{"product_id":"mutant-vinyl-hardcore-and-realhead-figure-in-black-glitter-japanese-indie-art-toy-with-header-card-0251","title":"Mutant Vinyl Hardcore And Realhead Figure In Black Glitter, Japanese Indie Art Toy With Header Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA soft vinyl figure from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore with Realhead, cast in black, offered with its header card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pointed helmet rises over a squat armoured body, all in a dark vinyl that catches the light. It was kept in a display case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Studio Figure in Soft Vinyl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft vinyl figures in Japan reach back to the 1960s: Marusan, founded in Tokyo in 1947 and remembered as the country's first plastic model maker, introduced vinyl monsters from the Ultra series in 1966. Today small studios design characters of their own in the same material and release them at events and through their own shops; HIDDY, who opened the Harajuku toy shop Secretbase in 2001, has described how the Japanese word sofubi is now used by collectors around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMutant Vinyl Hardcore and Realhead made this figure together in black glitter vinyl; it was kept in a display case and has its header card. More figures stand on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-vinyl-sofubi-toys-collectibles\"\u003ethe soft vinyl shelf\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/kaiju-soft-vinyl-marusan-bullmark-guide\"\u003eour guide to kaiju soft vinyl from Marusan and Bullmark\u003c\/a\u003e traces the Showa makers behind the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMakers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mutant Vinyl Hardcore with Realhead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWith:\u003c\/strong\u003e Header card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent soft vinyl collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks or stains are recorded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eAB (clean, no conspicuous marks)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker and edition are given as the previous keeper describes them and as the marks and header card in the photographs support. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection 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 \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular piece, maker or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-also\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollectors also search:\u003c\/strong\u003e mutant vinyl hardcore realhead, mvh realhead sofubi, black glitter soft vinyl, japanese indie art toy, realhead collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mutant Vinyl Hardcore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488144904485,"sku":"JP-CL-R1252100251","price":1020.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpld-r1252100251-1.jpg?v=1794608266","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/mutant-vinyl-hardcore-and-realhead-figure-in-black-glitter-japanese-indie-art-toy-with-header-card-0251","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}