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Hiron ao Nakamura

なかむら ひろなお

Nakamura Hiron ao

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1916-09-15 （Aikō District, Kanagawa, Japan）
Died
1991-09-09 （Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan） age 74
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Sculptor
Active Years
1937-1991
Affiliations
Member of Nitten, Director of Nitten, Director of Japan Sculpture Association
Influenced By
Masahiro Sawada

Awards

Nitten Excellence Award
1949
Work: Standing Woman
Organization: Nitten
Result: 受賞
Nitten Excellence Award
1960
Work: Standing Girl
Organization: Nitten
Result: 受賞
Minister of Education Award
1982
Work: Woman
Organization: Minister of Education Award
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1986
Work: Quiet Autumn
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Standing Woman

1949 Sculpture

Standing Girl

1960 Sculpture

Adornment

1980 Sculpture

Woman

1982 Sculpture

Flame Dream

1989 Sculpture

Bibliography

  • Standing Woman
  • Standing Girl
  • Adornment
  • Woman
  • Flame Dream

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Classical wood carving technique
Recurring Motifs
beauty of womensense of seasons

Legacy

He devoted 50 years to wood carving, pursuing the beauty and strength of women.

Museums

  • National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo 3-1 Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Opened in 1952
  • Yokohama Museum of Art 3-4-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Opened in 1989

Academic Societies

  • Nitten
  • Japan Sculpture Association

Archives

  • Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties