Eli Lancman
Encyclopedia
Eli Lancman is a Jewish-Israel
i historian
of Japanese
and East Asian art. Developer and director of the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
in Haifa
from 1966 to 1992, and one of the founders of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society.
in 1936. Studied seven years in Japan
, graduate of the Jochi University (1960–1963) and Tokyo University (1964–1966). Specialized in curatorship and Japanese art
conservation at the Yamato Bunkakan Museum in Nara
. Served as an art critic for two of the largest newspapers in Japan: Yomiuri
and Mainichi.
He was invited in 1966 by Aba Hushi, mayor of Haifa
, to direct and develop the Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa
, and to serve as director and head curator, a position he held for about 30 years. In 2000 the Museum was awarded the prestigious Japan Foundation Prize for its thirty years of activity. On June 22, 2001 Eli Lancman was awarded the Emperor’s Decoration “Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon”, for his many years of promoting of Japanese art and culture. His book Chinese Portraiture (1966) was the first to show the major differences between the Western attitudes towards drawing to that of the Chinese, which emphasizes the spiritual nature of the characters.
Lancman has contributed many entries to the Hebrew Encyclopedia, including entries on Japanese and Chinese Art. He was one of the first lecturers in the Faculty of Art at Haifa University, and serves as a lecturer at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in the faculty of Humanities and Arts. He was one of the founders of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society, and served as chairman until 2007. In 2009 he was appointed honorary chairman of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society.
Lancman is editor of a Hebrew language encyclopedia on Japanese culture and art.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of Japanese
Japanese art
Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper and more recently manga, cartoon, along with a myriad of other types of works of art...
and East Asian art. Developer and director of the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
The Museum of Japanese Art on the crest of Mount Carmel is dedicated exclusively to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art works, and is the only one of its kind in the Middle East. The Museum is a municipal foundation, set up in 1959, on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of The Netherlands,...
in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
from 1966 to 1992, and one of the founders of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society.
Biography
Born in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
in 1936. Studied seven years in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, graduate of the Jochi University (1960–1963) and Tokyo University (1964–1966). Specialized in curatorship and Japanese art
Japanese art
Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper and more recently manga, cartoon, along with a myriad of other types of works of art...
conservation at the Yamato Bunkakan Museum in Nara
Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
. Served as an art critic for two of the largest newspapers in Japan: Yomiuri
Yomiuri
Yomiuri may refer to:* Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team based in Tokyo, Japan* Yomiuri Open, a golf tournament* Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper* Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, a Japanese television network...
and Mainichi.
He was invited in 1966 by Aba Hushi, mayor of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
, to direct and develop the Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
The Museum of Japanese Art on the crest of Mount Carmel is dedicated exclusively to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art works, and is the only one of its kind in the Middle East. The Museum is a municipal foundation, set up in 1959, on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of The Netherlands,...
, and to serve as director and head curator, a position he held for about 30 years. In 2000 the Museum was awarded the prestigious Japan Foundation Prize for its thirty years of activity. On June 22, 2001 Eli Lancman was awarded the Emperor’s Decoration “Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon”, for his many years of promoting of Japanese art and culture. His book Chinese Portraiture (1966) was the first to show the major differences between the Western attitudes towards drawing to that of the Chinese, which emphasizes the spiritual nature of the characters.
Lancman has contributed many entries to the Hebrew Encyclopedia, including entries on Japanese and Chinese Art. He was one of the first lecturers in the Faculty of Art at Haifa University, and serves as a lecturer at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in the faculty of Humanities and Arts. He was one of the founders of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society, and served as chairman until 2007. In 2009 he was appointed honorary chairman of the Israel-Japan Friendship Society.
Lancman is editor of a Hebrew language encyclopedia on Japanese culture and art.
Selected Publications
- Chinese Portraiture, Tuttle, Tokyo 1966 ISBN 0-80480-104-5
- Tessai, New Japan (Mainichi) Vol.19, 1967
- China: Art and History, Taiwan Press, 1979.
- Japanese Art, Hebrew Encyclopedia vol. 20.
- Chinese Art, Hebrew Encyclopedia vol. 25.
- “Tea Taste” and Japanese esthetics, North, Writers’ Association, 2002
- Tantra: Love as a Conceptual Symbol, Nefesh, 2000.
- Big Art in Small Size, Japanese Netsuke and Art in Ivory, Weil Center, 2007
Selected Catalogues
- Japanese Drawings. Israel Museum 1973
- Hokusai, Paintings & Prints, M.O.J.A.H, 1970
- Genre Paintings, M.O.J.A.H, 1971
- Contemporary Japanese Prints, Tel Aviv Museum 1973
- Hashira-e & Triptychs, M.O.J.A.H, 1980
- Bijin-ga, M.O.J.A.H, 1981
- Fauna & Flora in Japanese Art, M.O.J.A.H, 1981
- Yakusha-e, Kabuki Prints, M.O.J.A.H, 1983
- Impressions in Monochrome, M.O.J.A.H, 1983
- Fukei Prints, M.O.J.A.H, 1984
- Surimono Prints, M.O.J.A.H, 1989
External links
- Hebrew language encyclopedia on Japanese culture and art, edited by Lancman