"When people go to the new exhibition at Japan House in Los Angeles they may think they walked into one of the greatest restaurants in the world. They'll see hundreds of delicious looking dishes including bowls of thick, rich pasta, juicy hamburgers stacked with multiple patties, sizzling steaks, fresh sushi rolls and perfectly sliced sashimi, plus deserts like ice cream sundaes piled with strawberries and other mouth watering treats."
"The exhibition, which runs through Jan. 25, includes hundreds of lifelike food replica displays which are known as shokuhin sampuru in Japan, where the artform began as a form of restaurant marketing more than a century ago. Originally made from wax, the models began appearing in the 1920s at department store restaurants in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka to showcase their expanding menus in restaurants that were serving more American style food to entice diners unfamiliar with the dishes."
"You will certainly feel hungry when you walk in here because everything just looks so real," said Yuko Kaifu, president of Japan House Los Angeles, an organization that highlights all forms of Japanese culture."
An exhibition at Japan House Los Angeles displays hundreds of handcrafted food replicas so lifelike they resemble real dishes, from pasta and stacked hamburgers to sushi and elaborate desserts. The replicas, known as shokuhin sampuru, originated in 1920s Japan as wax displays in department store restaurants to visually introduce unfamiliar Western-style menu items. The models continue to function as marketing tools while evolving into an iconic artform made from synthetic resins with improved materials and craftsmanship. The exhibition invites viewers to admire the photorealistic detail while reminding visitors not to try to eat the inedible displays. The show runs through Jan. 25.
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