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Due to the extension of the state of emergency declared by Kyoto Prefecture, we regret to inform that this event has been changed to a non-audience event. The event will be recorded and the video distributed as scheduled from July 1 (Thurs) to August 31 (Tues). Please refer to the registration details below to apply for watching the event video online.

Those who have already applied for the on-site event will be contacted individually.

The Gion Festival in Kyoto, designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO, is one of the most important Japanese festivals.

A highlight of the festival is the magnificent parade of decorated floats known as the Yamahoko Junkō.

Amongst these, the Taka-yama float boasts a long history of participating in the parade that dates back to the 15^th century.

However, the float has been absent from the festival since 1826, when a great storm damaged its decorations. The situation was further worsened by a fire that destroyed most parts of the float in 1864.

In recent years, there has been a movement to revive the Taka-yama float - a long-cherished wish of the townspeople.

Finally, the Taka-yama float is due to return to the Gion Festival in July 2022 for the first time in 200 years.

Besides reporting on the progress of its reconstruction and showcasing its return in a virtual Yamohoko parade, this event also intends to expand the circle of Takayama supporters and raise the momentum for its long-anticipated return to the Gion Festival.

*The event will be held in Japanese.

Date: June 19 (Saturday), 2021 13:00 - 16:00 (entry from 12:00)

Organizer: The Asahi Shimbun

Co-organizers: Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, Taka-yama Preservation Association

Supported by: Kyoto City, NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station, Gion Festival Yamahoko Association

Sponsored by: Hatena Co., Ltd

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Registration

1. Attend the event at the venue → The event has been changed to a non-audience event.

For inquiries, please contact: 06-6201-0638 (weekdays 10am-5pm)

https://www.asahi-family.com/takayama

2. Watch the event video online (available from July 1 - August 31, 2021)

Please register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or go to the events section on the 朝日 ID-website.

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The 86th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, June 2, starting at 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

Museum management: Providing services by utilizing resources (「博物館経営に係る経営資源とサービスとの連関」)

Speaker: Yoshiyuki SENKAI (Executive Board Member and Director, Itsuō Art Museum; Ichizo Kobayashi Memorial Museum; and Ikeda Bunko, Hankyu Culture Foundation)

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Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.

The 85th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, May 26, starting at 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

1. Reorganization of the Nagae Family's Former Collection and its Future Prospect (「長江家旧蔵資料の再整理と今後の展望」)

Speaker: Hirotaka SATO (Assistant Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)

2. A Yet Another Trial to Apply Deep Learning Technologies to the Digitized Images of the Databases of the Art Research Center Owned Materials (「アート・リサーチセンター所蔵資料データベースのデジタル化された画像に深層学習技術を適用する取り組み」)

Speaker: Biligsaikhan BATJARGAL (Senior Researcher, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)

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Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: Online via Zoom (free of charge)

*Please note that only the first part of this webinar will be broadcasted via YouTube.

　

　

The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce that the 2^nd Ritsumeikan University - Tsinghua University International Academic Symposium on Japan-China Cultural Exchange and New Coordinates for Humanities will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Date and time: May 22 (Saturday), 2021 14:00 - 18:20

Format: Online via Zoom (with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and Chinese)

Organizer:

School of Humanities, Tsinghua University

Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University

International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Supported by: Program for Asia-Japan Research Development "Research on Creation and Development of Asian Arts Studies", Ritsumeikan University

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Participation: Free of charge

How to register: Please send us an e-mail with the subject line "「【申込】清華大学・立命館大学国際学術シンポジウム」" and your name, affiliation and e-mail address to:

r-darc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp.

We will send you the link for Zoom after we receive your application.

For inquiries, please contact:

Art Research Center, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University.

Tel: 075-465-8476 (Mon-Fri 9:00-17:30)

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The 84th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, May 12, starting at 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows (20 minutes each, including 5 minutes for Q&A):

1.　18:00 - 18:20　

Topic: Documenting Traditional Crafts in Kyoto: Focusing on 3D Photogrammetry of a Climbing Kiln
(京都の伝統工芸の記録―登り窯の３D写真測量を中心にー)

Speaker: Masaaki KIDACHI (Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)

2.　18:20 - 18:40

Topic: Candi Borobudur: Its Relief Styles (チャンディ・ボロブドゥール：浮彫の様式)

Speaker: Takahiro NISHIBAYASHI (Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)

3.　18:40 - 19:00

Topic: Appeal Improvement for Cultural Assets Advertisement Following Scriptwriting Technique (脚本術に従った文化資産広告シナリオの訴求力向上)

Speaker: Hiromitsu SHIMAKAWA (Professor, College of Information Science & Engineering)

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Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: Online via Zoom (free of charge)

*Please note that this webinar will not be broadcasted via YouTube.

The 83rd International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, April 28, starting at 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

1. The Problem of Distance in Digital Art History: Using the ResearchSpace Knowledge system to capture research methods and thinking. (in English)

Speaker: Dominic Oldman (Head of ResearchSpace & Senior Curator, British Museum, UK)

Abstract: This paper describes a different approach to the use of digital technology and particularly data. This approach views computer systems not just as a way of publishing quantitative references and finding aids but also as environments for representing thinking, interpretations, and arguments. It will use examples from various projects, including the British Museum's Late Hokusai site. These examples show how principles of knowledge representation can be combined with humanities research methods to remove fragmentation and represent complex context. In doing so, ResearchSpace addresses the intellectual, as well as physical aspects, required to fully investigate and analyse research questions using digital tools.

2. Various Needs of Chinese Classics in East Asia / 東アジアにおける漢籍需要の多様性 (in Japanese)

Speaker: Riku TONO (Assistant Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)

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Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate.

Please click here to watch the Webinar on YouTube.

Webinar | Scenic Views and Supernatural Beings: New Themes in 19th-century Ukiyo-e Prints

The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to annouce the Academic Exchange Webinar Scenic Views and Supernatural Beings: New Themes in 19th-century Ukiyo-e Prints--organized by JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles--with Hollis Goodall, Curator of Japanese Art, LACMA and advisor to Scripps College, Claremont and Professor Ryo Akama (College of Letters, RU), Deputy Director of the ARC.

Date & Time: Tues, 20 April, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (JST) / Mon, April 19, 2021 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM (PDT)

Participation: Online (Registration required)

Program & Registration Link: https://www.japanhousela.com/events/scenic-views-and-supernatural-beings/

Organizer: JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

The 82nd International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, April 14, starting at 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

"Muslim Material Cultures of Maritime Asia" (in English)

Speaker: R. Michael Feener (Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University / Associate Member, Faculty of History, University of Oxford)

This presentation presents an introduction to the art and architecture of the Maritime Muslim world of Southern Asia, tracing the historical processes through which Islam took root in diverse societies across this interconnected region, as they simultaneously came to be integrated within an expanding world of Islam over the medieval and early modern periods.

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Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate.

Please click here to watch the Webinar on YouTube.

Event Dates: Saturday, March 20 & Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce the special exhibition "Kimono no Mushiboshi Ten" (「着物の虫干し展」) at the Nagae Family Residence, a designated tangible cultural property by the city of Kyoto.

Exhibited are daily-used kimonos that are taken from the storehouse and air-dried in the sun - a traditional Japanese practice called Mushiboshi - to prevent the clothes from the damage of insects and mold.

In the space of the traditional Kyo-machiya (wooden townhouse), kimonos from the early Showa period and tools of the trade and daily life of that time are shown. At the same time, there will be an exhibition of the research in digital archiving by Ritsumeikan University in a separate tatami room.

Organised by: Hoosiers Corporation

Co-organised by: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

★ Background

Designated as a tangible cultural property by the city of Kyoto, the Nagae Family Residence has been restored to how it looked when the building was constructed 150 years ago. The Nagae family used to be merchants of the kimono fabric. After Ritsumeikan University was donated a collection of items belonging to the Nagae Family Residence, the Art Research Center (ARC) began to digital-archive this collection and subsequently became involved in the planning and managing of the Byobu Matsuri (folding screen festival) held at the Nagae Family Residence during the Gion Festival, as well as other activities at the residence.

★ Advance booking required

Reservations are accepted by e-mail.

Please book a time slot: ①10:00 ②11:00 ③12:00 ④13:00 ⑤14:00 ⑥15:00

Each session will be limited to 5 groups (maximum 10 people). Please provide the following information for your reservation:

Name, number of people, address, phone number.

★ Special privileges only at this exhibition

Photography is permitted within the rules.

You will receive an original postcard of the Nagae Family Residence, with a choice of five different motives!

★ Inquiries & registration

E-mail: nagaeke@hoosiers.co.jp

Phone: 075-353-7512 (weekdays only)

Fax：075－353-7513

Dutch Textiles in Global History: Interconnections of Trade, Design, and Labour, 1600-2000

Date: March 11 & 12, 2021

Time: 9:00-12:30 CET (17:00-20:30 JST)

Venue: via Zoom

The online workshop "Dutch Textiles in Global History: Interconnections of Trade, Design, and Labour, 1600-2000" is co-organized by the ARC with colleagues from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) and Hosei University, Tokyo. During this workshop, an interdisciplinary range of scholars will discuss the role of Dutch textiles in global markets from the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century.

Click here for the preliminary program.

Click here for the abstracts.

Registration: Should you be interested in attending the workshop, please fill out this contact form with Subject: "Workshop March 2021".