Folding Screen with Design of the Scenes from the Tale of Genji: Rivalry of the Carriages 源氏物語（車争）図屏風げんじものがたり（くるまあらそい）ずびょうぶ
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『源氏物語』第9巻「葵」を代表する場面である「車争い」のワンシーンを描く。本作は土佐光茂筆と伝わる《車争図》（京都・仁和寺蔵）の写しと考えられる。賀茂祭（葵祭）の当日、女三の宮が賀茂の新斎院になる御禊の行列に源氏の君も加わることになったため、その行列を見ようとする人々で一条大路は混雑していた。源氏の君の愛人六条御息所もひそかに見物していたが、そこへ源氏の君の正妻葵の上も見物に行き、その従者たちが六条御息所の車を喧嘩ごしで押し退けてしまうという場面。右隻には御禊の行列が描かれ、左隻には六条御息所と葵の上の一行が争う場面が描かれている。屛風の大画面いっぱいに物語のハイライトを大きく描くとともに、賀茂祭の喧噪を今に伝える屏風絵となっている。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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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 9, 2026