Pair of Bantams

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Takamura Koun

  • Meiji period, 1889
  • cherrywood, wood carving
  • pair of objects

Sculpture – Wood Carvings

Takamura Koun(1852-1934), a sculptor representative of the modern period who pursued realistic expressions of animals, and other images, using traditional wood carving skills that he studied under a Buddhist image sculptor. The bantam rooster was exhibited in the 1889 Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai (Japan Art Association) Exhibition, where it was purchased by Emperor Meiji. The bantam hen was created after this to join the rooster.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)

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Title/Name Pair of Bantams
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Name
Artist/
Creator
Takamura Koun
Period/Era Meiji period
Century
Quantity pair of objects
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Technique
woodcarving cherry
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Origin
Excavation
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Place
Tokyo Tokyo
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No.
SZK000521
Category SculptureWood Carvings
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Pair of Bantams

Pair of Bantams

Takamura Koun(1852-1934), a sculptor representative of the modern period who pursued realistic expressions of animals, and other images, using traditional wood carving skills that he studied under a Buddhist image sculptor. The bantam rooster was exhibited in the 1889 Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai (Japan Art Association) Exhibition, where it was purchased by Emperor Meiji. The bantam hen was created after this to join the rooster.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)