Takamura Kōun
Takamura • Illustration — Takamura Kōun in May 1928 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.
Takamura Kōun
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- Born
- 1852 · Shitaya.
- Died
- 1934 · Hongō-ku.
- Nationality
- Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Known for
- Statue of Saigō Takamori · Statue of Kusunoki Masashige
- Languages
- Japanese
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Life and career
Hakuun Motoyama and Choun Yamazaki are recorded as having studied under Takamura Kōun. The recorded working language is Japanese. Positions recorded include Imperial Household Artist. Works named in the authority record are Statue of Saigō Takamori and Statue of Kusunoki Masashige. Work by Takamura Kōun is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago.
Born in Tokyo as Nakajima Kōzō, he created the bronze statue of Saigō Takamori, completed in 1898, which stands in Ueno Park in Tokyo. He is also the author of the statue of Kusunoki Masahige which stands in front of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. He studied under Takmura Tōun (高村東雲), a sculptor of Buddhist statues, whose elder sister became Kōun's adoptive parent. He was the father of the poet and sculptor Kōtarō Takamura. One of his representative works is "Aged Monkey" (Rōen).
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Takamura Kōun was a sculptor, born in 1852 in Tōkyō and died in 1934. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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Shitaya.
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Hongō-ku.
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1066788812, Takamura, Kōun.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500121400, Takamura Kōun.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
scholarly publication
- 7 Takamura Kōun and Takamura Kōtarō: On Being a Sculptor, The Artist as Professional in Japan, 2004
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2004
reference work
- “Takamura Kōun”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.高村光雲 (Takamura Kōun) Kotobank (Japanese)
- 2.Enciclopaedia Britannica. Takamura Kōun.
- 3.National Diet Library of Japan. Takamura, Koun (1852 - 1934).
- 4.Takeuchi, Melinda. The Artist as Professional in Japan. Stanford University Press. 152. 2004.
- 5.taito-culture.jp. A Collection of Books.
- 6."Aged Monkey" (Rōen) By Takamura Koun｜NHK WORLD The Magic of Japanese Masterpieces
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scholarly publication
7 Takamura Kōun and Takamura Kōtarō: On Being a Sculptor, The Artist as Professional in Japan, 2004Crossref registry
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1066788812, Takamura, Kōun.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500121400, Takamura Kōun.The Getty Research Institute
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