SMOL AMABIE Sofubi from Science Patrols
"Amabie アマビエ" the yokai from Japanese lore in times past, has since been adopted in our current age of the Coronavirus pandemic, as a "charm" against the viral ills, and has seen a vibrant sub-culture of art-interpretations (which I featured recently, with some even making it as a collectible figure ... and the one shown here today is from Japan-based Cory Privitera AKA "Science Patrols", who has sculpted, produced and pulled these "SMOL AMABIE" sofubi (WIPs below), with the above-shown Gold Pearl/Lamé Editions dropping online this weekend (presumably via his online store)! You might want to stay connected to his Insta @science_patrols for further product and availability updates!
Above: WIPs
WHAT-IS: "Amabie (アマビエ) is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with 3 legs, who allegedly emerges from the sea and prophesies either an abundant harvest or an epidemic. It appears to be a variant of the amabiko (アマビコ, 海彦, 尼彦, 天日子, 天彦, あま彦) (also amahiko), otherwise known as the amahiko-nyūdo (尼彦入道), and arie (アリエ), which are depicted as ape-like, bird-like, or torso-less (cephalopod-like), and usually 3-legged." (Wiki)
(Image above of an amabie depicted in a wood-block print, circa late Edo period)
