Takamura Kōun

Summary

Takamura Kōun is a human^[1]. He was born in Shitaya^[2]. He was born on +1852-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Hongō-ku^[4]. He died on +1934-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a sculptor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Takamura Kōun's place of birth was Shitaya^[2].
• Takamura Kōun passed away in Hongō-ku^[4].
• Takamura Kōun was born on +1852-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Takamura Kōun died on +1934-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Takamura Kōun is buried at Somei Cemetery^[8].
• A child of Takamura Kōun was Kōtarō Takamura^[9].
• A child of Takamura Kōun was Toyochika Takamura^[10].
• Takamura Kōun held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[11].
• Takamura Kōun's professions included sculptor^[6].
• Takamura Kōun held the position of Imperial Household Artist^[12].
• A notable student of Takamura Kōun was Hakuun Motoyama^[13].
• A notable student of Takamura Kōun was Choun Yamazaki^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Takamura Kōun is Statue of Saigō Takamori^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Takamura Kōun is Statue of Kusunoki Masashige^[16].
• Takamura Kōun's image is recorded as Koun Takamura cropped.jpg^[17].
• Takamura Kōun is recorded as male^[18].
• Takamura Kōun's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Takamura Kōun's ISNI is recorded as 0000000054358260^[20].
• Takamura Kōun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2363287^[21].
• Takamura Kōun's GND ID is recorded as 1066788812^[22].
• Takamura Kōun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96001146^[23].
• Takamura Kōun's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500121400^[24].
• Takamura Kōun's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00078664^[25].
• Takamura Kōun's Commons category is recorded as Takamura Koun^[26].
• Takamura Kōun's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6134777^[27].

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Origins and Family

Takamura Kōun's place of birth was Shitaya^[2]. He was born on +1852-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Takamura Kōun worked as a sculptor^[6]. He held the position of Imperial Household Artist^[12]. Notable students include Hakuun Motoyama^[13], a sculptor^[28], 1871–1952^[29], of Japan^[30] and Choun Yamazaki^[14], a sculptor^[31], 1867–1954^[32], of Japan^[33], awarded the Person of Cultural Merit^[34].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Statue of Saigō Takamori^[15], a statue^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1898^[37] and Statue of Kusunoki Masashige^[16], a statue^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1896^[40].

Personal Life

Children include Kōtarō Takamura^[9], a sculptor^[41], 1883–1956^[42], of Japan^[43], awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize^[44] and Toyochika Takamura^[10], an artist^[45], 1890–1972^[46], of Japan^[47], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class^[48].

Death and Burial

Takamura Kōun died on +1934-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Hongō-ku^[4]. He is buried at Somei Cemetery^[8].

Why It Matters

Takamura Kōun ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49]

He has been cited as an influence by Huang Tu-Shui^[50], a sculptor^[51], 1895–1930^[52], of Taiwan under Japanese rule^[53].

FAQs

Where was Takamura Kōun born?

Takamura Kōun was born in Shitaya^[2].

Where did Takamura Kōun die?

Takamura Kōun died in Hongō-ku^[4].

What did Takamura Kōun do for work?

Takamura Kōun worked as sculptor^[6].

Who did Takamura Kōun influence?

Takamura Kōun has been cited as an influence by Huang Tu-Shui^[50].