Takamura Kōun (高村 光雲, March 8, 1852 – October 10, 1934) was a Japanese sculptor who exerted himself for the modernization of wood carving and a professor of Tokyo School of Fine Arts, who dedicated himself to the education of the future generations. [1]
Born in Tokyo [1] as Nakajima Kōzō, [2] he created the bronze statue of Saigō Takamori, completed in 1898, which stands in Ueno Park in Tokyo. [3] He is also the author of the statue of Kusunoki Masahige which stands in front of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. [4]
He studied under Takmura Tōun (高村東雲), a sculptor of Buddhist statues, whose elder sister became Kōun's adoptive parent. [1] He was the father of the poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura. [5]
One of his representative works is "Aged Monkey" (Rōen). [6]
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Takamura Kōun (高村 光雲, March 8, 1852 – October 10, 1934) was a Japanese sculptor who exerted himself for the modernization of wood carving and a professor of Tokyo School of Fine Arts, who dedicated himself to the education of the future generations. [1]
Born in Tokyo [1] as Nakajima Kōzō, [2] he created the bronze statue of Saigō Takamori, completed in 1898, which stands in Ueno Park in Tokyo. [3] He is also the author of the statue of Kusunoki Masahige which stands in front of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. [4]
He studied under Takmura Tōun (高村東雲), a sculptor of Buddhist statues, whose elder sister became Kōun's adoptive parent. [1] He was the father of the poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura. [5]
One of his representative works is "Aged Monkey" (Rōen). [6]
Media related to
Takamura Koun at Wikimedia Commons