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How to search for information about people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of contents:<\/h2>\n\n\n    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_63916babd6781\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_63916babd6781\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_63916babd6781\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#section1\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to 1.1 About personal information\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        1.1 About personal information                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section2\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to  1.2 About reference books\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                         1.2 About reference books                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section3\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to 1.3 Finding readings\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        1.3 Finding readings                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section4\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to 1.4 Finding topics\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        1.4 Finding topics                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section5\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to 1.5 Searching for materials\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        1.5 Searching for materials                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section1\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"1.1 About personal information\"><\/a>1.1 About personal information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How to conduct research depends on what kind of information you are looking for and what you want to do with that information. Are you researching an artist? An art critic? Is the person alive or deceased? Are you trying to contact the person or learn about his or her life?<br>To research a person of interest at the MOMAT Art Library, as well as searching the person\u2019s name in the MOMAT OPAC, it may also be useful to search using reference books.<br>Whether searching in the MOMAT OPAC or in a reference book, your search will be more efficient if you check the name of the person (including the kanji used for Japanese names\/spelling for foreign names), active periods, and relevant genres beforehand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section2\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.2 About reference books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Put simply, reference books are the basic books used when conducting research. Reference books include dictionaries, encyclopedias (including specialized and biographical encyclopedias), handbooks, chronologies, yearbooks, bibliographies, indexes, and other materials. Among these types of reference books, bibliographies are useful for collecting materials.<br>Bibliographies are lists of books, periodicals, and other literary materials that are documented according to a defined set of rules. They are compiled and arranged based on information such as author, title, subject, and category. Bibliographies are a kind of literary catalogue.<br>They are essential when you want to learn what kind of information is contained in a work you need, where a document is kept or located, or when you want to search for additional literature that you require. Literature compiled in a bibliography are primary sources. Bibliographies are secondary sources, as they contain processed and compiled information from the primary sources. Recompilations of secondary sources such as bibliographies are tertiary sources. These are \u201cbibliographies of bibliographies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nihon shoshi no shoshi: a Japan bibliography of bibliographies <\/em>is a compilation of individual bibliographies as well as bibliographies found within books or periodicals. This compilation is divided into <em>Supervisory bibliographies<\/em>, <em>Subject bibliographies I <\/em>and <em>II<\/em>, and <em>Biographical bibliographies I<\/em>. <em>Subject bibliographies II<\/em> and <em>Biographical bibliographies I<\/em> pertain to the fields of art, language, and literature. <em>Subject bibliographies II<\/em> and later are published by Nichigai Associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon shoshi no shoshi: a Japan bibliography of bibliographies]<\/em>, [edited by] Amano Keitaro. Gannando-shoten Ltd., 1973-1984, 4v. [025||A43]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A further bibliography, <em>Subject bibliographies III: social sciences edition, <\/em>was published in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00133690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>A Japan bibliography of bibliographies: subject bibliographies III<\/em>, [edited by] Amano Keitaro. Kanazawa Bumpokaku, 2006, 324p. [025||A43||5]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are also bibliographies of bibliographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00077615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon no sank\u014d tosho dai 4-han], <\/em>[edited by] Japan Library Association. Japan Library Association, 2002, xiv, 1081p. [R028||N71||2002]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00093655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Hogo bunken o taisho to suru sanko chosa benran], <\/em>[edited by] Katayama Kihachir\u014d, \u00d4ta Eiko. [Shoshi kenkyu no kai], 2004, 219, 1237, 317p. [028||Ka84||[2004]]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00128545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[&#8220;Jinmei jiten&#8221; daijiten]<\/em>,[edited by] Jinmei joho kenky\u016bkai. Nihon Tosho Center, 2007, 2v. [280.3||J52]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>National bibliographies and nationally sold bibliographies that are compiled with comprehensiveness of materials in mind are called primary bibliographies. In contrast, bibliographies created with some kind of selection standard or restriction on the scope of the subject matter are called secondary bibliographies. Selective bibliographies and subject bibliographies are secondary bibliographies. Biographical bibliographies are also secondary bibliographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biographical bibliographies include individual bibliographies that cover one person and collective bibliographies that cover multiple people. Literature compiled in both individual bibliographies and collective bibliographies includes works written by the person(s) in question, as well as literature written about the person in question, such as biographies, critical biographies, essays, and studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>An index to personal bibliographies<\/em>, [edited by] Fukai Hitoshi. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1979-1994, 2v. [R280.3||F71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Japanese sources on visual artists: a bibliography of bibliography: from Sesshu to Tabaimo, Van Eyck to Lee Bul <\/em>is a selection of 2,600 individual biographical bibliographies compiled from art bibliographies written in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00130167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese sources on visual artists: a bibliography of bibliography: from Sesshu to Tabaimo, Van Eyck to Lee Bul<\/em>, Nakajima Masatoshi. Bensei Publishing Inc., 2007, 12, 866p. [703||N34]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bibliography of Japanese artists,<\/em> a biographical bibliography of 3,899 Japanese artists, is a compilation of documents published in Japan between the years of 1991 and 2010. <em>Bibliography of foreign artists, <\/em>a biographical bibliography of 1,886 artists from overseas, is a compilation of bibliographies published in Japan between the years of 1980 and 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00201377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bibliography of Japanese artists\/Bibliography of foreign artists<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2013, 2v. [703.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section3\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.3 Finding readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.3.1 Authority files (check these before using an encyclopedia)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these materials to learn a person\u2019s date of birth and death and how his or her name is written and read, or to identify a specific person. Names of foreigners may be written in multiple ways when converted from the original spellings intokana. Furthermore, you may be unable to identify a Japanese person if you do not know the correct kanji or reading of the person\u2019s name. If you write a person\u2019s name incorrectly, you will not be able to research the person efficiently.<br>The following are representative authority files that contain names of people. The union list of artist names can be searched online from the Getty Foundation website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00066727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[TRC jinmei tenkyoroku],<\/em> [edited by] TRC (Japan). TRC (Japan), 1991, 3v. [R280.3||To72]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00082714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>National Diet Library authority file for Japanese authors: post-Edo era<\/em>, [edited by] National Diet Library. National Diet Library, 1991, 6v. [R281||Ko49]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00079818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Union list of artist names,<\/em> James M. Bower. G. K. Hall, 1994, 4v. [R703||B68]<\/a><\/li><li>Union list of artist names (http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/research\/tools\/vocabularies\/ulan\/index.html)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.3.2 Sources for readings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this when you are unsure of the reading of someone\u2019s full name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese family names in Chinese characters: a guide to their readings\/Japanese first names in Chinese characters: a guide to their readings<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1990, 2v. [R288.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a convenient dictionary for checking the original spellings of foreign names that have been transliterated into kana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00077439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Guide to spellings of foreigner&#8217;s names in kana orders<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. \u3000Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2002, 5, 586p. [R288.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section4\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.4 Finding topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.4.1 Encyclopedias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encyclopedias are comprehensive collections of information on topics and events. For well-known topics, a regular encyclopedia may contain a more detailed entry than a specialized encyclopedia. When conducting research, it may be useful to look in a regular encyclopedia before checking a specialized encyclopedia. You may be able to obtain all the information you need from one encyclopedia, or at least get an overview of the person or topic that you are researching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00049226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Heibonsha&#8217;s World Encyclop\u00e6dia<\/em>, Heibonsha, 1988, 31v. [R031||H51]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.4.2 Specialized encyclopedias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specialized encyclopedias contain entries related to specific topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00127374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Encyclopedia of Modern Japanese Art<\/em>, [edited by] Osaki Shin&#8217;ichiro [et al.]. Tokyo Shoseki CO., LTD., 2007, 655p. [702.16||Ta71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00022226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art Museum of Japan<\/em>, Shogakukan Publishing, 1997, 1247p. [R702.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon bijutsushi jiten]<\/em>, Ishida Hisatoyo [et al.], supervisor. Heibonsha, 1987, 1108p. [R703.3||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Oxford Companion to Art<\/em>, Sasaki Hideya, supervisor. K\u014ddansha, 1989, 1338p. [R703.3||O93]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00037332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The History of Western art<\/em>, Shogakukan Publishing, 1999, 1151p. [R703.3||Sh95]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00093802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Grande enciclopedia dell&#8217;arte<\/em>, Shogakukan Publishing, 1988-1990, 6v. [703.3||Se22]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00018081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Dictionary of Art,<\/em> Jane Turner. Macmillan, c1996, 34v. [R703.3||D72]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Encyclopedia of World Art,<\/em> McGraw-Hill, c1959\u2013c1987, 17v. [R703.3||E58]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.4.3 Biographical dictionaries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biographical dictionaries are reference books about people arranged in a specific order that use names of people as headwords for the biographical entries.<br>A personal directory (name book) refers to a list of people used for social purposes that contains information such as date of birth, birthplace, field of specialization, current occupation, associated organizations, and address. Personal directories only include people who are living at the time the record is made. Due to the fact that art-related dictionaries are compiled mainly by artists, there is a possibility that critics and curators are not mentioned. However, such people may be listed in general biographical dictionaries, so a thorough search may be necessary. The following materials are art-related biographical dictionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00006847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[20seiki bukko nihon gaka jiten],<\/em> [edited by] Yui Kazuto. Bijutsu-Nenkansha Co.,Ltd., 1998, 445p. [R721.033||Y97]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00018284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[20seiki bukko y\u014dgaka jiten], <\/em>[edited by] Iwase Yukio, Yui Kazuto. Bijutsu-Nenkansha Co.,Ltd., 1997, 334p. [R723.1||I96]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00049601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Kindai nihon bijutsuka retsuden],<\/em> [edited by] The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura &amp; Hayama. Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1999, 347, viiip. [R702.8||Ka43]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00095130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Kindai nihon bijutsu jiten]<\/em>, Miwa Hideo, Sat\u014d D\u014dshin, Yamanashi Emiko. K\u014ddansha, 1989, 414p. [R703.3||Mi69]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon bijutsuka jiten]<\/em>, Fujimori Koei. [\u014candoemu], [19\u2013]-. [R703.3||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Meiji taish\u014d bungaku bijutsu jinmei jisho]<\/em>, Matsumoto Ry\u016bnosuke. Kokushokankokai Inc., 1980, 917, 36p. [R281.03||Ma81]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bijutsuka jinmei jiten<\/em> published by Nichigai Associates is a biographical dictionary with entries categorized by field, from ancient to modern. It consists of three volumes, one for painters and printmakers, another for crafts, and another for architecture and sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00144529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese artists: a biographical dictionary of 3500 painters<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2009, 7, 720p. [703.5||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00163801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese artists: a biographical dictionary of 2000 industrial artists and craftsmen<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc.\u3000Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2010, 24, 451p. [703.5||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00179769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese artists: a biographical dictionary of 1600 architects and sculptors<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2011, 7, 543p. [703.5||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nihon jinbutsu j\u014dh\u014d taikei. 68, Shogahen. 8<\/em>is a collection of reprints of important documents related to painters and calligraphers that were published between the Edo period and the Showa era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00086932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon jinbutsu j\u014dh\u014d taikei. 68, Shogahen. 8], <\/em>[edited by] Haga Noboru [et al.]. Koseisha, 2001, 10v. [R702.8||H12]<\/a><\/li><li>[Personal information search form for all materials in Japan] (http:\/\/www.libro-koseisha.co.jp\/f_j_all.htm)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are biographical dictionaries related to specific subjects such as photography, videos, prints, and comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00110299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Biographic dictionary of contemporary Japanese photography<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2005, 593p. [740.3||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00109746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Biographic dictionary of Japanese photography<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2005, 483p. [740.3||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00012092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Japanese directors, producers &amp; scenarists in the cinema<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1991, 51, 655p. [778.21||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00018277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Treasury of Prints 21, Murofushi Tetsuro. Prints 21<\/em>, 1997, 1005p. [R749.03||Mu72]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Encyclopaedia of prints<\/em>, Murofushi Tetsuro. Tokyo Shoseki CO., LTD., 1985, 1003p. [726.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00021858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Mangaka, anime sakka jinmei jiten]<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1997, 497p. [726.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00101964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Writers of comics in Japan: a biographical dictionary<\/em>, [edited by] Mangaseek, Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2003, 36, 482p. [726.1||Ma43]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are general biographical dictionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00068752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[K\u014ddansha nihon jinmei daijiten],<\/em> K\u014ddansha, 2001, 28, 2238p. [R280.3||Ko19]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Japan who was who: bukkosha jiten 1983-1987]<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1988, 83, 693p. [R281.03||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Shinch\u014d nihon jinmei jiten]<\/em>,[edited by] Shinchosha Co.,Ltd. Shinchosha Co.,Ltd., 1991, 2086p. [R280.3||Sh61]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00064982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon kin-gendai jinmei jiten]<\/em>, [edited by] Usui Katsumi [et al.]. Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 2001, 1181, 203p. [R281.03||U95]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00000507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Iwanami seiyo jinmei jiten]<\/em>,[edited by] Iwanami Syoten Hensh\u016bbu. Iwanami Shoten, Publishers., 1981, 30, 1962, 282p. [R283.03||I95]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are art-related foreign biographical dictionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00034251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dictionary of Women Artists,<\/em> editor Delia Gaze; picture editors Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda Shrimpton, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997, 2v. [R703.3||G11]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00064276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists in the 20th Century,<\/em> Prestel, c2000, 383p. [R703.3||P92]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00082788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The World\u2019s Master Paintings: from the Early Renaissance to the Present Day,<\/em> [compiled by] Christopher Wright. Routledge, 1992, 2v. [R703.8||W94]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following series from St. James Press may be useful for research about artists who are currently active. Editions other than those that are listed also exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00041668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Architects. 3rd ed.,<\/em> [edited by] Muriel Emanuel. St. James Press, c1994, xix, 1125p. [R520.3||C86]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00070205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Artists. 5th ed<\/em>., [edited by] Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. St. James Press, c2002, 2v. [R703||C86||5th]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00041670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Designers. 3rd ed.<\/em>, [edited by] Sara Pendergast. St. James Press, c1997, xix, 981p. [R703||C86]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00041671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Masterworks,<\/em> [edited by] Colin Naylor. St. James Press, c1991, xvi, 933p. [R703||C86]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00041673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Photographers. 3rd ed,<\/em> [edited by] Martin Marix Evans. St. James Press, c1995, xxv, 1234p. [R740.3||C86]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00082622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Contemporary Women Artists,<\/em> [edited by] Laurie Collier Hillstrom, Kevin Hillstrom. St. James Press, c1999, xx, 760 p. [R703||C86]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are artist dictionaries compiled by Benezit in France. These useful dictionaries include biographies of the artists, lists of museums where major works are collected, bibliographies, and records of major auctions. The English version was published in 2006. The page layout is the same as the French version. The latest version is an online version included in Oxford Art Online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00006549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d\u2019\u00e9crivains sp\u00e9cialistes fran\u00e7ais et \u00e9trangers. Nouv. ed.<\/em>, E. B\u00e9n\u00e9zit. Gr\u00fcnd, 1976, 10v. [R703.3||B35]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00051024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs: de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d\u2019\u00e9crivains sp\u00e9cialistes fran\u00e7ais et \u00e9trangers.<\/em> <em>Nouv. ed.,<\/em> E. B\u00e9n\u00e9zit. Gr\u00fcnd, 1999, 14v. [R703.3||B35]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00114762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dictionary of Artits,<\/em> Benezit. Grund, 2006, 14v. [703.3||B35]<\/a><\/li><li>Benezit Dictionary of Artists (Oxford Art Online) (https:\/\/www.oxfordartonline.com\/) (In the Art Library only)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Published in Germany, the following dictionary is the world&#8217;s largest artist dictionary, known by its popular name Thieme\/Becker. This dictionary contains brief biographies and bibliographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00006548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden K\u00fcnstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart: unter Mitwirkung von 300 Fachgelehrten des In- und Auslandes,<\/em> herausgegeben von Ulrich Thieme und Felix Becker. Seemann, 1907-1950, 37v. [R703.3||Th4]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following dictionaries are popularly known as <em>AKL<\/em> and are currently being published as fully revised editions of Thieme\/Becker. These dictionaries contain biographies, exhibition histories, bibliographies, and collections of works. In the MOMAT OPAC, the bibliographies are separated due to the large number of volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00050964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Allgemeines K\u00fcnstlerlexikon: die bildenden K\u00fcnstler aller Zeiten und V\u00f6lker,<\/em> K. G. Saur, 1992-2004, 40v. [R703.3||Sa91]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00149974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Allgemeines K\u00fcnstlerlexikon: die bildenden K\u00fcnstler aller Zeiten und V\u00f6lker,<\/em> K. G. Saur, 2004- [R703.3||Sa91]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A biographical dictionary containing information about art historians and museum directors in addition to artists is available online from the Museum Professionals and Academic Historians of Art. As for Japanese figures, Okakura Tenshin can be found in this source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Dictionary of Art Historians (http:\/\/www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org\/)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.4.4 Yearbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Year book of Japanese art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Year book of Japanese Art <\/em>is a basic tool for learning about art movements from each year. It covers art movements and major news, and more in the art world for each year. Content may vary somewhat depending on the year, but the main topics covered are the annual history of the art world, major exhibitions, art bibliographies, and the deceased. As information on the deceased and the contact information of artists and art-related persons of interest are listed, this source can be used to research personal information.<br><em>Year book of Japanese Art,<\/em> which is currently published by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Art Department, was originally published in 1936 by the art laboratory of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. Since the original issue, it has been published every year and contains overviews of art movements from January to December of the previous year. In the MOMAT OPAC, the bibliographies are separated due to the changes in the names of organizations and the large number of volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00032417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Year book of Japanese Art<\/em>, [edited by] Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties. Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties, 1995\u2013 [R705||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties has made <em>Year book of Japanese Art<\/em>, articles published about the deceased available online. It covers all the obituaries published in <em>Year book of Japanese Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Year book of Japanese Art<\/em>, articles published about the deceased (http:\/\/www.tobunken.go.jp\/materials\/bukko)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Others<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Fine Arts Industry Data Book <\/em>is a yearbook published by Seikatsu no Tomo. It contains basic profiles with information such as the artist&#8217;s career history, awards received, sales prices, and more. It also contains additional information about the art world, including information about galleries and museums nationwide, authenticators, and art critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00174074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Fine Arts Industry Data Book<\/em>, Seikatsu no Tomo Co., 2011\u2013. [705||B42]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Publication of the following yearbooks is currently suspended. They may be used to check information at the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00127244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[The Window of Arts Annual]<\/em>, Seikatsu no Tomo Co., 2007\u20132008. [705||B42]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00148837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Window of Arts [Annual]<\/em>, Seikatsu no Tomo Co., 2008. [705||B42||2009]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=12&amp;bibid=LB00219341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bijutsu Techo: Annual of Arts in Japan<\/em>, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1957\u20132006. [ZW||\u30d2]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00025883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Annual of Arts in Japan<\/em>, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1980\u20132006 [R705||B41]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section5\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.5 Searching for materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.5.1 Searching for works collections, writings, biographies, and more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Japanese<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following reference books are useful when searching for literature such as works collections, writings, biographies, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00059298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bibliography of Biographical and Prosopogrphical Works<\/em>, [edited by] TRC (Japan).\u3000TRC (Japan), 2001, 3v. [R280.3||To72||1]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00059299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bibliography of Biographical and Prosopographical Works 2<\/em>, [edited by] TRC (Japan).\u3000TRC (Japan), 2001, 3v. [R280.3||To73||2]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00051799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Complete List of Biographies\/ Part 1 Japanese and other oriental people\/Part 2 Occidental people<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1991, 3v. [R280.3||N71||45\/89]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon kenmei tosho mokuroku. 77 84 ; 15]<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Kinokuniya Shoten, 1985, 2v. [025||N71||15]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00001040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Nihon kenmei tosho mokuroku. 77 84 ; 6] <\/em>[edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Kinokuniya Shoten, 1985, 700p. [025||N71||6]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following materials are about artists involved in art movements since the 20th century listed in chronological order. It contains brief biographies for each artist and a color image of one of their representative works. A chronology, image list, and index of names can be found in the appendix at the end of the book. An English edition was published in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/en\/book\/205072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The 20th Century Art in Japan<\/em>, [edited by] Tokyo Art Club. Heibonsha, 2014, 531p. [702.16||To46]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/en\/book\/239257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The 20th Century Art in Japan<\/em>. Tokyo Art Club, 2019, 393p.[702.16||To46]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Foreign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend the use of the catalogues raisonn\u00e9s as they contain extensive information about foreign artists. Please refer to \u201cb) Catalogues raisonn\u00e9s\u201d in \u201c<strong>2.2.1 Books of artworks, catalogues raisonn\u00e9s, exhibition catalogues<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.5.2 Using indexes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An index makes it easy to find where the information you need is written. There are indexes for names, terminology, topics, and more. The following indexes are useful for finding sources like encyclopedias that contain the information you seek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00093945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Biographical Index of Reference Materials in Art<\/em>, [edited by] Ek\u014din Haku. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1991\u20131992, 2v. [703||E44]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00064957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Shoka gaka gag\u014d (kosh\u014d) sakuin]<\/em>, [edited by] Ogasahara Naganori. [Japan Institute for Community Affairs], 2000, 2v. [R728.03||O22]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00051949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Biography Index, Japanese Modern Figures between 1868 to 1945<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1996\u20132000, 2v. [R281.03||N71]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00061213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Artists of the World: Bio-bibliographical Index, A\u2013Z. Engl.,<\/em> [edited by] K.G. Saur, 10v. [R703.5||Sa91]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following online database allows you to select materials such as biographical dictionaries that contain name information for Japanese figures from Japanese books and journals collected by the National Diet Library. You can use keyphrases from bibliographies and records to search for information in the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> [Japanese name information index database for Humanities (https:\/\/rnavi.ndl.go.jp\/jinmei\/)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the following index can be useful for finding which books contain various chronological records and chronological tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00024478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>General Index of Various Chronological Tables Contained in Books<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 1998\u20132001, 2v. [R028||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.5.3 Exhibition catalogues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to images of exhibited works, exhibition catalogues (illustrated books) include artist biographies, exhibition histories, descriptions of works, and lists of bibliographies. They are also useful for researching people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) ALC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Art Library Consortium (ALC), you can cross search the collections of art libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following twelve institutions are ALC participants (as of December 2022): The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura &amp; Hayama; National Crafts Museum; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; The National Art Center, Tokyo; National Museum of Western Art; The MOMAT; Tokyo National Museum; Edo-Tokyo Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Tokyo Photographic Art Museum; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; and Yokohama Museum of Art; Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-external\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/alc.opac.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            ALC Cross-Search System        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Bibliography of exhibition catalogues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a bibliography of catalogues published in 2009. It includes 61,300 catalogues and illustrated books from exhibitions held in Japan during the 128 year-period from 1880 to 2007, collected by seven museums\u2014MOMAT; Yokohama Museum of Art; National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo Photographic Art Museum; The National Art Center, Tokyo; Tokyo National Museum; and the Edo-Tokyo Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00142784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bibliography of Exhibition Catalogue in Japan<\/em>, [edited by] Nichigai Associates, Inc. Nichigai Associates, Inc., 2009, 2v. [703.1||N71]<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For exhibition catalogues, refer to \u201c<strong>3. How to find exhibition information<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.5.4 Magazine and newspaper articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During exhibition periods, magazines and newspapers often publish articles and critiques of the artist and works. To find such newspaper articles, you can use reduced-size editions and databases from the newspaper companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This section contains tools that may be useful to you to search for art-related magazine articles. The following are tools for finding art-related magazine articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00082876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Oya soichi bunko zasshi kiji sakuin somokuroku]<\/em>, Oya Soichi Library, 1985, 6v. [029.9||O94]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=LB00053349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>[Bijutsu kankei zasshi mokuji s\u014dran. meiji taish\u014d sh\u014dwa senzen (jinmei sakuin)]<\/em>, [<em>e<\/em>dited by] Kobayashi Tadashi. Kokushokankokai Inc., 2000, 271p. 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