Statue, Haruo Kitamura bronze sculpture - 24 cm - Bronze

A bronze sculpture of a young girl by Japanese artist Haruo Kitamura. The kneeling woman has flowing long hair, her right arm raised to her shoulder, and two small birds with their beaks facing each other, one perched on her arm, symbolizing peace, freedom, and harmony between humanity and birds. The highly abstract and simplified face, eschewing realistic features, is a very typical creative language of post-World War II Japanese modern sculpture.