Sotaro Saegusa was born in 1911 in Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. A graduate of the Metallic Engineering Department of Kagawa Prefectural Technical School in 1930 and the Sculpting School of Tokyo School of Fine Arts, Saegusa specialized in oil painting and large scale public sculpture. Later he worked as a professor in The Nagoya University of Arts until he retired in 1986. Saegusa died in 2006.

After his retirement, Saegusa focuses on sculptures of animals and opened a teaching workshop. His bronze works display a variety of themes and postures, reflecting traditional Japanese culture with injection of abstract elements. His works are highly revered for their artistic beauty. After his death, his students from the workshop still produce yearly animal items based on Saegusa’s photo types and concept.

Saegusa has won a number of prestigious awards. His works are collected by a number of arts museums and displayed in public parks and square in many cities in Japan.

雕刻家三枝惣太郎在1911年生於日本香川縣，1930年畢業於香川縣立工藝學校金工系，1935年畢業於東京藝術大學雕塑系；畢業後從事油畫及大型雕刻創作， 1970年投身教育工作，任名古屋藝術大學教授，至1986年退休，2006年逝世。

三枝先生一直退而不休，開設工作室授徒，離世前仍活躍於創作事業。他的銅雕作品，取材及造型皆十分豐富，想像力及創作性甚高，非一般的寫真作品可比擬。他的作品既有日式文化傳统，亦注入抽象元素，具極高的藝術及觀賞性。因應日本的民族傳统需求，三枝先生退休後主攻生肖動物雕刻及小型家居擺飾。現在每年他的工作室都會沿用他的原型及概念推出生肖作品。

三枝先生的藝術創作得獎無數，其作品被日本多家美術館收藏，亦被以公共裝飾藝術型式展示在日本多個城市的公園及廣場。

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