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Japanese Architectural History Lab (Yuki Kato)
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A lab that explores the history of Japanese architecture through drawings and historical verification.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the history of Japanese architecture through revivalism and historical verification
Associate Professor Yuki Kato's lab studies the history of architecture in Japan.
It studies revivalism and historical verification in early modern architecture, using subjects such as the imperial palace (dairi) and Shinto shrines.
It also studies architectural drawings, such as architectural technical manuals and okoshi-ezu (fold-up drawings), focusing on builders and craftsmen and on the management and collection of the drawings.
The lab also works on the history of the discipline of Japanese architectural history itself.
Key terms
- Historical Verification
- Investigating and confirming past facts and appearances on the basis of old documents and historical sources.
- Revivalism
- An attempt to return to old institutions and styles.
- Building Craftsmen
- Artisans who construct buildings; a term that refers to carpenters and similar craftsmen.
- Yusoku Kojitsu
- The rules and knowledge concerning ceremonies, etiquette, and attire at the imperial court and in samurai families.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the history of Japanese architecture from three angles: architectural drawings, revivalism and historical verification, and the history of the discipline of Japanese architectural history. Its subjects include the imperial palace, shrines, architectural technical manuals, and okoshi-ezu.
Management and Collection of Architectural Drawings
The lab studies architectural drawings such as architectural technical manuals and okoshi-ezu, focusing on builders and craftsmen and on how the drawings were managed and collected.
*Illustrative imageRevivalism and Historical Verification in Early Modern Architecture
The lab studies revivalism and historical verification in early modern architecture. Its subjects include the imperial palace, shrines, and yusoku kojitsu (the rules and knowledge of court and samurai ceremony and custom).
*Illustrative imageHistory of Japanese Architectural History
The lab studies the history of the discipline of Japanese architectural history. It deals with people such as architectural historians, builders and craftsmen, and scholars of National Learning (kokugaku).
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorYuki Kato
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “The Pagoda of HORYU-JI Temple, Nara - panoramio” Hikomi Moneru / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Revivalism and Historical Verification in Early Modern Architecture: “Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou” Sekino Tadashi / Public domain (cropped)
- History of Japanese Architectural History: “PalmercarpenterA” Alfred T. Palmer / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Japanese Architectural History Lab): “Interior view of the Buddhist temple Hounen Jonin Gobyo with red wooden chest and round straw carpets Chion-in Kyoto Japan” Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Western Architectural History Lab): “Chester Cathedral Nave” Michael D Beckwith / CC0 (cropped)
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