iris leu (@irisleu) · DIRTY

iris leu

@irisleu

illustrator, musician, crankybear work inquiries: irisleu@gmail.com main: www.instagram.com/i___leu/ sumo shop: www.inprnt.com/gallery/irisleu/

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iris leu@irisleu· 2d

nagoya basho: day 15 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🧂🏆

day 15, onokatsu glares at shodai from the sidelines. shodai continues to think about food, egg sando this time.

aonishiki wins nagoya basho after using his super-injured left leg to trip kirishima. here is a portrait sketch of the champ - huzzah!

iris leu@irisleu· 5d

nagoya basho: day 14 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🧂🏆

day 14, unfortunate but likely news of hoshoryu's withdrawal. sketch portrait, plus the mongolian olympic flag symbol in sashiko stitching, as hosh is in repair mode

figure study of daieisho v kotoshoho on day 14. kotoshoho performs an extreme back bend, but cannot withstand daieisho's signature move

iris leu@irisleu· 6d

nagoya basho: day 13 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🧂🏆

a shinpan on day 13 wears a beautiful ombre outfit, embroidered with green and blue kingfishers

salt throws by fujiryoga, daieisho, and kotozakura. churanoumi is filmed licking his fingers post-throw

iris leu@irisleu· 7d

nagoya basho: day 12 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🗻🌱

figure study of takanosho vs hakunofuji on day 12. takanosho's hands are the litmus test for every basho. this work features his portrait from the haru basho 2025 sketchbook, and a serving of tamago sushi

figure study of kirishima's leg work on onosato, day 12. top panel, kirishima slides his left leg behind onosato's right knee. bottom panel, he pulls the yokozuna's arm back, causing big O to flip over and out

iris leu@irisleu· 9d

nagoya basho: day 11 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🗻🌱

figure study of shishi vs kotoeiho on day 11. in this basho's best bout, shishi gets lifted. then kotoeiho is lifted. shishi prevails, and gets his portrait drawn here alongside 2 of his beloved toys, the labubus

3 drawings of ATAMIFUJI, celebrating his day 11 win over onosato, and overall 3rd win over onosato (correction: not a kinboshi)

iris leu@irisleu· 12d

nagoya basho: day 10 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 🗻🌱

day 10 sketch of the wrestlers gathered for dohyo-iri, but performed at ghibli park, underneath a giant totoro

day 10 figure study of asanoyama vs fujiseiun. asanoyama is slapped early on, but prevails as winner

iris leu@irisleu· 13d

nagoya basho: day 9 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 😎🎂

figure study of roga v oshoma on day 9, which fell on marine day. mongolian river fishes finish out the piece

portrait sketch of chiyoshoma for day 9. he wears 300-shaped sunglasses representing his 300th makuuchi win, over kazuma. the fighters are drawn as cake toppers, as it was also chiyoshoma's 35th bday

iris leu@irisleu· 15d

nagoya basho: day 8 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 😎🎂

sketches of ichiyamamoto doing his arm stretches pre-bout on day 8. also a pic of nagoya's famous ogura toast, because ichi loves toast

mitakeumi won his first match on day 8. this is a sketch of the moment he pumped his fist, and the crowd went wild (as wild as a japanese audience could get)

iris leu@irisleu· 17d

nagoya basho: day 7 sketchbook - #sumo #相撲 😎🎂

sketch of kotoeiho performing his beautiful shiko. using his amiibo will summon an in-game macaron and a sea bream. the artist is doing her best shiko

figure study on 2 views of kirishima throwing kotoshoho on day 7

iris leu@irisleu· 18d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 6 - #sumo #相撲 🍊🍓🥝

sketch of shishi throwing salt and entering the ring on day 6. after the day's bout, he is 6-0

sketch of shodai bowing after his day 6 win, with takayasu sitting in the sideline and plotting shodai's defeat on their day 7 match-up. in contrast, shodai is thinking about fruit sando

iris leu@irisleu· 19d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 5 - #sumo #相撲 🍊🍓🥝

sketch of NHK's day 5 thumbnail showing gonoyama holding on to hoshoryu for dear life

portrait sketches of churanoumi, hiradoumi, and gonoyama in their post-win, full-blown ginkgo hairdos on day 5

iris leu@irisleu· 20d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 4 - #sumo #相撲 🍊🍓🥝

portrait sketches of ura's faces on day 4: breath in, breath out, relief, and tongue out

figure study of yoshinofuji performing an uwatenage throw on aonishiki, day 4

iris leu@irisleu· 21d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 3 - #sumo #相撲 🏯🍉

figure study of abi v takerufuji on day 3

sketch of aichi native, fujiryoga. fans wave his support towel. 3 totoro stand behind him

iris leu@irisleu· 23d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 2 - #sumo #相撲 🏯🍉

sketch of kazuma striking a pose when defeating asakoryu. he is also holding a chibi plush of majima from the yakuza game series.

sketch of fujinokowa receiving zabuton throws upon his day 2 defeat of onosato.

iris leu@irisleu· 24d

nagoya basho sketchbook, day 1 - #sumo #相撲 🏯🍉

sketch portraits of aonishiki, onosato, and hoshoryu

sketch portrait of wakatakakage, surrounded by his yusho trophy filled with fruits, and a small bouquet of "vitamin"-colored flowers

iris leu@irisleu· 28d

kibori kuma, modern girl version - #taiyaki #鯛焼き 🐻🐟

girl in bear pajamas, munching on a taiyaki

iris leu@irisleu· Jul 5

grand sumo in paris (france edition) - #sumo #相撲 ⛰️🐴

iris leu@irisleu· Jul 3

happy 4th wkend 🎆 here's a fun postcard from JP - #sumo

iris leu@irisleu· Jul 1

july 1. too tired. -kafka

book cover for franz kafka's diaries

iris leu@irisleu· Jun 26

dear gonoyama, plz stay in your lane xoxo 🎳😉

iris leu@irisleu· Jun 24

the grin (2026) - #illustration #alligator 🐊🛏️

alligator and a woman in bed, its jaws open at the small of her back.

iris leu@irisleu· Jun 21

fujiryoga, winner of the fave face division - #sumo #相撲 ☀️😎

iris leu@irisleu· Jun 14

summer mix at the sumo shop. check out 7 new works now in rotation - #sumo #相撲 #prints #stickers ☀️🍧🥭⛱️ - link in bio

the sumo shop has been updated! the summer mix is now

iris leu@irisleu· Jun 9

grand sumo in paris - #sumo #相撲 #paris 🥐🇫🇷🥖🧀

two rikishi looking through a pâtisserie's shop window, in search for their next treat.

iris leu@irisleu· May 27

armadillo - #illustration #fantasyart 🐚🍃

iris leu@irisleu· May 24

a page from my haru basho 2025 sketchbook. @minovskyarticle.bsky.social there was beetle action this may 2026 basho, too, more than usual

iris leu@irisleu· May 19

gonoyusho - #sumo #相撲 🎳🏆

iris leu@irisleu· May 10

sit down together. eat your snacks. stay a moment - #sumo #相撲 🍠🍡

2 rikishi sitting on benches outside of a lawson, each savoring a yaki imo.

iris leu@irisleu· May 8

dr. shen (save the best for last) - #thepitt #sketch 💛🖤

iris leu@irisleu· May 7

dr. abbot - #thepitt #sketch 💛🖤