When Japanese Twitter user Keiko Otohata (@otsuhata) shared a photo of a cute sand structure her husband made, she apparently didn't expect it to garner as much attention and praise as it did.
Perhaps she was just used to the outstanding talent that her husband, renowned sand sculpture artist Toshihiko Hosaka, shows in his work. Hosaka's incredibly detailed sand sculptures are truly a sight to behold, and sometimes it's hard to believe they're actually made out of sand.
— 乙幡啓子(妄想工作所)DF54は1日目(11/13)のみ:ブースNo.I (アイ)-200 (@otsuhata) October 10, 2021
The picture Otohata has Twitter delighted with stands out for a slightly different reason, however.
Hosaka's latest hit sculpture, which currently on display at the Oku-Matsushima Jomon Village History Museum on Miyato Island, is a recreation of the distinctive pottery and terracotta figurines of the Jomon period of ancient Japan.
While it still has his usual high level of detail, it might just be his cutest work yet!
— 乙幡啓子(妄想工作所)DF54は1日目(11/13)のみ:ブースNo.I (アイ)-200 (@otsuhata) October 10, 2021
The cute sand sculpture, which seems to add a bit of a kawaii aesthetic to Jomon period pottery, has many commenters charmed by how it seems to bring the figures to life, as if they would actually speak to a passerby. At the same time, many are also lamenting that the sculpture can't be preserved forever, and wishing it could be!
When Japanese Twitter user Keiko Otohata (@otsuhata) shared a photo of a cute sand structure her husband made, she apparently didn't expect it to garner as much attention and praise as it did.
Perhaps she was just used to the outstanding talent that her husband, renowned sand sculpture artist Toshihiko Hosaka, shows in his work. Hosaka's incredibly detailed sand sculptures are truly a sight to behold, and sometimes it's hard to believe they're actually made out of sand.
The picture Otohata has Twitter delighted with stands out for a slightly different reason, however. Hosaka's latest hit sculpture, which currently on display at the Oku-Matsushima Jomon Village History Museum on Miyato Island, is a recreation of the distinctive pottery and terracotta figurines of the Jomon period of ancient Japan.
While it still has his usual high level of detail, it might just be his cutest work yet!
Source: @otsuhata
The cute sand sculpture, which seems to add a bit of a kawaii aesthetic to Jomon period pottery, has many commenters charmed by how it seems to bring the figures to life, as if they would actually speak to a passerby. At the same time, many are also lamenting that the sculpture can't be preserved forever, and wishing it could be!