Nihon Essayist Club Award
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Edition 11 (1963) award
Ryoichi Hayashi
はやし りょういち
Hayashi Ryoichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-04-24 （Tokyo City (now Minato Ward, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1992-10-02 age 74
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Buddhist art historian, Art historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1952-1992
- Affiliations
- Tama Art University (Lecturer), Nihon University, College of Art (Lecturer), Tokyo University of Education (Lecturer / Associate Professor), Meiji University (Lecturer), University of Tsukuba (Professor / Professor Emeritus, Head of Art Program), Komazawa University (Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art History | Aesthetics and Art History | — | 〜1952 | Japan |
| Graduate School, University of Tokyo (Special Research Student) | — | — | — | 1952-1957 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art History
/ Aesthetics and Art History
Period:
〜1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Japan
Graduate School, University of Tokyo (Special Research Student)
Period:
1952-1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
Completed special research student program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Japan Essayists Club Award | The Silk Road | — | Japan Essayists Club | 受賞 |
Japan Essayists Club Award
1963
Work:
The Silk Road
Organization:
Japan Essayists Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Silk Road
1962 Art historyA study tracing art and patterns along the Silk Road, discussing decorative motifs and aspects of Buddhist art born of East-West exchange; written for a general readership.
Silk Roaddecorative motifsBuddhist art
The Silk Road and Shosoin
1969 Art historyExamines the relationship between Shosoin's holdings and the Silk Road, arguing for the significance of Shosoin materials from a pattern-history perspective.
Shosoinconservationpattern history
Treasures of Persia (3 vols.)
1978 Art history / IllustratedA three-volume illustrated work presenting Persian art and artifacts with photographs and commentary; richly illustrated with photography by Banri Namikawa.
Persian artarchaeologyillustration
Travels in Gandhara Art
1984 Art travel / StudyA travelogue combined with scholarly reflections on Buddhist sculpture and ruins in the Gandhara region.
GandharaBuddhist sculptureregional studies
Decorative Motifs of Oriental Art: Plant Motifs
1992 Art historyOrganizes the genealogy and development of plant motifs in Oriental art, detailing origins and transformations of motifs.
plant motifsdecorative patternscomparative art history
Bibliography
- The Silk Road (Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1962)
- The Silk Road and Shosoin (Heibonsha, 1969)
- Treasures of Persia (3 vols., Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha, 1978-79)
- Travels in Gandhara Art (Jiji Press, 1984)
- The Silk Road (Jiji Press, 1988)
- Decorative Motifs of Oriental Art: Plant Motifs (Dohosha Publishing, 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and explanatory proseDescription emphasizing illustrations and examples
- Recurring Motifs
- decorative motifsSilk RoadBuddhist art
Legacy
Ryoichi Hayashi is regarded as a Buddhist art historian who illuminated East-West art exchange and the genealogy of decorative motifs through his studies of the Silk Road and Shosoin materials. He contributed to research and education as Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba.
Trivia
- Won the Japan Essayists Club Award in 1963 for 'The Silk Road'.
- Served as head of the art program at the University of Tsukuba and retired in 1982 as Professor Emeritus.