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This book is related to the special exhibition "Orchids Blossom - Botanical Art Collections from the University of Tokyo" held in 2021 at the JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE (Marunouchi, Tokyo) jointly operated by the University Museum of the University of Tokyo and Japan Post Co., Ltd. The exhibition brought together a wide variety of orchid illustrations and related exhibits alongside the botanical research of the University of Tokyo from the Meiji period to the present day. It also attempted to follow the "Naturalis Historia of Orchids," from the natural history that elucidates the ecology of the orchid plant, to the cultural history that captures the activities of people who interacted with orchids. The purpose of this book is to newly develop the theme of the "Naturalis Historia of Orchids," on paper, which bridges science and art.
 
The book starts with the introduction "Orchids," followed by chapters on the botanical art of orchids; Chapter 1 "The work of Illustrators,"; Chapter 2 " ?kubo Saburō and Bulbophyllum drymoglossum"; Chapter 3 "Nakajima Mutsuko’s Anatomical Illustrations of Orchids," a chapter on botanical specimens; Chapter 4 "Orchidaceae Specimens," Chapter 5 "Botanical Gardens," chapters on related materials; Chapter 6 "Plant Pots"; Chapter 7 "Western Orchid Reference Books," which deals with a broader range of peripheral materials; and Chapter 8 "Orchid Tastes". The book is based on the image of the "Naturalis Historia of Orchids" created by expanding the topic of each chapter in a concentric manner with botanical illustrations at its core. The essays on orchids are written from various perspectives by researchers in various fields of the humanities and sciences and a botanical illustrator included in this book plays a role in enriching the world of the "Naturalis Historia of Orchids."

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(Written by TERADA Ayumi, Project Associate Professor, The University Museum / 2024)
 
 
The following chapters are recommended by the main coauthors of this book.
 
Chapter 2, “?kubo Saburō and Bulbophyllum drymoglossum,” Chapter 3, “Nakajima Mutsuko’s Anatomical Illustrations of Orchids,” and Chapter 4, “Orchidaceae Specimens,” provide insights into the series of research procedures on orchidaceous plants that were undertaken according to plant taxonomy. Orchid blossoms have a three-dimensional structure, and thus, two-dimensional herbarium specimens are not reproducible compared to unpressed flowers. However, when this three-dimensional structure is depicted by a skilled botanical artist and accurately described by a researcher, the detailed description allows the flat specimen to be reconstructed into a three-dimensional image, reminding us of what the blossoms looked like when blooming.
 
(Written by IKEDA Hiroshi, Associate Professor, The University Museum / 2024)
 
 
Chapter 1, “The Work of Illustrators,” introduces a portion of the University of Tokyo’s botanical art collection, explaining the art pieces. The botanical illustrations by Katō Chikusai, a painter who worked at the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, as well as those of Western-style artists Matsui Noboru and Watanabe Kuwatarō, Japanese-style artist Takaya Shōtetsu, and the botanical paintings drawn by Yamada Toshio and others, whom the botanist Makino Tomitarō trusted, are all valuable academic heritage that convey to the present the work of artists who supported botanical research from the shadows during the Meiji and Taishō periods.
 

(Written by KURATA Aiko, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / 2024)

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Related Info

Award:
UMAC Award 2022 Second Place  (ICOM  Sept. 18, 2022)

 
UMAC AWARD 2022: THE WINNER  (UMAC-ICOM University Museums and Collections | YouTube (ICOM  Sept. 18, 2022)

 
UMAC AWARD 2022 Nominees (Episode 2): ORCHID BLOSSOMS, Tokyo University Museum / Intermediathèque  (UMAC-ICOM University Museums and Collections | YouTube  (ICOM  Sept. 8, 2022)

 
Special Exhibition:
Intermediatheque Natural History Series <8> Special Exhibition “Orchids Blossom – Botanical Art Collections from the University of Tokyo” (Dates: June 19–September 26, 2021, Organizer: The University Museum, the University of Tokyo [UMUT])

 
e-HAGAKI Ayumi Terada 03 (INTERMEDIATHEQUE | YouTube  July 5, 2021)


Column:
Utilizing the Collection –– University Museums Facing the New Museum Definition After the Pandemic  (ICOM Japan  Jan 3, 2023)


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Books written by Early Career Researchers:
Gakō no Kindai (Scientific Illustrators in Japan’s Modern Age - Drawing for Botany, Zoology and Archaeology) by KURATA Aiko  (published by 春雨直播app Press  Feb 2^nd, 2024)
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