Noukan Kougei Research Project through the Insight of Nanshitsu Bunka

• Project/Area Number: 26370091
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: MIYAHARA Katsuto 筑波大学, 芸術系, 准教授 (80400662)
• Research Collaborator: HUKUSHIMA Azusa
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 工芸 / 民藝 / 自然素材 / 草木造形 / 樹皮造形 / ほうき / 地域文化 / 農閑工芸 / 美術教育 / 植物素材 / クバ・ビロウ / 森林資源 / 樹皮

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We collected Noukan Kougei related samples and analyzed them focusing on the Nanshitsu Bunka aspect of their creation. Noukan Kougei are simple craft works, created using limited tools and natural materials during the agricultural off - season. Nanshitsu Bunka refers to a cultural system where a natural material, such as wood, is transformed into a variety of objects, such as a house or cloth fiber, through simple tools without standardization. Through the comparison of the bark craft works around the Tohoku region (Northeast Japan) and the grass-wood craft works in the Yaeyama islands (Southwest Japan) we found that they both had common grounds. Even though the two locations are far away, material collection and creation process techniques proved similar. By using this insight, various artworks were created and exhibited. In addition, the knowledge was shared to workshop participants; indeed, Noukan Kougei proved that it has been continuously working in the modern society.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 地域資源を生かした農閑工芸の提唱 (2017)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Journal Title: 『地域資源活用 食品加工総覧』追録第14号 Volume: 8
• [Journal Article] ホウキモロコシの栽培と利用 (2017)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人、福島梓
  • Journal Title: 『地域資源活用 食品加工総覧』追録第14号 Volume: 8
• [Presentation] 遠い太陽 -カラタチ- (2016)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Organizer: 会津・漆の芸術祭2016
  • Place of Presentation: 末廣酒造嘉永蔵1階ホール（福島県会津若松市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-08
• [Presentation] Life Record -生成と生業- (2016)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Organizer: KENPOKU芸術祭（茨城県北芸術祭）
  • Place of Presentation: 麗潤館（茨城県大子町）
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-17
• [Presentation] Life Record 2015 (2015)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Organizer: 会津・漆の芸術祭2015
  • Place of Presentation: 芳賀家蔵（福島県会津若松市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-03
• [Presentation] 旅をする漆の器 (2014)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Organizer: 多方・ゆめ・アートプロジェクト：森ものがたり
  • Place of Presentation: 喜多方市大和川酒造北方風土館（福島県喜多方市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-23
• [Presentation] Life Record (2014)
  • Author(s): 宮原克人
  • Organizer: 会津・漆の芸術祭2014
  • Place of Presentation: 会津若松市松本家蔵（福島県会津若松市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-04 – 2014-11-03
• [Book] KENPOKU ART 2016 (2017)
  • Author(s): 南条史生,茨城県北芸術祭実行委員会編集
  • Total Pages: 252
  • Publisher: 株式会社 生活の共社
• [Remarks] 宮原克人の研究室
  • URL: http://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~miyaharalab/