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Explanatory Note : From the late 19th century onwards, Japanese art gained great popularity in the West on the back of Japanese taste (Japonisme). Ukiyo-e was at the centre of this trend and was exported to Europe one after another. Ukiyo-e was not only a valuable export resource for Japan from the Meiji era onwards, but also highly valued in Europe, especially in France, where research into ukiyo-e began earlier than in Japan. In Japan, however, ukiyo-e was extremely undervalued and there was no perspective to recognize ukiyo-e as a work of art. It can be pointed out that although full-fledged research into the history of Japanese art began in Japan after the Meiji period, only the study of ukiyo-e has developed in a peculiar way. The first full-fledged study of ukiyo-e in Japan is considered to have been the first publication of the magazine Konohana (1910). Since then, ukiyo-e research has continued in the style of publishing magazines (specialized journals). It is interesting to note that only the study of ukiyo-e is still continuing, which distinguishes it from the study of other Japanese art forms. This paper carefully traces the history of ukiyo-e research centered on this specialized journal and points out its characteristics. |
