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Nitten Exhibited Japanese Wooden Sculpture, 1946, Junzo browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Sculpture: Pre 1950: item # 712624 Please refer to our stock # MOR2291 when inquiring.
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| A large wooden sculpture displayed nationally in the fall of 1946 by Furukawa Junzo (1910-1997) titled T-ko no Zo and published in on page 206 of the Nittenshi 16. The image is carved from two blocks of wood joined together across the knees. A modern girl (modan gyaru) looks bashfully down at the long hem of her skirt, curly western style hair wrapped in a scarf. At once charming and seductive, unlike a great deal of sculpture this piece speaks particularly of its time. It was carved within a year from the signing of the peace accord between the allied powers and Japan. The western influence in clothing and attitude would have been looked at with awe and apprehension, as Japan began to look forward at the long process of rebuilding in a land occupied by the American Military. The image is slightly larger than life-size, roughly 70 cm across at the base, 110 cm tall. Although the joint in the wood is visible across her lap, it is stable and in excellent condition. Junzo, originally of Osaka, graduated the sculpture division of Tokyo University of Fine Art, Japans most prestigious public art university. He was a member of the Bunten and Nitten and consistently selected for display in the National Sculpture Exhibition, receiving the Governors prize in 1971. He was also a professor at the Tokyo University of Eduaction and later Kyoto Sangyo University. For larger photos please contact me directly. | |||||||||||||||
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