Reserch and study about reception of Chinese art , art works of Arhat in Japan's medeival age

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13018
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01060:History of arts-related
• Research Institution: Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Principal Investigator: Maizawa Rei 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所, 文化財情報資料部, 主任研究員 (80726993)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 羅漢 / 美術史 / 仏教美術 / 日中交流 / 儀礼

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I attempted to approach the issue of the reception of Chinese art in medieval Japan through a survey of Arhats figurative works. In addition to clarifying the meaning of the images and their position in art history through detailed observation, the survey of 500 Arhats, which are said to be similar in style, allowed us to make specific comparisons of the images. In addition to the figurative works, fieldwork was conducted at temples and localities where Arhats were worshipped, and the nature of Arhats worship in medieval Japan was examined from the perspective of land and place.

Free Research Field

美術史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的な意義は、いくつかの羅漢図の詳細な観察を通じて、その美術史的な位置づけを明らかにしたことと、さらに信仰の場や安置場所の考察を行うことで中世日本の羅漢信仰を包括的に解明することを試みた点にある。大陸との往来が盛んになることによって隆盛した羅漢信仰は、単に文物が往来しただけではなく儀礼や安置空間・周辺環境といった情報も含めて伝来し形成されたものであり、その信仰の様相を探ることは中世寺院における日中交流の一端を解き明かすことにつながる。