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Asakura Fumio was a sculptor, known for his statues of [[Shimazu Nariakira]], [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]], and [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], erected in the [[Tanshoen|Tanshôen]] gardens in [[Kagoshima]] in 1917, and three statues of [[Okuma Shigenobu|Ôkuma Shigenobu]], which stand on the grounds of [[Waseda University]], Shiba Park (1916), and at the [[National Diet]] (1938). | Asakura Fumio was a sculptor, known for his statues of [[Shimazu Nariakira]], [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]], and [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], erected in the [[Tanshoen|Tanshôen]] gardens in [[Kagoshima]] in 1917, and three statues of [[Okuma Shigenobu|Ôkuma Shigenobu]], which stand on the grounds of [[Waseda University]], Shiba Park (1916), and at the [[National Diet]] (1938). | ||
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*Plaques on-site at Waseda University (Tokyo), and Tanshôen (Kagoshima). | *Plaques on-site at Waseda University (Tokyo), and Tanshôen (Kagoshima). | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 9 April 2020
Asakura's statue of Shimazu Hisamitsu in Kagoshima
- Born: 1883
- Died: 1964
Asakura Fumio was a sculptor, known for his statues of Shimazu Nariakira, Shimazu Hisamitsu, and Shimazu Tadayoshi, erected in the Tanshôen gardens in Kagoshima in 1917, and three statues of Ôkuma Shigenobu, which stand on the grounds of Waseda University, Shiba Park (1916), and at the National Diet (1938).
He also produced statues of Prime Minister Hatoyama Ichirô and his wife Kaoru, which stand at Hatoyama Hall in Tokyo.[1]
References
- Plaques on-site at Waseda University (Tokyo), and Tanshôen (Kagoshima).
