A Study of the Hakubutsu-zu Wall Charts of Natural History Illustrations Published by the Ministry of Education and “Educational Wall Charts for Home Use”: The Relationship among Chikusai Kato, Chikuyo Hasegawa, Sessai Hattori, Kokichi Mogami, Hiromichi Kubo, and Yoshino Sakakibara

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  • Makino Yuri
    School of Health and Social Services, Saitama Prefectural University Department of Science and Engineering, National Museum of Nature and Science

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  • 文部省発行教育掛図《博物図》と《家庭用教育掛図》の研究―加藤竹齋・長谷川竹葉・服部雪齋・最上孝吉・久保弘道・榊原芳野の関係を巡って―

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<p>A wall chart is a large educational illustration displayed on a classroom blackboard or wall. Wall charts were imported to Japan from the U.S., Germany, and other countries during the Meiji period, and were also translated and produced in Japan. This paper focuses on the Hakubutsu-zu (Natural History Illustrations) wall charts published by the Ministry of Education between 1873 and 1871 and the “Educational Wall Charts for Home Use,” which were reprinted in a reduced size and are held by the National Museum of Nature and Science. It examines their painters, revisers, and publishers.</p><p>As a result, the biographies of the painters revealed that most of them were responsible for creating Hakubutsu-zu drawings that were appropriate for each subject. The revisers and painters worked with the naturalist on fieldwork at the Natural History Bureau. It is believed that this collaboration deepened the knowledge of natural history for both the revisers and the painters, enhancing the value of the Hakubutsu-zu and various other natural history paintings. The flora and fauna in the Hakubutsu-zu were artistically represented by the painters, giving them aesthetic value. I conclude that the “Educational Wall Charts for Home Use,” which are scaled-down versions of these charts, were high-quality prints from the esteemed Izumoji publishing house and met the intellectual curiosity of children about natural history.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390861571065144832
  • DOI
    10.50826/bnmnsscieng.46.0_1
  • ISSN
    24340995
    18819095
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • KAKEN
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