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Yoshizumi Yokoe

よこえ よしずみ

Yokoe Yoshizumi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1887-05-03 （Honai Village, Fui District, Toyama Prefecture (now Toyama City), Japan）
Died
1962-02-14 age 75
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Honai Village, Toyama (now Toyama City), Japan → Kyoto (e.g. Joraku-ji) → Tokyo

Career

Occupations
Sculptor, Painter
Active Years
1906-1962
Affiliations
Teiten (Imperial Exhibition) judge (from 1929), Councilor of Nitten (Japan Art Exhibition) (from 1952)

Education

Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts
Period: 〜1906
Year of Graduation: 1906
Country: Japan
Graduated as a scholarship (special scholarship) student
Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts)
Sculpture Department
Period: 〜1914
Year of Graduation: 1914
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Sculpture Department

Awards

Selected at the 12th Bunten
1918
Work: Yamaban (Mountain Watchman)
Organization: Bunten (Ministry of Education art exhibition)
Result: Selected
Art Academy Prize at the 8th Teiten
1927
Work: Daijo
Organization: Teiten / Imperial Art Academy
Result: Art Academy Prize
Special Selection at the 7th Teiten
1940
Work: Boyou (Looking to the Ocean)
Organization: Teiten (Imperial Exhibition)
Result: Special Selection
Minister of Education Award
1951
Work: Daughter
Organization: Ministry of Education
Result: Minister of Education Award

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Voice of the Universe

Sculpture

A sculpture located in Toyama City, designated as a Toyama City cultural property. An abstract work addressing themes of the universe and life.

universelifeabstraction

Statue of Prayer

Sculpture

A sculpture installed in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The work symbolizes prayer for the war dead and a wish for peace.

prayerremembrancepeace

Statue of Love (Agape)

Sculpture

A work installed in the plaza in front of Tokyo Station. One of his representative works on the theme of 'love', placed in a public space and appreciated by many.

lovepublic sculpturehumanity

Statue of Love (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Sculpture

The 'Statue of Love' installed in the Majima Memorial Hall at Aoyama Gakuin University. A commemorative piece located in an educational institution.

loveagapeeducational setting

Daughter (marble statue)

Marble Sculpture

A marble statue that received the Minister of Education Award in 1951. Praised for its intimate and tranquil depiction of a human figure.

figure representationfamilytranquility

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Figurative sculpture with realist elementsModeling techniques in plaster and clayTraditional carving in wood and marble
Recurring Motifs
loveprayerhuman expression and posturecosmic motifs

Legacy

Yoshizumi Yokoe is considered one of the representative Japanese sculptors of the early to mid-20th century, known for public and commemorative works. His pieces are designated as cultural properties in Toyama, and he was active in postwar art exhibition administration.

Museums

  • Majima Memorial Hall, Aoyama Gakuin University Aoyama Gakuin University, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Japan
  • Toyama City (collection/display) Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Trivia

  • Born in Honai Village, Fui District, Toyama Prefecture (now Toyama City); his grandfather and father served as village heads.
  • Studied at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts while working as a temple apprentice and graduated as a scholarship student.
  • Graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo Art School in 1914.
  • Served as a judge for the Teiten from 1929 and was appointed a councilor of Nitten in 1952.
  • Received the Minister of Education Award in 1951 for the marble statue 'Daughter'.
  • Reportedly has a grandson named Shigenori Kamiya (神谷重徳) associated with electronic music programming, though sourcing is limited.