Putto Or Bacchus With Grapes - Bronze 1930-50 By Uichi Ogura #454

Bronze with brown and dark green patina - a visible mark on the left side of the belly. (see photo). Some minor wear. The sculptor: Graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1908. 1920 - 1921, moved to Paris - Studied with Rodin. - 1923 he created the Takinogawa Sculpture Institute, and taught the younger generations -- In 1926 he helped to set up the Expressionist Art exhibition, which would be the only one organized in Japan on this movement. - 1937 - He was one of the architects of the Pan-Pacific Peace Exhibition in Nagoya. (exhibition against operations in China) - The movement was a failure. It became impossible to criticize the nation and the army as the war intensified. - 1945 - After the war, he returned to his hometown in Kagawa Prefecture and became director of the Industrial Arts High School. He has won dozens of awards and numerous solo exhibitions. A certificate and illustrated instructions will be given to the buyer. - 6.8 kg.