The variety show "Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan" (TV Tokyo, Tuesdays at 8:54 PM), hosted by talent Koji Imada, freelance announcer Akira Fukuzawa, and former Sakurazaka46 member Yuka Sugai, will feature a "small demon sculpture that was said to have been made by art teacher Tanaka" as its "treasure" on May 12th.
The treasure is a small wooden carving of a demon, 7.5 centimeters tall. About 25 years ago, the client's father, who was managing a student dormitory, found a plastic case labeled "Teacher Tanaka Demon" while helping the dormitory mother move. When he asked the dormitory mother about it, she said, "I don't need it, so please throw it away. If you want it, you can have it."
Looking at it again, I'm amazed at how wonderful the sculpture is. I want to confirm if it's the work of a famous sculptor whose name is written as "Tanaka" but pronounced differently. The preview introduces it as, "Could it possibly be the work of the master, Hirakushi Tanaka?"
