Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (1997) award
Tsuneo Takeda
たけだ つねお
Takeda Tsuneo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-12-05 （Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2021-09-04
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Art historian, Professor, Museum curator
- Active Years
- 1951-2003
- Affiliations
- Kyoto National Museum, Osaka University, Otemae University, The Japan Academy
- Memberships
- Member of The Japan Academy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka University | Graduate School, Faculty of Letters | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate degree (1951)
Osaka University
Graduate School, Faculty of Letters
Degree:
文学博士
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Japan
PhD (Doctor of Literature) awarded for thesis on early modern folding-screen paintings
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | A History of Kano School Painting | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Kyoto City Cultural Contributor | — | — | Kyoto City | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (approx.) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
1997
Work:
A History of Kano School Painting
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
Result:
受賞
Kyoto City Cultural Contributor
2001
Organization:
Kyoto City
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (approx.)
2004
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Flowers, Birds and Customs of the Momoyama Period: The World of Folding Screens
1971 Art historyA study focusing on Momoyama-period folding screens, examining depictions of flora and birds and contemporary customs with illustrations.
folding screensMomoyama periodsocial customs
A History of the Kano School Painting
1995 Art historyA comprehensive study of the Kano school, analyzing its formation, development, and representative works based on historical sources.
Kano schoolschool historyiconographic analysis
Seasons Seen in Folding-Screen Paintings
2008 Art historyAn essay-like study interpreting seasonal expressions and depictions of annual events in folding-screen paintings.
seasonal expressionfolding-screen paintingsannual events
Bibliography
- Flowers, Birds and Customs of the Momoyama Period: The World of Folding Screens (1971)
- Early Modern Genre Painting (co-ed., 1967)
- A History of the Kano School Painting (1995)
- Study of Kano School Folding-Screen Paintings: On the Western-Style Influence (2002)
- Seasons Seen in Folding-Screen Paintings (2008)
- Color Guide to Japanese Art 13: Folding Screens (1997)
- Comparative Culture of Visual Arts (co-ed., 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, detailed analysis of illustrations and sourcesSpecialized writing that often includes accessible explanations
- Recurring Motifs
- folding screensseasonal motifssystematic studies of the Kano school
Legacy
A highly regarded scholar of Japanese painting history, especially folding screens and the Kano school. Contributed to research and education through museum work and university teaching; elected to The Japan Academy.
Academic Societies
- The Japan Academy
Trivia
- Received the Arts Encouragement Prize (MEXT) in 1997 for 'A History of the Kano School Painting'.
- Honored with the Order of the Sacred Treasure (2004) and posthumously awarded the rank of Junior Fourth Rank in 2021.