A Study on the Buddhist sculptures of Edo Period

• Project/Area Number: 15K02130
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Hirosaki University
• Principal Investigator: Sudo Hirotoshi 弘前大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (70124592)
• Research Collaborator: Yajima Arata
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: 民間仏 / 地方仏 / 円空 / 宗教美術 / 北東北 / 仏像 / 近世 / 地方 / 十王

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I researched lots of Buddhist and Shinto statues of the Edo period which stay in the various regionz of Japan widely. As a result, I made clear that they had the significance that was important to local culture and Japanese overall culture both sides.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで美術史はもちろん地域の郷土史や宗教史においても無視されていて、わずかに民俗学や民藝の愛好家から個別に関心を持たれてきた近世の地方仏の実態を把握し、その臓器的な価値を初めて明らかにした。これによって近世の全国各地に展開した仏師以外による宗教彫刻の評価を進め、さらには日本における信仰と造形の本質的な性格も確かめることを得た。