Research on the relationship of religious thought and the use of gold in paintings of early modern times

• Project/Area Number: 23652017
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aesthetics/Art history
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: HATAKEYAMA Kouichi 東北大学, 文学研究科, 専門研究員 (90344639)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 美術史 / 宗教史 / 思想史 / 仏教 / 絵画 / 宗教学

Research Abstract

In the paintings of early modern times that the decorative and secularity has been emphasized so far, this study is intended to admit the screen on the expression of religious thought , including Buddhism. I focused on the use of gold in the background in particular, and considered the role which it plays on the theme. Around this time, the form that all the gold background is epidemic, which has the effect of decorating the screen.At the same time, it is considered as being defined as an ideal space to screen space. About this, I think that it is a reflection of the sense norms of people brought up over a long time by religious thought.