Contextualizing the Screen Paintings:Space and Rituals in East Asia

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25884014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: IDO Misato 東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 特任助教 (90704510)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 屏風 / 美術 / 儀礼 / 受容 / 芸能 / 歴史画 / 物語絵画 / 東アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The late Muromachi period to the early Edo period produced many screen paintings. Given that folding screens are composed and mounted for temporary display, and are architectural structures that divide and ornament space, in this research project, I tried to shed light on the spaces where these paintings were appreciated by re-placing these works, where possible, into their original contexts. This research covered the narrative paintings in the early 17th century, the appreciation and transformation of the “farming and weaving” scenes within the East Asian context, and Japanese-style paintings in the late 19th century.

Free Research Field

表象文化論・日本美術史