Yukio Yashiro
Yukio Yashiro | |
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 Yukio Yashiro in 1963 | |
| Born | November 5, 1890 |
| Died | May 25, 1975 (aged 84) |
| Other names | 矢代 幸雄 |
| Occupation | art historian |
| Relatives | son:Akio Yashiro |
Yukio Yashiro (矢代 幸雄, Yashiro Yukio, 5, November 1890–25, May 1975) was a Japanese academic, art historian, Botticelli scholar and Director of the Institute for Art Research in Tokyo.
Biography
[edit]In 1960, he became the founding director of the Museum of Japanese Art (Yamato Bunkakan) in Nara, Nara.[1] This museum of Asian art was established to preserve and display the private collection of the Kintetsu Corporation (Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.).[2]
Honors
[edit]- Charles Lang Freer Medal, September 15, 1965.[3]
Selected works
[edit]In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Yukio Yashiro, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 100+ works in 100+ publications in 7 languages and in 1,000+ library holdings.[4]
The most widely held works by Yashiro include:
- 2000 years of Japanese Art; 5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 680 libraries worldwide[4]
- Sandro Botticelli and the Florentine Renaissance; 4 editions published in 1929 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide[4]
- Art treasures of Japan; 1 edition published in 1960 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide[4]
- Sandro Botticelli; 2 editions published in 1925 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide[4]
- 日本美術の特質 by 矢代幸雄; 8 editions published between 1943 and 1965 in Japanese and held by 41 libraries worldwide[4]
- The Avery Brundage Collection of Asian Art: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco; 1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide[4]
- Japanische Kunst; 4 editions published in 1958 in German and held by 22 libraries worldwide[4]
- 水墨画 by 矢代幸雄; 5 editions published between 1969 and 1977 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide[4]
- 東洋美術論考; 3 editions published in 1942 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide[4]
- 世界に於ける日本美術の位置; 5 editions published between 1935 and 1988 in Japanese and held by 19 libraries worldwide[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ vaLibri: Sandro Bottecelli by Yuko Yashiro
- ^ Danilov, Victor J. (1992). A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers, p. 161.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1965). Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k WorldCat Identities: Yashiro, Yukio (1890-1975)
References
[edit]- Danilov, Victor J. (1992). A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-27657-6; OCLC 24212293
- Freer Gallery of Art. (1965). Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- Martin, John H, and Phyllis G Martin. (1993). Nara: a Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Capital. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-804-81914-5; OCLC 30370751
External links
[edit]- Works by or about Yukio Yashiro at Internet Archive
- Yashiro and Berenson: Art History between Japan and Italy - online exhibition
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