Description
本図のように竪絵２枚の構図の掛物絵は文化年間中期に英山が好んで使用した形状で、一種のブームを呼んだ。女性は遊女であろう。髪を櫛や簪、笄で飾り、豪華な着物をまとい前帯を結んでいる。柱にもたれかかるように身体をくれらせて立ち、口には文の切れ端であろうか紙片を咥え、むさぼるように文に目を通している。英山は着物に多くの菊の図柄を取り入れたことで知られるが、この女性の着物にも菊文様があしらわれている。裾の間から見える何気ない足の仕草が、この女性の心の動きを想像させて楽しい。英山59歳の頃の作。
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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