• This database is a comprehensive collection of articles from Nihon bijutsu nenkan (Year Book of Japanese Art), published by the Tokyo National Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken).

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Report on National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties Designation Submitted

On March 18, the Council for Cultural Affairs (Commissioner: MIYATA Ryōhei) submitted a report on one asset to be designated as a National Treasures and 50 assets to be designated as Important Cultural Properties to SHIMOMURA Hakubun, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The list includes a Jōmon dogū from the Late Jōmon period, called Masked Goddess (Kamen no megumi), which was unearthed from the Nakappara site in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, to be designated as a National Treasure; and a pair of wooden statues of TOKUGAWA Ieyasu and his son Hidetada, which were housed in Chion-in temple (the head temple of the Jōdo sect of Buddhism), and Murakami Kagaku’s painting titled ‘Nude’(collection of the Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo) to be designated as Important Cultural Properties. (Japanese)

Mainichi Art Award Winners Announced

On January 1, the winners of the 55^th Mainichi Art Award (sponsored by the Mainichi Newspapers Co.), the annual award given to outstanding individuals in art and culture, were announced. In relation to art, sculptor AOKI Noe won the award for her solo exhibition titled ‘Aoki Noe | All that floats down’ held at the Nagoya City Art Museum and the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.Mainichi Art Award Winners Announced (Japanese)

The 39^th Kimura Ihei Award Winners Announced

On February 5, the winner of the 39^th Kimura Ihei Award (sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun Company and the Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.), the award given to exceptional new photographers in honor of photographer KIMURA Ihei’s achievements, was announced. The award was given to MORI Eiki for his photo book ‘intimacy’. (Japanese)

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