Bronze Foal By Junji Wakebe 191-1995 #728

Bronze with matte patina - dust deposit. Signed Junji Wabebe was born in 1911 in the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. In 1928 he graduated from the wood carving department of the Tokyo University of the Arts, then studied under Seibo Kitamura. and began his career as a sculptor. At the age of 21, "Mother and Child" was selected for the 13th exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. From 1934 onwards he was exhibited, selected every year in several salons. Teiten, Shinbunten (Fine Arts Salons / New Salon). In 1937, "Young Man" won a special selection at the first art exhibition of the new Ministry of Education. Member of the Nitten (Fine Arts Fair) from 1934. Exhibited there until 1947. Director of the Nitten in 1952. Until his last years he produced works symbolizing concepts such as "tranquility, silence, bud, freshness". Medal of the Order of the Rising Sun. Work at the Momat (Museum of Modern Art Tokyo). And Gunma Museum. 1.3 kg