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| The restoration of the ‘Ecce Homo’ from a church in Borja, in Aragón, is one of the works that has been turned into a keyring. |
A Japanese company is selling Spain’s botched art restorations as keychains
The notorious ‘Ecce Homo’ painting from Borja and the cartoonish work on a 16th-century sculpture are two of four works that are being dispensed in Gashapon vending machines
Spain’s botched art restorations have found a niche in Japan thanks to a series of keychains dubbed “Failed restorations” or Shufuku Shuppai in Japanese. These items are distributed in plastic capsules called Gashapon that can be found in vending machines in train stations, airports and recreational centers.
