Description
北海道川上郡弟子屈町に位置する日本最大のカルデラ湖、屈斜路湖の景観を、横長の画面に濃彩で描いた作品です。竹坡は目黒雅叙園の室内装飾に携わり、1933年（昭和8）には「長門の間」（現在の日本料理・渡風亭「竹坡」の間）の欄間画として阿寒湖、摩周湖、屈斜路湖、樹海の風景を描きました。本作はこのうち屈斜路湖の欄間画と類似しており、その習作である可能性があります。竹坡は大正期以降、何度も阿寒の地を訪れたと考えられ、《山中の水》（1927年、第8回帝展、阿寒湖に取材）や《阿寒原始林》（1932年、第13回帝展、ボストン美術館蔵）などの作品を残しています。
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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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