Asakura Fumio Memorial Hall

First-rate sculpture museum

Fumio Asakura brought bronze sculpture of Japan into the modern era. The life-size statues in this museum attest to his talent. Asakura's sons and daughters posed for many of his exquisite nudes on ...

Oasis on the hill

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Access from National Highway ５７ to Prefectural Road ６５７. It stands in the back of Fumio Asakura Memorial Park. Admission fee ５００ yen. Payment is cash only. You can take pictures in the hall. There are plenty of works by Mr. Shizuka, who laid the foundation for modern Japanese sculptures such as female statues, cat statues, and male statues. Outdoor sculptures are scattered in the park. It's a good idea to visit in a rough look like a field athletic.

Works Show

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It is a memorial hall for Mr. Asakura, a sculptor and a native of Oita. 40 masterpieces are exhibited, and the building is impressive, but it looks like a museum in a place rich in nature.

After Aoqian, the land of the dynasty の great man, Dongyang のロダン, cultural medal, meritorious の sculptor

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Born in asachi CHO, Oita Prefecture in 1881, he lost the present Oita prefectural Takeda high school in ３, and was enlightened by the elder brother of the sculptor, and he demonstrated his ability here, and he made a lot of works from the Tokyo School of fine arts and produced excellent works. Along with Kotaro Takamura, a master of Japanese sculptures, a major figure in the art world. Professor of the art school, Medal of postwar culture, Medal of cultural merit, Director of the Japan Exhibition, Director of the Japan Academy of Arts １. Showa ３９ Year ８１ died at the age of. Major works include "tomb guard", many "cats" (well caught, hanging cats, etc.), "time flow ...

There are many objects of Fumio Asakura

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From the national route ５７, it is worried that it is lost because it enters considerably in the prefectural road ６５７, but the area around the memorial hall is quiet and long. Because there is a distance from the main road (Ｒ５７), there are not many people coming in, and the people are sparse, including the memorial hall ＆ garden. Personally, I like the garden better than the memorial hall.