Mechtild Mertz

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mechtild-mertz

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0000-0003-0129-3872

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165027355

Présentation

The research project focuses on the study of Japanese and Chinese

religious wooden sculpture. It aims in particular to improve the knowledge of their regional geographical origin and their period of manufacture, important but often lost data. It concerns Buddhist, Shinto and Taoist sculpture. Included in the latter category are statues of ancestors for domestic cultic use, as well as Taoist masters and local and national deities. The project initially focuses on pieces held in Western collections, in anticipation of one day having access to Chinese national collections. Since the Buddhist sculptures preserved in Japan have been the subject of in-depth studies by Japanese researchers, Shinto statuary, which is still little explored, is given priority. A multidisciplinary approach is developed along four axes. The first is based on an innovative methodology applied to a large scale in Japan; it is based on techniques developed in wood anatomy. The second is based on a classical, stylistic and iconographic analysis of Buddhist sculpture. The wealth of information collected from woodworkers during the doctoral research leads in the third place to extend this fieldwork to sculptors of religious statuary, as close as possible to the material and the technique. The fourth axis envisages a cooperation with sinologists to exploit ancient texts that refer to the symbolism of wood species in religious sculpture; this approach has so far not been the subject of any systematic research. The data collected will be organized within a multilingual database to facilitate their exploitation. It will be put online to allow a broad and international access to researchers, historians, archaeologists, conservators and curators.

Publications

Article dans une revue (12)

Wood identification of Japanese and Chinese wooden statues owned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA Suyako Tazuru,Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh,Junji Sugiyama Journal of Wood Science, 2022, 68 (1), pp.11. ⟨10.1186/s10086-022-02020-x⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03596830v1
A Group of Twelfth-Century Japanese Kami Statues and Considerations of Material Intentionality: Collaborative Research Among Wood Scientists and Art Historians Mechtild Mertz,Suyako Tazuru,Shirō Itō,Cynthea J. Bogel Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu University, 2022, 7, pp.127-158. ⟨10.5109/4843145⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03778776v1
Mogami Tokunai’s wood collection from Hokkaido, Japan: an early record of Ainu wood culture Pieter Baas,Tomoyuki Fujii,Nobushige Kato,Mechtild Mertz,Shuichi Noshiroet al. IAWA Journal, 2021, 42 (4), pp.349-364. ⟨10.1163/22941932-bja10057⟩ Article dans une revue halshs-03320588v1
Wood identification of Chinese Buddhist statues in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Suyako Tazuru,Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh,Junji Sugiyama,Hiromi Kinoshita 日本文化財科学 - Scientific studies on cultural properties, 2021, 83, pp.109-119 Article dans une revue hal-03353197v1
Publication d’un ouvrage sur la culture du bois au Japon Mechtild Mertz 2021, pp.21 Article dans une revue (compte-rendu de lecture) hal-03192878v1
Wood Identification of Ancient Temple Structures in Ladakh, Located in the Western Himalayas Mechtild Mertz International Journal of Wood Culture, 2021, 1 (1), pp.3-27. ⟨10.1163/27723194-20210003⟩ Article dans une revue halshs-03320387v1
Teahouse Carpenters Mechtild Mertz Kyoto Journal, 2021, 100 Views of Kyoto - a tribute, 100, pp.101 Article dans une revue hal-03355133v1
フィラデルフィア美術館蔵の日本の神像における樹種識別調査例 Wood Identification of a Japanese Deity Statue of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Suyako Tazuru,Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh,Junji Sugiyama SPring-8: Scientific Research Report, 2017, SPring-8 Section A: Scientific Research Report, 7 (2), ⟨10.18957/rr.7.2.216⟩ Article dans une revue halshs-03607300v1
Wood Species used in Traditional Japanese Architecture Mechtild Mertz Archiv Weltmuseum Wien, 2015, Archiv Weltmuseum Wien, 65, pp.188-195 Article dans une revue hal-02994911v1
WOOD SELECTION OF ANCIENT TEMPLES IN THE SIKKIM HIMALAYAS Mechtild Mertz,Sangeeta Gupta,Yutaka Hirako,Pimpim De Azevedo,Junji Sugiyama IAWA Journal, 2014, 35 (4), pp.444-462. ⟨10.1163/22941932-00000077⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03320982v1
Identification des bois de huit sculptures chinoises et de deux sculptures japonaises conservées aux MRAH Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh Bulletin des Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 2005, Bulletin des Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 76, pp.148-176 et 217-224 Article dans une revue hal-03088112v1
Datation d'une statue d'Amida-nyorai exposée au musée Guimet Mechtild Mertz Arts Asiatiques, 1995, 50 (1), pp.94-104. ⟨10.3406/arasi.1995.1373⟩ Article dans une revue halshs-02988116v1

Communication dans un congrès (2)

How four Types of Japanese Carpenters make Use of the Wealth of their Country’s Wood Species Mechtild Mertz Interdisciplinary meeting on wood and societies, Paul Bacoup + Juliette Taïeb, Oct 2021, Paris, France, France. pp.308-315, ⟨10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.1042⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-04325684v1
Archaeometrical contributions in the Japanese architecture in France Muriel Bordessoulles,Catherine Lavier,Elsa van Elslande,Laurence de Viguerie,Jean-Sébastien Cluzelet al. 2nd International symposium WoodSciCraft 2016, Sep 2016, Kyoto, Japan Communication dans un congrès hal-03447734v1

Poster de conférence (2)

Apports de l’archéométrie à l’étude de l’architecture japonaise Muriel Bordessoulles,Catherine Lavier,Elsa van Elslande,Laurence de Viguerie,Jean-Sébastien Cluzelet al. XXIe colloque d'Archéométrie du GMPCA, Apr 2017, Rennes, France. Poster de conférence hal-03447756v1
Archaeometrical contributions in the Japanese architecture in France: the lodges of Albert Kahn’s gardens (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) Muriel Bordessoulles,Catherine Lavier,Elsa van Elslande,Laurence de Viguerie,Jean-Sébastien Cluzelet al. 2nd International symposium WoodSciCraft 2016, Sep 2016, Kyoto, Japan. 2nd International symposium WoodSciCraft 2016, 2016 Poster de conférence hal-03447739v1

Ouvrages (4)

Anatomical Database and Atlas of Chinese Woods Takao Itoh,Biao Pan,Youzou Sano,Pieter Baas,Jiayan Luoet al. Hisashi MIYAUCHI. Kaiseisha Press, 4 vols., pp.2679, 2022, Takao ITOH, 9784860991968 Ouvrages hal-03768179v1
Japanese Wood and Carpentry - Rustic and Refined Mechtild Mertz Kaiseisha Press, 1, pp.130, 2020, Hisashi MIYAUCHI, 978-4-86099-367-2 Ouvrages hal-03576731v1
日本の木と伝統木工芸 Nihon no ki to dentô mokkôgei Mechtild Mertz Kaiseisha Press, pp.210, 2016, Hisashi Miyauchi, 978-4-86099-322-1 Ouvrages halshs-03096518v1
Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan Mechtild Mertz Kaiseisha Press, pp.227, 2016, Hisashi MIYAUCHI, 978-4-86099-323-8 Ouvrages halshs-02986800v1

Chapitre d'ouvrage (7)

Ki 木 le bois Mechtild Mertz Philippe Bonnin, Nishida Masatsugu 西田雅嗣, Inaga Shigemi 稲賀繁美. Vocabulaire de la spatialité japonaise 日本の生活空間, CNRS Éditions, 2014, 978-2-271-08059-2 Chapitre d'ouvrage halshs-02996003v1
A Study of the Wood Species of 73 Deity Sculptures of the Hunan Province, from the Patrice Fava Collection Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh Religions and local society - Interdisciplinary Studies Hunan Province, Cahiers d’Extrême- Asie 19, pp.183-214, 2010 Chapitre d'ouvrage halshs-02986891v1
Analysis of Wood Species in the Collection Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh Wisdom Embodied - Chinese Buddhist and Taoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, , pp.216-225, 2010, 978-1-58839-399-9 Chapitre d'ouvrage halshs-02986696v1
中国由来の仏像彫刻の用材 Chûgoku yurai no butsuzô chôkoku yôzai Mechtild Mertz 木の文化と科学 Wood Culture and Science, Kaiseisha, pp.105-120, 2008, 木の文化と科学 Wood Culture and Science, 978-4-86099-225-5 Chapitre d'ouvrage halshs-03096552v1
Identification microscopique du bois, un regard sur l'âme de bois de la sculpture bouddhique chinoise et japonaise Mechtild Mertz Antoine Parlebas. Les Rencontres de l'ARSET La Conservation - Restauration des oeuvres asiatiques, 2, A.R.S.E.T.; Association des Restaurateurs de Sculptures de l'École de Tours, pp.25-40, 65, 2007, La Conservation - Restauration des oeuvres asiatiques, 978-2-9522528-1-2 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-03336227v1
The Study of Buddhist Sculptures from Japan and China Based on Wood Identification Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh Janet G. Douglas, Paul Jett, and John Winter. Scientific Research on the Sculptural Arts of Asia Proceedings of the Third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art, 3, Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, pp.198-204, 2007, Scientific Research on the Sculptural Arts of Asia - Proceedings of the Third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art, 978-1-904982-20-3 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02994701v1
Redécouvrir le bois: une approche technique, esthétique et artistique des traditions artisanales Mechtild Mertz Pascal Griolet et Michael Lucken. Japon pluriel 5 - Actes du cinquième colloque de la Société française des études japonaises, 5, pp.191-197, 2004, Japon pluriel 5 - Actes du cinquième colloque de la Société française des études japonaises, 2-87730-717-4 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-03334724v1

Rapport (3)

Le travail du bois Mechtild Mertz 69, La lettre de la bibliothèque de la Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris. 2023, pp.3 Rapport halshs-04311008v1
Case study of Wood Identification of Japanese Shinto Statues Owned by the Honolulu Museum of Art Suyako Tazuru,Mechtild Mertz [Research Report] 19,6, Spring-8 /SACLA Research report. 2021 Rapport (rapport de recherche) hal-03353184v1
Wood species identification of the sculptures of Anjô-ji temple Mechtild Mertz,Takao Itoh [Technical Report] Kyoto University. 2008 Rapport (rapport technique) halshs-03096582v1