Description
唐三彩の動物で、その姿がもっとも美しいのは馬である。細く、すっと伸びた脚の馬はアラビア産で、古代中国では汗血馬と呼んで絶賛した。王侯、貴族の墓には競ってこうした三彩の馬が副葬された。馬をたくさん所有することは彼らのステイタスシンボルなのである。この馬は褐釉の地に白釉と緑釉が流し掛けされ、その姿とともに、複数の釉を加えることで、エキゾチックな雰囲気を与えている。背には大きく白釉が掛かっており、鞍を付けていたのかもしれない。
Data source
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