#  Symposium--Reconceptualizing Meisho: Topography, Memory, and Representation 

 





October 24, 2018

 

 

 *Meisho* 名所, literally meaning a “places with a name” or “famous places,” usually consist of scenic landscape sites recognized for their beauty since ancient times. The recognition of such a site did not occur spontaneously of course but rather resulted from deliberate actions based on numerous historical contingencies. The study of *meisho*, rooted in topography and landscape, calls out for an interdisciplinary approach. The methodologies of fields such as architectural history, landscape and environmental studies, and religious studies, in addition to art history and literature will prove especially useful in clarifying the unique set of forces and agency involved in designating *meisho*. Topics to be considered include 1) the degree to which topography or locality played a role in the creation and popularization of *meisho*; 2) how *meisho*, whether natural, cultural, or political, have been represented in various kinds of media such as paintings, literary works and photography; and 3) how cultural memory has been interwoven into landscapes, and inherited, as in the system of ‘cultural properties’ or *bunkazai*.

 Program

 Wednesday, October 31, 2018

 Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue, Harvard University

 9:30-10:10

 Xiaoxiao Wu, University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

 The Representation of Chinese “Meisho” in Japanese Painting: From the Eight Views of the Xiaoxiang Region to Ten Views of the West Lake

 10:10-10:50

 Misato Ido, Kyoto Institute of Technology / Harvard-Yenching Institute

 Reproducing and Representing Meisho: Embedded Memories in the Screen Painting of Mt. Yoshino

 10:50-11:30

 Robert Goree, Wellesley College

 What is a \*Meisho\*? Insights from \*Miyako Meisho Zue\*

 11:30-1:30 Lunch Break

 1:30-2:10

 Seishi Namiki, Kyoto Institute of Technology

 People Gathering at Meisho: On the Screen Painting of Ituskushima-Wakanoura

 2:10-2:50

 Kazue Akamatsu, Kyoto Institute of Technology

 From Meisho to Meishoscape : Topography of Kamakura and Enoshima

 2:50-3:30

 Yoshiro Ono, Kyoto Institute of Technology

Cherry Blossom and Maple trees in Kyoto 3:30-3:50 Coffee Break

 3:50-4:30

 Ai Fukunaga, SOAS, University of London

 Performing \*Meisho\*: The Miyako Hotel, Art, and Tourism in Meiji Kyoto

 4:30-5:10

 Shigeatsu Shimizu, Kyoto Institute of Technology

 From Meisho to Cultural Properties: Dismantling and Reassembling Landscapes in Modern Japan

 5:10-5:50

 Jing Zheng, Wuhan University / Harvard-Yenching Institute

 Dual Narratives of “Meisho”: Building and Presenting Rural Mansions in Southeastern China

 5:50-6:30

 Discussion

 Melissa McCormick, Harvard University

 Yukio Lippit, Harvard University

 Organized by Misato Ido, Kyoto Institute of Technology/ Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholar

 Sponsored by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Grant-in-Aid for the Promotion of Joint International Research) and Melissa McCormick, EALC, Harvard University (Rockefeller Fund for East Asian Art)



 

 

 



 

 

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