OKUMA Seisaku

Teaching Staff (Liberal Arts Core)

Title	Associate Professor
Research Fields	Modern Japanese Art History, Representations of Okinawa
Education	2014 Completed all coursework for the Ph.D. program in Art History, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University 2002 M.A. in Art Studies (Art History), Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University 1997 B.A. in Art Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Second School of Humanities), Waseda University
Selected Professional Experience	2026-Present Associate Professor, Akita University of Art 2026-Present Part-time Lecturer, Waseda University 2023-2026 Senior Researcher, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2020-2026 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Atomi University 2020-2025 Part-time Lecturer, Kyoritsu Women’s University 2019-2024 Part-time Lecturer, Meisei University 2018-2020 Lecturer, Waseda University 2017-2018 Assistant Professor, Waseda University 2016-2017 Part-time Lecturer, Waseda University 2013-2018 Part-time Lecturer, Bunkagakuin 2013-2016 Research Associate, Waseda University 2013-2015 Part-time Lecturer, Shoin University 2007-2013 Research Assistant, Waseda University 2002-2007 Curator, Uehara Museum of Modern Art
Recent Activities	< Co-authored book > 2022 “Eshi tachi no Yogawari: Ryūkyū Shobun to Okinawa no Eshi tachi” [Change of Era for Painters: The Annexation of Ryukyu and Okinawan Painters], in Moyamoya Nihon Kindai Bijutsu: Kyōkai o Yurugasu Shikaku Imēji [Moyamoya Japanese Modern Art: Visual Images Shaking the Boundaries], Bensei Publishing < Selected Essays > 2022 “Art and Money in Post-war Okinawan Art” / “Doru to Bijutsu” [Dollars and Art], in Okinawan Art in its Regional Context: Historical Overview and Contemporary Practice, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. 2017 “Okinawa o Egaita Gaka tachi: Meiji ki kara Shōwa Senzen ki ni Kakete” [Painters Who Depicted Okinawa: From the Meiji Period to the Pre-war Showa Period], exhibition catalogue for Tōkyō ⇄ Okinawa: Ikebukuro Monparunasu to Nishimui Bijutsumura [Tokyo ⇄ Okinawa: Ikebukuro Montparnasse and Nishimui Artists’ Village], Itabashi Art Museum. 2015 “Nambata Tatsuoki to Waseda” [Tatsuoki Nambata and Waseda], exhibition catalogue for Nambata Tatsuoki, Fumio no Sekai [The World of Tatsuoki and Fumio Nambata], Aizu Museum, Waseda University. 2014 “Kita Renzō no Shōgai to Tofutsuki no Shūsaku ni tsuite” [Life of Renzo Kita and Studies from His Stay in France], exhibition catalogue for Kita Renzō: Tōō ki no Shōzōga [Renzo Kita: Portraits from His Stay in Europe], Aizu Museum, Waseda University, pp. 38–48. 2011 “Okinawa to Kindai Bijutsu: Ryūkyū Shobun kara Shūsenki Made no Raichu Gaka to Okinawa shusshin Gaka ni kansuru Kiso Chōsa” [Okinawa and Modern Art: A Basic Survey on Visiting and Okinawan Painters from the Annexation of Ryukyu to the End of WWII], Kajima Bijutsu Kenkyū [Kajima Foundation for the Arts Research Grant Report], Special Issue No. 28, Kajima Arts Foundation. “Ikusa wa Egakareta ka: Beigun Tōchi ka (Amerika Yu) ni okeru Okinawa Sen no Kioku” [Were Wars Depicted?: Memories of the Battle of Okinawa Under U.S. Rule], in Kioku no Konseki: WIJLC Hōkoku [Traces of Memory: WIJLC Report], Waseda Institute for Japanese Literature and Culture. “Kishihata Hisayoshi to Waseda Fūkei Sanbutsaku” [Hisayoshi Kishihata and the Waseda Landscape Triptych], Bulletin of Aizu Museum, Waseda University, No.12, Aizu Museum, Waseda University. < Selected Publications: Critical Works > 2024 “Report on Session B: ‘Region’—Opening Up Visual Cultural Studies: Beyond Modernity, Japan, and Art.” In Proceedings of the 40th Anniversary International Symposium of the Society for the Study of Modern Art History: From Meiji to Meiji—Rewriting Modern Japanese Art. The Society for the Study of Modern Art History. 2019 “Book Review: Media History of Wood Engraving: Visual Communication in Modern Japan.” Studies in Representation and Media, no. 9. Waseda Society for Representation and Media Studies. 2018 “Fujita and Okinawa: A Site Connecting South America and War Art.” Bijutsu Techo, no. 1070. Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha. 2016 “Extracts from the Diary of Tatsuoki Nambata II.” Bulletin of Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Waseda University, no. 17. Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Waseda University. 2015 “Hatsusaburo Yoshida.” Bijutsu Techo, no. 1026. Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha. “Plates Commentary.” In A Complete Collection of Japanese Art, Vol. 18: War and Art. Shogakukan. “Extracts from the Diary of Tatsuoki Nambata.” Bulletin of Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Waseda University, no. 16. Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Waseda University. 2014 “Commentary on Artworks and Artists.” In Bessatsu Taiyo: Painters and War—The Blank in Japanese Art History. Heibonsha. 2013 “Commentary on Naval War Artists.” In Catalogue of Holdings of the Museum of Maritime Science Vol. 2: Works by Naval War Artists. Museum of Maritime Science. “What Pierces Through the Era.” Bijutsu Techo, no. 995. Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha. “Artwork Commentary and Bibliography.” Exhibition catalogue for Manshu Hanaoka: Faces of War Paintings II. Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum, Waseda University. 2012 “Aspects of Images of the Battle of Okinawa from an Art Perspective.” In Proceedings of the International Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Reversion to Japan: Okinawan Studies to Date and Tomorrow. Executive Committee of the 40th Anniversary Okinawan Studies International Symposium. < Selected Presentation > 2024 “From Meiji / To Meiji: Rewriting Modern Japanese Art,” 40th Anniversary International Symposium of the Japan Association for Meiji Art Studies, Waseda University. 2019 “Art and Money” / “Doru to Bijutsu” [Dollars and Art], International Conference “Okinawan Art and Culture: Historical Concepts and Contemporary Practice,” Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, University of East Anglia. 2018 “Kioku no Ireihi: Shisha o Meguru Katachi no Shosō” [Monuments of Remembrance: Aspects of Forms Surrounding the Deceased], 7th Open Workshop for JSPS KAKENHI Project “Visual Representations Surrounding Iconoclasm and Destruction in Modern Japan,” Waseda University. “Himeyuri no Katachi: Ireihi o Chūshin ni” [The Shape of ‘Himeyuri’: Focusing on Memorial Monuments], 17th Workshop of the Waseda Society for Culture, Media and Image Studies, Waseda University. 2014 “Kita Renzō no Tofutsu ki ni okeru Sakuhin to Katsudō ni tsuite” [On the Works and Activities of Renzo Kita During His Stay in France], 1st Monthly Meeting of the Japan Association for Meiji Art Studies (FY2014), Tokyo University of the Arts. < Exhibitions > 2026 Zen Calligraphy and Paintings from the Late Edo to Meiji Periods, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2025-2026 The Pot Points, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2025 Calligraphy and Stationery, Aizu Museum, Waseda University Tomioka Zoo: Paintings and Sculptures Inspired by Animals, Aizu Museum, Waseda University Trays, Serving Trays, and Bowls (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University Another Collection of Tomioka Shigenori (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2024-2025 Various Vessels for Drinking-from Tea to SAKE (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2024 Zen Calligraphy and Painting -Shapes and Characters (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University Japanese Ceramics of Edo Period (1603-1868) (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University Journey through Paintings- Stroll in the Landscape Paintings (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University The Utensils of Tea Ceremony (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2023-2024 Modern Painting from the Tomioka Collection, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2023 Zen Paintings and Calligraphies in Early Modern Period －Hakuin and His Disciples－ (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University The Stream of Chinese Ceramics (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University Folding Screen Paintings-from Early Modern Period to Modern Period (Tomioka Collection), Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2015 Goya’s Print Series “Los Disparates”: Human Absurdity, Aizu Museum, Waseda University The World of Tatsuoki and Fumio Nambata, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2014 Renzo Kita: Portraits from His Stay in Europe, Aizu Museum, Waseda University The Trajectory of Shusaku Arakawa: Reversible Destiny and Beyond, Aizu Museum, Waseda University 2013 Banshu Hanaoka: Faces of War Paintings II, Aizu Museum, Waseda
Courses Taught	History of Japanese Art Life and Culture in the Tohoku Region Introduction to Museology Curation Practicum Exhibitions and Displays Museum Management Museum Collections

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