Description
対角線と空気遠近法を意識した構図に連なる山と立ちこめる靄を描く。山の中腹にひっそりと佇む社寺は観山が蓬莱山など架空の社寺を描く際にたびたび用いた楼閣である。また観山は大正4年（1915）に横山大観らと東海道を旅し、手分けして《東海道五十三次絵巻》（東京国立博物館蔵）を完成させたが、そのうち観山が描いた「二川」「石部」に本作に類似した表現が見られる。本作では彼の巧技によって、日本特有の湿潤な山間風景は幻想的な情景へと昇華されている。
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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