Loess water

Loess water

Huangtoushui (1895-1930) was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He has been fond of sculpture since childhood. He graduated from the National Language School of Taiwan in 1915, and then went to Tokyo Art School in Japan to study. Under the instruction of Japanese sculptor Takamura Guangyun, his works have been selected into the imperial art exhibition of Japan three times, and are now preserved in the British Museum, Paris museum and Ueno Museum of Japan. He is known as a local artist in Taiwan art circle. The main artistic achievement is buffalo herd.

Life of the characters

Huang toushui was born in Kaga, Taipei city. In 1907, his father died and he took refuge with the third brother of Dadaocheng. Because the third brother of huangtoushui was a carpenter, he became interested in carving. After graduating from normal school in 1917, he was recommended by his teacher to study in Sculpture Department of Tokyo Art School. He was the first Taiwanese student of Tokyo Art School. In 1920, he entered the research department of the university again. In addition, he also studied in Japan's well-known sculptors Takamura and ASAKURA. In 1920, his sculpture "Fantong" was selected into the Japanese Emperor's exhibition, ranking first among Taiwanese. After that, there are some famous works, such as Sakyamuni, buffalo, mannose (Imperial exhibition), pose woman (Imperial exhibition), suburb (Imperial exhibition). In 1930, he died of peritonitis at Ikebukuro's apartment in Tokyo, only 35 years old. In 1931, a memorial service was held at Cao Dongzong's other courtyard in Dongmen Town, Taipei, and was buried in Sanqiao town cemetery (now Linsen Park and Kangle Park). after Taiwan's localization in the late 1980s, the works of Huangtu water became very popular. His works are often regarded as the leisure products of Taiwan sculpture circles.

Famous works

Mountain boy playing flute

(1918) the plaster statue was selected in the second Imperial Academy of fine arts exhibition in 1920, which is the first time that Taiwanese artists were selected into the highest authoritative art exhibition in Japan. The original is missing.

Mannitol

(1919) marble statue, selected for the third Imperial Academy exhibition in 1921. Originally hidden in the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, later missing.

Girl's bust

(1920) marble statue, loess water presented to his alma mater dadaochenggong school (now Taiping elementary school in Taipei).

A woman posing

(1922) selected for the fourth Imperial Academy exhibition in 1922. The original is missing.

Emperor pheasant and Chinese deer

(1922) presented to the Japanese intrauterine Department (now the intrauterine Department) collection.

outskirts

(1924) selected in the fifth Imperial Academy exhibition in 1924. The original is missing.

The customs of southern China

(1927) was selected into the first art exhibition of Prince Shengde in Tokyo. The original is missing.

Sakyamuni

(1927) commissioned by Longshan Temple in Taipei. The original wood carvings were destroyed in the air raid in Taipei in 1945, and then cast from the original plaster mold. They are stored in Taiwan Provincial Museum of Art (now National Taiwan Museum of Art), Taipei Municipal Museum of art, Kaohsiung Municipal Museum of art, National Museum of history, kailongshan temple, Kaiyuan Temple in Tainan, and huangtoushui family. In 1997, five more North American pavilions were rebuilt, which was questioned by the outside world as to whether they had been rebuilt too much.

Prince and his wife

(1928) xianjiuyou palace collection.

water buffaloes

(1930) plaster relief, the last masterpiece of Huang Shui's life, is also the most famous classic. The original work is embedded in the wall of the back hall of Zhongshan Hall in Taipei, and is made of three original models. It is stored in Taiwan Provincial Museum of Art (now National Taiwan Museum of art, made of glass fiber), Taipei Municipal Museum of Art (made of bronze) and Kaohsiung Municipal Museum of Art (made of bronze).

Chinese PinYin : Huang Tu Shui