Museum of Fantastic Specimens
July 6, 2006 9:18 PM Subscribe
The Museum of Fantastic Specimens is an online (virtual) museum of taxidermy specimens of imaginary creatures, all created by hand by Japanese artist Hajime Emoto. The museum itself can be difficult to navigate, as all the links are in Japanese, so the link in this post goes to an unrelated overview page in English.
what is it with the japanese and penis monsters?
posted by puke & cry at 10:07 PM on July 6, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by puke & cry at 10:07 PM on July 6, 2006 [1 favorite]
This is terrific stuff! I'm quite fond of this little fella.
(Also, that Pink Tentacle blog is pretty interesting itself.)
posted by LeeJay at 10:38 PM on July 6, 2006
(Also, that Pink Tentacle blog is pretty interesting itself.)
posted by LeeJay at 10:38 PM on July 6, 2006
See also: Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists
posted by freakscout at 11:57 PM on July 6, 2006
posted by freakscout at 11:57 PM on July 6, 2006
OK, I'm not keen on the sea at the best of times, but this has seriously given me the fear.
I'd shake the artist's hand, but I suspect something would reach out of his sleeve and bite.
Outstanding, as so often jonson, thanks.
posted by NinjaTadpole at 5:14 AM on July 7, 2006
I'd shake the artist's hand, but I suspect something would reach out of his sleeve and bite.
Outstanding, as so often jonson, thanks.
posted by NinjaTadpole at 5:14 AM on July 7, 2006
So cool!
posted by The Bellman at 6:03 AM on July 7, 2006
posted by The Bellman at 6:03 AM on July 7, 2006
Good god this is cool! What posesses someone to do stuff like this? The "Avaritia" ... thing ... is one of the coolest, creepiest things I've seen in a while.
posted by lodurr at 7:58 AM on July 7, 2006
posted by lodurr at 7:58 AM on July 7, 2006
Really excellent.
I followed freakscout's link and found this link to taxidermied toys which I'm sure has been posted before, but which deserves another heads up nonetheless.
posted by arcticwoman at 8:58 AM on July 7, 2006
I followed freakscout's link and found this link to taxidermied toys which I'm sure has been posted before, but which deserves another heads up nonetheless.
posted by arcticwoman at 8:58 AM on July 7, 2006
arcticwoman - yeah, the roguetaxidermists site is awesome, as is this one (an old post of mine, but still pretty cool) on the same topic.
posted by jonson at 9:23 AM on July 7, 2006
posted by jonson at 9:23 AM on July 7, 2006
Can't they make any nice critters? Why do they all have to be so spookily?
posted by tkchrist at 12:03 PM on July 7, 2006
posted by tkchrist at 12:03 PM on July 7, 2006
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