2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

THE STUDY CF GAFU - ART HISTORY IN EDO PERIOD

Research Project

Project/Area Number	13610062
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	美学(含芸術諸学)
Research Institution	DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	OTA Takahiko DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LITERATURE PROFESSOR, 文学部・文化学科, 教授 (70098169)
Project Period (FY)	2001 – 2002
Keywords	Gafu / OOOKA SHUNBOKU / TobA-E / Kyo-Ga / humorous / jocular / WAKAN-MEIGAEN / WAKAN-MEIHITSU-GAHONTEKAGAMI
Research Abstract	In this research, various compilations renowned paintings (gafu) in the middle Edo period are investigated. The end of this research is to show how about the aspect of art history in the middle Edo period through the analysis of gafu. In the 18^<th> century OOOKA SHUNBOKU and TACHIBANA MORIKUNI are the famous authors in the production of gafu. Therefore in this research two OOOKA's works, "WAKEN-MEIHITSU-GAHONTEKAGAMI" (1720) and "WAKAN-MEIGAEN" (1750) were taken up. OOOKA SHUNBOKU collected and compiled up-to-date works in "WAKAN-MEIHITSU-GAHONTEKAGAMI" and "WAKAN-MEIGAEN". Especially among up-to-date works he made much of TobA-E pintings. TobA-E are the paintings that are witty, humorous, jocular and jocose. They are not formal, serious and grave. These TobA-E were called Kyo-Ga. Kyo-Ga were enjoyed by sophisticated intellectual as Kyo-Ka. OOOKA told us in the 18^<th> century the painting had to change more popular and familiar art.