Description
しなやかに枝を伸ばし、ちらほらと蕾が咲きだした梅を、金地の対角線状に配置した意匠性の高い作品である。画面の上下をはみ出して描かれた梅は枝振りや幹の一部のみを描き、独特の形態の美しさを捉えて簡潔にまとめ上げられている。薄墨のたらし込みで表された樹幹に、点苔として加えられた緑青が潤いを感じさせる。梅の花は尾形光琳がよく用いたモティーフで、花弁をひとつなぎの輪郭線のみで描いた梅は「光琳梅」とも称された。
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