Historical change in "images of death" in Japanese art works

本研究从艺术史的角度考察了自古以来到中世纪，日本人“死亡意象”观念的历史变迁--他们如何悲叹和哀悼别人的死亡，以及如何在恐惧中接受自己的死亡。本文分为三个主题：(A)叙事中的“死亡意象”(对佛教叙事绘画中的意象的解读)。(B)仪式中的“死亡意象”(对佛教仪式绘画和雕塑中的视觉意象的分析)。(C)社会中的“死亡意象”(通过肖像等视觉媒介分析死者的荣誉的社会结构)。关于(B)，我主要研究了仁州道，即佛教仪式中使用的佛教雕塑和绘画的作用。关于(C)，我集中调查了当局的肖像，例如阿什卡克将军。我通过整合上述三个主题，指出虚构的形象，即所谓的共同错觉，与每个社会成员的真实“死亡”密切相关。

This study focused on historical change in "images of death" conceived by Japanese people - how they lamented and mourned someone's death and accepted their own death though feared - since ancient time till the medieval days from the art historical point of view. There are three subjects as below:(A) "Image of death" in narrative (the interpretation of the images in Buddhist narrative paintings).(B) "Image of death" in ceremony (the analysis of the visual images in paintings and sculptures of Buddhist ceremonies).(C) "Image of death" in society (the analysis of the social structure of the honors of the deceased through visual medium like portraits).Referring to (A), I studied mainly about Shoju-raigoji bon Rokudo-e. Concerning (B) I made researches largely on Rinju-gyougi, the function of the Buddhist sculptures and paintings being used at Buddhist ceremonies. Toward (C) I investigated centrally the portraits of the authorities for example general Ashikaga.I brought out that the fictitious image, so to say co-delusion, deeply relate to the real "death" of each social members through integrating these three subjects above.