Godzilla Head Display Bust, Monochrome Hand-Painted Finish, Open Jaw, Charcoal Black and Bone White
Godzilla Head Display Bust, Monochrome Hand-Painted Finish, Open Jaw, Charcoal Black and Bone White
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A guide for this piece: about $111, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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A Godzilla head repainted by hand in a monochrome finish, so the King of the Monsters looks as he did on cinema screens in black and white.
The Piece
Godzilla first came ashore in 1954 in Ishiro Honda's film for Toho, and for a generation of filmgoers he was a creature of silver nitrate: grey, black and white. This head returns him to that palette. Every surface has been repainted by a professional finisher in tones of charcoal and soft black, with a dry-brushed lift on the ridges of the hide so the sculpted texture reads in any light.
The head is shown in mid roar, the jaw dropped open on two rows of bone white teeth with longer fangs at the corners. The eyes are glossed so they catch the light beneath a heavy brow, and small ears sit back on the skull. Behind them the neck widens into a column of dorsal plates, each one tipped in paler grey, running down to a broad, flat base.
The underside is closed by a black disc with screw fixings and slots, which lets the head stand upright on a shelf. Seen from across a room it has real presence, and up close the paintwork rewards a slow look.
Details
- Subject: Godzilla, head and neck
- Finish: Monochrome repaint, charcoal black with grey dry-brushing
- Teeth: Bone white, open jaw
- Eyes: Gloss finish
- Dorsal plates: Tipped in pale grey
- Base: Black disc with screw fixings
- Display: Stands upright on its base
- Contents: The head alone
Condition
Good. The paintwork is clean and even, with light handling marks and small scuffs to the base disc from storage.
Condition grade A (light use) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Dust with a soft dry brush, keep out of direct sunlight to protect the paint, and lift by the base rather than the jaw.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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