go to main contents.

  • Font size
    • Small
    • Middle
    • Large
  • Background color
    • Black
    • Blue
    • White

DENCHU ART MUSEUM

  • Japanese
  • Information
  • Ibara city Office
  • Denchu Hirakushi
  • Collection
  • About the Museum
  • Exhibition
  • Award
  • Other
  1. DENCHU ART MUSEUM
  2. Category
  3. Denchu Hirakushi

Denchu Hirakushi

公開日 2017年02月09日

最終更新日 2017年02月17日

 His name is Takutarou Hirakushi. He is the engraver born in Ibara City.
 He created a lot of wonderful sculptures. His masterpiece is Kagami-jishi.

Biographical sketch of Denchu Hirakushi

 
1872 Born in Nishiebara-mura, Shituki-gun(present Ibara City), Okayama Prefecture.
1882 Adopted by the Hirakushi family.
1893 Became an apprentice to Seiko Nakatani in Osaka and received his first lesson in wood carving.
1897 came to Tokyo and became an apprentice to Kouun Takamura.
1908 Exhibited his work "Kastujinsen" at the first exhibition of Nippon choukoku-kai.
1914 Became a member of saikou-Nippon-geijustu-in(Restored Japan Art Institute)coterie.
1937 Became a member of Teikoku-geijyustu-in(Imperial Arts Academy).
1938 Appointed professor at Tokyo School of Fine Arts and Court Artist.
1949 Became a professor at Tokyo University of Arts.
1959 Completed the great work "Kagami-jishi" which he had spent twenty years making.
Became an honorary citizen in Ibara City.
1962 Awarded a Cultural Medal.
1965 Became professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Arts.
1971 The Denchu Hirakushi award was established in commemoration of his 100th birthday,
1979 Passed away at his home in Kodaira City, Tokyo at the age of 108.
戻る

Denchu Hirakushi

  • Denchu Hirakushi
  • Denchu's photograph

DENCHU ART MUSEUM

Copyright © 2007 Denchu Art Museum. All Rights Reserved.