ng a decided artistic taste, soon wonnotice as a carver. In order to perfect his skillhe went to Kyoto, where he met Unno Biseiand Ogura Sanjiro, who saw his carving of thebadger, entitled Bunbuku Chagama. The subjectis rather a strange one. It depicts a kettle turninginto a badger, with a startled… … WOOD CARVING : COURT NIGHT WATCHMEN whom he studied carving for three years. Hisprogress was rapid, while his work was undoubtedlyof a high order. His first product, armoured menon horseback, in relief, won high praise. Unkai learned from Takamura Koun the art ofmodelling in clay. We get an idea of…
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