Research on wood carving expressions of Europe and a comparative study of European and Japanese wood carving expressions

• Project/Area Number: 25370157
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: OHARA Hisaaki 筑波大学, 芸術系, 准教授 (80361327)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 河西 栄二 岐阜大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60302402)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 木彫表現 / 芸術諸学 / 彫刻 / 木彫

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research study explores wood carvings that were uniquely developed amid stone carvings and bronze sculptures in Europe, whose culture primarily was centered on stone since ancient times. Four overseas field studies were conducted in Europe and in some places in the US, where authentic wood carvings of Europe could be found. Comparing the characteristic expressions of wood carvings of Europe and that of Japan, whose culture has centered on wood, the possibilities for new wood carving expressions for the present day were clarified from the perspective of a sculptor through observing the different cases of wood carving production.