Asahi Gyokuzan

Japanese: 旭玉山 - あさひ・ぎょくざん

Year of death: 1923
Year of birth: Tempo 14 (1843)
An ivory carver from the Meiji and Taisho periods. Born in Edo, he initially became a monk but later returned to secular life to pursue ivory carving. He studied the human skeleton under doctors Matsumoto Ryojun and Taguchi Kazumi, and is known for his intricately carved skulls. In 1881, he formed a sculpture competition (later the Tokyo Carvers' Association) with Ishikawa Mitsuaki and Shimamura Shunmyo, and built the foundations for modern ivory carving. His representative works include "Imperial Skull" (Tokyo National Museum collection), which was exhibited at the 2nd Domestic Industrial Exposition in 1881, and "Court Lady" (Imperial Household Agency collection), which was exhibited at the Japan Art Association exhibition in 1901.

(Komatsu Hirohide)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：大正12(1923)
生年：天保14(1843)
明治大正期の牙彫作家。江戸に生まれ,最初僧侶になったがのちに還俗して牙彫を志す。医師松本良順,田口和美について人体骨格を学び,髑髏を精巧に彫り出した作品で知られる。明治14(1881)年には,石川光明,島村俊明らと共に彫刻競技会(のちの東京彫工会)を結成し,近代牙彫の礎を築いた。代表作は明治14年の第2回内国勧業博覧会に出品した「牙彫髑髏」(東京国立博物館蔵),同34年の日本美術協会展出品の「官女」(宮内庁蔵)など。

(小松大秀)

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