Looking At The Colour,

and detail of this carving,

 it almost looks like jade, all photographs © Tomoko Sato,

but it and all of these others,

start out as bars of soap, 

they are the work of Japanese artist Tomoko Sato honed her carving skills as a food sculptor, who we have featured before, but has since transitioned to soap sculpture as well, 

born and raised in Fukui prefecture, Tomoko Sato is currently based in Kyoto. After discovering her passion for the art in 2004, 

Sato traveled to Thailand, which is considered the home of fruit carving, to hone her skills, She has now advanced to the level in which she teaches the art to others in both Kyoto, as well as her hometown of Fukui, while producing her own artistic projects, 

 You can sign up for classes as well as see more of her work, on her website, also You can also keep up with the artist on Twitter, and what ever you do, do not take one of these bars of soap into the shower with you!