2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on Sotatsu School's flower-grass-paintings with focus on those with 'Inen' seal - Rising demand in the Kyoto and Hokuriku regions
| Project/Area Number |
19720028
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Aesthetics/Art history
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| Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Azusa Japan Women's University, 人間社会学部, 助手 (60440088)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 美術史 |
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| Research Abstract |
By exploring the demand arising from the Hokuriku area, this study examines the foundations and use of mass-produced flower-grass-paintings with 'Inen' seal and any clues these may have about trends in the studio of Tawaraya Sotatsu.
The general explanation behind the demand from Hokuriku is as dowry, but because there are no forthcoming historical sources to establish this, this hypothesis was strongly influenced by the commentary of the 1975 Ishikawa Prefectural Museum exhibition, which is said to have pioneered the discovery and research of flower-grass-paintings with 'Inen' seal.
Further research should focus on questions of Sotatsu's relationships with friends, his birth and the importance placed by the Sotatsu School, outside of Kyoto and Hokuriku, on Sakai, Osaka, due to production activities by his only successor Tawaraya Sosetsu.
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