Yukio Yashiro (矢代 幸雄, Yashiro Yukio, 5, November 1890–25, May 1975) was a Japanese academic, art historian, Botticelli scholar and Director of the Institute for Art Research in Tokyo.

Yukio Yashiro
Yukio Yashiro in 1963
Born	(1890-11-05)November 5, 1890  Japan
Died	May 25, 1975(1975-05-25) (aged 84)
Other names	矢代 幸雄
Occupation	art historian
Relatives	son:Akio Yashiro

Biography

In 1960, he became the founding director of the Museum of Japanese Art (Yamato Bunkakan) in Nara, Nara.[1] This museum of Asian art was established to preserve and display the private collection of the Kintetsu Corporation (Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.).[2]

Honors

• Charles Lang Freer Medal, September 15, 1965.[3]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Yukio Yashiro, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 100+ works in 100+ publications in 7 languages and in 1,000+ library holdings.[4]

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[4]
• Sandro Botticelli and the Florentine Renaissance; 4 editions published in 1929 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide[4]
• Art treasures of Japan; 1 edition published in 1960 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide[4]
• Sandro Botticelli; 2 editions published in 1925 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide[4]
• 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[4]
• 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[4]
• Japanische Kunst; 4 editions published in 1958 in German and held by 22 libraries worldwide[4]
• 水墨画 by 矢代幸雄; 5 editions published between 1969 and 1977 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide[4]
• 東洋美術論考; 3 editions published in 1942 in Japanese and held by 20 libraries worldwide[4]
• 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[4]

See also

• Yamato Bunkakan

Notes

References

• Danilov, Victor J. (1992). A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-27657-6; OCLC 24212293
• 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. ISBN 978-0-804-81914-5; OCLC 30370751

External links

• Works by or about Yukio Yashiro at Internet Archive
• Yashiro and Berenson: Art History between Japan and Italy - online exhibition