Material Culture Study on East Asian Court Crafts

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K03054
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Historical studies in general
• Research Institution: Tokyo National Museum
• Principal Investigator: Inokuma Kaneki 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, 室長 (30416557)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 宮廷 / 物質文化 / 工芸 / 礼制 / 東アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the East Asian cultural range was set by the China mainland, the Japan archipelago, the Korea peninsula, the Vietnam region, and the Ryukyu islands, based on the historical fact that the court was operated based on the courtesy system. That system has a close relationship with material culture because it refers to the styles such as construction, utensils, clothes, etc. according to the social status.Furthermore, although the courtesy system was a social standard, it was premised on its application in accordance with the social circumstances, so it spread to the East Asian region and became a universal standard beyond time and space.In other words, East Asian court crafts have a common style based on the courtesy system, as well as different characteristics that reflect the nation, region, ethnicity, and age behind each court. Based on the above, it was confirmed that East Asian court crafts are good materials for relatively examining East Asian culture.

Free Research Field

工芸史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は宮廷工芸を対象とするが、「もの」に現出する形式・意匠などの様式や作者・技法に関心をおいた美術史的な観点ばかりでなく、「もの」の背景にある環境・時代・社会・生活にまで考察を及ぼす物質文化研究としての観点を重んじた。物質文化研究は欧米において発達したが、必ずしも欧米式の学術理論を応用するのではなく、東アジア宮廷の普遍規範である礼制に基づいて、東アジアの実情に即した実証的な物質文化研究の構築を試みた。