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The Study of Nishiki-e Calicatures in the Bakumatsu Period from the Viewpoint of Art History

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02336
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Fine art history
Research InstitutionNational Museum of Japanese History

Principal Investigator

Okubo Junichi  国立歴史民俗博物館, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 教授 (90176842)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords錦絵 / 風刺画 / 武者絵 / 百鬼夜行図 / 百鬼夜行 / 妖怪 / 戊辰戦争 / 浮世絵 / 幕末の世相 / 出版史
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nishiki-e caricatures published at the end of the Edo period can be classified into the following categories based on the interpretation codes and themes of those caricatures.1) Items disguised as historical events such as warrior paintings. 2) Those who have been involved in a different kind of battle. 3) Items disguised as genre paintings. 4) Items disguised as children's play. 5) A bird's-eye view overlaid with the battlefield of Boshin War. 6) Temporary entrusted to yokai paintings such as Hyakki Yagyo.Based on this classification, it was clarified that the technique of radistional warrior prints circumventing the control of the shogunate was applied to these calicatures. I also found the possibility that some Nishiki-e, which were not previously recognized as caricatures, could be newly recognized as caricatures from these viewpoints. Some of the achievements were reflected in the exhibition contents of the National Museum of Japanese History.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来、江戸時代末期に出版された錦絵の風刺画は美術史的な価値の低いものとして研究対象にはなっていなかったが、膨大な画像を集積して分析することで、武者絵や百鬼夜行図などの妖怪画など、絵画史の分野でも注目されているジャンルにおける作画手法がたくみに応用されていることを明らかにすることができた。このことにより、従来美術史研究においては看過されてきた幕末風刺画が同時代のほかの絵画と密接な関係を持ち、研究対象として高い価値を有することを示しえた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 広重が描いた京橋界隈2020

    • Author(s)
      大久保純一
    • Journal Title

      目の眼

      Volume: 520 Pages: 50-53

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 歴史への招待状;もののけの夏―江戸文化の中の幽霊・妖怪―2019

    • Author(s)
      大久保純一
    • Journal Title

      歴博

      Volume: 215 Pages: 18-19

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] もののけの夏―江戸文化の中の幽霊・妖怪―2019

    • Author(s)
      国立歴史民俗博物館
    • Total Pages
      96
    • Publisher
      国立歴史民俗博物館
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 歴史研究と〈総合資料学〉2018

    • Author(s)
      国立歴史民俗博物館
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      吉川弘文館
    • ISBN
      9784642038720
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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