Nobuyuki Okumura (Japanese: 奥村信之, Hepburn: Okumura Nobuyuki; born August 6, 1953) is a Japanese figurative sculptor who has lived in Italy. He is known for bronze works created through the Italian lost-wax casting method and for creating sculptures of three successive Popes which were each installed in Vatican City. Almost all of his works have been displayed at churches, academies, museums, public institutions and private collections in both Italy and Japan.
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