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Taiichiro Yoshida, “Jolteon.” All images courtesy of Japan House Los Angeles,

Two of Japan’s major cultural contributions converge in POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. On view at Japan House Los Angeles, the exhibition showcases more than 70 sculptures and installations that recreate the fantastical animated characters from Squirtle to Pikachu in ceramic, metal, fiber, and more.

Taiichiro Yoshida, detail of “Flareon”

Included are works by several artists featured on Colossal, including a menagerie of intricately layered creatures by Taiichiro Yoshida and Keiko Masumoto’s whimsical vessels […]

Keiko Masumoto, “Piplup Underglazed Plate”

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