Ryusei Furukawa

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRyusei•Furukawa
Used nameRyusei•Furukawa
Original name古川•龍生
Other namesTatsuo Furukawa, 古川竜夫
Born10 June 1893 in Oyama, Tochigi (JPN)
Died23 May 1968 in Hayama, Kanagawa (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Ryusei Furukawa learned the art of woodcutting while serving as a junior high school teacher. In 1934, the graduate of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts School participated in the Japan Contemporary Prints Exhibition; the work remained in the permanent collection of the National Library in Paris. After World War II, Furukawa became a board member of the Shun’yō-kai group of artists and produced landscape paintings. Furukawa’s prints especially pursued the possibility of color representation.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions JPN Ryusei Furukawa
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions JPN Ryusei Furukawa
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC