Hananuma Masakichi’s sculpture of himself, completed in 1885 CE. Hananuma Masakichi was a Japanese sculptor specializing in “iki-ningyo” or lifelike dolls. Believing that he was dying from tuberculosis, he sculpted a life size statue of himself as a gift to the woman he loved [381×527]
by Fuckoff555
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[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hananuma_Masakichi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hananuma_Masakichi)
So Japan has its own madame tussaud ? Thanks for the share, I’ll look him up.
but did she love him back?
I’m imagining her receiving this and thinking, “oh gee, thanks, a life-like half-naked sculpture of that creepy old guy that keeps stalking & harassing me… ”
Jokes aside, very impressive work… From looking at other photos it seems like the clothing is actual clothing & removable. This begs the question, did he render his genitals?
>The statue is renowned for being nearly identical in appearance to its creator. Made of between 2000 and 5000 wooden strips (reports differ), it is connected only by [dovetail joints](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovetail_joint), glue and wooden pegs. No joint is visible on the statue, and it is lacquered to show every detail of Hananuma, including muscle, bone and vein. The artist also manufactured anatomically correct glass eyeballs for the statue. Finally, individual holes were drilled in the statue to represent the pores of the skin, and the corresponding hair inserted.
I wonder if he made himself extra ripped like adding filters on selfies nowadays lol
I have to say I wouldn’t mind a lifelike statue of this guy. I have rarely seen such a pronounced rib cage. I am not criticizing, just marveling. I studied the physical side of Anthropology, so these are the kinds of things that make people think I am a serial killer…”Don’t mind me, just admiring the shape of your skull…” This man is, himself, a sculpture of his own making for sure though.
—->/r/nextfuckinglevel
Why does he have a tiny lady in a dress on his abdomen?