| Position | Professor |
|---|---|
| Institution | Center for Evolving Humanities |
Career
| Dec 1998: | Specialization Diploma in Greek and Roman Archaeology Scuola archeologica italiana di Atene. |
| May 2002: | Doctorate of Letters Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology The University of Tokyo. |
| April 2018: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo. |
Research Area
Ancient Greek and Roman Art History, Classical Archaeology
1) Techniques and Activities of Ancient Sculpture Workshops
Since 2007 she has been conducting a joint research project with the Computer Vision laboratory of Prof. Katsushi Ikeuchi and Prof. Takeshi Oishi at the University of Tokyo. Using 3D shape comparison techniques, they specifically reveal how bronze and marble statues were made in ancient Greece and Rome.
2) Ancient Statues in Religious and Social Contexts
She is conducting research to reevaluate statues of gods, heroes, and humans, considering their religious and social roles both at the time of their creation and in subsequent periods, demonstrating that the boundaries between statues of gods and portraits could sometimes be quite fluid. She is also involved in the excavation of Somma Vesuviana in Italy, conducted by the University of Tokyo since 2002, and is researching the discovered sculptures.
3) Reception of Greek Art
She is also researching the reception of Greek art from ancient Rome, through late antiquity and the modern period, to modern Japan.
