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The 40th issue of the research journal "Gesou" has been published.The included papers are as follows.

[Peer-reviewed paper]
Hiroaki Hamada
George Nakashima and Ben Shahn: Art as Interior Design in the "1st George Nakashima Exhibition"
[Research notes]
Rintaro Terakado
Fragments of Kikuchi Chutaro's Achievements: Focusing on the Exhibit Catalog (Variant Edition) of the Chicago World's Fair
Michiko Hayashi
Utagawa Wakana Research Supplement
[Research Exchange Meeting]
Setsuko Masahara Sara Kizawa Sakurako Namimura
(Preface by Michiko Hayashi)
2024 Taiwan-Japan five schools art history research student workshop participation report
[Graduation thesis excerpt]
Tara Shimazu
A Study of Honda Kinkichirō: A Pioneer of Satirical Manga - Focusing on "Dandan Chinbun" and "Kibo Dango"

This year, the graduate students participated in off-campus training in Taiwan, while the undergraduate students participated in off-campus training in Japan.
Students from the undergraduate school participated in ① a three-day, two-night overnight training session from Friday, November 11th to Sunday, November 15th, and ② a one-day training session on Friday, December 17th.
Participating students: 9 undergraduate students, Supervising teacher: Michiko Hayashi

11/15
AtamiMOA Museum of ArtGather at.
At the special exhibition "Korin: National Treasure "Red and White Plum Blossoms Screen" x Important Cultural Property "Wind Gods and Thunder Gods Screen"," we viewed many Rinpa works collected from the MOA Museum of Art's collection and other art galleries and museums. Since it wasn't too crowded, we were able to take a good look at masterpieces such as the "Red and White Plum Blossoms Screen." After that, we went to the vast garden. The students took lots of photos of the restored Korin Mansion, the various flowers blooming in the tea garden, and the bamboo grove.
Move to Odawara Station and stay overnight in Odawara.

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First thing in the morning, I went to Hakone and visited Sengokuhara.Paula MuseumWhat.
In the auditorium, curator Hiroshi Tokai gave a detailed explanation of the museum's architecture, collection, and operations, as well as an overview of the currently running "Philippe Parreno: This Place, That Sky" exhibition, before moving on to the exhibition room. We viewed a number of surprising video works and installations. After touring the collection exhibition, we headed to the outdoor promenade, where we also enjoyed the contemporary art works installed in the forest. As a pre-examination assignment, each student had written a commentary on a piece of art chosen from the museum's collection, so they were able to carefully view the artworks while reading the writings of other students.

after that,The Hakone Open-Air MuseumWe walked around the large grounds and enjoyed the view. On the way, it started to rain, and I realized how quickly the weather can change in the mountains.

Return to Odawara and stay there for a second night.

September fifteenth on Sunday
In the morning, I went back to Hakone and visited Kowakudani.Okada Museum of ArtWe left all our belongings, including our smartphones, and went through a metal detector before heading to the exhibition room with just the clothes on our backs. There was a huge collection of oriental ceramics, modern Japanese ceramics, and early modern Japanese paintings. There was an overwhelming number of items, and we could never finish looking. Some students soaked in the foot bath just outside to soothe their tired feet after three days.
They then disbanded.

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12/6
MitoIbaraki Prefectural Museum of Modern ArtGather at.
Museum director Toru Arayashiki gave a lecture in the lecture room explaining the intention behind the special exhibition "100 Years After the Death of Nakamura Tsutomu" and the innovative ideas behind the displays, after which we were able to freely explore the exhibition room.
The paintings of Nakamura Ito, who died young from illness, were displayed by genre, including numerous related materials that show how he learned about Western painting from magazines and art books and applied them to his own work. More than giving a clear picture of the transitions in his artistic career, the exhibition also touched my heart with Yi's struggle to survive. After viewing the related exhibits in the collection exhibition, I also visited Nakamura Ito's studio, which had been relocated next to the museum. The maple trees were colored bright red, and there was a single red birdcage, which is also depicted in one of the paintings. The scenery that Nakamura Ito saw was reproduced.