`handbag_data/japanese_collections/JAPANESE_COLLECTION_GUIDE.json`

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{
  "title": "Japanese Handbag Collections - Data Collection Guide",
  "generated": "2025-11-12T15:33:52.089Z",
  "focus": "Handbags, purses, bags only",
  "institutions": {
    "kci": {
      "name": "Kyoto Costume Institute",
      "name_ja": "京都服飾文化研究財団",
      "location": "Kyoto, Japan",
      "url": "https://www.kci.or.jp",
      "digital_archive": "https://www.kci.or.jp/en/archives/digital_archives/",
      "collection_size": "13,000+ items (300 online)",
      "type": "museum",
      "focus": "Western fashion history, haute couture",
      "handbag_holdings": "French and Japanese designer bags",
      "access_method": "web_scraping",
      "status": "active"
    },
    "bunka": {
      "name": "Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum",
      "name_ja": "文化学園服飾博物館",
      "location": "Tokyo, Japan",
      "url": "https://museum.bunka.ac.jp",
      "collection_size": "30,000+ items",
      "type": "university_museum",
      "affiliation": "Bunka Fashion College",
      "focus": "Historical costume, ethnic dress, modern fashion",
      "handbag_holdings": "Japanese and Western bags",
      "access_method": "web_scraping",
      "status": "research_needed"
    },
    "kobe": {
      "name": "Kobe Fashion Museum",
      "name_ja": "神戸ファッション美術館",
      "location": "Kobe, Japan",
      "url": "https://www.fashionmuseum.jp",
      "collection_size": "9,000+ items",
      "type": "museum",
      "focus": "20th century Western fashion",
      "handbag_holdings": "20th century handbags",
      "access_method": "web_scraping",
      "status": "active"
    },
    "tnm": {
      "name": "Tokyo National Museum",
      "name_ja": "東京国立博物館",
      "location": "Tokyo, Japan",
      "url": "https://www.tnm.jp",
      "api": "https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1941",
      "collection_size": "120,000+ objects",
      "type": "national_museum",
      "focus": "Japanese art and cultural artifacts",
      "handbag_holdings": "Traditional Japanese bags (kinchaku, etc.)",
      "access_method": "api_or_web",
      "status": "research_needed"
    }
  },
  "search_terms": {
    "handbag": [
      "ハンドバッグ",
      "handobaggu"
    ],
    "bag": [
      "バッグ",
      "baggu",
      "かばん",
      "鞄"
    ],
    "purse": [
      "財布",
      "saifu",
      "がま口",
      "gamaguchi"
    ],
    "clutch": [
      "クラッチバッグ",
      "kuracchi baggu"
    ],
    "leather_goods": [
      "革製品",
      "kawa seihin"
    ],
    "luxury_brand": [
      "高級ブランド",
      "kōkyū burando"
    ]
  },
  "collection_strategy": {
    "phase_1": {
      "name": "Manual Collection - KCI Kyoto",
      "priority": "HIGH",
      "items": "50-300 handbag items",
      "effort": "Medium (4-8 hours)",
      "method": "Manual browsing + data entry",
      "url": "https://www.kci.or.jp/en/archives/digital_archives/"
    },
    "phase_2": {
      "name": "Research - Bunka Gakuen",
      "priority": "HIGH",
      "potential": "500-2,000 items",
      "effort": "Research access required",
      "method": "Contact museum, check online database"
    },
    "phase_3": {
      "name": "Research - Kobe Fashion Museum",
      "priority": "MEDIUM",
      "potential": "200-500 items",
      "effort": "Website exploration + scraping",
      "method": "Check online collections, possible API"
    },
    "phase_4": {
      "name": "Automated Scraping",
      "priority": "LONG-TERM",
      "tools": "Puppeteer, Playwright",
      "effort": "High (development required)",
      "method": "Browser automation for dynamic sites"
    }
  },
  "data_requirements": {
    "mandatory_fields": [
      "source_institution",
      "source_country",
      "collected_at",
      "item_url or source_url",
      "title or description"
    ],
    "recommended_fields": [
      "designer/maker",
      "date/era",
      "brand",
      "image_url",
      "materials",
      "type (handbag/purse/clutch/etc)"
    ]
  },
  "japanese_luxury_brands": [
    "Hermès (French, but in Japanese collections)",
    "Chanel (French, but in Japanese collections)",
    "Louis Vuitton (French, but in Japanese collections)",
    "Traditional Japanese: kinchaku, gamaguchi purses"
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Japanese museum sites often require JavaScript rendering",
    "Many collections have limited online access",
    "On-site research access may be required for comprehensive data",
    "Bilingual data (Japanese/English) when available",
    "High-quality museum photography typical",
    "Strong focus on French designer pieces in major collections"
  ]
}