# @takashipom on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCdVW5pv6hM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27800242-takashipom-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-17T04:02:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Takashi Murakami (@takashipom) — https://gondola.cc/takashipom

## Caption

[Takashi Murakami Mononoke Kyoto "Gozan no Okuribi" PVC figures are now available as a return gift for Kyoto City Hometown Tax Donations!]

A set of soft vinyl (or “sofubi”) figures based on Takashi Murakami’s work with the theme of Kyoto's traditional summer event, Gozan no Okuribi, is now available as a return gift for Kyoto City’s Hometown Tax Donations.
Gozan no Okuribi is a traditional event held every year on August 16 in the mountains surrounding Kyoto to see off the spirits of ancestors that have returned for a visit. On Higashiyama, the character "大 (dai)" is drawn with flames; on Matsugasaki, "妙法 (moyō and hō)" are lit; "Funagata" shines on Nishigamo; "Hidari-daimonji" floats on Okitayama; and on Saga, "Toriigata" is lit—these five bonfires fantastically color the summer night sky. This historical event has been sublimated into characters through Takashi Murakami‘s unique perspective and reproduced as figures.
The figures are based on the Chinese characters and shapes of each bonfire, and are notable for their elaborate design with attention to detail. This is a work that allows you to enjoy this event, affectionately known as "Okuribi" or "Daimonji-san" in Kyoto, right in your hands.
I hope you will take this opportunity to get your hands on one.
...Well, that was the announcement part...

And as for the voices from the production side of this figure—or rather, sofubi—production: It feels like the last 10 years of hard work has finally...finally borne fruit...!

It's been 10 years since I made the big decision to build a soft vinyl factory. We now have centrifuges, vacuum degassing machines, oil baths, etc. installed in-house, and are able to carry out the whole process, albeit crudely. (We do have to ask a contractor to make the molds, though...)
The digital sculpting department, which also handles sofubi production, now has over 10 people.

This is the culmination of Takashi Murakami's long-held dream of in-house sofubi production! It's a monumental work!

It is completely Made in Japan, Made by Kaikai Kiki!

#Takashi Murakami #Hometown tax donation #Mononoke Kyoto #Return gift #Art #Kyoto #Limited item #Kaikai Kiki #takashimurakami #MononokeKyoto

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