Asakura Fumio

Asakura Fumio

Asakura Sculpture Museum

Asakura Fumio ( Japanese 朝 倉 文 雄 ; born March 1, 1883 in Ōita Prefecture ; died April 18, 1964 ) was a Japanese sculptor of the Meiji , Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Asakura Fumio was born in Ōita Prefecture. In 1907 he graduated from Tōkyō bijutsu gakkō , today's Geidai . Beginning with the 2nd colorful exhibition in 1908, he was awarded prizes at the next eight exhibitions. With his contribution to the 2nd exhibition with the title “Darkness” ( 闇 Yami ) and the 4th exhibition with the title “The Guardian of the Dead ” ( 墓 守 Hakamori ), for each of which he received the second prize, he was in the art world already recognized despite his youth.

Then Asakura exhibited nudes and other works of art on the Bunter, Teiten and Nitten over the periods of the Meiji , Taishō and Shōwa period and thus took a leading role among the sculptors of his time. One of his well-known sculptures is that of the scholar and politician Ōkuma Shigenobu . - In addition to his work as a professor in the department of sculpture at the Tōkyō bijutsu gakkō (1920 to 1944) he personally headed the "Asakura School of Sculpture" ( 朝 倉 彫 造 塾 Asakura Chōsō juku ), where he trained many young sculptors.

Asakura's style is characterized by a consistently naturalistic expression, combined with a very good modeling technique. His work was very influential, promoting the spread of the Western academic style. In addition to the aforementioned “Guardian of the Dead”, his representative works also include the bronze statue of a young man, “The Shadow of Young Days” ( 若 き 日 の 影 , Wakaki hi no kage ), and “A good catch” ( 良 く 得 た り Yoku etari ) . Asakura is also known for his cat sculptures. - He became a member of the Imperial Academy of the Arts in 1924 and was awarded the Cultural Order in 1948 . Many of his works can be seen in the Asakura Sculpture Museum ( 朝 倉 彫塑 館 Asakura Chōsokan ) in Tokyo. His grave is in the Yanaka Cemetery .

photos

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  "Shades of Green" (1925)

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  Prince Chichibu (1928)

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  Hatoyama Kazuo (1930)

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  Sisters (1947)

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  Taki Rentarō (1950)

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  Ōta Dōkan (1956)

1. ↑ Midori no kage ( 緑 の 影 ), Yūho Park ( 遊 歩 公園 ), Ōita .
2. ↑ "Prince Chichibu as a climber" ( 秩 父 宮殿 下 登山 像 ), Gotemba , Shizuoka Prefecture .
3. ↑ Hatoyama Kazuo ( 鳩 山 和 夫 ; 1856–1911), influential politician of the Meiji period, with wife Haruko, Hatoyama Hall ( 鳩 山 会館 Hatoyama kaikan ), Tokyo.
4. ↑ Shimai ( 姉妹 ), Yūho Park, Ōita.
5. ↑ Yūho Park, Ōita.
6. ^ Tokyo International Forum ( Tokyo ).

Remarks

1. ↑ Bunten ( 文 展 ) is the abbreviation for the exhibition of the Ministry of Culture Monbusho bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ), which took place annually in Tokyo from 1907.
2. ↑ From 1919 the Bunten was renamed Teiten ( 帝 展 ), Teikoku bijutsu tenrankai ( 帝国 美術展 覧 会 ), after the Pacific War - now privatized - in Nitten ( 日 展 ) Nihon bijutsu tenrankai ( 日本 美術展 覧 会 ).

literature

• Tazawa, Yutaka: Asakura Fumio . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art . Kodansha International, 1981, ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .

Web links

• Asakura Sculpture Museum

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Asakura is the family name, Fumio the first name.