Comprehensive Study of the Tradition of Hand Scrolls

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23682002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Aesthetics/Art history
• Research Institution: Tokyo National Museum
• Principal Investigator: TSUCHIYA Takahiro 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, 研究員 (40509163)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 絵巻 / 伝来 / 日本絵画 / やまと絵

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study approaches the research of hand scrolls from a non-conventional point of view employing various additional information surrounding hand scrolls, such as the history of its tradition or appreciation. Traditionally, the“value”of hand scrolls and other works of art has been amplified with every new owner and appreciator they have acquired. This study verifies the process of“value”formation of works of art, focusing on hand scrolls, in order to consider their historical significance in the cultural history of Japan.

Free Research Field

日本美術史