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Niiro Chunosuke
Niiro Chunosuke
Niiro Chunosuke

Niiro Chunosuke

Japan, 1868 - 1954
Biographysculptor/medallist; carver; goldsmith/metalworker
Restorer of artworks, specialising in sculptures. One of the pupils of Okakura Tenshin. Graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, and became its assistant professor. When Okakura left the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, he followed him and joined the Japan Art Institute (Nihon bijutsu in).
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=36955
Sato Doshin, 'Niiro Chunosuke: Kudara Kannon', Kokka, No. 1400, June 2012, pp. 41-45.
Person TypeIndividual
Last Updated8/7/24