Endo Oto Collection in Asano Institute of Technology (part 1) : Furniture of Room for Honored Guests in Yokohama Silk Conditioning House
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Some of the sketches in Endo Oto collection in Asano institute of technology depict furniture of room for honored guests in Yokohama Silk Conditioning House. These were a design incorporates elements found in Heian period furniture into Western furniture. Among these sketches with Endo’s stamp, there was one a different design was drawn by layering tracing paper, and it was confirmed from old photographs that this design had been adopted. It has been said furniture of room for honored guests was “designed by the Imperial Household Ministry”, but this research suggests Endo was involved in the design of the furniture.
DOI: 10.3130/aijt.30.1583
Authors: Yoko KOJIMA, Ryo SUGAWARA
Institution: Nihon University
Language: English
Topic: Japanese History and Culture
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403562581