A developmental study on China's survey pictures in the end Qing dynasty

• Project/Area Number: 15H05149
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Tokyo National Museum
• Principal Investigator: Seki Noriko 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, アソシエイトフェロー (70510220)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 富田 淳 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, 部長 (20227622)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: 古写真 / 岡倉天心 / 早崎コウ吉 / 塚本靖 / 関野貞 / 古写真データベース / 美術史 / 写真史 / 建築史 / 東洋史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Focusing on the photographs taken by the cultural investigation conducted in the late Qing Dynasty from among the photos kept by the Tokyo National Museum, by comparing the current situation with the survey of literature materials and field survey, the process of photographs Reveal background selected subject. The results were reflected in "Ancient photograph WEB database in the Tokyo National Museum", and furthermore the pictures were exhibited at the museum and opened to the public.

Research Products

• [Remarks] 東京国立博物館所蔵 古写真データベース
  • URL: http://dbs.tnm.jp/db/kaken/oldphotos.html