2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Formation of Kamakura Buddhism and a Buddha Sculptor Kaikei : Study on Images of Belief and their Makings
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19520105
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Aesthetics/Art history
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| Research Institution | Tama Art University |
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Principal Investigator |
AOKI Atsushi Tama Art University, 造形表現学部, 准教授 (00305806)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 快慶 / 法然 / 重源 / 像内納入品 / 鎌倉仏教 / 勧進 / 結縁 |
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| Research Abstract |
At the end of Heian Period, Nara Toudaiji was burnt down and its reconstruction took place. Concomitantly Kamakura Buddhism was formed. It could be referred to as a kind of Renaissance in Japan. This study explores the works of Kaikei who lived through such a period and his human and religious network.
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