was a Japanese

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Botticelli Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi ( – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (, ), was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Botticelli's posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century, when he was rediscovered ...

scholar and Director of the Institute for Art Research in Tokyo.

Biography

In 1960, he became the founding director of the

Museum of Japanese Art is a museum of Asian art in Nara, Nara. The museum was established in 1960Martin, John ''et al.'' (1993) ''Nara: a Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Capital,'' p. 139./ref> to preserve and display the private collection of Kintetsu Corporation ...

('' Yamato Bunkakan'') in

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. This museum of Asian art was established to preserve and display the private collection of the

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(Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.).

Honors

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, September 15, 1965.Freer Gallery of Art. (1965)
''Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965.''
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Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Yukio Yashiro,

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encompasses roughly 100+ works in 100+ publications in 7 languages and in 1,000+ library holdings. WorldCat Identities Yashiro, Yukio (1890-1975)
/ref> The most widely held works by Yashiro include: * ''2000 years of Japanese Art;'' 5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 680 libraries worldwide * ''Sandro Botticelli and the Florentine Renaissance;'' 4 editions published in 1929 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide * ''Art treasures of Japan;'' 1 edition published in 1960 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide * ''Sandro Botticelli;'' 2 editions published in 1925 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide * 日本美術の特質 by 矢代幸雄; 8 editions published between 1943 and 1965 in Japanese and held by 41 libraries worldwide * ''The Avery Brundage Collection of Asian Art: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco;'' 1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide * ''Japanische Kunst;'' 4 editions published in 1958 in German and held by 22 libraries worldwide * 水墨画 by 矢代幸雄; 5 editions published between 1969 and 1977 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide * 東洋美術論考; 3 editions published in 1942 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide * 世界に於ける日本美術の位置; 5 editions published between 1935 and 1988 in Japanese and held by 19 libraries worldwide

Notes

References

* Danilov, Victor J. (1992). ''A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers.'' New York: Greenwood Press. ; * Freer Gallery of Art. (1965)
''Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965.''
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. * Martin, John H, and Phyllis G Martin. (1993). ''Nara: a Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Capital.'' Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle. ;

External links

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Yashiro and Berenson: Art History between Japan and Italy - online exhibition
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yashiro, Yukio 1890 births 1975 deaths Japanese curators Japanese art historians Sandro Botticelli