Description
彩色を施さず、繊細な墨線によって描かれた白描画です。七福神の一柱である大黒天は、一般的に、左肩に大袋を背負い、右手に打ち出の小槌を持ち、米俵の上に乗る姿で描かれます。しかし本作品の図像は独特で、袋は小さく、米俵は稲穂に変わり、虎を従わせた大黒天が帯びる刀は、古墳時代の頭椎大刀のように見えます。右下に「大正甲子元旦」とあり、1924年（大正13）の制作とわかりますが、署名は謹直な楷書体で、この時期の竹坡の作品にみられる縦長の書体とは異なっています。
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