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Interesting, But why don't they have any pictures of it that are more recent?
They wanted to show older ones I'd imagine?

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hananuma+Masakichi

Don't know why they keep calling it a doll. I regard it as one of the most stunning sculptures in the world. It is magnificent and I can never understand how it was made. Each piece had to be perfect.
Anyone else seeing a bunch of drive-by Android app install attempts at that URL?
Why do I always land at the very end of the page when clicking atlas obscura links?
Is atlas obscura a HN company?
It used to be a oddities and curiosities blog much in the realm of the Mütter Museum in Philly, or the Museum of Jurassic Technology in LA, but apparently David Plotz from Slate joined as CEO two years ago [0]. And according to Crunchbase, they raised $2 million last year [1] for the reboot we see now.

I am surprised to see how often it's linked here, but I guess they're doing a good job of broadening their focus and turning "Atlas Obscura into a National Geographic of the 21st century."

[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/10/...

[1] https://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/f16958850037f69cbb1...