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The Art Research Center mourns the loss of Roger Keyes, a highly respected scholar and major contributor to the field of ukiyo-e prints.
Mr. Keyes, together with the late Peter Morse, compiled a catalogue raisonné of the single-sheet color woodblock prints of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) between 1972 and 2007.
While the hard copy of the catalogue was donated to the Japanese Section, Department of Asia, at the British Museum, the digital archive of the catalogue raisonné was constructed by the Art Research Center.
Furthermore, the ARC has not only digitized but also holds some of his other original research notes.
In memoriam of Roger Keyes, the Japanese Art Society of America has published an interview of Roger Keyes (read the interview here) that was conducted by Timothy Clark, retired Head of the Japanese Section, Asia Department, at the British Museum.
We have become indebted to Mr. Keyes and would like to express our deepest gratitude to him.
Link to the Japanese Art Society of America:
https://www.japaneseartsoc.org/news
Hokusai Prints Catalogue Raisonné:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/booksrske/search.php
Hokusai Project Book Database:
［イベント情報］December 8, 2020(Tue)The 78th International ARC Seminar took place on Wednesday, December 2. This year, the seminars have been held online to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
For those who were unable to attend the 78th International ARC Seminar, we have made the video available online until the end of January 2021.
The program was as follows:
"Tsuda Seifu's beginnings as a Kyoto design artist" (in English)
Speaker: Prof. Scott JOHNSON (Emeritus Professor, Kansai University)
[On copyright of Tsuda Seifu's artworks]
In his Kyoto years, Tsuda Seifu's woodblock printed art was the product of publishers who owned the blocks, and therefore controlled publication rights. The artist was paid at the time of original publication, and his rights were then taken over by the publishers. This was the "hanmoto" tradition, carrying on from the Edo period. I would like to thank the Unkindo/Unsodo publisher descendants, who graciously allowed me to use images of Tsuda's artworks for this YouTube video. (Scott Johnson)
［イベント情報］December 7, 2020(Mon)The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce that a special video of Mio no Kai (澪の会), which could not take place on December 7, 2020, has been released and will be available online.
Please click here to watch the video PART 1.
Please click here to watch the video PART 2.
Please click here to watch the video PART 3.
Background
Kyomai refers to the Kyoto style of the Japanese traditional dance expressed by the Inoue school that is based in the geisha district of Gion, Kyoto. The Inoue style is the only dance form studied by the geiko (geisha) and maiko (apprentice geisha) in the center of Gion district, and it incorporates influences from the traditional Japanese noh dramas as well as joruri puppet theater performances.
With a history extending back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868), the Inoue style of kyomai has been passed from generation to generation by a succession of female dance artists. The current headmaster of the Inoue school is Yachiyo Inoue V, designated as a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government.
Mio no Kai (澪の会)
Mio no Kai (澪の会) was started as a study session by Yachiyo Inoue V in 1981 using the rehearsal hall in Shinmonzen, Kyoto.
As it is a rare and sophisticated dance performance by the headmaster of the Inoue school, Yachiyo Inoue V, this event has been widely known across Japan, attracting both the citizens of Kyoto as well as many people from the Kanto area.
Mio no Kai (澪の会) is usually held four times a year (April, June, September, and December). However, due to the impact of COVID-19, it has not taken place this year.
Therefore, we are even more pleased to share this video of Mio no Kai (澪の会) online for the people who were looking forward to the event and to provide an opportunity for a broader audience outside of Japan to watch the kyomai dance.
While the performance is usually held on a relatively small scale in the rehearsal hall in Kyoto with an audience limited to around 70 people, please take this unique opportunity to watch the performance from home.
The ARC's Involvement
Based on the agreement with the Katayama Family Foundation for the Preservation of Noh and Traditional Kyoto Dance, the Art Research Center has been in charge of the production (recording and editing) and distribution of this video.
Furthermore, master's students of Digital Humanities for Arts and Cultures, the Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, have participated in this video production.
We sincerely hope that you will enjoy this video and spread the word to your friends and family.
ARCが協力するイベントが開催されます。
日時：2020年10月25日（日） 10:00-14:00 (式典は10:30より)
場所：高松橋ひろば
主催：鴨川運河会議、高松橋ひろばづくりの会
協力：伏見区役所、伏見区役所深草支所、東山区役所、（企画・運営協力）NPO京都景観フォーラム、（企画・運営協力）立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター［イベント情報］October 16, 2020(Fri)The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce that a special video of Mio no Kai (澪の会), which could not take place on September 7, 2020, has been released and will be available online until December 6, 2020.
Deleted due to the end of the publication period.
Please click here to watch the video PART 1.
Please click here to watch the video PART 2.
Please click here to watch the video PART 3.
Background
Kyomai refers to the Kyoto style of the Japanese traditional dance expressed by the Inoue school that is based in the geisha district of Gion, Kyoto. The Inoue style is the only dance form studied by the geiko (geisha) and maiko (apprentice geisha) in the center of Gion district, and it incorporates influences from the traditional Japanese noh dramas as well as joruri puppet theater performances.
With a history extending back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868), the Inoue style of kyomai has been passed from generation to generation by a succession of female dance artists. The current headmaster of the Inoue school is Yachiyo Inoue V, designated as a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government.
Mio no Kai (澪の会)
Mio no Kai (澪の会) was started as a study session by Yachiyo Inoue V in 1981 using the rehearsal hall in Shinmonzen, Kyoto.
As it is a rare and sophisticated dance performance by the headmaster of the Inoue school, Yachiyo Inoue V, this event has been widely known across Japan, attracting both the citizens of Kyoto as well as many people from the Kanto area.
Mio no Kai (澪の会) is usually held four times a year (April, June, September, and December). However, due to the impact of COVID-19, it has not taken place this year.
Therefore, we are even more pleased to share this video of Mio no Kai (澪の会) online for the people who were looking forward to the event and to provide an opportunity for a broader audience outside of Japan to watch the kyomai dance.
While the performance is usually held on a relatively small scale in the rehearsal hall in Kyoto with an audience limited to around 70 people, please take this unique opportunity to watch the performance from home.
The ARC's Involvement
Based on the agreement with the Katayama Family Foundation for the Preservation of Noh and Traditional Kyoto Dance, the Art Research Center has been in charge of the production (recording and editing) and distribution of this video.
Furthermore, master's students of Digital Humanities for Arts and Cultures, the Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, have participated in this video production.
We sincerely hope that you will enjoy this video and spread the word to your friends and family.
Name of the group: Mio no Kai (澪の会)
京舞 地歌「邯鄲」 井上八千代
Kyomai Jiuta「Kantan」 INOUE Yachiyo
京舞 地歌「花の旅」 井上安寿子
Kyomai Jiuta「Hana no tabi」 INOUE Yasuko
* 地歌 Jiuta (song accompanied by shamisen)
「邯鄲」Kantan (Handan in English- name of a city in China)
「花の旅」Hana no tabi (The journey of the flowers)
With the start of the Fall Semester, the Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce the upcoming schedule for the International ARC Seminars.
Details on speakers and topics will be continuously updated on the ARC website.
Please watch the webinars on our YouTube channel.
Schedule for the International ARC Seminars (Webinars):
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 18:00-18:45
Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 18:00-19:30
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 18:00-19:30
*The webinars are free of charge and non-ARC members are also invited to participate.
［イベント情報］October 13, 2020(Tue)We are pleased to announce that a new video introducing the contents of the Gion Festival Digital Museum has been uploaded. The video provides an overview of its features and shows how to navigate through this website.
The video was made by a student of the Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, supervised by the ARC.
Click here for the video in English.
［イベント情報］October 1, 2020(Thu)
The charity performance -Sending prayers from Kyoto- by the Noh performers of the Kyoto Kanze School had been streamed online from the ROHM Theatre Kyoto on September 25 (Friday).The video is now available to watch online for free via YouTube until October 12 (Monday), 24:00.
Please click here to watch the video.
Besides the Noh performance, the video features a commentary by Kurouemon KATAYAMA, a shite (primary actor) of the Kanze School of Noh and eldest son of Yusetsu KATAYAMA (Kurouemon Katayama IX ･living national treasure). Kurouemon KATAYAMA has been designated as a holder of Intangible Cultural Properties and serves as the chairman of the Katayama Family Foundation for the Preservation of Noh and Traditional Kyoto Dance.
Based on the agreement with the Katayama Family Foundation for the Preservation of Noh and Traditional Kyoto Dance, the Art Research Center studio members have been in charge of the video recording, editing, distribution and live streaming of this performance.
Details:
Noh Charity Performance -Sending prayers from Kyoto-
能「大会」 片山九郎右衛門 ほか Noh "Daie" performed by Kuroemon Katayama and others
祝言謡「四海波」 有志全員 Shugen no utai "Shikai-nami" performed by all
能「羽衣」 浦田保浩 ほか Noh "Hagoromo" performed by Yasuhiro Urata and others
狂言「口真似」茂山千五郎 ほか Kyogen "Kuchimane" performed by Sengoro Shigeyama and others
Please feel free to spread the word to your friends and family as well.
ARCが協力するイベントが開催されます。
会期：2020年9月26日（土）-10月4日（日）
主催：京都歴史文化施設クラスター実行委員会、京の三条まちづくり協議会、京都府京都文化博物館
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協力：NPO京都景観フォーラム、（一社）京都府建築士会まちづくり委員会、立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター、ROIS-DS 人文学オープンデータ共同利用センター［イベント情報］September 25, 2020(Fri)
The charity performance -Sending prayers from Kyoto- by the Noh performers of the Kyoto Kanze School will be streamed live online today in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Based on the agreement with the Katayama Family Foundation for the Preservation of Noh and Traditional Kyoto Dance, the Art Research Center studio members have been in charge of the video recording, editing, distribution and live streaming of this performance.
Details:
September 25 (Friday) at 19:00 (JST) live streaming from the ROHM Theatre Kyoto via YouTube
Noh Charity Performance -Sending prayers from Kyoto-
能「大会」 片山九郎右衛門 ほか Noh "Daie" performed by Kuroemon Katayama and others
祝言謡「四海波」 有志全員 Shugen no utai "Shikai-nami" performed by all
能「羽衣」 浦田保浩 ほか Noh "Hagoromo" performed by Yasuhiro Urata and others
狂言「口真似」茂山千五郎 ほか Kyogen "Kuchimane" performed by Sengoro Shigeyama and others
Click here to watch the performance:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTW3eTiibxzBpGEWuawhl5gPlease feel free to spread the word to your friends and family as well.
