Tag: Matsuoka Seijiro

The One about Giacomo Manzu’s Striptease sculptures

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When it comes to Italian modern sculptors, Giacomo Manzu (December 1908-January 1991) is renown. He was self-taught and was commissioned by architect Giovanni Muzio for the decoration of the chapel of Universita Cattolica del Caro Cuore but his popularity is from his work at the Read More …

The One about the Seated Buddha from Gandhara

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One of the cool things to see at the Matsuoka Museum of Art in Shirokanedai is a grey schist statue of a Seated Buddha.  The statue is estimated to have been created in the 3rd-4th Century A.D. from Gandhara, possibly in the Sahr-i-Bahlol area. Ghandara Read More …