Description
花の姿を表すための選び抜かれた線と、極限まで整理された色彩とで描かれた山茶花。画面左上には雀が翼を広げています。どちらもまるで時が止まったかのように静止しています。麦僊が最晩年にたどり着いた静謐な境地を示す作品で、清明さとともに、張りつめた緊張感と静けさが漂っています。線や純化した色彩、象徴性など、昭和初期の日本画には、自国の伝統的な表現法を再評価し捉え直す動きもありました。 The Japanese sasanqua camellia was depicted here. The flowers were drawn with carefully measured lines and a completely refined color palette. A sparrow spreads its wings in the upper-left part of the frame. Both the flower and sparrow are depicted as if time has stopped. This work shows the tranquility that defines Bakusen in his later years, and there is a sense of tension as well as clarity. There were movements in the early Showa era to reevaluate and recapture the nation’s traditional method of expressions such as lines, refined colors, and symbolism.
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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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 19, 2026