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With the establishment of the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) in 2019, the Art Research Center strives to push the internationalization of research activities that transcend disciplines and geographic boundaries.NEWS
The Art Research Center (ARC) and the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have launched a large-scale digitization project encompassing Japanese cultural resources held across the University of California system, including UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.
The project facilitates access to more than 30,000 early modern Japanese books, manuscripts, and ukiyo-e prints held across UC campuses. By digitizing these materials and making them publicly available online, the project seeks to establish a sustainable global digital infrastructure for research in Japanese studies.
As its first phase, approximately 800 items from UCLA's collection were released on February 26, 2026, via the ARC website: https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/UCLA/
Broader access will also be available through the Yanai Initiative's open-access platform, Japan Past & Present (JPP). Through this platform, researchers will have access not only to the digitized materials, but also to ARC's advanced digital research environment, including AI-powered tools for the analysis of historical materials. >>Read more.
The latest English edition of Ritsumeikan University's research report, RADIANT, features three articles highlighting faculty in the field of art: "Art and Life Intersect" (Prof. Yumi Kim Takenaka); "Reconceptualizing Japanese Art for a Global Audience" (Prof. Sayoko Ueda and Prof. Ryoko Matsuba); and "History, Identity, and Cultural Revival in the Ryūkyū Islands" (Prof. Travis Seifman). Database News! Digital Archive of Pre-War Theater Programs from the Shinbashi Enbujo is now available onlineAs part of the FY2025 ARC-iJAC project, "Study on Theater-related Pictures Retrieval System using Record of Theater Play Database," pre-war performance programs from the Shinbashi Enbujo Theater--celebrating the 100th anniversary of its opening this year--have now been made publicly available.
The digital archive, "Shochiku Otani Library's Shibai Banzuke Browsing System," was developed and launched by the ARC, based on an agreement with the Shochiku Otani Library. This initiative enhances access to rare and historically significant theater materials, while providing an important research infrastructure for the study of modern Japanese performing arts. >> Read more.Shochiku Otani Library Theatrical Programs Viewing System:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/ban/search_shochiku.php
Shibai Banzuke (Kabuki Playbills) Portal Database:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/ban/search_portal.php
Ako City and the ARC have launched their fifth digital exhibition of Chushingura Ukiyo-e, featuring works by the lyrical Hiroshige and the fantastical Kuniyoshi.
Building on four previous digital exhibitions, this installment highlights Chushingura-themed prints by the two leading Utagawa school artists of the late Edo period. >> Read more.Ako City Chushingura Digital Exhibition Room:
https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/akochushingura/
Ako City Chushingura Ukiyo-e Database:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/search_ako.php
On October 10, 2025, the ARC and Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.--a Kyoto-based textile manufacturer with a 182-year-old history--concluded a joint research agreement on the digital archiving and utilization of historical textile patterns and designs.
Through this project, the ARC will digitize approximately 5,000 obi designs from the Meiji to mid-Showa periods, along with textiles housed at the Kawashima Textile Museum, thereby establishing a foundation for long-term preservation and scholarly research.
The collaboration will also link directly with the new College of Arts and Design and Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design, providing students hands-on learning opportunities grounded in Kyoto's rich craft traditions.
Together, the ARC and Kawashima Selkon Textiles aim to build an industry-academia partnership that balances the preservation of traditional culture with its creative application, further strengthening contributions to education, research, and the local community. >>Read more.Video Release! International ARC Seminar Series:
In advance of the establishment of the College of Arts and Design and Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design on Kinugasa Campus in April 2026, the ARC hosted a series of seminars featuring newly appointed faculty members, who presented their research themes and projects.
Archived videos of the seminars are now available online:
https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/news/pc/026199.html
(Click on each seminar title to access the corresponding video.)
From December 1 - 6, 2025, the ARC hosted the fourth installment of its exhibition on hand-drawn movie posters from the early Showa period, when Japanese cinema was transitioning from silent films to "talkies" and weekly film releases generated a remarkable variety of poster art.
The exhibit featured roughly 80 posters made at the Shinko Kinema studios in 1936-1937, as well as maps and photographs of Kyoto cinemas from the 1950s-1970s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the Kyoto's film culture of that time.Upcoming Events
March 14 (Sat), 2026
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UCは世界最大規模の総合大学群として知られ、UCLA、UCバークレー校、UCサンフランシスコ校など複数のキャンパスにおいて、浮世絵や古典籍、歴史資料など、約3万点を超える日本文化資源を所蔵しています。これらは、日本文化に関わる人文・社会学の研究において、非常に貴重な資料である一方、現地のみ閲覧可能であることが研究活用の障壁となっていました。
こうした課題を解決するため、ARCとUCLAは、日本文化資源を広く活用できる環境を整えるべく、デジタルアーカイブ化とオンライン公開を行う共同プロジェクトを開始しました。
ARCはこれまで、メトロポリタン美術館や大英博物館をはじめとする国内外のミュージアム・学術機関と連携し、約100万点に及ぶ日本文化資源のデジタルアーカイブ化を実施してきました。本プロジェクトにおいても、高速アーカイブ技術や資料特性に応じたアーカイブ手法の最適化など、独自のノウハウと経験豊富な専門チームを活用し、重要な役割を担っています。
このたび、UCLA所蔵資料の一部である約800点のデジタルアーカイブデータを、第一弾としてARCのウェブサイト上で初公開します。
（公開用ウェブサイトURL：https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/UCLA/）
本プロジェクトは、日本文化の伝承と伝播のための研究の活性化を目的として、さまざまな学術・文化的取り組みを支援するUCLAの事業「柳井イニシアティブ※1」の支援プロジェクトの一つとして採択されました。公開されるデジタル文化資源は今後、柳井イニシアティブが運営するオープンアクセス・プラットフォーム「ジャパン・パスト＆プレゼント（以下JPP）※2」のウェブサイトからも閲覧可能となり、より多くの一般利用者がアクセスしやすい環境が整備される予定です。また、本プロジェクトは単に「文化資源をデジタル化して公開する」ことに留まりません。ARCは独自のオンライン研究環境システム「ARCリサーチスペース」をプラットフォームとして提供し、ARCが蓄積してきた膨大なデジタルアーカイブデータベースや、AIを活用した資料解読などの先端機能の利用を可能にします。これにより、国際的な研究者コミュニティに開かれた新たな研究環境が構築されます。
立命館大学では、2026年4月に開設予定のデザイン・アート学部/デザイン・アート学研究科の教育・研究活動との密接な連携を予定しています。同学部・研究科は「美的感性の涵養」と「創造と社会実装を結ぶ人材育成」を教育理念に掲げています。本プロジェクトで公開される近現代を中心とした大規模なデジタル文化資源は、教育現場においても、歴史的・地理的な学びを大きく広げる教材として活用していくことが期待されています。
ARCとUCLAは、貴重な文化資源が世界中の日本研究者に自由に活用される環境を整備するとともに、研究基盤の拡張と改善を推進することで、日本に関わる人文・社会学研究全体の飛躍的な発展を目指してまいります。
【立命館大学アート・リサーチセンターについて】
立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター（ARC）は、人類が持つ文化を後世に伝達するために、芸術、芸能、技術、技能を中心とした有形・無形の人間文化の所産を、歴史的、社会的観点から研究・分析し、記録・整理・保存・発信することを目的としています。総合大学の研究所として、文理融合・連携を前提とし、異分野の研究者の英知を集結させて、人文学研究では珍しい共同研究やプロジェクト型研究を、京都を主な拠点として展開しています。
＜注釈＞
※1：柳井イニシアティブ
柳井イニシアティブは、柳井正氏（株式会社ファーストリテイリング代表取締役会長兼社長）の寄付により日本文化の伝承と伝播のための研究の活性化を目的として2014年に発足した、UCLA（カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校）と早稲田大学との共同連携事業です。UCLA側ではマイケル・エメリック教授（2001年に立命館大学にて修士号を取得）がディレクターを務め、日本の歴史と現代を横断的に捉える国際的・学際的な大型研究・教育プロジェクトを支援する活動を行っています。
ウェブサイト：https://yanai-initiative.ucla.edu/ja
※2：ジャパン・パスト＆プレゼント（JPP）
ジャパン・パスト＆プレゼントは、「柳井イニシアティブ」が運営する、世界の日本人文科学研究・教育を促進するオープンアクセス・プラットフォームです。分野・時代・国を越えて日本人文科学の情報をとりまとめ、関係者をつなぎ、研究と教育の発展を促進することを目的に、世界中の人々が学術的なツールや資料に等しくアクセスできる環境を整え、日本人文科学をますます多様性に溢れ包括的なものにするために尽力しています。
ウェブサイト：https://japanpastandpresent.org/en/about/mission
2026年1月15日、立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター（ARC）は、大韓民国にある檀国大学校、江南大学校、龍仁大学校により構成されるコンソーシアムである檀国G-RISEプロジェクト・グループ（”RISE”）と、学術研究的な活動における協力における連携協定を締結いたしました。
立命館大学衣笠キャンパスで行われた協定締結式には、檀国G-RISEプロジェクト・グループより、Oh Young KIM先生（檀国大学Dankook University、Project Director / 団長）、Hyong Jun CHOI 先生（檀国大学Dankook University、Deputy Project Director / 副団長）、Woong CHOI 先生（江南大学Kangnam University、Deputy Project Director / 副団長）、Jun Seok PARK 先生（龍仁大学Yongin University、Project Director / 団長）、Dae Kwon LEE 先生（龍仁大学Yongin University）と韓国側からは約40名の学生が来学し、ARCからは、赤間亮 先生（ARCセンター長 ／ 文学部教授）、李亮 先生（ARC研究メンバー ／ 情報理工学部教授）、田中覚 先生（ARC研究メンバー ／ 情報理工学部教授）、トラビス・サイフマン 先生（ARC研究メンバー ／ 衣笠総合研究機構特別招聘研究教員（准教授））が参加しました。
この連携協定締結により、双方が保有する知的資源や研究成果を活用し、G7 における先端技術分野および GX に関わる地域産業分野における国際的な研究協力を促進することを目的とし、 「先端技術と地域産業を結ぶ国際的な研究協力を進め、持続可能で世界に開かれた研究拠点をつくること」
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- G7レベルの先端技術研究と、GX（地域産業）研究をつなぐ“架け橋”の構築
- 国際的に競争力のある研究拠点の形成
- 双方の強みを活かしたイノベーション創出
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これにより、ARC と韓国３大学は、先端技術と地域文化・産業を融合させた新たな学術領域の開拓を目指します。
檀国G‑RISE（Gyeonggi‑RISE）について
韓国の 国家事業である RISE（Regional Innovation System & Education）プログラム を基盤に、檀国大学が主導する大型産業連携プロジェクトです。檀国大学は 2025 年に「未来成長産業先導型」大学として選定され、京畿道を中心とした G7 / GX 産業（先端モビリティ・AI・半導体・ビッグデータ・再生可能エネルギー・文化観光等） の人材育成を牽引する役割を担っています。さらに、檀国大学、江南大学、龍仁大学はコンソーシアムとして共同活動を行っています。2025年度 ARC-iJACプロジェクト「演劇上演記録データベースを活用した、演劇資料画像検索閲覧システムの構築に関る研究」の一環として2025年 12月 23日より、本年開場100周年を迎えた新橋演舞場の戦前の公演プログラムが公開されました。
デジタルアーカイブ「芝居番付検索閲覧システム」は、 松竹大谷図書館と立命館大学アート・リサーチセンターとの間で結ばれた協定に基づき、 システムの開発及び公開をアート・リサーチセンターが行っています。
◆松竹大谷図書館 芝居番付閲覧システム
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/ban/search_shochiku.phpなお、松竹大谷図書館の番付データベースに搭載されている番付は、
◆番付ポータルデータベース
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/ban/search_portal.php
からも、他の所蔵機関の番付と一緒に閲覧・比較することができます。
With the establishment of the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) in 2019, the Art Research Center strives to push the internationalization of research activities that transcend disciplines and geographic boundaries.NEWS
Announcement! Call for Applications--FY 2026/27 International Joint Research Projects, ARC-iJAC
Deadline: Mon, 15 Dec. 2025, 12:00 JST
Note: Starting from FY 2026, we are introducing a new category--International Early Career Researcher Projects (with Research Fund).
August 2025: Prof. Ryo Akama and his team continued the digital archiving of the Japanese Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.
We are truly grateful to Masami Yamada and Dr. Mary Redfern, Curators in the Asia Department at the V&A, for their generous support throughout the project.
September 2025: The 3rd Joint Colloquium of the Art Research Center (ARC) and the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), University of California, Berkeley, was held at the C.V. Starr East Asian Library on September 17, fostering rich academic exchange.
A heartfelt thank you to Prof. Junko Habu and Prof. Jonathan E. Zwicker of the CJS.
Nathalie Vandeperre discusses the history and distinctive features of Japanese collection at the Royal Museums of Art and History (MRAH), which spans nearly two centuries and includes exceptionally well-preserved ukiyo-e prints. 
She also reflects on the Museum's ongoing collaboration with the ARC since 2007, which has greatly enhanced public access to the collection through large-scale digitization and online publication. >> Read interview.
>> Related article: 572 Illustrated Books from the Collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History of Belgium (MRAH) have been released (Jan. 20, 2025)MRAH Collection of Illustrated Books:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books/search_belgium.php
MRAH Collection of Ukiyo-e Prints:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/search_belgium.phpDatabase News! Over 2,600 Ukiyo-e Prints from the Collection of the Tobacco & Salt Museum have been released
We are pleased to announce that more than 2,600 ukiyo-e prints from the collection of the Tobacco & Salt Museum (たばこと塩の博物館) in Tokyo are now publicly available in the ARC Database.
This remarkable collection, mainly consisting of materials collected by the Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Japan, spans from the early Edo to the Meij period and offers rich insights into cultural, industrial, and commercial history. >> Read more.Tobacco & Salt Museum Database:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/search_tsm.php
Japanese Prints (Ukiyo-e) and Paintings Portal Database:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/search_portal.php
In addition to its world-renowned ukiyo-e collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London also houses a long-overlooked collection of Japanese illustrated books (ehon), comprising over 1,700 volumes from the 17th to 20th centuries.
Previously only partially catalogued, this collection has now been the focus of a collaborative research and digitization project between the V&A's Asia Department, the Sainsbury Institute (SISJAC), and the ARC. Learn more in the V&A blog post "Revealing the V&A's Japanese Illustrated Book Collection" by Caroline Gill.
The Shinsō Culture Digital Archive, an ARC-iJAC joint research project, has been featured on the blog of the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC).
The Shinsō Culture Digital Archive explores Japan's modern clothing culture through the concept of shinsō--the integration of body and clothing. Developed as part of the Minpaku Costume Database Project (MCD), the archive is led by Dr. Haruko Takahashi (National Museum of Ethnology) in collaboration with Dr. Keiko Suzuki (Ritsumeikan University/ARC), alongside an interdisciplinary research team.
The NCC blog post highlights two key databases--Chronology of Japanese Clothing Culture in the Modern Age Database and Image Database of Japanese Clothing Culture in the Modern Age.
A dedicated portal site for the Shinsō Culture Digital Archive is available through the ARC Virtual Institute.
NCC Blog post:
bit.ly/ncc_shinsou_archive
ARC Virtual Institute portal site: www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/shinsou/Video News! RARA-Hosted Symposium Available on YouTube
The symposium "アート×テクノロジーが"可視化"する未来研究デザイン ── 異分野融合で挑むデジタル・パブリックヒューマニティーズ (Visualizing Art and Technology through Future Research Design: A Transdisciplinary Challenge in Digital Public Humanities)" was organized by the Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA) in collaboration with the ARC (→Program).
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Part 2/2 
Upcoming Events
To mark the launch of the College of Arts and Design/Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design at Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa Campus in April 2026, the ARC began in October hosting a special seminar series featuring its faculty members who will be introducing their respective research themes.
How to join the seminar series:
→ Join via ZOOM. | → Join via YouTube.
November 19 (Wed), 2025, 18:30-20:00 JST
155. International ARC Seminar
Speaker: Kazushi MUKAIYAMA
(Professor, College of Arts and Design, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic: "Cultural heritage video mapping and Manga AI"
November 26 (Wed), 2025, 18:30-20:00 JST
156. International ARC Seminar
Speaker: Takashi KIRIMURA
(Associate Professor, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kyoto Sangyo University/Professor, College of Arts and Design, Ritsumeikan University [from AY 2026])
Topic: "Digital Archive of Past Urban Landscape Using Photogrammetry"
December 10 (Wed), 2025, 18:30-20:00 JST
157. International ARC Seminar
Speaker: Sayoko UEDA
(Professor, Institute for General Education, Ritsumeikan University/Professor, College of Arts and Design, Ritsumeikan University [from AY 2026])
Topic: "From Exhibition to Exhibition: A Case Study of Ota Kijiro"
December 17 (Wed), 2025, 18:30-20:00
158. International ARC Seminar
Speaker: Ryoko MATSUBA
(Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University/Professor, College of Arts and Design, Ritsumeikan University [from AY 2026])
Topic: "Designing Connectives--Time, People, Skills, and Materials as Seen in Japanese Traditional Woodblock Printing"Previous issues:
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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.［イベント情報］2025年10月29日(水)Related article → 572 Illustrated Books from the Collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History of Belgium (MRAH) have been released
Related databases → MRAH Old Books Database | MRAH Ukiyo-e Database
Background:
Nathalie Vandeperre graduated with a degree in Sinology from KU Leuven (Belgium), where she also obtained a diploma in Cultural Studies. After working for several years as a librarian in the Chinese Library and as a lecturer in the Educational Department of the MRAH, she joined the museum's East Asian Department. In 2013, she was appointed curator of the Japanese, Chinese, and Korean collections of the museum. She has curated several exhibitions and takes a particular interest in the history of the MRAH's collections.Ms. Vandeperre, thank you very much for your time today. Your academic background is in Sinology. What led you to pursue a career as a curator, and how did your interest in Japanese art develop?
Vandeperre: I studied Latin and Greek in secondary school, and when I entered university, I was eager to explore civilizations beyond the European classical world. I turned my attention to Asia but initially found it difficult to choose between Japanese and Chinese studies--I actually had no particular preference. I began studying sinology and soon developed a strong interest in Chinese art, especially painting.
At the beginning of my museum career, there were two curators--one responsible for the Chinese and Korean collections, and another one for the Japanese collection--and I was fortunate to work as an assistant to both. In 1999, I was assigned to the project of opening a Museum for Japanese Art, which truly marked the beginning of my deep engagement with the Japanese art collection. I found it absolutely fascinating.
Later, due to budgetary constraints, the two curatorial positions were merged after the curators retired, and that is how I came to oversee the entire East Asian collection. I have been very lucky in this respect.
The ARC has been collaborating with the MRAH since 2007 to digitize its extensive Japanese collection. Could you tell us how this collaboration was initiated?
Vandeperre: The collaboration with ARC was initiated by Dr. Daan Kok--now curator at the Wereldmuseum Leiden--who was our colleague in Brussels for a year. Through his efforts, Prof. Ryo Akama and his digitization team, led by Dr. Ryoko Matsuba, began the digitization of our prints in 2007. Since then, they have continued to visit twice a year--except during the COVID-19 pandemic--and over the years have managed to digitize the majority of our prints, illustrated books, historical maps, and kabuki posters.
カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 日本研究センター(CJS)と、立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター(ARC) 主催のもと、第３回 合同コロキウムを開催いたしました。
日時：2025年9月17日（水） 15時から
場所： カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 東アジア図書館主催：カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 日本研究センター(CJS)；立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター(ARC)
協力：立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター 文部科学省国際共同利用・共同研究拠点「日本文化資源デジタル・アーカイブ国際共同研究拠点」（※本イベントはクローズドイベントとなっておりました。）
プログラム
１．「Modern and Contemporary Kyōyaki through Kiln Tools: A Case Study of the Fireclay Saggars from the Gorōsuke Asami Kiln」
発表者：Kaneko Hina（金子ひな）
２．「The Transformation of the Tokyo Asahi Newspaper's Serialized Fiction in the Late Meiji Period (明治後期の東京朝日新聞における連載小説欄の変革）」
発表者：Jeong Subin（鄭スビン）
３．「The Borrowing and Evolution of Illustrations in Enpon Parodies of Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji
Introduction」発表者：Itami Kirari（伊丹稀星）
４．「Dusk and Dawn of Literary Friendship: Santō Kyōden at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century (文の友、暮れと明け: 十九世紀をめぐる山東京伝)」
発表者：Tang Yisheng（唐藝晟）
懇親会
The Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, is pleased to share that the Shinsō Culture Digital Archive--adopted as an international joint research project by the ARC-iJAC in FY 2024 and FY 2025--has been featured on the blog of the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC).
The Shinsō Culture Digital Archive investigates Japan's modern clothing culture through the concept of shinsō--the integration of body and clothing. Developed as part of the long-term Minpaku Costume Database Project (MCD), the archive is led by Dr. Haruko Takahashi (Visiting Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology) and realized through a cross-disciplinary collaboration that includes ARC faculty member Dr. Keiko Suzuki (Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University).
Among its four databases, the NCC blog highlights two in particular: the Chronology of Japanese Clothing Culture in the Modern Age Database, which reconstructs everyday dress and perceptions of the body from the Meiji Restoration to the end of World War II using contemporaneous newspapers, magazines, and catalogs; and the Image Database of Japanese Clothing Culture in the Modern Age, which leverages detailed illustrations from serialized novels and other materials to provide rare visual insights into styles and appearances of the time.
The ARC has supported the project by launching a dedicated portal site within the ARC Virtual Institute to enhance accessibility to these interdisciplinary resources both in Japan and internationally, aiming to broaden global engagement with Japan's clothing history and material culture.
Learn more about the project in the NCC's blog post "Japanese Studies Spotlight: Decoding Clothing Culture with the Shinsō Digital Archive," co-authored by Dr. Haruko Takahashi and Dr. Keiko Suzuki.
Explore portal site of the Shinso Culture Digital Archive in the ARC Virtual Institute: https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/shinsou/
カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 日本研究センター(CJS)と、立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター(ARC) 主催のもと、第３回 合同コロキウムを開催いたします。
日時：2025年9月17日（水） 15時から
場所： カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 東アジア図書館主催：カリフォルニア大学バークレー校 日本研究センター(CJS)；立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター(ARC)
協力：立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター 文部科学省国際共同利用・共同研究拠点「日本文化資源デジタル・アーカイブ国際共同研究拠点」
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１．「Modern and Contemporary Kyōyaki through Kiln Tools: A Case Study of the Fireclay Saggars from the Gorōsuke Asami Kiln」
発表者：Kaneko Hina（金子ひな）
２．「The Transformation of the Tokyo Asahi Newspaper's Serialized Fiction in the Late Meiji Period (明治後期の東京朝日新聞における連載小説欄の変革）」
発表者：Jeong Subin（鄭スビン）
３．「The Borrowing and Evolution of Illustrations in Enpon Parodies of Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji
Introduction」発表者：Itami Kirari（伊丹稀星）
４．「Dusk and Dawn of Literary Friendship: Santō Kyōden at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century (文の友、暮れと明け: 十九世紀をめぐる山東京伝)」
発表者：Tang Yisheng（唐藝晟）
懇親会
In addition to its world-renowned, extensive collection of ukiyo-e prints, the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London also holds a significant, yet long-overlooked collection of Japanese illustrated books (ehon).
Originally part of the National Art Library before being moved to the V&A's Asia Department, this collection comprises more than 1,700 volumes across approximately 500 different titles, spanning the 17th to 20th centuries.
Until recently, the collection had only been partially catalogued, with no comprehensive resource available. An ongoing research and digitization collaboration between the V&A's Asia Department, the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC), and the Art Research Center (ARC) is addressing this gap.
The project involves digitizing the books, compiling catalogue entries, and producing bilingual records (Japanese and English) for the V&A's Explore the Collections database.
Learn more about the collection, the project's background, and its achievements in the V&A blog post "Revealing the V&A's Japanese Illustrated Book Collection" by Caroline Gill.
URL: https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-life/revealing-the-vas-japanese-illustrated-book-collectionLondon, August 2025: Prof. Ryo Akama and his digital-archiving team with
Masami Yamada (Curator, Asia Department, Victoria & Albert Museum)
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