Wall art featuring a Buddha statue design on a medal. Antique item, as is. The frame has some damage. - Material: Gold-plated medallion - Frame Color: Gold - Background Color: Red - Design: Buddha figure with lotus flowers - Mounting: Wall-mounted frame Shinzan Yamada Born in Tsuboya, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, as the fifth son of Kanrei Tokashiki, a samurai and scholar of Chinese studies. He experienced a poor childhood due to his father's death when he was young. Recognized for his dexterity, he trained as a carpenter. Later, he went to Tokyo and entered the Tokyo School of Fine Arts at the age of 20, majoring in wood carving and sculpture, and studying under Taiun Yamada, whose adopted son he became. He also received instruction from Koun Takamura. In 1906, he became a professor at the Beijing Art School in Qing China, but returned to Japan in 1907 and returned to the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, where he studied Japanese painting under Tomoto Kobori. In 1914, his work was selected for the Bunten exhibition. In 1928, he dedicated "The Establishment of the Ryukyu Domain" to the Meiji Jingu Seito Memorial Picture Gallery. The Battle of Okinawa and the Peace Memorial Statue Edit In 1940, he returned to his hometown of Okinawa Prefecture, but was caught up in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 and lost two sons. With this, he strengthened his wish for peace, and in 1957, at the age of 72, he began working on the Peace Memorial Statue, but died in 1977 before it was completed. The statue was completed in 1978 based on the already-made prototype and was enshrined in the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Itoman City. Thank you for viewing.