Description
愛知に生まれ、岐阜で育った玉堂にとって「鵜飼」は特に親しみ深い風物詩で、15歳の頃には師の望月玉泉を連れて、一緒に長良川まで見物しにいったという。玉堂は、明治28年（1895）の第4回内国勧業博覧会に《鵜飼》（山種美術館蔵）を発表し、3等銅牌を受賞。それ以来、「鵜飼」は彼の主要画題の一つとなり、後に第12回帝展にも出品している。さぞかし注文が多かったのであろう、玉堂はこうした出品作以外に構図、画面や人物の大きさ、色彩などを変えて、無数の「鵜飼」を描き残している。本作は玉堂逝去の3年前の作。夏の夜の温潤な空気と金泥に塗られた漁り火と煙、照らし出された鵜匠と鵜の流れるような躍動感を、小品ながら見事にその画面に捉えている。
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