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17. ART HISTORY

Matthew McKelway and Miriam Wattles

Revised and updated by Chelsea Foxwell, Fall 2002

I. Bibliography

1) Overview: Books

A) Conventional Bibliography

B) Locations

C) Searching

2) Overview: Periodicals

A) Journals

B) Locations

C) Searching: English

D) Searching: Japanese Online

E) Searching: Japanese Conventional

3) Image Databases

A) Bibliographic Studies and Link Collections

B) Images on CD, Images on the Internet: Discussion and Analysis

C) Internet Searches

D) Japanese Art Among General Image Databases

E) Specialized Image Databases for Japanese Art

F) Paper Indices, Published Images

4) Art Catalogues

5) Tobunken Online Resources

6) Biography

A) English

B) Japanese

7) Dictionaries and Other Reference

A) English Sources

B) Japanese Sources

8) Timelines

9) Museums

A) English Guides

B) Japanese Guides

C) Online Guides (museums and other institutions)

10) Survey Histories

A) English-language

B) Japanese-language

II. Guide to Japanese Journals

III. Folio Series

1) Survey Folio Series

2) Specialized Folio Series

IV. Bibliography: Focus on Fields

Meant to address changes in the field and the emergence of new reference materials

1) Architecture

2) Buddhist art and architecture

3) Modern art, including prewar art journals

4) Museum Studies

5) Aesthetics

6) Film **see Bib2000 special project

Éto name some examples.

**Please contribute!

I. BIBLIOGRAPHY

1) OVERVIEW: BOOKS

A) CONVENTIONAL BIB: For general and widely available works in English :,

Schulman, Frank. Japan [Biblography], pp. 488-553.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z3301 .S476 1989

A Guide to Reference Books for Japanese Studies, Revised Edition. International House of Japan Library, 1997, pp. 22-24.

Call no.: Z3306 .G84 1997g

Henceforth referred to as IHJ.

Graham, Patricia J. "Early Modern Japanese Art History: A Bibliography of Publications, Primarily in English." Early Modern Japan 10 (2) (2002).

Sylvan Barnet and William Burto. " A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan." In Mason , History of Japanese Art (Abrams, 1993): 393-404.

The bibliographies in surveys such as Paine & Soper or following each entry in the Grove Dictionary of Art Online are also helpful for a start.

For works in Japanese, check:

Fukuda, Naomi. Bibliography of Reference Works for Japanese Studies. Ann Arbor, Center for Japanese Studies, 1979, pp. 31-54

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z3306 .B48

And IHJ pp. 96-104.

Within the following you can search by subject:

Kokuritsu kokkai toshokan shozô shudaibetsu tosho mokuroku 77/84 (vol. 17 Geijutsu, Bijutsu ).

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z955.T585.K642.1985

**the art volumes may have been moved to N ref.

Bigaku, bijutsushi kenkyû bunken yoroan, 1985-1989 [Bibliography of Aesthetics and Fine Arts, 1985-1989]. Nichigai Associates, 1996

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z5938.B44.1996

Shuppan nenkan.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z3301.S48

Shigaku zasshi kaikô to tenbô. Special annual (May) issue of the journal Shigaku zasshi . See below .

B) LOCATIONS:

Western-language books and selected Western-language reference books: Avery Fine Arts Library .

Japanese-language books: Starr East Asian Library .

Exceptions: Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art (30 vols) and the bulk of the reference books on Japanese art are housed in Starr.

C) SEARCHING: Keyword and subject searches in the Advanced Search mode of CLIO allow for language limits and should yield a manageable number of results. Remember to include dissertations in your search by using Proquest online. Articles within books can be located through the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) online. See below for the databases of Tôbunken art history holdings.

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2) OVERVIEW: PERIODICALS

A) JOURNALS: For English-language art journals, see the reviews of Artibus Asiae, Archives of Asian Art, and Orientations in the chapter on English-language journals ( ch. 3 ). Additionally, articles on Japanese art often appear in general art journals (e.g. Apollo, Art Bulletin ), or more recently in Japanese or Asian studies journals. Some journals, such as the Art Journall of the College Art Association (CAA), occasionally devote an issue to Japanese or Asian art. Bulletins and journals of museums and other institutions (e.g. Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art) have traditionally contained articles on works or artists in the collection.

B) LOCATIONS: As a rule, Western-language art and architecture periodicals are in Avery , while Japanese-language ones are in Starr . However, Avery contains duplicate holdings of Japanese periodicals such as Kokka. For evaluations and call numbers of specific Japanese journals, see below.

C) SEARCHING IN ENGLISH

Bibliography of Asian Studies

Art Index (art history periodicals)

Avery Index (architecture).

Acta Asiatica (Asian studies)

D) SEARCHING IN JAPANESE, ONLINE

Nichigai' s magazine web search yields articles from journals large and small, including the journals or bulletins

of independent research groups. As an organization, Nichigai also maintains a database on NACSIS IR called Gakuujutsu zasshi mokuji sokuho de-tabe-su= SOKUHO: Current Contents of Academic Serials in Japan.

http://www.nii.ac.jp/sokuho/index.html#menu

E) SEARCHING IN JAPANESE, PRINT

The following printed indices of general sources and specific journals are still widely consulted. Today, they facilitate browsing and brainstorming and are still handy for locating "classic articles." However, sequels do not seem to be anticipated.

** Nihon tôyô kobijutsu mokuroku. Tokyo Kokuritsu Bunkzai Kenkyûjo Bijutsubu, ed. Chûô Kôron Bijutsu Shuppan, 1969.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z3008 .A7 T6 1969

IHJ:1390

Articles indexed from 900 private, university and research center journals published from1936 to 1965. The major sections are: general, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, crafts, archeology and other (related cultural history). The beginning section includes subsections on, for example, the Shôsôin treasures (which are not doubly listed by genre). In the back of each section the artists are included under their most common names. A list of the journals with the publisher, number, and years included in the index is provided to help fix the date of a periodical number listed in the main section.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Basic for scholarship of these middle years of the field. [MW]

** Tôyô bijutsu bunken mokuroku: Teiki kankôbutsu shosai kobijutsu bunken. Bijutsu Kenkyûjo, ed. Zauho kankôkai, 1941.

Call no..: (EAST ASIAN) REF Z5961 .A8 B5 1941 (reprint: REF Z5961.A8B5.1981).

IHJ: 1391

An earlier version of the above, this covers the years 1868 to 1935 and includes Central Asia, India and Iran. The sections are: general, painting, Japanese painters, Chinese painters, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, crafts, archeology, and related history. There is an author index.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Though Japanese art history was not very developed at this time, these articles lay the foundation for the field. [MW]

** Kokka sakuin: kaitei zôho ban (Kokka-sha, 1992), no. 1-1149 (1889-1991).

Call no.: REF N8 .K58 1992 Index

The index to the preeminent Asian art history journal in Japan (which celebrated its centennial in 1989), the Kokka sakuin is an essential tool for finding seminal articles about newly-found works, and for generally exploring the canon of Japanese art historical scholarship. Many works now lost in the secret world of private collections, --or lost in the war-- are reproduced only in Kokka. The sakuin is conveniently organized into two sections: reproductions of works , and articles. Both of these sections contain sub-sections on painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, and calligraphy, with an additional section on general articles in the essay section.

The 1992 index covers issues through August, 1991 (no.1149), but does so by means of a supplementary section covering nos. 1030-1149 (Jan.'80-Aug.'91), and organized according to the same principles. Indices of authors, museums and other collections, and temples and shrines appear in the back of the entire volume. There is also a list of special issues on single topics, as well as a chart of years and months with numbers of corresponding issues

of the journal. [MM]

Bijutsu kenkyû sômokuroku. Index to Bijutsu kenkyû no. 1-230 (Jan '32-Sept '63).

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) 702.205 T57 Index 1-230

Bijutsu Kenkyû Abstracts

http://www.tobunken.go.jp/~bijutsu/english/biken/abstract/mokuji.html

Provides English translations of the table of contents from No. 37-95 (Jan. 1935 - Nov. 1939). The rest of the issues include an English-language table of contents within the volume.

MUSEUM. Index no.. 1-200 ( Apr '51-Nov '67).

Call no.: 705 / M97

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3) BIBLIOGRAPHY--IMAGE DATABASES

A) Bibliographic studies and link collections.

For a detailed study, see Rosina Buckland's chapter in Bib 2000 , especially:

Kaigai shozai Nihon bijutsuhin chôsa hôkoku (Catalogue of Japanese Art in Foreign Collections). Association of Scientific Research on Historic and Artistic Works of Japan , 1991-- . Starr has all 8, in various locations.

B/w illustrations, details in Japanese and English. List of works and artist index. Organized by medium and school. A very useful and important series on foreign collections, but now apparently out of print.

1. Painting and Sculpture of The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York . 1991

2. Painting and Sculpture of the Mary and Jackson Burke Collection and the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, New York . 1992

3. Painting and Sculpture of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1993

4. Painting of the Price Collection. 1994

5. Painting and Sculpture in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco . 1995

6. Paintings of Musûe National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, Paris . 1996

7. Applied arts and sculpture in the Museum fŸr Ostasiatische Kunst der Stadt Kšln. 1999

8. Painting in the Museum fŸr Ostasiatische Kunst der Stadt Kôln. 1999

G) Reconstruction of Historical Exhibitions

Meijiki bijutsu tenrankai shuppin mokuroku [Index of Artworks Submitted to Meiji Period Art Exhibitions] Tokyo Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyujo [Tôbunken] Bijutsubu, ed. Chûo Kôronsha, 1994.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) N7354.5.M45.1994

Meijiki bankoku hakurankai bijutsuhin shuppin mokuroku [Index of Artworks Submitted for display in the World's Fairs of the Meiji Period]. Tokyo Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyujo [Tôbunken] Bijutsubu, ed. Chûo Kôronsha, 1997.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) N7354.5.M452.1997

Naikoku kangyô hakurankai bijutsuhin shuppin mokuroku [Index of Artworks Submitted for Display in Domestic Industrial Exhibitions]. Tokyo Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyujo [Tôbunken], ed. Chûo Kôronsha, 1996.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) N7354.5.N342.1996

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4) BIBLIOGRAPHY--ART CATALOGUES

***The Japanese Art Cataloguing Project can be accessed through the Eureka database by typing the command line find au jac project. Doing so will call up the complete list of items cataloged in RLIN by the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution. The catalogues are collected by the ACE (Japan Association for Cultural Exchange). For details, see the journal RLIN Focus 26 (June 1997), or http://www.rlg.org/r-focus/i26.jac.html .

***The ACE is also responsible for the Art Catalogue Library, Japan.

http://www.acejapan.or.jp/artg/acl/index.html

See Rosina Buckland, Bib2000 for details.

Japanese Art Exhibitions with Catalogue in the United States , 1893-1981. Compiled by the Japan Society, New York , 1981.

Call no.: (AVERY) N 7351 J279 Q

IHJ: 0178

** Nihon bijutsu nenkan = Year book of Japanese Art. Tokyo Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyujo Bijutsubu, ed. Okurasho Insatsukyoku, 1936-49, 1952- present.

Call no.: REF N7352 .N52 (Last 3 years in REF, others in stacks)

IHJ:1405

This annual contains four sections: 1) main (art-related) events of the previous year, 2) principal exhibitions of the previous year, 3) recent publications, and 4) obituaries.

Western and Asian, premodern, and modern/contemporary art are all covered.

The separate section on recent publications ( bunken mokuroku) is divided into 1) contemporary and Western and 2) Asian. These are further divided by medium

OVERALL EVALUATION: Basic for recent literature and catalogues. [MW]

NOTE: An introduction to the contents of the 1996 and 1997 nenkan, including the list of exhibitions and recent publications, appears on the Tôbunken homepage (Japanese only):

http://www.tobunken.go.jp/~bijutsu/japanese/nenkan/nenkan.html

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5) TOBUNKEN ONLINE RESOURCES

The archives division of the Tokyo Bunkazai Kenkyûjo (Tôbunken), Tôbunken (E: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo ) strives to make its collection of museum catalogues, books, and auction catalogues available online, but several of its listed projects are under construction. To check availability for archival projects in particular, visit:

http://www.tobunken.go.jp/~joho/index.html

Nihon tôyô bijutsu bunken mokuroku (1994). Catalogue of premodern East Asian art history holdings of the Tôbunken library through May, 1994. In the form of a site map.

http://www.tobunken.go.jp/~joho/japanese/bunken/bunken.html

Tokyo bunkazai kenkyûjo wakan sho kensaku shisutemu. Searchable database of over 33,000 items. Revised through July, 2002. Note that Tôbunken's catalogues are in a separate database.

http://archives.tobunken.go.jp/index2.html

Kobijutsu Tenrankai Katarogu Deitabeisu. Database of Catalogues of Premodern Art, currently under construction .

Kin Gendai Bijutsu Jôhô Deitabeisu. Database of Information on Modern and Contemporary Art, currently under construction .

Uritate mokuroku kensaku shisutemu. Searchable database of over 2,100 auction catalogues in the Tôbunken collection. Revised through July, 2002.

http://archives.tobunken.go.jp/index5.html

** Shigaku zasshi : kaikô to tenbô. Annual special issue of the journal Shigaku zasshi. Nihon rekishigaku gakkai.

Call no.: recent issues are in East Asian REF D13.J3.N63.

Serial call no.: May issues of DS1 .S54 and 205 Sh6.

The art history review essay in Kaikô to tenbô, much like the trends it reflects, looks a bit different each year. Sometimes blockbuster exhibitions head off the discussion; in other years, they may receive limited coverage among brief analyses of new publications in various periods and genres. The essay is usually concept- or issue-oriented, identifying the emergence of new keywords alongside the developments of specific scholars. [CF]

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6) BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

A) Biographical Sources in English

¢*** Laurance P. Roberts, A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer. Weatherhill, 1976.

Call no.: (EAST ASIN) REF N7358 .R6

IHJ: 0182 Fukuda: C15

This dictionary is a valuable reference for basic data and bibliography on Japanese artists. The artists' entries include (N) family name, (A) azana, (FN) familiar name, and gô name at the end of each entry. Artist lookup is by personal name for those who died before 1900, and by family name for those who died later. A heading "Coll." lists public collections containing works of the artist. "Bib.", gives short references to a complete bibliography (in both English and Japanese) listed in the back. In Appendix is a full list of collections cited; Appendix 2 lists art organizations and institutions; Appendix 3 gives a chart of the periodsization of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art; Appendix 4 lists the names of Japanese provinces before the Meiji Restoration. The five-page glossary is a conglomeration of Japanese art terms, historical figures, the most famous artists, schools and organizations. The two most useful indexes for alternate names and for the characters of the names (according to Nelson's radicals) are last.

OVERALL EVALUATION: A most valuable reference, basic for desktop use. The bibliography and collection information, though now somewhat dated, make a good first step. [MW]

* Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Tazawa, Yukata, ed. Kodansha International, 1981. 825 p.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7358 .B55 1981

IHJ: 0185

Eight lines to two pages of basic biographical information of artists in the fields of: painting, prints, calligraphy, photography, graphic design, sculpture, tea ceremony, architecture, gardens, ceramics, swords, metalwork, textiles, and lacquer. Each section (varying in length from the 250 pages for painting to the four pages for graphic design) has an introduction which surveys the history of the genre discussing the anonymous as well as the most important artists. One aim of the book was to include more of the "minor arts", but because these arts tend to have few known artists, it is more in the introductions to the less popular genres rather than in the biographical entries that one finds the most useful information. In the entries for the artists, the writing is discursive, and there is less information for the space than Robert's, which also cover far more names. Artistic genealogies and a glossary of mostly Japanese art terms are appended. The bibliography for each artist in the back lists 2 to 4 major sources (including series). There is an index for alternate names and art-related associations.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good for general reference, but not as basic as Roberts.

B) Biographical Sources in Japanese

**Araki, Tadashi. Dai Nihon shoga meika taikan. Daichi Shobo, 1934. 4 vols.

Call no.: REF N7358 .D34 1934

IHJ: 1424 Fukuda: C20

This four-volume work combines a biographical listing of some 20,000 painters and calligraphers in volumes 1 and 2, reproductions of seals and signatures in volume 3, and an indices in volume 4. The biographical entries, organized according the number of strokes in the firt character of each name, are useful primarily for obscure figures who might not appear in Roberts' Dictionary or other works in Japanese. The seals and signatures in volume 3 are particularly well reproduced, with several seals and signatures given for each

artist.

OVERALL EVALUATION: A standard resource for hands-on work with paintings. [MM]

Asaoka Okisada and ïta Susumu. Zôtei koga bikô. Kyoto : Shibunkaku, 1904 (reprinted 1983).

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF ND 1058 .A89 1983. (4 vols.)

Koga bikô represents the accumulated knowledge of Japanese artists and calligraphers at the end of the Edo period and beginning of the Meiji era. It is largely biographical, but includes elements of connoisseurship, reproducing sketches of paintings, seals, and signatures that the authors actually saw. Volumes 1-3 are biographical entries, no. 4 has a table of contents and an index organized by radical. The organization of artist entries is a little tricky to follow, because artists are categorized according to a complex mixture of criteria, including social or professional status, association with particular schools, and by period. The reader is advised first to consult the index for the artist and then proceed. Entries give some biographical information and often quote other sources (these are cited, which helps).

OVERALL EVALUATION: As a work which represents an understanding and valuation of Japanese art before "art history" became a field of discourse in the Meiji period, Koga bikô's worth cannot be overstated. Because it is likely to include even earlier mentions or appraisals of artists, consulting KB first is always a good idea. [MM]

Sawada, Akira. Nihon gaka jiten. Kigensha, 1926. (2 vols.)

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF ND 1058 .S23 1927

A work similar to but smaller than Araki's Dai Nihon shoga meika taikan, but nevertheless useful for quick reference for information on dates, seals, other "archaeological" material.[ MM]

Ekoin Haku. Bijutsuka sakuin: Nihon, Tôyôhen. Nichigai Associates, 1991.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7358 .B84 1991

20,500 artists are indexed. Most of the references are recent dictionaries, or other standard reference works but this is a good source for exhibition catalogues as it covers the years 1945-1990.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good for catalogues only. [MW]

Ukiyo-e jinmei kakaku jiten. Hokushindo, 1997.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF NE1321.8.U425.1994

A price is attached to the head of each of 1,200 ukiyo-e artists! Find out why and how in the introduction. Even disregarding this unusual feature, the book serves as a recent and easy to use biographical dictionary of ukiyo-e. Some illustrations. See the related Ukiyo-e kakaku jiten not listed here.

Mangaka anime sakka jinmei jiten= Writers of comics in Japan : A biographical dictionary. Nichigai asoshietsu, 1997.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF NC 1700 .M36 1997

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7) DICTIONARIES AND OTHER REFERENCE

A) Works in English

** Waei taishô Nihon bijutsu yôgo jiten = A Dictionary of Japanese Art Terms. Tokyo Bijutsu, 1990. 794 pp. 18,000 yen.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF NX80 .N53 1990

A bilingual dictionary of 4,300 art terms, including those related to painting, calligraphy, sculpture, applied arts, architecture and gardens, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and modern art . The terms are listed in gojuon order, with the kana, the kanji, romaji, and bilingual definitions. Extensively cross-referenced. Indices: character, romaji, and English translation. The English is always understandable, if not always natural.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Useful for quick reference for terms not so easily found in other sources, and valuable for translation purposes. [MW]

James Self and Nobuko Hirose. Japanese Art Signatures: A Handbook and Practical Guide. London: Bamaboo Publishing, 1987, 399 pp.

Call no.: (AVERY) REF AK 3640 Se 37

IHJ: 0184

Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art. Hacker Art Books, 1981. 354 p.

Call no.: (AVERY) REF N33 M97

IHJ: 0181

Helen Merritt, Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1992.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF NE1323.M46.1992 and available as an eBook,

http://www.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=39037

with plug-in for image viewing.

Contents: Introduction, Biographies, Art Schools/Organizations/Exhibitions, Dôjin Magazines, Publishers/Carves/Printers, Notes on Selected Prints and Series, Notes on Selected Signatures and Seals, Chronology of Important Events.

Hakubutsukan Dictionary=Museum Dictionary. Bilingual.

http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/mus_dict/hdtcj.htm

The staff at Kyoto National Museum has put together an exceptional site based on objects in its own collection. The Japanese text is intended for children, and full and precise English translations are available (still incomplete). This is the place to learn about iconography, historical background, technical details, and so forth. [CF]

B) Works in Japanese

** Ishida Hisatoyo et al. Nihon bijutsushi jiten. Heibonsha, 1987. 1116 p (orig. 18,000 yen).

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7350.N53.1987

IHJ: 1398

A standard source for basic biographies of artists or definitions of other art-related terminology including some 2,200 signed entries ranging in size from a paragraph to a few pages. There are black and white photographs and helpful figures for most entries. At the end there is a list of national treasures, a directory to major museums and an overview of Japanese history. The index at the end is not very helpful with alternate names. Though most of the entries are lifted virtually verbatim from the Heibonsha Daihyaka Jiten, this is a useful reference to have on your shelf if you are seriously interested in Japanese art.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good standard Japanese first reference. [MW]

Noma Seiroku and Tani Shin'ichi. Bijutsu kantei jiten = Art appraisal dictionary. Tokyodo, 1963. 406p.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) 703 / N722

Fukuda: C7

Guide to the connoiseurship of paintings, prints, sculpture, calligraphy, lacquer, swords, ceramics, etc. Seals, rankings, genealogies appended. Indices of names, illustrations, and seals.

Kindai Nihon bijutsu jiten. Kawakita Michiaki, ed.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7355.K56.1989

1,252 artists of Nihonga, Yôga, prints, illustration (kuchi-e), and sculpture are cataloged by four scholars: Kawakita Michiaki, Satô Dôshin, Yamanashi Emiko, and Miwa Hideo. The separate listing of 160 art groups, studios, and institutions bring this book beyond biography and reflect a new methodological consciousness. Range: from those artists active in the early Meiji period to those born by 1930 (Shôwa 5).

Haruna Yoshishige. Kohitsu daijiten. Kyoto : Tankôsha, 1979.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) PL707 .H3

IHJ: 1416

Oda Eiichi and Koga Kenzo. Rakkan kaô daijiten. Kyoto : Tankôsha, 1982.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) Z42 .R18 1982

IHJ: 1425

Shodô hyakka jiten. Tokyo : Mokujisha, 1991.

Call no.: REF NK 3637 .A2 S48 1991

This multi-faceted "encyclopedia" is meant to be of use to students and scholars, amateurs and calligraphers alike. Liberal use of photography and illustrations.

Shotai daihyakka jiten. Tokyo : Yuzankaku Shuppan, 1996

Call no. (EAST ASIAN) REF NK 3637 .A3 S56 1996

This source aids in the reading of characters in nonstandard script. Look up a character to find thumbprint photographs of that character rendered in different scripts and media.

Yoshida teruji, ed. Ukiyo-e jiten (3 vol.). Gabundô, 1972.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF NE 1310 .Y63 1974.

Although now replaced as the basic reference work in ukiyo-e by the following title, it is still necessary to use this as well. It is the product of a lifetime of compilation, and hence quite idiosyncratic, often with no documentation of the sources used. But it has information that can be found nowhere else. It unfortunately lacks any general index or any cross-referencing, so it is not easy to find all the information on any given subject. Single prints and series by a given artist are often listed separately, with no cross-reference, for example. So be sure to look under every conceivable word, including place names, themes, and so forth. [HS]

Genshoku ukiyo-e daihyakka jiten (11 vol.). Taishôan shoten, 1980-82.

Call no: NE1321.8 .G44 f

As the title indicates, this is basically an encyclopedia of ukiyo-e, and constitutes the single most important and useful reference work in this area. It contains a huge number of illustrations, all in color (although many are too small to see fine details), and is accompanied by very detailed texts, all with good bibliographical notations. Each illustration is listed at the end of the volume, indicating the source of the print unless it is a private owner (as many, unfortunately, are). Particularly valuable is the index of the entire set in the last volume, and the biographies of individual artists in that volume. This is the first place to turn for basic reference in ukiyo-e prints, extending into the modern period. [HS]

Sasaki, Ken'ichi. Bigaku jiten [Dictionary of Aesthetics]. Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai, 1995.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF BH56.S27.1995

Organized thematically; entries in Japanese, with terms in European languages and a Romanized index of names.

EVALUATION: In his introduction, Sasaki notes that this book "began as a textbook and ended up as a dictionary"; as such , it bears his own unique viewpoint and "problem consciousness" while being modular and straightforward enough to appeal to uninitiated readers. An excellent introduction to current themes in aesthetics as framed by Japanese scholars, and useful as a multilingual dictionary for key terms. [CF]

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8) TIMELINES

***Yamasaki, Shigehisa. Chronological Table of Japanese Art. Geishinsha, 1981.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7350 .Y298 1981

IHJ: 0187

Despite its diminutive size and total lack of illustrations, this book has the potential of being an extremely useful English-language reference. The timeline shows developments in China alongside those in Japan. Indices: works, repositories/collectors (including many temples), biographical dictionary. Tables: periods, reigns, geography, etc. all with kanji. [CF]

***Genshoku zuten nihon bijutsushi nenpyô. Ed. ïta Hirotaro, Kawakita Michiaki, Yamane Yûzô. Shûeisha, 1986 and 1997.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7350.G46.1986

Students of art history in Japan have been seen to carry this easy-to-read, full-color timeline under arm. In a word: authoritative. The timeline continues to the year of publication and mentions prominent Japanese artists of today, such as Yayoi Kusama.

¢**(Karaa ban) Nihon bijutsushi nenpyô=The chronological table of Japanese art history. Tsuji Nobuo, ed. Bijutsu Shuppansha, 2002. 259 pp. Over 300 color plates.

Call no.: Not in library. Check your bookseller or Bijutsu Shuppansha . Available at most museum shops in Japan. Y2,500.

While less inclusive than the previous work, this affordable and easy-to-read paperback makes full use of color printing to record historical events alongside developments in architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, calligraphy, "other," and "the art world." The left-hand pages contain the timeline (Jomon to 2000 AD), while the right-hand pages contain illustrations with detailed captions.

**Ienaga, Saburô. Jôdai yamatoe nenpyô [Timeline of Early Yamato-e]. Bokusui Shobo, 1966; reprint, Meicho Kankokai, 1998.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) ND1053.35.Y34.I46.1998 or 721.2.Ie62

This specialist's timeline is not a study guide but rather a valuable list of extant and no longer extant yamato-e paintings, reconstructed from textual evidence, between the Tenpyô era and the end of the Heian period. Includes the name of the work as it appears in the text, the name of the text, and other notes.

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9) MUSEUMS

A) English guides

¢** Roberts' Guide to Japanese Museums of Art and Archaeology. Compiled by Laurence P. Roberts and International House of Japan. Simul Press, 1987.

Call no.: (AVERY) N950 .J2 R541

IHJ: 0183

Roberts' Guide is a useful tool for finding one's way to many of Japan's more remotely located and obscure publicly-oriented collections of both Japanese and Western art. The Guide is organized alphabetically with helpful indices of Japanese names of the museums, branch museums, prefectures, and types of collections in the back. Each entry gives the institution's English name, Japanese name, address in romanization and kanji,

and telephone number, followed by a page-long description of the collection with Mr. Roberts' own evaluation ("comments"), information about hours and admission fees, and verbal directions for how to get there.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Many museums have opened since the 1987 publication of the revised edition of Roberts' Guide, but it remains the most comprehensive guide to Japanese museums in English. [MM]

**Recommendations of newer English-language guides to Japanese museums may be directed to [email protected] .

B) Japanese Guides

Nihon no Bijutsukan to Shashin Korekushon. Kyoto: Tankosha, 2001.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) N3735 .M38 2002

¢** Zenkoku Bijutsukan Gaido. Bijutsu Shuppansha, March 2001 (vol. 53 no. 802 of the journal Bijutsu techô). Revised every 2-3 years.

Call no.: N3735.Z36.2001

1800 art or art-related museums and archives are presented by region, prefecture, and city. A very brief background on the museum and its collections is given along with contact information, homepage, notes on facilities, location, and public transportation. Hours are not listed. This small and handy dictionary aims for legibility, affordability, and ease of use,

EVALUATION: With this guide, the art-lover can find a destination in even the most unassuming cities. The guide also calls attention to easily overlooked "art related" institutions, such as the Shiruku Hakubutsukan (Museum of Silk ). [CF]

NOTE: Please check your online Japanese bookseller in order to obtain the most recent affordable guide to art museums.

*Kojin korekushon bijutsukan hakubutsukan jiten=Museums of private collections in Japan : a directory. Nichigai Asoshietsu, 1998.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF AM77.A1 K45 1998

Besides providing all the standard information on 185 museums as of August 1998, this guide also tell you their legal status, institutional history (e.g. what's the ÔMOA' in MOA Bijutsukan?), and related events or activities at the museum. Data on the museums was collected via survey, so some entries are more detailed than others. Sometime divulged are the number and extent of holdings, and the exact number of national treasures/ impt. cultural properties. Specific masterpieces are often mentioned. Indexed by name of collector and/or collection. Only institutions with permanent holdings regularly on view to the public are included. For kinenkan (memorial halls), see below.

EVALUATION: While limited to 185 museums, this directory provides important information about the background and status of private museums and their founders or major donors. [CF]

Jinbutsu kinenkan jiten=Memorial museums of famous people in Japan : a directory. Nichigai Asoshietsu, 1996.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF AM 77 .A2 J56 1996

300 memorial museums (only those regularly open to the public) are labeled as related to "art," "history," or "literature." Provides background, visitors' information. Indexed.

*Nihon hakubutsukan sôran: Myûjiamu e no shôtai. Tokyodo, 1997.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF AM77.A2 N54 1997

This large, multifaceted volume reveals the conceptual and methodological underpinnings so often absent in Nichigai publications. Pages 93-373 contain a long list of museums both public and private, including [tourist] visitors' centers, corporate museums, and zoos/aquariums. These are divided by prefecture with only the most basic information provided, and are said to be the printed version of a computer database. This massive list is prefaced by three chapters which reflect new trends in Japanese museum studies. At the end of the volume is a bibliography of specialized museum guidebooks (e.g. Nihon suiboku bijutsukan annai, Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1993).

EVALUATION: While this directory reflects a prodigious and well-guided effort, its breadth makes it unwieldy for specialized art history use. It would be of use for looking up museums in less well-known locations, or for research on folk or local museums, history museums, and so forth. The bibliography is a unique feature. [CF]

Tokyo no bijutsukan : tonai de mirareru sekai no meisaku . Kodansha, 1998.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF AM78.T6 T65 1998

NOTE: An LC Call number search for "AM77.A" will retrieve guides to museums in Japan , from corporate museums to "unique" ones.

C) Guides to Museums and Other Institutions on the Internet

*** Tokyo Bunkazai Kenkyûjo (Tobunken)

It is possible that all the Japanese (and world) art museum links you may ever need (at least this year!) can be accessed through Tôbunken's remarkable link page, which focuses on museum links. Note that the links are to Japanese and bilingual pages.

http://www.tobunken.go.jp/link/link.html

**Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library. New York University.

Contains: positions, calls for papers, "to attend,"grad student directory, grants, and links.

http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/html/chinese/index.html

**Orientations: The Magazine for Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art website.

Contains a guide to exhibitions and a collection of links, as well as information about the magazine..

http://www.orientations.com.hk/

Kobe Daigaku Bijutsushi Kenkyûshitsu. Japanese only.

http://www.lit.kobe-u.ac.jp/art-history/

The art history department at Kobe University provides a good collection of links to museums worldwide as well as to other archives and institutes for the study of art history. Japanese only. From this site one can also access a calendar of art exhibitions focusing on the Kansai region, but it is unclear whether this site will continue to be updated.

Kyoto Daigaku Jinbun Kagaku Kenkyûjo: Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto Univesrity. Japanese and English.

Looking to expand your search outside of art history? This site and its page of links may lead you in an interesting direction.

http://www.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html

Tokyo Daigaku Tôyô Bunka Kenkyûjo: Institute of Oriental Culture, Tokyo University. Japanese, English, Chinese.

http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html

This historic and unparalleled institute, which includes India and excels in Buddhist studies, offers a wide variety of information services and also contains a page of links. Find out about the journal and other activities of the institute.

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10) SURVEY HISTORIES

A) English-language

***Murase, Miyeko. Bridge of Dreams : The Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese Art. New York: Abrams/MMA, 2000.

Call no.: (FINE ARTS) N7351 M9339

Much in the way that the Metropolitan Museum's Chinese catalogues, Beyond Representation and Possessing the Past, have attained textbook-like status in Chinese art, this recent catalogue of the Burke Collection is divided into periods with a good deal of supplementary writing. Each item is accompanied by a detailed text entry complete with bibliographic references (Japanese and English). Contains mostly painting; some sculpture and other art objects (e.g. ceramics). Glossary and index.

**Mason , Penelope. History of Japanese Art. New York: Abrams, 1993.

Call no.: (FINE ARTS) Reserves N7351 M38, and others

A standard history of Japanese art and architecture from prehistory to 1945. Limited color plates. Ample historical background. Glossary and index.

¢** Paine , Robert T. and Alexander Soper. The Art and Architecture of Japan. New York: Penguin Books ,1985 (First ed. 1955).

Call no.: (FINE ARTS) Reserves N7351 P1611

Although major discoveries have rendered some of its contents out of date, this standard comprehensive history of Japanese painting, sculpture, and architecture remains unmatched in its breadth and clarity. A key distinguishing feature of Paine and Soper's work is that the entire second half is devoted to surveying the history of secular and religious architecture, far more space than any other text in the same genre, such as Joan Stanley-Baker's more recent Japanese Art. Instead of dividing the history of Japanese art into an artificial matrix of historical periods, "Paine and Soper" takes a stylistic and contextual approach, treating works of the same mode or format, such as mural paintings in castles, for example, within a single section. This scheme proceeds in a roughly chronological order, and gives the reader a good idea of the cultural circumstances that inspired, for instance, the elegant sculpture of imperially-sponsored temples of the Heian period. Unfortunately, it would seem that for both authors the art and architecture of Japan ended around 1800; nineteenth and twentieth century works are not part of their account. An extensive (34 pages) bibliography is a valuable source of pre-mid-70s references in both Japanese and western books and articles.

OVERALL EVALUATION: An excellent survey of major monuments and developments of Japanese art. [MM]

** Akiyama, Terukazu. Japanese Painting. New York : Rizzoli International Pub., 1990 (First ed. 1961)

Call no: (See old cards)

This is the standard text on Japanese painting in English synthesized by one of the great Japanese art historians. The illustrations represent the canon in beautiful color showing more detail than can be seen in the originals. The text begins with Jomon figural depictions, then defines Buddhist painting which in turn is juxtaposed with the national secular painting in the Heian and Kamakura. Next, Muromachi ink painting is discussed as a renewed Chinese influence. Momoyama -Early Edo Screen painting then leads to Edo genre painting and Ukiyo-e and the final chapter treats other types of Edo painting. In the back of the book, there is a very basic chronological table, maps of Japan , a short bibliography and an index.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good for the basics. [MW]

*** The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art (30 vols.). Weatherhill and Heibonsha, 1967, etc.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) N7350 .H4 1971g

Covering the history of Japanese painting, sculpture, and architecture with separate volumes on ceramics, textiles, gardens, prints, and folk arts, the Heibonsha Survey provides the most complete examination of the arts of Japan in English to date. Originally published in Japanese, each of the thirty-one volumes is authored by a prominent specialist in the field, and generously illustrated with major works in Japanese collections. A separate index volume for the whole series replaces indices in individual volumes. Since the Heibonsha Survey was intended as a work for the general reader, there are no bibliographical entries or

citations.

OVERALL EVALUATION: A basic introduction to prominent Japanese scholarship on the arts of Japan , although increasingly dated. [MM]

Japanese Arts Library. John Rosenfield, general editor. Kodansha International and Shibundô, c.1977-c.1986.

Call no.: (AVERY/FINE ARTS)Varies by volume. See CLIO, series title=Japanese arts library.

Volumes of this series are adapted translations of Shibundô's ongoing monthly Nihon no bijutsu publication. The Shibundô series [CF1] has over 400 issues, while the Kodansha contains about fifteen. Thus, the translation project covers only a handful and does not seem to be continuing. Unlike the Heibonsha Survey above, which aims at an overall coverage of Japanese art history, each volume of the Japan Arts Library is aimed at a fairly specialized topic Each volume includes a glossary of Japanese technical terms, an annotated bibliography of Japanese (with titles in kanji) and western-language sources, and an index.

OVERALL EVALUATION: The available volumes are basic works in English for the specialized topics treated. [MM]

B) Japanese-language

***Nihon no Bijutsu . Serial: monthly. Shibundô, 1966-present.

Call no.: N8.N55

Although technically a periodical journal and treated as such by the library (e.g., several issues bound together), the monthly issues of this important series are much more like books, in both appearance (no advertisements, among others) and content. Each treats a special theme, and is commissioned from a single expert. The series is under the supervision of the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachô), and the three major national museums (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara ); the selection of topics and authors is made by a committee within the Bunkachô. The series is published by Shibundô, a commercial publisher of art books. Several in this series have been translated and adapted into English in the Kodansha series Japanese Arts Library.

NOTE: To find a specific issue within Nihon no Bijutsu, search for your topic in Nichigai's Magazine Web or another database. The Waseda libraries, for example, catalog each issue under a separate title.

***Nihon Bijutsukan= The Art Museum of Japan . Shogakkan, 1997.1247 pp. Japanese only.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) REF N7350.N474.1997

This is not a guide to art museums, but a survey that attempts to transcend the limitations of the survey by providing a number of unique innovations based on computer editing, color printing, and other technological innovations. Its mission is to look at the history of Japanese art from multiple perspectives; sociohistorical context and close visual analysis are equally emphasized, with attention to media (e.g. textiles) and genres (e.g. advertisements) often excluded from typcal surveys. Well-known scholars have authored nine chapters from prehistory to postwar, all in reflection of recent scholarly trends. Is this the "museum without walls" that photography and computers can create? Have a look for yourself, and revel in the new environment of Japanese art history.

Includes: dictionary of art terms, biographical dictionary, list of plates, index.

*Yamane Yûzô. Nihon bijutsushi. Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1977 (first ed.)

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN) 702.1 Y1

This is the standard survey of Japanese art history to which Japanese first refer you. Each chapter covers a period in the subsections of: architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and calligraphy. It runs from the Jomon through to Showa chronicling developments in these different genres as well as the major schools. Being a survey, it is good for the orthodox summation of each period or for adding more works to the standard canon than any English survey supplies. In the Meiji-Taisho-Showa chapter, for example, there is a wonderfully

concise outline of the development of the modern art institutions. It is not very user friendly with the names, so keep your Robert's handy, but there are indexes to artists, works, temples, and other terms at the back. Depending on your needs and interests, it may be worth owning a copy for reference.

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good for a definitive summation. [MW]

¢* (Karaa ban) Nihon bijutsushi= The concise history of Japanese art. Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1991 (fourth printing: 1992). 210 pp.

Call no.: not in library. Order new or used.

This is the modern, concise version of the above (also put out by Bijutsu Shuppansha), written by Tsuji Nobuo and a team of famous art historians. Aimed at amateurs and students, it contains plenty of furigana, with a short timeline and charts in the back. Indexed by creator and work. Full color illustrations. Suitable for intermediate level students of Japanese language, and sold at most museum shops.

NOTE: In the same series, of the same accessibility and price, are "concise histories" of fields such as Buddhist sculpture, East Asian art, twentieth-century art, Japanese western-style architecture, Japanese traditional architecture, ceramics, ukiyo-e, ink painting, and so forth. All are written by a team of authorities. Consult Bijutsu Shuppansha or your Japanese bookseller.

Iwanami kindai Nihon no bijutsu. Iwanami Shoten, 1996. Library has: vol. 4,5,9.

Call no.: (EAST ASIAN ) N7355 .I93 1996

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I. BIBLIOGRAPHY

G) Reconstruction of Historical Exhibitions