Concepts of "The South" (Nanpo) in Modern Japanese Art : Formation and Development

本研究项目从视觉表现的角度考察日本现代文化中“南方”概念的形成，分析其对日本造型艺术和物质文化发展的影响。这里所说的“南方”涵盖了广泛的地区，包括冲绳、台湾、东南亚等。除了创建档案来源和图像数据库之外，该项目还提供了对“南方”广泛视觉表现形式的形成和发展的全面检查。

This research project examines the formation of the concept of "The South" in modern Japanese culture from the perspective of its visual representation, analyzing its impact on the development of Japanese plastic arts and material culture."The South" under consideration here covers an extensive region, including Okinawa, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, etc. In addition to creating a database of archival sources andimages, this project provides a comprehensive examination of the formation and development of a wide range of visual representations of "The South".