Together we saw the attractiveness of a comparison of the works by Katsura Funakoshi and Ernst Barlach - two artists who seemingly could not be more different from each other regarding the contrasting context - time and place - from which they emanate. When inspecting the work closer, however, one finds various parallels and points of contact in both form and content: their use of the medium wood, their debate with (western and eastern) sculpture of the late middle ages,their only motive "the human body" and their effort to represent the mental stage on the border between this life and the beyond. These are some similarities, which separate them significantly from other sculptors of'the 2oth century. Both artists have a strong affinity with each other's respective culture, although they themselves each live or lived very secluded in their homeland.Therefore, we think it is appropriate to speak of Barlach and Funakoshi as soul mates.

Vorwort  Preface

Die Tiefe der Freiheit. Katsura Funakoshis

Skulpturen im Kontext japanischer Asthetik

The Depth of Freedom. Katsura Funakoshi's

sculptures in context with Japanese aesthetic

Katia Blomberg

Katsura Funakoshi

Ausgestellte Werke  Exhibited works

Katsura Funakoshi - Ernst Barlach.

Beruhungspunkte

Katsura Funakoshi- Ernst Barlach.

Interfaces

Sebastian Giesen

Ernst Baflach

Ausgestellte Werke  Exhibited works

Begegnungen.

Zum dialogischen Prinzip bei Katsura Funakoshi

Encounters.

The principle of dialogue in the work of Katsura

Funakoshi

Karin Schick

Verzeichnis der Leihgaben  List of Works

Katsura Funakoshi- Biographie  Biography

Ernst Barlach- Biographie  Biography

Katsura Funakoshi- Ausstellungen  Exhibitions

Werke Katsura Funakoshis in Offentlichen

Sammlungen  Works by Katsura Funakoshi in

Public Collections