Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1970) award
Sadenosuke Nakata
なかだ さだのすけ
Nakata Sadenosuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1888-07-02 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1970-11-11 age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Germany (study abroad)
Career
- Occupations
- sculptor, artist, art critic
- Active Years
- 1910-1970
- Influenced By
- Morioh Ogihara, Auguste Rodin, Bauhaus movements
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinjo Middle School | — | — | — | 在籍のち中退 | Japan |
| Study in Germany (residence/study) | — | — | — | 留学期間（詳細不明） | Germany |
Kinjo Middle School
Period:
在籍のち中退
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation and entered business
Study in Germany (residence/study)
Period:
留学期間（詳細不明）
Country:
Germany
Visited the Bauhaus and was exposed to contemporary art movements
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan Essayist Club Prize (17th) | Meiji Shobai Orai | — | Japan Essayist Club | winner |
Japan Essayist Club Prize (17th)
1970
Work:
Meiji Shobai Orai
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Head
1924 sculptureA cubism-influenced sculpture exploring geometric planes in the representation of a head.
modernismcubismformal study
Woman's Head
1924 sculptureA work from around 1924 demonstrating cubist-inspired modeling; one of a series focusing on the head.
head representationgeometric composition
Meiji Shobai Orai
1969 essay 240 pagesAn essay collection on commerce and social exchanges in the Meiji era, containing cultural-historical observations and reminiscences.
Meiji historycommercial culturememoir
Bibliography
- Meiji Shobai Orai (1969)
- Continued Meiji Shobai Orai (1970)
- Sadenosuke Nakata with Nakata diary (ed. Toshiharu Isotono, Hiromitsu Umemiya)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- artistic observation-based prosemodernist / formalist perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- head formsgeometric shapesmodern art criticism
Legacy
A sculptor and art critic who helped introduce the Bauhaus and modernist ideas to Japan. Known for his cubist-influenced sculptures of the 1920s and postwar critical work.
Museums
- Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex (holds/exhibits works) Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Archives
- Materials held by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Trivia
- Wrote an article introducing the Bauhaus in the magazine Mizue, considered one of the first full introductions of the Bauhaus in Japan.
- Representative works include cubism-influenced sculptures from 1924 such as 'Head' and 'Woman's Head'.
- Worked throughout his life as both a sculptor and an art critic.