Publications

Publication News

October 10, 2024 The Book 'Salon culture in Japan: making art, 1750−1900,' edited by ARC Visiting Collaborative Researcher Dr. Akiko Yano (British Museum), has been published

October 10, 2024 The Book 'Fashion and the Floating World: Japanese ukiyo-e Prints,' co-authored by ARC Visiting Collaborative Researcher Masami Yamada (Victoria and Albert Museum), has been published

November 16, 2020 The Book『マンガ! 大英博物館マンガ展図録』(Manga! The British Museum Manga Exhibition Catalog), edited by ARC Visiting Collaborative Researcher Dr. Ryoko Matsuba, has been published

July 17, 2020 The Book『MADE IN KYOTO』 (Editors: Shinya Maezaki/ Visiting Collaborative Researcher & Masako Yamamoto) has been published

June 8, 2020 The Book 『きものとデザイン: つくり手・売り手の150年 (Kimono and Design: 150 Years of Makers and Sellers) 』 has been published

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ART RESEARCH

Since its establishment in 1998, the Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, has been publishing the academic journal ART RESEARCH every year. From vol.22, it is published as an e-journal several times a year and also made available as a summarized booklet with the purpose of widely publicizing the research activities and outcomes of research projects conducted at the Art Research Center.
For details on manuscript submissions, click here.

academic journal「ART RESEARCH」vol.24-3　 (issued on March 11, 2024)

Research Paper An essay on the "Kaisei eiri Nanto meishoki" ――The Strategic Meaning of the Illustrations and their Authority Nozomu Ataka Exploring the Mixture of History and Literature ――A Reassessment of Shōyō Tsubouchi's 'Shigeki'and its Depiction of Yodogimi Maho Shimazu International ARC Seminar Report Ryukyuan Envoys' Performance of Tributary and Vassal Identities in Edo Castle Audience Ceremonies Travis Seifman Introduction to Research Applicability of digitization experience of the Kyoto City Archaeological Museum (KCAM) to MENA museums at risk: tackling preparedness and post-response Mohamed Soliman, Mikiharu Takeuchi, Naoyo Sekihiro, Keiji Yano Introduction to a Collection Introduction to the Nagae family collection(1) -Architectural documents- Hirotaka Sato ARC Event Review ＜Review of the 117th International ARC Seminar(Naoki ISHIBASHI)＞ Artizon Cloud: A Multidatabase System Architecture for a Museum and Its Applications Moeki Inoue ＜Review of the 120th International ARC Seminar(Akira MATSUDA)＞ The interplay between facts and imagination in the (hi)story of Sumadera Tomoko Ishimatsu ＜Review of the 121st International ARC Seminar(Takeshi ABEKAWA)＞ Presentation of digital content in 3D space Risako Hirano

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Series「Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures」

The research results of members of our Center were published bilingually under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Global COE Programme " Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures" (Ritsumeikan University).

New Directions in Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures

A5・216p Published 2009/03/01. 2,592円＋tax

Authors: Masao Kawashima・Ryo Akama・Keiji Yano・Kozaburo Hachimura・Mitsuyuki Inaba How will "digital humanities" change? What is the new horizon in Japanese culture research that has evolved as a result of the integration of humanities and information sciences spread across the world? With the latest concepts in "Digital Humanities" that make full use of information technology, future prospects are presented with the aim of further intensifying qualitative research. Click to purchase here(別ウィンドウ)

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ART RESEARCH CENTER Brochure

You can download our Center's introductory brochures below.
They are also available free of charge at our Center.

Brochure in Japanese language A3・4p

Brochure in English language A3・4p