Biography ; 1951, Born Katsura Funakoshi was born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan and lives and works in Tokyo. Known for his marble and camphor wood figurative carvings, Funakoshi’s work engages the past, fantasy and reality, and invites a loaded dialogue between East and West.
Katsura Funakoshi: Recent Sculpture and Drawings Katsura Funakoshi (舟越 桂, Funakoshi Katsura, – 29 March ) was a Japanese sculptor. Funakoshi was well-known in the field of visual arts in Japan. His father, Yasutake Funakoshi, was also a sculptor and soon he felt the same vocation.
Buy Katsura Funakoshi from Funakoshi's death on March 29, , was a significant loss to the Japanese art world. His unique style, characterized by its naturalism, simplicity, and reverence for materials, continues to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.
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FUNAKOSHI Katsura: 23 exhibitions from Katsura Funakoshi was born in in Iwate, Japan. He received a BA in from Tokyo Zokei University and an MA in from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Funakoshi has been the subject of many solo exhibitions, including at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura.
In 1973 when Christopher KATSURA FUNAKOSHI ( -) Born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan; lives and works in Tokyo EDUCATION B.A., Tokyo Zokei University, University of Art and Design, Department Sculpture M.A., Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music SOLO EXHIBITIONS Katsura Funakoshi: Recent Sculptures and Drawings, Annely Juda.
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