
Since the central space was inevitably rhombus-shaped and small, I chose the style of a large-head illustration. Furthermore, two horns would look awkward, so I leaned towards a unicorn-type… and then I thought of a ridiculous pun, which led to the decision to draw a rhombus lion (In Japanese, “rhombus” is pronounced “hishi” and “lion” is pronounced “shishi.” Additionally, Edo dialect replaces “hi” with “shi,” so this drawing can also be read as “shishi-shishi”).
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