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The Reconsidered History of Artistic Exchanges on a Personal Level between Japan and Italy in the 1880s : The Japanese Activities of the Photographer Adolfo Farsari and Count Alessandro Zileri, Secretary of the Retinue of Count of Enrico di Bardi of Bourb

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17320025
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Aesthetics/Art history
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

OSANO Shigetoshi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Full Professor (70177210)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KINOSHITA Naoyuki  Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, Full Professor (30292858)
KAZUAKI Ura  Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, Associate Professor (90203596)
FUKUSHIMA Isao  Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, Research Associate (30422356)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Keywordsartistic exchanges between Janan and Italy / 1880's / Farsari / Alessandro Zileri / Yokohama Photography / Vicenza / Enrico di Borbone / エンリコ・ディ、ボルボーネ / エンリコ・ディ・ボロボーナ
Research Abstract

The activity of Adolfo Farsari as a photographer in Yokohama of the 1880's still remained mysteries. The early 1990's study by Elena Dal Prashed light on his activity for the first time, referring frequently to his newly discovered letters. The present research confirmed an album of photographs Adolfo himself produced and sent to his parents in 1888, now kept in the Civic Pinacotheca of Vicenza, and the property Adolfo brought back with him to Italy or acquired, finally bequeathing to his daughter Kiku and his sister, such as other two albums, five wood-cases of negative glass-plates and a gold ring with a Latin inscription of "Ortus Junxit mors non separabit 19th Februarii 1882", by consulting his testament of 22 March 1895, his letters and other documents kept in some institutions of his hometown, and made photographic reproductions of them.
Through a close reading of some articles from the 1870''s and 1880's foreign-language newspapers published in Japan, we traced his activities as a trader in sundries, a cartographer, a publisher and a painter and a photographer from his arrival in Yokohama of 8 September 1876 through his departure of 12 April 1890, showing an outline of his activities as an outstanding photographer.
An investigation into the relationship between Farsari's Company and a visit to Japan in 1889 of the Count of Bardi, Enrico of Bourbon and his retinue has also been conducted. Alessandro Zileri, a secretary of the party, kept an unedited diary of their round-the-world tour, composed of 15 booklets. By transcribing and translating a part of the diary regarding their stay in Japan, we confirmed that Enrico of Bourbon and his party often ordered photographs from Adolfo Farsari. It is a new evidence that also shows how ardently foreign travelers desired Yokohama photographs.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 帰国後のファルサ-リ-その活動にひとつの記録2007

    • Author(s)
      浦 一章
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 23

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] アドルフォ・ファルサ-リに関するイタリア調査の中間報告(2)2007

    • Author(s)
      小佐野 重利
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 23

    • NAID

      40015520416

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Farsari after His Return to Italy : "Viceversa", A Contribution to the <<Freccia>> (written in Japanese)2007

    • Author(s)
      URA, Kazuaki
    • Journal Title

      Bijutsushi Ronso (Studies in Art History) vol.23

      Pages: 88-84

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Second Interim Report from the 2005-07 Research of Adolfo Farsari carried out In Italy (written in Japanese)2007

    • Author(s)
      OSANO, Shigetoshi
    • Journal Title

      Bijutsushi Ronso (Studies in Art History) vol.23

      Pages: 104-89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] アドルフォ・ファルサーリに関するイタリア調査の中間報告(2)2007

    • Author(s)
      小佐野 重利
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 23

      Pages: 104-89

    • NAID

      40015520416

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 帰国後のファルサーリ-その活動のひとつの記録2007

    • Author(s)
      浦 一章
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 23

      Pages: 88-84

    • NAID

      40015520415

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] アドルフォ・ファルサ-リに関するイタリア調査の中間報告2006

    • Author(s)
      小佐野重利
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 22

    • NAID

      40007331815

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ファルサ-リと日本写真史2006

    • Author(s)
      木下直之
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 22

    • NAID

      40007331814

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] An Interim Report from the 2005-07 Research of An Italian Photographer Adolfo Farsari (1841-1898) carried out in Italy (written in Japanese)2006

    • Author(s)
      OSANO, Shigetoshi
    • Journal Title

      Bijutsushi Ronso (Studies in Art History) vol.22

      Pages: 150-144

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Farsari and the History of Japanese Photography (written in Japanese)2006

    • Author(s)
      KINOSHITA, Naoyuki
    • Journal Title

      Bijutsushi Ronso (Studies in Art History) vol.22

      Pages: 142-133

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] アドルフォ・ファルサーリに関するイタリア調査の中間報告2006

    • Author(s)
      小佐野 重利
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 22

      Pages: 146-152

    • NAID

      40007331815

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ファルサーリと日本写真史2006

    • Author(s)
      木下 直之
    • Journal Title

      美術史論叢 22

      Pages: 135-144

    • NAID

      40007331814

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Present and Future of Research on Yokohama Photography:Insights Gleaned from the Latest Study of Adolfo Farsari2007

    • Author(s)
      Shigetoshi Osano
    • Organizer
      the International Conference on Research of Old Japanese Photographs: "International Exchange Depicted in Old Photographs"
    • Place of Presentation
      長崎大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] The Present and Future of Research on Yokohama Photography : Insights Gleaned from the Latest Study of Adolfo Farsari (a keynote lecture)2007

    • Author(s)
      OSANO, Shigetoshi
    • Organizer
      the International Conference on Research of Old Japanese Photographs. "Internatonal Exchange Depicted in Old Photographs"
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagasaki University Library
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] The Present and Future of Research on Yokohama Photography:Insights Gleaned from the Latest Study of Adolfo Farsari2007

    • Author(s)
      Shigetoshi Osano
    • Organizer
      the International Conference on Research of Old Japanese Photographs:"Internainonal Exchange Depicted in Old Photographs"
    • Place of Presentation
      長崎大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-17
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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