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Cultural Representation Lab
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The lab portrays East Asian culture through the forms of culture that were not recorded in writing.
AboutAbout the lab
East Asian culture, passed down through form
The Cultural Representation Lab comprehensively studies the systems of East Asian culture, centered on China, across both time and space, through both textual research and fieldwork.
Much of culture has been passed down in forms other than writing, and extracting the ideas and values embedded in it requires methods specific to each field.
Key terms
- Archaeological artifacts
- Vessels and relics made by people in the past, found at sites and elsewhere
- Excavated texts
- Ancient written materials dug up from archaeological sites and elsewhere
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on five areas (archaeological artifacts, excavated texts, science and technology, iconographic art, and ritual systems and customs) and explores the roles they played in the East Asian cultural sphere and their interactions with neighboring regions.
*Illustrative imageStudies in the History of East Asian Buddhist Art
Professor Yasuo Inamoto researches "Studies in the History of East Asian Buddhist Art."
*Illustrative imageStudies in East Asian Traditional Science
Professor Ryuji Hiraoka researches "Studies in East Asian Traditional Science."
*Illustrative imageBuddhist Culture in Eastern Central Asia
Professor Erika Forte researches "Buddhist Culture in Eastern Central Asia."
*Illustrative imageStudies of Chinese Culture Based on Historical Archaeological Methods
Associate Professor Yusuke Mukai researches "Studies of Chinese Culture Based on Historical Archaeological Methods."
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorYasuo Inamoto
- ProfessorRyuji Hiraoka
- ProfessorFORTE Erika Angela
- ProfessorTakeshi Yagi
- Associate ProfessorMotoyuki Kure
- Associate ProfessorJun Zho
- Associate ProfessorTatsuya Nakanishi
- Associate ProfessorYusuke Mukai
- Assistant ProfessorTakane Takai
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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: “Yungang Grottoes 02” Steve Cadman from London, U.K. / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Studies in the History of East Asian Buddhist Art: “Ancient Buddhist Grottoes at Longmen- Fengxian Temple, Vairocana, Said to be Carved in Image of Wu Zetian” Gary Todd / CC0 (cropped)
- Studies in East Asian Traditional Science: “Ancient Beijing observatory 04” user:kallgan / Public domain (cropped)
- Buddhist Culture in Eastern Central Asia: “Kizil Caves Buddha scene” Painter: 5th-6th century CE Photograph: Byrnzie 500 / Public domain (cropped)
- Studies of Chinese Culture Based on Historical Archaeological Methods: “20251018 Eaves Tile with Lotus Pattern” Windmemories / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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