著者

塚本 洋三 鶴見 みや古

出版者

公益財団法人 山階鳥類研究所

雑誌

山階鳥類学雑誌 (ISSN:13485032)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.44, no.2, pp.107-112, 2013-03-30 (Released:2015-03-30)

参考文献数

15

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The Yamashina Institute of Ornithology owns the 11,982 photograph collection of Kenji Shimomura (1903–1967), the pioneer of wildlife photography in Japan. One of the prints in the collection (ID no.: AVSK_PM_1198, Fig.1a) depicts the stomach contents of Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon. When the computer database of the Shimomura collection was made, the photographer of this print was plausibly thought to be Shimomura, but was uncertain. Later we discovered in some publication that this photo was taken by Jicho Ishizawa (1899–1967), an insect and bird researcher at the then Wildlife Research Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture. Because the photo showing stomach contents of the endangered wild Crested Ibis is rarely publicized, we are of the opinion that the accurate identification of the photographer is academically important. Based on the memorandum on the backside of the print, handwriting analysis was made by Shimomura's and Ishizawa's relatives. The implications of the rubber stamps on the backside were also considered. These investigations concluded that the photo in question was almost certainly taken by Ishizawa, who also identified the stomach contents. We hope that this example will alert researchers to the possibility of incorrect citation of the photographer in earlier publications already published, and that, when detected, these be corrected in subsequent citations. Comments on related subjects that arose through the process of identifying the photographer are also given.

著者

鶴見 みや古 園部 浩一郎 山道 弘美 塚本 洋三

出版者

公益財団法人 山階鳥類研究所

雑誌

山階鳥類学雑誌 (ISSN:13485032)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.45, no.2, pp.136-182, 2014-03-20 (Released:2016-03-25)

参考文献数

5

被引用文献数

1 2

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Dr. Yoshimaro Yamashina (1900–1989) was a Japanese ornithologist and the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. His two-volume “A Natural History of Japanese Birds”, published in 1934 and 1941, was an important contribution that had a major influence on the development of Japanese ornithology. One characteristic of the book is the use of figures printed from wood engravings. Indeed, this is thought to be the only Japanese bird book that includes figures made in this way. The Institute has been working on registration and preservation of the old unattended materials. The project revealed materials, such as original drawings, wood blocks and autographed manuscripts that Dr. Yamashina had used in preparing the handbook. A total of 527 related materials were registered, consisting of 51 autographed manuscripts, 448 original drawings, wood blocks, etc., and 28 miscellaneous items such as letters and envelopes. It was evident that Dr. Yamashina had shown a meticulous attention to detail in the preparation of his handbook. Furthermore, he had kept working on writing with a clear intention of publishing a third volume. The materials for the published and unpublished handbooks are important for studying the history of the development of Japanese ornithology, and they are also valuable as a means of showing that Japan at that time had a culture capable of producing such a book. Most of these materials are owned by the Institute.