Kyōko Asakura
Illustration — Asakura in 1950 9 December 1925, Tokyo – 30 May 2016, Tokyo was a Japanese sculptor. Her birth name was written 矜子. She was the second daughter of sculptor Fumio Asakura and sister of stage designer and painter Setsu Asakura.
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Kyōko Asakura
朝日新聞社 · 『 アサヒグラフ 』 1950年12月13日号 · Public domain
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- Kyōko Asakura was born on 9 December 1925. · Tokyo.
- Died
- Kyōko Asakura died on 30 May 2016.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- sculptor
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Illustration — Asakura in 1950 9 December 1925, Tokyo – 30 May 2016, Tokyo was a Japanese sculptor. Her birth name was written 矜子. She was the second daughter of sculptor Fumio Asakura and sister of stage designer and painter Setsu Asakura.
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Career
Career
• 1948 - Nitten Excellence • 1956 - withdrew from Nitten • 1979 - 7th Nagano prefecture Outdoor Sculpture Award • 1982 - Teijiro Nakahara Excellence Award.
Solo Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
• 1960 - Bungeishunjū gallery, Tokyo • 1962 - Takashimaya, Osaka prefecture • 1967 - Gallery Cube, Tokyo • 1970 - Gallery Universe, Tokyo (also in 1973, 1978, 1981) • 1985 - Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo / Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata Prefecture • 1988 - Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo (also in 1993) • 2000 - Modern Sculpture Center, Tokyo • 2000 - Fumio Asakura Memorial Hall, Oita Prefecture • 2003–2004 - Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Fukuoka prefecture • 2010 - Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Asakura died on 30 May 2016. It is also recorded that kyōko Asakura was born on 9 December 1925.
Public space collection
Public space collection
• "ANNE", New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido • "Futari", Sendai West Park, Miyagi prefecture • "Raleigh", Akita Museum of Modern Art, Akita Prefecture • "MARI", Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo • "Mari and Sherry", Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo • "Jill", Nihonbashi Plaza Building, Tokyo • "Fiona and Arian", Education Forest Park, Tokyo • "NIKE", "Summer", Tokyo Sumitomo Twin Building, Tokyo • "I am a juvenile newspaper", Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park, Tokyo • "Tomorrow (Kanji: "Dinner on Sun Candle")", Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Tokyo • "Woman", Machida station, Tokyo • "CONNECTION", Fuchu City Hall, Tokyo • "Nicola", street of Himeji • "Ann and Michelle", Fuchu Forest Park, Tokyo • "NIKE '83", Joinus Forest, Kanagawa • "Nike and Nicola", Yokohama Citizens' Cultural Center, Kanagawa • "Michelle", Kawaguchi Western Park, Saitama • "Raleigh", "Mary and Cathy", Sakura Station, Chiba • "Lecture", Nagano-shi Shiroyama Park Children's amusement park, Nagano • "Hitotsuki", Takaoka-shi Sogo-dori, Toyama • "RAQUEL", Sakae Park, Aichi • "Jill", Midosu Sculpture Street, Osaka • "Flower", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo • "Vanessa", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo • "Lisa", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo
Work Collection
Work Collection
• Asakura Kyoko Sculpture Collection and Waves, Photo book · Narahara Kazutaka, PARCO Publishing, 1980 • Kyoko, Photo book, Shigeo Anzai, PARCO publication, 1985
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