Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2000) award
Hisako Koike
こいけ ひさこ
Koike Hisako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-05-04 （Maebashi, Gunma, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Maebashi, Gunma (hometown) → Tokyo (worked at Ochanomizu Univ., Kokugakuin Univ., etc.)
Career
- Occupations
- art historian, university professor, researcher
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, Bunka Gakuen University (former lecturer/associate professor)
- Memberships
- The Japan Society for Aesthetics, Mediterranean Studies Association (Japan), Dance of Death Study Group, The Medieval Association of the West (Japan), Japan–France Art History Association, The Japan Art History Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochanomizu University | Faculty of Letters and Education | Department of Philosophy (Aesthetics & Art History) | 学士（文） | 1975-1979 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Human Cultural Studies, Ochanomizu University | Graduate School of Human Cultural Studies | Comparative Arts (Doctoral program; completed coursework, withdrew at term completion) | 修士（文学） | 1980-1985 | Japan |
Ochanomizu University
Faculty of Letters and Education
/ Department of Philosophy (Aesthetics & Art History)
Degree:
学士（文）
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Human Cultural Studies, Ochanomizu University
Graduate School of Human Cultural Studies
/ Comparative Arts (Doctoral program; completed coursework, withdrew at term completion)
Degree:
修士（文学）
Period:
1980-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral coursework and withdrew at term completion; holds M.A. in Literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Newcomer) | Art History Facing Death | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
Arts Encouragement Prize (Newcomer)
2000
Work:
Art History Facing Death
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Corridor of the Dead: The Revived Dance of Death
1990 art history / iconographyAn essay collection interpreting medieval European 'Dance of Death' and perceptions of life and death through artworks.
Dance of Deathmedieval articonography
Corpse Hunting
1993 art history / cultural historyA study exploring imagery of corpses and funerary expressions and their cultural meanings.
deathfunerary practicesthe body
Medieval Times with the Dead
1994 art historyA compilation of essays on representations of the dead and death perceptions in the medieval period.
medievalrepresentations of the deadreligious art
Art History Gazing at Death
1999 art history / criticismSystematically examines representations of death from an art-historical perspective and discusses historical shifts in perceptions of life and death.
representations of deathhistorical changeiconographic analysis
The Depicted Body
2002 art history / body studiesAddresses representations of the body in artworks and discusses bodily perceptions within visual culture.
the bodyrepresentationvisual culture
The Discovery of Viscera
2011 art history / cultural historyFocuses on representations of viscera and examines changes in bodily perception in modernity from an art-historical viewpoint.
representations of visceramodernityperceptions of the body
Journey to the 'Dance of Death' — In Search of Dancing Skeletons
2010 art history / travelogueA travelogue-based study introducing local iconography and cultural history of the 'Dance of Death' through European fieldwork.
fieldworkiconographymedieval culture
Deciphering Hieronymus Bosch
2015 art historyAn accessible introduction to interpreting Hieronymus Bosch's works, explaining imagery and allegory for general readers.
Boschallegoryiconographic interpretation
Bibliography
- Corridor of the Dead: The Revived Dance of Death
- Corpse Hunting
- Medieval Times with the Dead
- Macabre Strolls
- Art History Gazing at Death
- The Depicted Body
- Journey to the 'Dance of Death' — In Search of Dancing Skeletons
- The Discovery of Viscera
- Deciphering Hieronymus Bosch
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, iconographic analysisalso writes accessible introductions for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- Dance of Deathbodily representationviscera and the fleshmedieval religious art
Legacy
Recognized as a leading Japanese scholar on medieval Western art—particularly the 'Dance of Death' and bodily representation. Contributed to dissemination of art-historical knowledge through both academic and popular works.
Academic Societies
- The Japan Society for Aesthetics
- Mediterranean Studies Association (Japan)
- Dance of Death Study Group
- The Medieval Association of the West (Japan)
- Japan–France Art History Association
- The Japan Art History Society
Archives
- Kokugakuin University Researcher Profile
- researchmap profile
- Records in academic databases such as KAKEN and NRID
Trivia
- Born in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.
- Won the Arts Encouragement Prize (Newcomer) in 2000 for '死をみつめる美術史'.