A STUDY ON THE FORMATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STAR MANDALAS, BASED ON ANALYSIS OF PHOTO DATA BASE

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20520097
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics/Art history
• Research Institution: Osaka Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MATSUURA Kiyoshi Osaka Institute of Technology, 知的財産学部, 准教授 (70192333)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: 星曼荼羅 / 北斗曼荼羅 / 仏教美術 / 密教絵画 / 黄道十二宮 / 二十八宿 / 占星術

Research Abstract

There are two types for the shapes of Star Mandalas, or Hokuto Mandalas, which belong to Esoteric Buddhist painting of Japan ; circular type and square one. In this study on Star Mandalas, it is the point to focus on the view with four directions especially on the circular type of Star Mandalas. By regarding the relationship between the arrangements of the Twelve Constellations of the Zodiac and the Twenty-eight Stellar Mansions, both of which are the elements of Star Mandalas, as the coordinates of four directions, the new interpretation is provided : the arrangement of the Sun, the Moon, and five Planets has much to do with some phase of horoscope. That shows the approach of the ancient astronomy is effective in order to clarify the meaning of the composition of Star Mandalas, and also shows the importance of interdisciplinary search.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 片袖縁起絵巻-物語の背景と月の表現- (2011)
  • Author(s): 松浦清
  • Organizer: 関西軍記物語研究会(第71回例会)
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学梅田キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-17
• [Presentation] Star Mandalas, as visual images in which Buddhism coexists with astronomy or astrology(星曼荼羅-仏教が天文学あるいは占星術と共存している視覚イメージ) (2010)
  • Author(s): 松浦清
  • Organizer: The Seventh International Conference on Oriental Astronomy (第7回東洋天文学史国際会議)
  • Place of Presentation: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Book] 密教美術と歴史文化(真鍋博士古稀記念論集) (星曼荼羅の成立とホロスコープ占星術-円曼荼羅の構成原理を中心に-) (2011)
  • Author(s): 真鍋俊照,松浦清
  • Total Pages: 649(121-151)
  • Publisher: 法蔵館
• [Remarks] シンポジウム講演会
• [Remarks] 講演者:松浦清 講演標題:星曼荼羅の構成要素と配置に見る道教の影響 講演企画:大阪市立美術館(特別展「道教の美術」シンポジウム) 講演場所:大阪歴史博物館 講演年月日:平成21年9月26日
• [Remarks] 依頼原稿
• [Remarks] 松浦清、表紙解説「束帯天神像」、てんまてんじん(大阪天満宮社報)、査読無、第59号、2011年1月1日、p.2
• [Remarks] 松浦清、表紙解説「天神像」、てんまてんじん(大阪天満宮社報)、査読無、第57号、2010年1月1日、p.2
• [Remarks] 松浦清、表紙解説「渡唐天神像」、てんまてんじん(大阪天満宮社報)、査読無、第55号、2009年1月1日、p.2