著者

中谷 伸生

出版者

関西大学大学院東アジア文化研究科

雑誌

東アジア文化交渉研究 = Journal of East Asian cultural interaction studies (ISSN:18827748)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.6, pp.27-41, 2013-03-27

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This paper discusses artistic modification and the cultural relationship of the traditional Japanese style of paintings compared with those of the East Asian world including China by presenting, as an example, some humorous pictures (called "Giga" in Japanese) drawn by Nicyosai, who was known as one of the leading caricature artists during the Edo period. China, however, has hardly any humorous paintings such as caricatures, and no comparison of Giga with Chinese paintings can be given here. In other words, this study sheds light on a new aspect of arts reflecting the characteristics of Japanese paintings within the framework of East Asian arts, and the author discusses some specific problems of art history entailing a two-way approach of works-oriented and method-oriented approaches. The author also reviews works by Nicyosai and evaluates such works to examine if the caricatures drawn by Nicyosai are truly the traditional Japanese style of paintings.