Final price reduction. Sculptural work by Seibo Kitamura, a representative artist. [Mount Fuji] Copper dish Study room accessory Writing brush case Comes with a signed original wooden box with the artist's signature. Price negotiations are welcome. Please comment with your desired price. Size: 24.3 x 8.7 cm Seibo Kitamura Date of Death: 1987/03/04 Fields: Sculpture, Sculptor Seibo Kitamura, a sculptor and recipient of the Order of Culture, known for works such as the Nagasaki Peace Statue, passed away at his home in Musashino, Tokyo, at 8:58 AM on March 4th due to heart failure. He was 102 years old. Born on December 16, 1884, in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture. He entered Nagasaki Normal School but dropped out due to illness. In 1903, he entered the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts, Department of Sculpture. He graduated at the top of his class in 1907 and entered the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture, in the same year, where his classmates included Fumio Asakura and Daimu Tatehata. He also graduated at the top of his class in 1912. During this time, his work "Funto" was selected for the 2nd Bunten Exhibition in 1908, and "Yufu" in the 3rd Bunten Exhibition in 1909 and "Soja" in the 5th Bunten Exhibition in 1911 both received commendations. Furthermore, "Doto" received a second prize in the 9th Bunten Exhibition in 1915, and "Bansho" received a special selection in the 10th Bunten Exhibition in 1916, and he exhibited "Akuma Utare ni Hikari" without examination in the 11th Bunten Exhibition in 1917. He served as a judge from the 1st Teiten Exhibition in 1919, and at the young age of 40, he became a member of the Imperial Art Academy in 1925. He also became a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1921, guiding the next generation until 1944. In addition, he organized the Kohara Society in 1919, opened the Nishigahara Sculpture Research Institute in 1922, and became an advisor to the Toho Sculpture Institute in 1933, immersing himself in sculpture research. Before the war, he created works intended to boost morale, such as "Equestrian Statue of Marshal Terauchi (Masatake Terauchi)" (1922), "Equestrian Statue of General Gentaro Kodama" (1938), "Lieutenant Colonel Tachibana," and "Equestrian Statue of Marshal Aritomo Yamagata" (1930). However, after the war, he created works with themes of peace, freedom, and religion. He completed "Kaiketsu Nichiren Shonin" in the 10th Nitten Exhibition in 1954 and the Nagasaki "Peace Statue," which took four years to create, in 1955. In addition, he created many peace memorial statues, such as "Hiyaku" for the citizens of Hiroshima. After the war, he exhibited at Nitten, served as the chairman of Nitten from 1969 to 1974, and became the honorary chairman of Nitten in 1974. He also exhibited at the Japan Sculpture Association and became its honorary chairman in 1962. He became a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1947 and received the Order of Culture in 1958, becoming a Person of Cultural Merit. In 1953, he built an atelier in Inokashira Park in Musashino City, and donated approximately 500 works to Tokyo, including subsequent donations. The works are displayed in the Sculpture Hall of the Inokashira Natural Cultural Garden.