Hisashige Tanaka, the Leonardo da Vinci Nippon in the 19th century

Japanese life scene, somewhere in the 19th century^e century. Similarly, A squatting archer takes an arrow in his quiver. Moreover, He positions it on the arc in support on his hand, straightens up. Consequently, He strips his weapon, lower his head to aim. Moreover, And shoot. Therefore, In the thousand. Nevertheless, He starts again, with exactly the same gestures. Nevertheless, And for good reason, it is an automaton, entirely animated by pulleys, weights and gears. This work. more than a bicentennial, was created by Hisashige Tanaka, a hisashige tanaka, leonardo da vinci master of Karakuri, this Japanese art of mechanical animation. Videos of reconstruction of his masterpieces still report this mastery. which, among the four arrows, went so far as to “program” a shot next to the target. A tea waitress. a calligrapher writing a few kanjis also came to life thanks to the talent of this craftsman’s son, born in 1799.

This trademark could have been enough to justify its presence in this series. because historians make its automata the ancestors of our modern robots. They also undoubtedly explain the taste of Japan for humanoid models, unlike other countries less motivated by realism. But we have chosen it. because the one who is considered to be the father of the well -known Toshiba company embodies an original innovation model. “This example offers forgotten avenues on how a company innovates in times of crisis. after”explains Aleksandra Kobiljski, technique of techniques hisashige tanaka, leonardo da vinci at CNRS.

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