Like a dumpling,
Like a horror prop
It becomes visible.

I don't see them much these days, but I used to see dealers bringing out loads of items at antique markets. One day, I noticed something that stood out among all the wild finds: a doll's head, carelessly placed in a box. My first impression was that it looked like a dumpling. I bought it and was ecstatic, but the next month I saw the same scene at the same place at the antique market.

When I asked the shop owner, "You're not making them, are you?" he replied, "No way, I'm not making them." When I asked, he said he wanted to sell them in small quantities. It felt like it was going to be a long battle. Moreover, he didn't always bring them, so we just nodded with a half-smile whether we had them or not. So, after going there several times, I took them home if they were available and put them in a wooden box, and this is what I got. They looked more and more like dumplings.

I went back to my initial feeling and thought it looked delicious after all. And so, I decided to sell it only in bulk.


Text by Shigenori Tsuzuki