2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Sketch of Horyuji Treasures produced by Kano Seisen' in Osanobu

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21820080
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Tokyo National Museum
Principal Investigator	ANDO Kaori 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸研究部・列品管理課・登録室, アソシエイトフェロー (20555031)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	美術史 / 狩野派 / 木挽町 / 晴川院養信 / 模本 / 模写 / 法隆寺 / 東京国立博物館
Research Abstract	Kano Seisen' in Osanobu, an appointed painter of the Edo shogunate in the late Edo period, actively produced reproductions and sketches of classic works. In this research project, a fundamental survey of one of his major projects, Sketches of Horyuji Treasures, was conducted with an aim to overview Osanobu's reproduction activities. Through photography, measurement and detailed observations of the materials, the original works of the sketches were identified, as was the person who produced the sketches and the methods they used. All inscriptions in the sketches were also transcribed. Furthermore, this research looked into the background of Osanobu's project by reviewing information of the involved painters through previous studies and Osanobu's journal, Koyo Nikki.