Study of the Panel Painting in Edo Castle

江户城是江户时代最重要的城堡建筑。我们一直在研究城堡的镶板画是如何创作的。在我们的研究中，我们采取了三管齐下的方法来理解江户城堡的面板画：通过艺术史，建筑史和历史。专门研究江户时代的艺术史学家一直是这个项目的核心。在过去的三年中，我们在美术史研究中研究了面板画的草图，如草图的草稿，提交审定的草图，艺术家的最终草图的副本，成为他们的样板本，等等。我们也一直在研究“幕府画家”，那些受雇于幕府将军和大名的画家，比如狩野画派和住吉画派。同时，我们也研究了处于中心位置的专业画家与边缘位置的专业画家之间的关系。我们的建筑研究主要集中在面板绘画与其建筑环境之间的相互作用。例如，我们考虑过二条城。京都的皇宫，大仙寺和其他寺庙，浅野家族的江户住宅和其他大名的住宅，以及其他建筑。通过对这些建筑的研究，我们很好地理解了面板画和埃德奥城堡之间的关系。至于我们的历史研究，从狩野震仁为幕府将军所写的日记中，我们收集了有关在震仁的圈子里工作的艺术家的信息。通过对这些数据的分析，我们对江户城堡及其绘画有了非常透彻的了解。

Edo Castle is the most important example of castle architecture of the Edo period. and we have been studying the way in which the panel paintings were created for the castle. In our research we have taken a three-pronged approach to understanding the panel paintings for Edo castle: through art history, architectural history, and history. Art historians specializing in the Edo period have been central to this project.Over the past three years in our art historical research we have studies the sketches made for the panel paintings, such as the rough sketches, the sketches submitted for approval, the artists' copies of the final sketches which became their pattern books, and others. We have also been studying 'shogunate painters,' those under the employ of the shogun and the daimyo, such as the Kano School and the Sumiyoshi School. As well we have researched the relationship between the professional painters at the center and those on the periphery.Our architectural research has focused on the interaction between the panel paintings and their architectural context. For example, we have considered Nijo Castle. the Imperial residence in Kyoto, Daisen'in and other temples, the Edo residence of the Asano family and other daimyo residences, as well as other structures. By studying these buildings, we have come to understand the relationship between the panel paintings and Ed o Castle very well.As for our historical research, from a diary written by Kano Seisen'in about his paintings for the shogun we have gathered information about the artists working in Seisen'in's circle. From our analysis of this data we have gained a very thorough understanding of Edo Castle and its paintings.