Fundamental Research on Noh and Kyogen Masks from an Art History Approach

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26284028
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Tokyo National Museum
• Principal Investigator: ASAMI RYUSUKE 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, 企画課長 (30270416)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 淺湫 毅 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, 室長 (10249914) ; 丸山 士郎 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, 室長 (20249915) ; 荒木 臣紀 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, 室長 (20537344) ; 海老澤 るりは 公益財団法人三井文庫, 文化史研究室, 学芸員 (40615811) ; 矢野 賀一 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, 主任研究員 (60392544) ; 川岸 瀬里 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸企画部, アソシエイトフェロー (60610946)
• Research Collaborator: KADOWAKI YUKIE 国立演芸場, 営業課, 主任 ; ARAI TATSUYA , 面打(能狂言面作家)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 仮面 / 能面 / 狂言面 / 能楽 / 猿楽

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study conducted research on Noh and Kyogen masks from before the Edo period, with X-ray CT images taken for Noh and Kyogen masks formerly kept by the Konparu troupe and now in the Tokyo National Museum collection. Comparative studies between copies of important Konparu masks preserved at shrines, temples, and museums led to outcomes revealing dates, makers, and relationships between copies.
As a result, it was ascertained that ancient examples from the Muromachi period had certain characteristics ; their carvings on the back side, the type of wood (camphor, paulownia, etc.), and how the material was taken from the timber, such as whether the core or knots were included.

Free Research Field

日本彫刻史