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In Search of the Multiple Origins of Namban Lacquer
International Symposium
In Search of the Multiple Origins of Namban Lacquer
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Title：International Symposium In Search of the Multiple Origins of Namban Lacquer
Dates & Time：March 4th(Sat.) & 5th(Sun.) 2017 10：30－17：00（Open 10：00）
Venue：Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
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Map：https://www.tobunken.go.jp/japanese/navi/map.html
Organizer：Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken)
Language：in Japanese with English translation
Reception：on 4th evening (free of charge)
Excursion：only for foreign participants on 6th morning at Meguro Gajoen (free of charge)
Application：Use the entry form on this web page
Inquiry：by e-mail to
e-mail：kjkenkyukai@to
bunken.go.jp
International Symposium Proceedings, Revised Edition 'In Search of Namban Lacquer'（PDF、6.41MB）
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Program：
March 4th (Sat.)
◎Section I; Recognition of Problems and Setting
10：35―11：15 Koji Kobayashi (Tobunken)
Prologue: In search of the multiple origins of Namban lacquer – Recognition of problems and setting
◎Section II; Historical and Geographical Backgrounds surrounding Namban Lacquer
11：15―11：55 Dr. Mihoko Oka(University of Tokyo, Historiographical Institute)
Record of objects related to Namban lacquer as mentioned in old Portuguese documents with focus on
Colóquios dos Simples e Drogas da India (1563) by Garcia da Orta
13：30―14：10 Masako Miyzato (Urasoe Art Museum)
Urushi culture of the old Ryukyu period – urushi art of the Great Trade Era
14：10―14：40 Koji Kobayashi (Tobunken) & Dr. Kunio Yoshida (University Museum, University of Tokyo)
Production age of Namban lacquer
◎ Section III; Materials and Techniques Used for Namban Lacquer
（1）Urushi and Adhesive
15：00―15：40 Dr. Takayuki Honda (Meiji University, School of Science and Technology)
Urushi and adhesive used for Namban lacquer
15：40―16：20 Dr. Kunio Yoshida (University Museum, University of Tokyo)
Provenance of urushi for Namban lacquer based on Sr isotope analysis (tentative)
（2）Wood
16：20―17：00 Dr. Shuichi Noshiro (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
Wood used for Namban lacquer
March 5th (Sun.)
◎Section III; Materials and Techniques Used for Namban Lacquer
（3）Shell, Rayskin
10：35―11：15 Dr. Taiji Kurozumi (Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba)
Observations on shells used for Namban lacquer
11：15―12：05 Dr. Christine Guth (V&A Museum)
Rayskin in Japanese Lacquer of the late 16th and early 17th Centuries
◎Section IV; Namban Lacquer – Tradition and Exogenous Elements, Influence and Diffusion
13：20―14：00 Toshihiko Suekane (Tokyo National Museum)
On metal fittings with Japanese elements in the 17th century
14：00―14：50 Ulrike Körber (University of Évora, CHAIA / Laboratório HERCULES)
Lacquered Luso-Asian furniture of Indian or Chinese origins, closely related with Namban lacquer
14：50―15：30 Dr. Yoshimi Kamiya (Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute)
Shape and material of gold lines decorating Namban lacquer (tentative)
◎Section V; Overall Discussion and Comments
15：50―16：55 Discussion and Comments
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