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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

An Inquiry into Performance and Manufacturing Techniques of the Optical Tools in Pre-Modern Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14023210
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Humanities and Social Sciences
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TOMII Yoichi  Kyoto Univ., Grad. School of Energy Sci., Prof., エネルギー科学研究科, 教授 (90026245)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TOMITA Yoshio  Kyoto Univ., Grad. School of Sci., Res., Associate, 理学研究科, 助手 (30217541)
UMETSUJI Jun  Osaka Univ. of Economics, Dept. of Business, 教養部・経営情報学部, 教授 (30066815)
IWASAKI Kyousuke  Kyoto Gakuen Univ., Dept. of Business, 経営学部, 教授 (90241158)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2005
KeywordsIkkansai Kunitomo / Air Gun / Monozukuri / Magic Mirror / Irreguler Time System / Hisashige Tanaka / Myriad Year Clock
Research Abstract

Fruitful results by combining with area studies and researchers in a symposium of "Science and Technology in Shinshu in Edo-era" planned in "Shinshu project" were obtained, which is the undercurrent purpose of master project named "Edo no Monozukuri". Large progress in inventories and research in our research project has been established by co-mixing discussions with researchers, museum curators, high school students and school board in the area. (see our report and illustrated book.) Though it was located as a bypath district instead of main path of Tokaido, a remarkable opinion that Shinshu should been behaved and existed at the center or crossing, from the point of view of Japanese manufacturing activities in pre-modern Japan, can lead out an important fact of real influence by 「IKKANSAI」 who was a famous gun maker in Omi prefecture far from this district.
Along the directions of National Science Museum in Japan and the inclusive staff group of "Edo no Monozukuri", our research group … More activities strongly contributed to a restoration of "myriad year clock" by Hisashige TANAKA, who is now called a great founder of TOSHIBA Co Ltd. Exterior of this clock was decorated by marvelous and abundant Japanese traditional art and manufacture. So our scientific analytical techniques by using beams of light, infrared light, X- ray and electron bym big machines have revealed many vague manufacturing techniques and could give fresh breath and clear directions to manufacture. For example, by giving this new directions to Japanese traditional manufacturing processes such in fretwork of metals, in mother-of-pearl work, in gold metal plating, in cloisonne art etc., the new techniques has proposed and old techniques has revived. These aggressive trials in Japanese traditional manufacturing process have shown the usefulness of scientific method, which is the essential purpose in A04 and its branch A04-20 research group, against to get much scientific informations by applying to cultural properties. One of the typical data obtained from SEM and EPMA experiments are shown in Fig. 1 and Table 1 that tells us experimentally the accurate analytical values equal to bulk value could have been possible even by ultra micro weight of specimen (〜100μg). (Note : Special sampling tool with special technique should be needed.)
Summarizing issues of small research meetings of daily work have been piled up to 6 volumes in this full research term. Based upon these fruitful research results, we are going to held an to hold 8th International Symposium titled on Manufacturing DNA for optical tools in pre-modern period and an establishment of Japanese Identity in modem. high technology supported by Grant-in Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results. Less

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2005

All Journal Article (8 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 松浦家旧蔵銅什器類の蛍光エックス線分析、2005

    • Author(s)
      冨田良雄, 松田清, 冨井洋一, 畦崎輝義
    • Journal Title

      財団法人松浦資料博物館創立50周年記念成果報告書

      Pages: 200

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] X-ray fluorescence analy sis on the Matsura family's former collection of copper implements2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Tomita, Kiyoshi.Matsuda, Y.Tomii, T.Unesaki
    • Journal Title

      Memorial Research Reports of Matur a Historical Museum for a Semi ann iversary

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Kosaburo Akamatu's Log Book and Nagasaki Navy Academy2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Tomita
    • Journal Title

      Science and Technology in Edo peri od related with Nagano Area

      Pages: 1 6-23

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Air guns made by IKKANSAI and by SCHEIFFEL-On its Structure a nd Functions-2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Tomii
    • Journal Title

      Science and Technology in Edo peri od related with Nagano Area

      Pages: 5 4-63

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A History of Brass and Mining2005

    • Author(s)
      Katsuhiko. Matsuda
    • Journal Title

      Science and Technology in Edo peri od related with Nagano Area

      Pages: 4 2-53

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A Short History of Sunspot Observation in Shinshu, Japan2005

    • Author(s)
      J.Umetsuji
    • Journal Title

      Science and Technology in Edo peri od related with Nagano Area

      Pages: 8 6-97

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Kunitomo Ikkansai and Mars2005

    • Author(s)
      K.Iwasaki
    • Journal Title

      Science and Technology in Edo peri od related with Nagano Area

      Pages: 9 8-99

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Investigation in its overhaul and Restoration of Myriad Year Clock2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Tomii
    • Journal Title

      Myriad Year Clock Restoration Proje ct in Edo no Monozukuri

      Pages: 25-52

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 江戸時代の科学技術と信州・上田(第7回「江戸モノ」国際シンポジウム企画実行委員会)2005

    • Author(s)
      分担執筆 冨田良雄
    • Total Pages
      7
    • Publisher
      赤松小三郎の航海日誌と長崎海軍伝習
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 江戸時代の科学技術と信州・上田(第7回「江戸モノ」国際シンポジウム企画実行委員会)2005

    • Author(s)
      分担執筆 冨井洋一
    • Total Pages
      9
    • Publisher
      -貫齋気砲と「SCHEIFEEL」空気銃-その構造と機能-
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 江戸時代の科学技術と信州・上田(第7回「江戸モノ」国際シンポジウム企画実行委員会)2005

    • Author(s)
      分担執筆 松田勝彦
    • Total Pages
      9
    • Publisher
      黄銅の歴史と信州の鉱山
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 江戸時代の科学技術と信州・上田(第7回「江戸モノ」国際シンポジウム企画実行委員会)2005

    • Author(s)
      分担執筆 久保田諄
    • Total Pages
      11
    • Publisher
      信州における太陽黒点観測の伝統
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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