This research exchange event has been held alternately in Japan and Taiwan since 2011. This year, the 11th event, will be held at the University of Tsukuba. Graduate students from the five universities will give oral presentations on art history, followed by a question-and-answer session. We hope that this international exchange will provide a platform for mutual research stimulation.
Participating Universities (Japan):University of Tsukuba, Kyushu University
Participating universities (Taiwan):National Central University, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University
Since 2011, this symposium has been held at alternating venues in Japan and Taiwan. This year, the eleventh in the series, will be held at the University of Tsukuba. Presentations on art history will be given by graduate students from the five universities, followed by a Q&A session. We hope that this international exchange will provide a great stimulus to each other's research.
Participating Universities (Japan): University of Tsukuba, Kyushu University
Participating Universities (Taiwan): National Central University, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University
2025 Symposium
Date and Time
2025年9月20日（土）9:30～17:00／2025.09.20 (Sat.) 9:30 AM-17:00PM
Venue
University of Tsukuba Room 5, 216C Bld., University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JAPAN
Access
From Akihabara Station, take the Tsukuba Express (45 minutes) and get off at Tsukuba Station.
From Bus Stop 6 at Tsukuba Center (Bus Terminal), take the Tsukuba University Central bound bus or the Tsukuba University Loop Bus.
Get off at the "Tsukuba Daigaku Nishi" bus stop
From Akihabara Station, via Tsukuba Express(TX) to Tsukuba Terminal
From Tsukuba Station Bus Terminal No.6, use Tsukuba University Central (Tsukuba daigaku Chu-ou) or Tsukuba University Loop (Tsukuba daigaku Junkan) to Bus Stop Tsukuba University West (Tsukuba daigaku nishi)
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Agenda
| 9:00-9:30 Registration | ||
| 9:30-9:40 Opening Remarks | ||
| Section 1. Western Art Chair: SHOHARA Setsuko [UT/DC] | ||
| Timetable | Present | Title |
| 9:40-10:00 | FUJIKAWA Tomoka Tomoka Fujikawa [UT/MC] |
The Significance of Expressions and Characteristics in Gero-Codex “Women at the Tomb” |
| 10:00-10:20 | HAN Yu Han Yu [NCU/MC] |
The Feminist Rediscovery of Artemisia Gentileschi: An Investigation into her Judith Imagery |
| 10:20-10:40 | TANAKA Yuna Yuna Tanaka [KU/DC] |
Chinoiserie of François Boucher |
| 10:40-10:50 | Discussion | |
| 10:50-11:00 | Tea Break | |
| Section 2. Asian Art (I) 17-18c Chair: MATSUYA Fumi [UT/DC] | ||
| 11:00-11:20 | YAN Jin Yan Jin [UT/MC] |
The Iconographic Construction of the Three Teachings in Wu Bin's Nehan-zu |
| 11:20-11:40 | HIGASHI Mizuho Mizuho Higashi [UT/DC] |
Influence of the An Gyeon School on Two Examples of Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang Folding Screens by Kano Sansetsu |
| 11:40-12:00 | CHANG Hui-Hsin Zhang Huixin [NTU/MC] |
Spring Unfolds in Snow: Visualizing Time and Imperial Memory in Qianlong Emperor's Celestial Capital |
| 12:00-12:10 | Discussion | |
| 12:10-13:30 | Lunch : | |
| Section3. Modern and Contemporary Art Chair: KORENAGA Shiho [UT/MC] | ||
| 13:30-13:50 | ROJAS Ileana [KU/MC] |
Peripheral Resonances: Art and Diplomacy at the 1955 Mexican Art Exhibition in Japan |
| 13:50-14:10 | SU Chien-Chou Su Jianzhou [NTNU/MC] |
The Versatility of Paper: A Reconsideration of Mali Wu's Early Paper Installations (1985–1995) |
| 14:10-14:30 | CHANG Hung-Ying Zhang Hongyu [NCU/MC] |
Messages from the Artist's Studio: A Study of David Hockney's Photographic Drawings, 2014–2018 |
| 14:30-14:40 | Discussion | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Tea Break | |
| Section 4. Asian Art (II) 20c Chair: HIGASHI Mizuho [UT/DC] | ||
| 15:00-15:20 | KUAN Jo-Ching Wakaharu Kan [NCU/MC] |
From Women's Medicine to Ideal Happiness: Chujoto Advertisements Illustrated by Takabatake Kashō in the Taishō Era |
| 15:20-15:40 | HSIEH Han-Chun Xie Hanjun [NTU/MC] |
The Pink System: Postwar Taiwanese Ceramic Colorants and Their Dialogue with Prewar Japanese Pink Colorants |
| 15:40-16:00 | CHIU Tzu-Ching Qiu Ziqing [NTNU/MC] |
Stylistic Shifts in Postwar Taiwanese Gouache Painting: Lin Chih-Chu (1917–2008)'s Swimming (1955) and Modern Art Criticism as a Case Study |
| 16:00-16:20 | SONG He-Cheng Song He Cheng [NTU/MC] |
Grafting Ink: Liu Kuo-sung and Taiwan's Reception and Transformation of Abstract Art in the late 1950s |
| 16:20-16:30 | Discussion | |
| 16:30-16:40 Closing Remarks | ||
| 16:40-17:00 Certificate Ceremony, Photo Shoot | ||
the abbreviation
| UT | University of Tsukuba |
| KU | Kyushu University |
| NCU | National Central University |
| NTU | National Taiwan University |
| NTNU | National Taiwan Normal University |
| MC | Master's Course (Sek) |
| DC | Doctral Course (Hiroshi) |
Organized by: University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Comprehensive Human Sciences Program in Arts
Sponsored by University of Tsukuba Art Studies and Art History Society
FY7 Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba Strategic Project Grant Program