http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2009/03/16/koibito-carp-person-designer-toy-by-japanese-artist-yoskay-yamamoto/ East Asian Inspiration Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2009/03/16/koibito-carp-person-designer-toy-by-japanese-artist-yoskay-yamamoto/comment-page-1/#comment-30291 Latest » Strangest Japanese Toys Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:58:56 +0000 http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2009/03/16/koibito-carp-person-designer-toy-by-japanese-artist-yoskay-yamamoto/#comment-30291 [...] Koibito Art ToyThis funky fella caught my eye. It’s the Koibito, created by the artist Yoskay Yamamoto, a vinyl figurine based on a painting from his ‘In Another Land’ exhibit. Standing at 7 inches in height, the figurine exhibits Yamamoto’s cross-cultural approach, combining American pop art with elements of Japanese mysticism. A quirky hybrid of toy and art, Yamamoto’s anthropomorphic fish figurine derives its name from a Japanese double entendre – with ‘koibito’ translating into ‘loved one,’ or ‘koi bito’ traslating into ‘carp person.’ (Source) [...] [...] Koibito Art ToyThis funky fella caught my eye. It’s the Koibito, created by the artist Yoskay Yamamoto, a vinyl figurine based on a painting from his ‘In Another Land’ exhibit. Standing at 7 inches in height, the figurine exhibits Yamamoto’s cross-cultural approach, combining American pop art with elements of Japanese mysticism. A quirky hybrid of toy and art, Yamamoto’s anthropomorphic fish figurine derives its name from a Japanese double entendre – with ‘koibito’ translating into ‘loved one,’ or ‘koi bito’ traslating into ‘carp person.’ (Source) [...]

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