| Project/Area Number |
15520128
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese literature
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| Research Institution | KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
OTANI Setsuko KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, Faculty Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (90211797)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOZUMA Yousei Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Senior Reseacher, 主任研究官 (80234699)
MIYAMOTO Keizo OSAKA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY, assistant Professor, 国際学部, 助教授 (70360253)
NISHIDA Sanetsugu KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, Faculty Literature, Professor, 教授 (60164563)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
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| Keywords | Noh masks / Kyogen masks / Izeki / Deme / Kawachi / Kagura / X-Ray Fluorescence / Laser Raman Spectroscopy / おもて / 知らせ鉋 / 番楽 / 能 / 狂言 / 壬生狂言 / 翁 |
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| Research Abstract |
In 2003 surveys were conducted on Noh and Kyogen masks belonging to temples, shrines and museums. In the following year (2004) were surveyed those belonging to Noh musician families Kanze Tetsunojo and Komparu, temples and shrines. The survey included size measurement, infrared ray analysis and photography of around 700 masks in all, providing valuable information for building a database for further study. Thus far no comprehensive list of Noh and Kyogen masks has been made and even for such important mask carvers as Izeki and Deme, the total number of their works is not known. In our survey many important examples of masks by Izeki and Deme were identified. As for masks previously identified as National and Prefectural Important Cultural Properties, infrared ray analysis helped to determine their exact dates, some of which were discovered to be very different from what had been thought to be the case. Moreover, in the survey of Noh masks belonging to Hisaka Kasuga Jinja shrine and Ozu Hakusan Jinja shrine in Kuze-mura village in Gifu Prefecture, and Tanzan Jinja shrine in Nara Prefecture, additional techniques for materials analysis by microscope observation, X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis and Laser Raman Spectroscopy were conducted enabling us to confirm mask carving techniques and evidence of restoration as well as to gain useful knowledge about the quality of the materials used and the pigmentation under paint. The study of Noh masks will undoubtedly require reconsideration as research is continued based on the scientific results found in these surveys.
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