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Bronze Monkey pair Signed sculpture by renown artist. PP42
Bronze Monkey pair Signed sculpture by renown artist. Sotaro Saegusa was born in 1911 in Aji-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. He graduated from the Metallic Engineering Department of Kagawa Prefectural Technical School in 1930 and the Sculpting School of Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Saegusa initially specialized in oil painting and large scale public sculpture. He later worked as a professor at the Nagoya University of Arts until retiring in 1986.
Saegusa was a member of the Japan Artists' Association, Japan Sculptors' Association and Shin Kozo Exhibition Paintings Division. Saegusa won a number of prestigious awards during his career. In 1941, his works were selected for the 8th Shin Kozo Exhibition Western Painting Division and the 15th Imperial Exhibition Sculpture Division and he was invited to take part in the exhibition every year he was active. He was presented the Chunichi Award in the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition at Nagoya in 1958, an award in the Nagoya Japanese Art Exhibition in 1987, the Tokyo Governor's Award in the 65th Shin Kozo Exhibition Sculpture Division for his work "Iku" in 1993, and the Minister of Education Encouragement Award, 71st Shin Kozo Exhibition Sculpture Division for Still Life in 1999.
His works are included in the collections of a number of arts museums and displayed in public parks and square in many cities in Japan. Saegusa continued to work as an artist after his retirement and was still active as an artist into his 90s. After he retired, Saegusa focused on sculptures of animals in bronze and iron and also made incense burners and vases.
Sotaro Saegusa passed away in 2006. Size: big 10x10.5xH13cm and small 5x5.5x H 6cm , (4x4.1xH 5.1inch / 2x2x H 2.4inch).
Please check with your country. The item "Bronze Monkey pair Signed sculpture by renown artist. PP42" is in sale since Tuesday, July 13, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Other Japanese Antiques". The seller is "antiqueman2003" and is located in fukuoka, kyushu.
This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: Post-1940
- Primary Material: Bronze
- Maker: Saegusa Soutaro