Research on Ihe Formation of Art Collections in Modem Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	14530086
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Economic history
Research Institution	Saitama University
Principal Investigator	SUZUKI Kunio Saitama University, Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (50132783)
Project Period (FY)	2002 – 2004
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000) Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000) Fiscal Year 2003: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywords	works of art / collection / manager / tea ceremony / antique art / Daimyo / property levy tax / museum
Research Abstract	I visited museums of 100 or more and Investigated the collectors of the works of art. Museums I visited are as follows : HOKKAIDO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, IWATE MUSEUM OF ART, MASAKICHI HIRANOMUSEUM OF FINE ART, AKITA, MOROHASHI MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, OOKAWA MUSEUM, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, GUNMA, KURITA MUSEUM, POLA MUSEUM OF ART, NIIGATA BANNDAIJIMA ART MUSEUM, ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, and so on. I analyzed the formation and the collapse of art collections in modern Japan