TV http://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/128207?display=1

video with youtube-dl:

Spoiler

youtube-dl -q -o Izutsu-k.m.mp4 "https://variants.streaks.jp/v2/tbsnews-prod/4cee8fb708384db0a93faf1435f3f42f/e34d11f4a77a4b42a2de332054202011/video/27cfe14a-1ea2-11ed-953a-0a23acd21c71/video_1660791916.m3u8?vt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJlZGdlIjoidm9kLm5ld3NkaWcudGJzLmNvLmpwIn0.jpyypROX7tJRLzN8iCi94ot9CZO-OkpXKycj618kf6E"

Edited August 19, 2022 by Akinomaki

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On 10/07/2022 at 14:44, Naganoyama said:

And here he is wearing it. Apologies for the poor quality.

At the 2015 Sumo World Championships in Osaka with Katrina Watts

 

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Ex-Takamiyama donated kesho-mawashi and other items to the koenkai of Ichinoseki city Higashiyama town, Iwate, where Azumazeki-beya had a summer training camp for 30 years. o

The koenkai had thanked him on the 5th for the long time cooperation o

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A kesho mawashi of the late Ushiomaru from his local Shizuoka koenkai, designed by himself, was donated to his hometown Shizuoka today by his widow: "I'll be extremely happy if he'd be remembered"

presentation at the city hall, together with his mother

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You can really see Ushiomaru's face when you look at his mother. If you'd showed me a picture of her and asked me whose mother she was, I might have got it.

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14 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

A kesho mawashi of the late Ushiomaru from his local Shizuoka koenkai, designed by himself, was donated to his hometown Shizuoka today by his widow: "I'll be extremely happy if he'd be remembered"

Ushiomaru got the kesho mawashi for makuuchi promotion , with Mt. Fuji and tea plantations - typical Shizuoka motifs. The donation is meant to help encourage youths from Shizuoka to become rikishi, Ushiomaru/Azumazeki had the hope to raise a local rikishi.

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Ex-Tochiazuma (Tamanoi) in 2003 had received a kesho mawashi from singer Matsutoya Yumi (Yumin), with the title of her new single then, Setsugetsuka 雪月花, snow, moon, flower (also the 3 Takarazuka group names)

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in 2000 she had designed a yukata cloth for him, with her symbol mark

o 

she came to his danpatsushiki as well

o

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The most expensive kesho mawashi ever was that of Wakashimazu, with an eagle holding a 10 carat diamond in its claw, and a 2 carat one as its eye - about 150 million yen 40 years ago

o

another expensive diamond decorated kesho mawashi was one for 70 million yen of an ozeki with 2 big diamonds for 30 million yen each in the eyes of a black panther (I haven't found a pic or any detail about that one), the kesho mawashi itself for about the top sum of 10 million yen, same value as those in the famous set of Hakuho

On 12/08/2013 at 10:19, Akinomaki said:

Hakuho will get a keshō-mawashi set from the Nishiarai-daishi temple, each at least 10 million Yen worth, with a design by Japanese painter Toshio Matsuo (87). The one for the yokozuna with the sun, for tachi-mochi and tsuyu-harai with peony flowers like on the temple grounds.

Peonies are a specialty of the painter, for whom it is seen as the first keshō-mawashi design.

o

On 21/08/2013 at 11:06, Akinomaki said:

It is a hand woven silk tapestry of the finest quality – Hakata-ori/tsuzure-ori style (Daily reports that there is only one active) – 4 years. The actual amount it had cost isn't made public – Daily calls the work to be in the rank of a “national treasure”.

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On 13/01/2023 at 19:51, Akinomaki said:

On 19/12/2022 at 10:58, Akinomaki said:

The first yusho portrait of Kisenosato was revealed to the public on the 17th, donated to Ami town and on display in the community center

Ami town posted a video of this, the Hello Kitty tiger and dragon kesho mawashi is on display with the portrait, another kesho mawashi is also on display, in the town hall

On the 2nd a 3rd kesho mawashi of Kisenosato went on display in Ami town, one always on display at the Oh!sumo exhibitions, with the zero-sen / A6m zero fighter plane used also for kamikaze attacks, in front of Mt.Fuji. He got it when he was promoted to sanyaku

On 04/06/2018 at 16:30, Akinomaki said:

from ジーク証券 - Sieg (=win in German) Securities (before 2009), with Mt. Fuji and a Zero fighter plane

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on display now at the YOKAREN Peace Memorial Museum  - the town was the location for the YOKAREN preparation school for the air force of the Imperial army.

o

Edited April 10, 2023 by Akinomaki

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14 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

On the 2nd a 3rd kesho mawashi of Kisenosato went on display in Ami town, one always on display at the Oh!sumo exhibitions, with the zero-sen / A6m zero fighter plane used also for kamikaze attacks, in front of Mt.Fuji. He got it when he was promoted to sanyaku

on display now at the YOKAREN Peace Memorial Museum  - the town was the location for the YOKAREN preparation school for the air force of the Imperial army.

the other 2

https://www.town.ami.lg.jp/promotion/0000009624.html

the one in the town hall entrance - with yume - dream (Hakuhos's favorite subject)

both together always on display at the Oh!sumo exhibitions

On 04/06/2018 at 16:30, Akinomaki said:

for ozeki Kisenosato from the Naruto-beya koenkai - with yume - dream

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On 04/06/2018 at 16:30, Akinomaki said:

from ジーク証券 - Sieg (=win in German) Securities (before 2009), with Mt. Fuji and a Zero fighter plane

o o

They have several zero-sen exhibits, a town inhabitant commented that  the kesho mawashi is very fitting for the museum o

explanation of the kesho mawashi by the man himself

https://www.facebook.com/pfbid0jUUWg63uGECtfaHWgFjAtAMqmWyjWtThvhc9T6A1io5BCJVVbBhBry1PdXgBV7ydl/videos/1158829154799077

or https://twitter.com/antlers1226/status/1642556714238226439

videos are easy to download with yt-dlp, so no need to go to the pages

The zero-sen was the idea of the shisho Naruto (Takanosato)

Edited April 10, 2023 by Akinomaki

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While looking for more info, I found another kesho mawashi of Kisenosato on display in Ibaraki pref, since July 1st at the Kawachi town Kawachi-mura tourist spot that sells local produce. This one he got from the Ibaraki local koenkai in the year he was promoted to makuuchi, he used it on day 1 of his first makuuchi basho. With a daruma and the kanbun phrase that is the origin of his shikona: 作稀勢 Saku-Kisei, transliterated mare naru ikoi wo nasu  稀なる勢いを作すcultivating extraordinary vigor. The shisho while active received that phrase from the Eihei-ji chief abbot Hata Egyoku 秦慧玉 and was determined to some day give the shikona Kisenosato to a deshi with the talent to make it to yokozuna. o

Nishonoseki in a talk-show on June 18th presented it to the public: when he received it his thoughts were both "at last it started" and "it's from now on" o

 

a few pics from the event in the town PR publication https://www.town.ibaraki-kawachi.lg.jp/data/doc/1656984933_doc_11_0.pdf

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Asahi shimbun had a series on kesho mawashi - behind the paywall, so I haven't read most of them yet - it's tedious to read them line by line with the search function

10 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

with yume - dream (Hakuhos's favorite subject)

One from Hakuho from ANA with 夢 yume o

A cheap kesho mawashi costs about 1.2-1.3 million yen to make

On 19/03/2023 at 22:11, Akinomaki said:

another expensive diamond decorated kesho mawashi was one for 70 million yen of an ozeki with 2 big diamonds for 30 million yen each in the eyes of a black panther (I haven't found a pic or any detail about that one), the kesho mawashi itself for about the top sum of 10 million yen, same value as those in the famous set of Hakuho

While searching for the expensive kesho mawashi of an ozeki, I found one at least expensive looking from Baruto, from Justin Davis jewelry, artist Fumio Inoue worked on it. Baruto used it when he got his yusho in 2012. Apparently he sold it when he left Japan, it is in private ownership. o

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2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

One from Hakuho from ANA with 夢 yume o

Worth noting that the hiragana for Hakuhō はくほう are used to compose the kanji. Most of the old timers probably already know, but just thought I'd leave it here in case anyone does a doubletake. 

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Chiyonokuni (Sanoyama) yesterday was at the Menard Art museum in Komaki, Aichi: his oni kesho mawashi is shown there, together with the original from the Momotaro oni drawings by Kazuyuki Takishita after the proverb "oni ni kanabo" - 桃太郎図　鬼に金棒, which is new on display https://museum.menard.co.jp/exhibition/index.html

They had intended to only put a photo of it next to the original, but Chiyonokuni let them have the real thing - till Dec.24th http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/785187

On 09/11/2022 at 14:21, Akinomaki said:

Chiyonokuni for the Aki basho had received a kesho mawashi with an oni designed by Kazuyuki Takishita, who lately had designed Chiyonofuji goods https://chiyonofuji.shop-pro.jp



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My, that's a very sparse chon-mage Sanoyama-san's got now. 

Are we having a poll on whether he'll go the Fujishima or Ajigawa route after his danpatsushiki?

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On 09/10/2023 at 12:06, Akinomaki said:

Chiyonokuni (Sanoyama) yesterday was at the Menard Art museum in Komaki, Aichi: his oni kesho mawashi is shown there, together with the original from the Momotaro oni drawings by Kazuyuki Takishita after the proverb "oni ni kanabo" - 桃太郎図　鬼に金棒, which is new on display https://museum.menard.co.jp/exhibition/index.html

They had intended to only put a photo of it next to the original, but Chiyonokuni let them have the real thing - till Dec.24th

Sanoyama on the 27th paid the artist a visit in his new studio in Misato town, Kumamoto - this was his last kesho mawashi. Takishita thinks about a collaboration for Chiyonokuni's danpatsushiki on June 8th, he met with the late Chiyonofuji on 2015 and since then has a strong connection to Kokonoe-beya, with his art on display at the heya. Chiyonokuni saw it there and thought it to be cute. o

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For his juryo return in Osaka, Kitaharima appeared with the kesho mawashi he got for his 1 basho in makuuchi Nagoya 2016 from his koenkai Kitaharima-kai, with the calligraphy 百福是集 hyaku-fuku zeshuu by his late shisho Kitanoumi - the sign on the left, who had died November 2015. One favourite phrase of Kitanoumi, meaning "may much good fortune gather here". His goal for now: 10th return to juryo, extending his record.

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Oshoma at the end of the basho used a keiba kesho mawashi which he got for juryo promotion, with the 2013 derby horse Kizuna (bonds, relation) - the name represents the bond between shisho and deshi and those with his family, heya members (he got it before the scandal) and supporters. The oyakata has connections to the North Hills farm in Hokkaido that breeds race horses and they donated the kesho mawashi. Kizuna is the father of many present race horses https://www.northhills.co.jp/en/?s=Kizuna

on day 13 - the Nihon Derby was on day 15, a bit PR from him as well - and like in a horse race he was trying a last spurt, then still joint in the lead

o

Rikishi with horse - (u)ma, ba - in the shikona  usually have at least one with a horse, especially Mongolians - Chiyoshoma, Harumafuji/Ama, Hakuba ...

On 18/08/2022 at 04:13, Kaitetsu said:

He also received one from Daiei Co., a housing and construction company based on Kobe, Hyogo prefecture. Which displays a horse, homage to his shikona that ends in the kanji for horse (馬).

His family had about 40 horses when he was a kid - "Friends"

Usually not a particular horse though - Onosho has a keiba kesho mawashi

On 07/10/2019 at 15:56, Akinomaki said:

Onosho also has a keiba kesho mawashi https://banei-keiba.or.jp/tp_detail.php?id=1631

with the horse Fujidai Victory フジダイビクトリー号

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On 03/07/2024 at 10:11, Akinomaki said:

Oki has not yet decided what he will do, the reason for intai was the injury before Hatsu 23, that still plagues him. After the return, he had to use pain killers to fight on the dohyo and couldn't regain his strength. Another surgery with another 2 years blank was the option, he rather decided to retire: "It's meaningless when you can't aim for higher up"

The kesho mawashi made with the donations of 900 people from his village wasn't ready for the sekitori basho - he never used it. It shows the big snake from a local matsuri.

That he couldn't show it on the dohyo to the fans at home frustrates him, he wants to challenge at something new and give something back to the locals.

For once, Oki gave his kesho mawashi back to the locals in Sekikawa village, till end of November on display in the Sekikawa museum of local history https://www.sekikawamura.org/history-mansion

http://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/articles/-/472570