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Great Nature, (sculpture). Artist:  Shunkai, Bundo, sculptor. McCarthy, Jim, assistant. Matsutani, Henry, contractor. Title:  Great Nature, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Peace Monument, (sculpture). World Peace Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 1, 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: black granite; Base: flagstone and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 12 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture: incised Japanese characters, including artist's signature and chop marks for artist and stone cutter or quarry) signed Description:  An upright rectangular stone with Japanese calligraphy, placed atop platform base with commemorative text plaque. The sculpture is unpolished with rounded corners and is uniformly grey except for the incised calligraphy which appears as almost white. There is also an indentation along the right front edge. The area around the sculpture is carpeted with chips and bark. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Ethnic -- Japanese Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117 Located Lincoln Park, Off roadway of El Camino del Mar, northeast of 34th Avenue & California Palace Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California Remarks:  Gift of Mike Iwasaki, a senior vice president of California First Bank (formerly the Bank of Tokyo of California), and his friends, to commemorate peace and amity between the United States and Japan. San Francisco was the site of the signing of the peace treaty with Japan in 1951. The sculpture was engraved by Jim McCarthy and was placed on the site by contractor Henry Matsutani. Text plaque in front of sculpture reads (in Japanese and English): We are grateful, as we/stand facing this monument/for the infinite gifts of heaven /and earth. We recognize once again/the true fundamental of the human/soul that pursues the truth,/implements the good, creates beauty,/and renews his will to step forward./This way brings about in mind/and on earth by mutual/understanding encouragement and/help. It was in this spirit that this monument was built/April 1, 1984/In recognition of the continued quest for world peace by all people. IAS files contain translation of Japanese characters on front of sculpture; and articles from San Francisco Progress, March 23, 1984, pg. A6; and from Hokubei Mainichi (April 11, 1984): pg. 2. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. San Francisco Progress, March 23, 1984, pg. A6. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CA000983   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000983 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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