A Japanese Artist Turns Pebbles Into Tiny Animals

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022

Akie Nakata is a Japanese artist who turned riverside pebbles into life. She collects stones at banks of rivers in the city of Saitama. Nakata’s pieces are palm-sized featuring detailed images of lifelike animals. Her university training wasn’t strictly in art – it was in art education. Today she dedicates herself to her craft full-time, and creates lifelike creatures with piercing eyes.

#1 Cat With a Penetrating Gaze

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#2 A Bull With Recreated Paintings From the Lascaux Cave

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#3 A Penguin Tending His Egg

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#4 A Resting Dog

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#5 Sheep

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#6 A Deer

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#7 A Colorful Chameleon

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#8 Mops and a Bird

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#9 Gorilla

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#10 Guinea Pig

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#11 Rooster in a Fighting Mood

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#12 A Parakeet

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#13 Cheetah

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#14 Fox

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#15 Owl

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#16 Peruvian Penguin

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#17 Hare

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#18 Cat Resting on a Rock

A Japanese Artist Turns Pebbles Into Tiny Animals — Instagram/akie_2525

#19 Lovebirds

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Which stone did you like best?