Secretbase Obake Dog Soft Vinyl Pair, White Zipface And Mummy Versions, Unused With Header Cards
Secretbase Obake Dog Soft Vinyl Pair, White Zipface And Mummy Versions, Unused With Header Cards
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A guide for this piece: about $188, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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- Ornate 7.5 of 10 ·
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Condition report
Mint
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- As Found
Two ghosts, one household
For the collector of early Secretbase who wants the pair kept together.
Best for: Designer toy and soft vinyl collections
Condition notes
New and unused. Accompanying badge discoloured from age.
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Two of Secretbase's Obake Dog figures together: the skull faced White Zipface in its zipped shroud and the bandaged all white Mummy.
The Piece
Zipface has a grey painted skull with a gold tooth, wrapped in a white fabric hood that closes with a working zip. The Mummy is cast in plain white vinyl, its whole body modelled as overlapping bandages. Both are shown in their clear bags with printed header cards.
Described as new and unused. A small badge is added as an extra and has discoloured with age.
The Tokyo Soft Vinyl Scene
Since the late 1990s a small group of Tokyo studios has revived the soft vinyl methods of the 1960s toy trade: wax sculpts, metal moulds, vinyl pulled by hand and paint sprayed through masks. Runs are short, colourways are rarely repeated, and many releases are sold only at a single event or by lottery. The result is a collecting field that sits between the toy shelf and the gallery, followed as closely abroad as it is at home.
Details
- Maker: Secretbase
- Figures: Obake Dog White Zipface; Obake Dog Mummy
- Material: Soft vinyl; fabric shroud
- Packaging: Bags with header cards
- Extra: Badge, discoloured
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- New and unused.
- Accompanying badge discoloured from age.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Maker, edition and completeness are given as described and as the photographs show. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed 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 published policy.
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