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Oriental art historian. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Graduated from the sculpture department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1893 (Meiji 26). He switched to specializing in Oriental art history and became a professor at his alma mater in 1896. He also founded the Shinbi Shoin School with Tajima Shiichi, and worked to publish illustrated catalogs such as "A View of Oriental Art" and "A View of True Beauty." He received the Imperial Academy Prize for "A History of Mikkyo Hattatsushi," and was active as a pioneer in the study of Japanese art history throughout the Meiji and Taisho periods.

[Yasushi Murashige]

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東洋美術史家。静岡県に生まれる。1893年（明治26）東京美術学校彫刻科を卒業。東洋美術史専攻に転じ、96年母校の教授となる。また、田島志一(しいち)とともに審美書院を設立し、『東洋美術大観』『真美大観』などの図録類の出版に努めた。『密教発達志』により帝国学士院賞を受賞し、明治・大正を通じて日本の美術史学の開拓者として活躍した。

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