{"id":4638,"date":"2024-11-08T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:35:47","slug":"event-report%ef%bc%9a8k-cultural-property-content-distribution-class-attempting-simultaneous-distribution-in-japan-and-the-united-states-of-the-horyuji-kuze-kannon-and-kudara-kannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/news-en\/4638","title":{"rendered":"Event Report\uff1a8K Cultural Property Content Distribution Class: Attempting Simultaneous Distribution in Japan and the United States of the Horyuji Kuze Kannon and Kudara Kannon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the second in our series \u201cDigital Humanities Seminars\u201d, we held a public seminar via an online connection between Waseda University, Gakushuin University, the University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, Osaka University and Harvard University online, using 8K content (3DCG generated using high-resolution image data = photogrammetry) of the Horyuji Kuze Kannon from the NHK Shibuya Broadcasting Station to each university.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the seminar, Professor Mai Sarai of Gakushuin University explained that 8K cultural property content is being produced as a joint project between the Tokyo National Museum and NHK for public viewing at exhibition venues and broadcast use, and that this seminar was being held as a trial to expand its use for research and educational purposes in the future.<\/p>\n<p>After that, 3DCG was synchronized at each venue, and Professor Sarai, Professor Yutaka Fujioka of Osaka University, and Professor Ryusaku Nagaoka of Tohoku University gave explanations about the interpretation of form, technique, and iconography from the perspective of the history of sculpture, the spread of Kannon images in East Asia, and the beliefs associated with them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6b58ed4917440b00d76e2dc49546dc92-610x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waseda venue: The hand of the Savior Kannon is a work of superlative skill, carved from a single piece of wood, including its jewel!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moreover, Associate Professor Ryusuke Masuki of the University of Tokyo, Professor Yukio Lippit of Harvard University, and Professor Satomi Yamamoto of Waseda University added questions and comments about how to think about the similarities in the form of wood and gilt bronze Buddhist statues, the issue of the materials and colors of the Buddha and spirituality, and the similarities in faith with the \u201cTamamushi no Zushi\u201d. Furthermore, it was possible to answer questions from participating students in an interactive way across universities, and a dynamic classroom space was achieved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/b6f5b7191776b6d53ac52c8643a397ad-610x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A restored image of the Kuze Kannon statue&#8217;s crown, which is thought to have been decorated with jewel beetle wings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13576\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9a5dce3b45a80f189270b94fbd57617a-610x458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harvard venue: Professor Yukio Lippit and students studying Japanese art, Chinese art, Asian history, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Viewing one of the greatest works in the history of Japanese sculpture in 8K quality and freely discussing it while focusing on the desired parts was a valuable opportunity to experience new methods and possibilities in the humanities. A total of 151 people participated from the six universities. The event connected universities in Japan and overseas in real time, and there were also comments from a wide range of specialist fields, including not just art history but also literature and history. The dialogue with detailed observations of the Buddhist statues was a very stimulating experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\uff08Written by Satomi Yamamoto in Japanese ver.\uff09<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/c8dbe007d4f7f0244cc91d7adca0851e-610x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waseda venue: Graduate students observing the 8K images using a controller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fa181b155da2b6434cffb2841df0e8a5-610x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waseda venue: It applies a game controller, so it&#8217;s easy to use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/10\/a81809ba191f6e97739068be1112cd93-610x458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harvard venue: Lecture while checking the details of the crown of the Kuze Kannon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Event Overview<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Date and time\uff1aOctober 8, 2024\u30009:00-11:00\uff08JST\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Format\uff1aFace to face<\/li>\n<li>Venue\uff1aConference Rm. 1, Bldg. 33, 3rd Fl., Toyama Campus<\/li>\n<li>Lecturers\uff1aMai Sarai \uff08 Professor of Gakushuin University\uff09\u3001Ryusaku Nagaoka\uff08Professor of Tohoku University\uff09\u3001Yutaka Fujioka\uff08Professor of Osaka University\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Commentator\uff1aSatomi Yamamoto\uff08Professor of FLAS, Waseda University\uff09\u3001Ryusuke Masuki \uff08Associate Professor of the University of Tokyo\uff09\u3001Yukio Lippit\uff08Professor of Harvard University\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Organized by\uff1aResearch Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences\uff08Image Culture History\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Co-organized by \uff1aRyusaku Tsunoda Center of Japanese Culture\uff0f\u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u5927\u5b66\u7f8e\u8853\u53f2\u5b66\u4f1a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the second in our series \u201cDigital Humanities Seminars\u201d, we held a public seminar via an online connection b [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[113],"class_list":["post-4638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-event_report-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4678,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4638\/revisions\/4678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}