Although the world and humanity are depressing, at least we have things like... a plushie of a 1500-year old terracotta clay figure dog called Haniwas! Humanity has been adoring dogs for literal millennia! The OG Haniwa even has its tongue sticking out, a collar and a bell, and a round hole in its butt! This designer loved dogs a lot, and it shows in this Haniwa! What's more someone centuries later took great care in designing and manufacturing these dolls!
https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_collection/index.php?controller=dtl&colid=J20711&lang=en
https://www.tnm-shop.jp/view/item/000000000060
(I recently got this plush, it's sooo cute)
He's beautiful and perfect. Even in dark times, there's always something to discover and love!
(Also, I love that the Japanese have been sticking buttholes on cute animals for a very, very, very long time.)
