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  BORENGASSER, Daniel Paul

   Assistant Professor

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 2015/08～2024/05 〔Doctoral Course〕, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Completed, Ph.D. in Japanese Art History
2. 2012/09～2014/06 〔Master Course〕, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon, Completed, M.A. in History of Art (Japanese Art)
3. 2004/09～2008/05 Washington University in St. Louis, Graduated, BFA (Photography and Digital Imaging)
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■ Professional Background
1. 2026/09～2031/08 Assistant Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2. 2025/01～2025/06 Part-time Lecturer, University of Massachusetts-Boston
3. 2024/08～2024/12 Part-time Lecturer, Boston University
4. 2021/04～2023/03 Research Fellow, (Curatorial Department), Kyoto National Museum
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■ Present Specialized Fields
Japanese Art History, Buddhist Art (Key Word：sculpture, art and ritual, multiplicity, materiality, conservation history) 
■ Profile
I am a scholar of Japanese art history, who specializes in the study of early medieval (10th–13th centuries) Buddhist art and architecture. Areas of research interest include the emergence of large-scale image-making programs during the late Heian period, embodiment and Buddhist portraiture, the ecological contexts of Buddhist statuary, the relationship between modes of architectural and sculptural production in medieval Japan, the history of conservation, and the reception history of sacred images in modern Japan.
■ Main Course Titles
Introduction to East Asian Art, History of Japanese Art I, History of Japanese Art II, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Properties
■ Books and Articles
1. Article When the Buddha Came to Nagoya: Immersive Reading in Kōriki Enkōan’s Illustrated Accounts of Traveling Temple Exhibitions  14(2) (Single) 2025/03Link
2. Book Japan: Religion and iconography Grove Art Online  (Collaboration) 2026/01Link
3. Book Catalogue of the Feinberg Collection of Japanese Art   (Collaboration) 2021/03
4. Book The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated   (Collaboration) 2019
5. Article The Hall of the Lotus King: Sculpture and Multiplicity in Early Medieval Japan   (Single) 2024/05
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■ Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2026/03/26 The Lotus King: Sculptural Bodies and Cosmic Sovereignty in Late Heian Japan (Embodiments in Japanese Buddhism: Gender, Power, and Statuary)
2. 2026/03/14 Bridging Realms: Goshirakawa’s Hōjūji Palace and the Sacred Topography of Medieval Kyoto (Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference)
3. 2025/03/15 The Cypress Transformation: Sacrality and Material Agency in Early Medieval Japanese Sculpture (Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference)
4. 2025/02/13 The Portraits of Shōkū Shōnin (College Art Association 113th Annual Conference)
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■ Lectures
1. 2026/06/26 Same Difference: The Sculptural History of Sanjūsangendō (CIEE Kyoto)
2. 2026/02/17 International Perpsectives on the Study of Buddhist Icons (in Japanese)
3. 2026/09/25 Seeing the Thousand Buddhas: From Dunhuang to Sanjūsangendō (in Japanese) (Kiyomizudera Temple)
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■ Academic Society Memberships
1. 2026/08～ Asian Studies Conference JapanLink
2. 2018～ The Buddhist Art SocietyLink
3. 2017～ Association for Chinese Art HistoryLink
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■ Research Topics, Funded Research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1. 2025/09～2026/07  Sculptural and Architectural History of Sanjūsangendō Temple  (Key Word : )
2. 2019/10～2020/06  The Hall of Thirty-Three Bays: Sculpture and Multiplicity in Medieval Japan  (Key Word : )
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