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Misaka Koichiro

みさか こういちろう

misaka koichiro

Aliases: 政治

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1908-05-26 (Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan)
Died
1995-08-03 age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Sculptor
Active Years
1937-1995
Memberships
Japan Art Academy
Influenced By
Takaji Shimizu

Education

Tokyo School of Fine Arts
Department of Sculpture / Sculpture Department
Year of Graduation: 1937
Country: Japan
Graduate Course, Tokyo School of Fine Arts
Year of Graduation: 1939
Country: Japan

Awards

New Bunten Selection
1937
Organization: Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Result: Selected
Nitten Special Selection
1947
Organization: Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Result: Awarded
Keikka Award
1970
Organization: Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Result: Awarded
Minister of Education Award
1972
Organization: Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Result: Awarded
Japan Art Academy Prize
1979
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: Awarded
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
1983
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Conferred
Honorary Citizen of Koriyama City
1987
Organization: Koriyama City
Result: Conferred
Order of the Sacred Treasure
1992
Category: Third Class
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Conferred

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Statue of Miyamoto Musashi

Sculpture

Bronze statue of Miyamoto Musashi located in Kumamoto City.

Swordsmanship MasterHistorical Figure

Statue of Bishop Williams

Sculpture

Statue of Bishop Channing Williams located at Rikkyo University.

ReligionEducation

Legacy

He left numerous public artworks in Koriyama City and Nerima Ward in Tokyo, exerting significant influence on Japanese sculpture.

Trivia

  • His birth name was "Seiji".