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Japanese Bronze Konotori stork Figurine ornament Ryokichi Mukai BOS866

Japanese Bronze Konotori stork Figurine ornament Ryokichi Mukai BOS866

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Ryokichi Mukai (1918–2010)
A bronze stork figurine.
There is a signature on the bottom.

SIZE
Width: 14cm
Height: 17cm
Depth: 13.5cm
Weight: 710g
(Box)
Length: 16.5cm
Width: 12.5cm
Height: 20.8cm
total weight: 1030g


Condition : used : There are no noticeable scratches or stains, and the condition is good.

Biography
1918: Born in Kyoto City.
1941: Graduated early from Tokyo Fine Arts School due to the outbreak of the Pacific War.
1945: Experienced the end of the war in Rabaul (detained until the following year).
1951: Became a member of the Action Art Association.
1960: Appointed as a lecturer at Musashino Art School; became a professor in 1981 and served as chief professor from 1984.
1961: Received the 4th Takamura Kōtarō Award.

Served as an executive committee member for the 1st Ube City Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition; continued to serve on the executive committee for the Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition thereafter.
1962: Exhibited at the 31st Venice Biennale and was a candidate for the Bright Award, second to the Grand Prize.

Created "Castle of Ants" on-site at Tokiwa Park in Ube City as a sculpture themed on Ube.
1976: Received the 4th Nagano City Outdoor Sculpture Award.

1980: Held a solo exhibition at the Contemporary Sculpture Center in Tokyo.

1981: Received the 31st Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize (Art Division).

1983: Honored as a contributor to Ube City's sculpture projects at the 10th Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition.

1984: Received the 15th Nakahara Teijirō Award.

1985: Held a solo exhibition at Kinokuniya Gallery in Tokyo.

1987: Held the "Professor Ryokichi Mukai Works Exhibition" at Musashino Art University's Art Materials Library.

Published the "Ryokichi Mukai Works Collection."
1989: Held the "Ryokichi Mukai Exhibition" at Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Itami City Museum of Art, and Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art.

1991: Designed stage art for the Mingei Theatre Company's performance of "Enemy of the People" at the request of Saikanen Yonekura.

Honored as a contributor to Ube City's sculpture projects at the 14th Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition, commemorating Ube City's 70th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of outdoor sculpture.
1992: Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.

1997: Recognized as a Special Cultural Contributor by Setagaya Ward.

1998: Installed "Gate of Nostalgia" at the new international airport terminal building on Guadalcanal Island.

2000: Held the "Ryokichi Mukai Exhibition" at Setagaya Art Museum.

 




 
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