Ryumon Yasuda
| Ryumon Yasuda |
Ryumon Yasuda in 1954, at the age 63 |
| Birth name |
Juemon Yasuda |
| Born |
May 13, 1891(1891-05-13)
Ryumon Village, Naga District, Wakayama, Japan |
| Died |
February 14, 1965(1965-02-14) (aged 73)
Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japanese |
| Field |
Sculpture, drawing |
| Works |
Minakata Kumagusu Zou, 1965
Haha to Ko, 1917
Ishida-shi no Zou
Kiyo Bank
Nagoya-shi Heiwa-do Ritsuzou |
Ryumon Yasuda (保田 龍門, Yasuda Ryūmon?, May 13, 1891 - February 14, 1965) was a Japanese painter and sculptor.
Biography
He was born as Juemon Yasuda in Ryumon Village, Naga District (now Kinokawa City) Wakayama Prefecture, Japan in 1891.[1][2]
He met Hishida Shunsō's "The Fallen Leaves" in the Ministry of Education art exhibition (abbreviation: Bunten) held in Ueno in Tokyo, he was decided that it aims at the field of the art given up again once, receives the guidance of the painting in the "Pacific Ocean picture association laboratory", and he entered Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō (present-day Tokyo University of the Arts)), Department of Western Picture in 1912 after he graduated from Kokawa junior high school. The school of fine arts is exhibited in the Nikaten while attending school and selecting specially is won by "Mother And the Child" on the 11th Bunten selected in 1917. Afterwards, the study of the sculpture was started in the laboratory at Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition thereafter was made an outlet.
He visited United States of America in 1920, then travelled to Paris via San Francisco and New York next year, and the sculpture is learnt in the classroom of Bourdelle who was Rodin's assistant. European various places were visited and the atelier of Maillol in south France was visited on the way at the time of went to study abroad.
He heard news that his mother passed away, and he went back to Japan in 1923. After return home, he stopped production in Tokyo and he build the studio of the Isaku Nishimura design in Wakayama of the home town and move the base of the activity and move to Sakai, Osaka afterwards. He had a big influence on the world of art of Kansai on teaching the next generation after the war in Institute of Osaka City Art, Wakayama University. Yasuda died in 1965 at the age of 73.
Timeline
- 1912 Entered the Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō (Present: Tokyo University of the Arts), Department of Western Picture.
- 1915 Selected on Nikaten.[3][4][5]
- 1917 Stated sculpture research in Nihon Bijutsuin after graduation from Western Picture Department-Regular Course (Present: Tokyo University of the Arts). "Mother And Child" in the graduation production is exhibited in the 11th Bunten, and it was selected.
- 1918 "Mr. Ishida's Image" was exhibited in the 5th Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition (Inten), and won the Chogyu prize.
- 1920 The Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition (Inten) recommended him to a coterie. Started to study abroad from Yokohama port.
- 1924 He exhibited 59 oil paintings and 13 sculptures and held "A Visit to Europe Memory Exhibition" at Tokugawa mansion in Tokyo.
- 1924 - 1952 Marriage. He send his works to an exhibition 16 times such as Inten. He announced the work evaluated on modern history of art the other day. He played an active part as an Inten leaders member.
- 1946 He was inaugurated as a Sculpture Department's professor of Institute of Osaka City Art.
- 1953 Accepted Four Kiyo Bank headquarters wall relief. He was inaugurated as a professor of Department of Arts and Sciences (Present: Department of Education) at Wakayama University in February.
- 1954 Completed the Work 4 Kiyo Bank wall relieves (紀陽銀行本店の壁面レリーフ).[6][7]
- 1958 Completed "Nagoya City Heiwado Statue".
Exhibitions
- 1969: Exhibition of Ryumon Yasuda (The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama)
- 1986: Sketch of Ryumon Yasuda exhibition (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City, and Wakayama City)
- 1988: Posthumous work of Ryumon Yasuda exhibition (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City and Wakayama City)
- 1994: Taisho no Manazashi "Young Ryumon Yasuda and his days" (The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama)
- 1997: Ryumon exhibition of Ryumon pavilion (Sponsoring: Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kokawa)
- 1998: Ryumon Yasuda "A painting in India ink" exhibition (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City, and Wakayama City)
- 2002: Ryumon Yasuda "Generation Atelier Exhibition" (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City)
- 2005: Ryumon Yasuda exhibition to live in birthplace (Buffet Five Art Gallery, Kainan City)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Yasuda, Ryumon |
| Alternative names |
保田龍門(Japanese); Ryumon Yasuda |
| Short description |
Japanese artist |
| Date of birth |
13 May 1891 |
| Place of birth |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of death |
14 February 1965 |
| Place of death |
Tokyo, Japan |