20101 ENTSUBA Katsuzo (Dried Persimmon Incense Holder)

Height (2.7cm) Width (7.3cm) Depth (5.5cm)

Sculptor.
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1905 (Meiji 38).
Graduated from Nihon Bijutsu Gakkai.
He studied under Masahiro Sawada.
Received the Japan Art Academy Award and the Minister of Education Award.
Awarded the Order of Cultural Merit.
Advisor to the Nitten Exhibition.
Member of the Academy of Arts.
Professor Emeritus at Tama Art University.
Received the Order of Culture.
He died in 2003.