Description
「八仙花」とは紫陽花の中国名で、本作で描かれるのは、額紫陽花と呼ばれる粒状の花の周りに花の形をした萼がつける種のもの。2輪のアジサイの花は鮮やかな群青に彩られ、淡墨で品よく仕上げられた茎や葉と上手に調和している。余白の取り方も彼ならではで、静かながらも凛と咲く花の余韻を楽しませるかのようである。琳派を再構築したような単純化された草花表現からは、静寂な中にも生命の充溢したエネルギーを感じさせる秀品である。
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
April 29, 2026