Description
蓬莱山は中国の神仙思想で説かれる三神山のひとつで、東の海上にあり、仙人が住むといわれています。絵画に描かれる時には松竹梅に鶴亀を配し、高砂の尉と姥を添える場合もありますが、本作品では、浜辺に聳える松の大樹を主役に据え、上方に鶴、下方に亀の姿を描き込んでいます。水墨を主体に、色彩を抑える一方、空には金泥を刷いて格調高く仕上げています。画面右下に「庚子春日」の文字があり、1900年（明治33）の制作とわかります。同年作者は日本絵画協会・日本美術院連合絵画共進会などの国内展覧会に加え、パリ万博にも出品しており、東京での創作活動が軌道に乗った時期の作品ということができます。
Data source
The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art / The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum Collection Database
This database provides access to the information of artworks held by the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (Nagaoka City) and the Niigata Prefectural Bandaijima Art Museum (Niigata City). This ...
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Aggregator
The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 26, 2026