Yearning for a Loved One 想夫恋図そうふれんず

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「想夫恋」は雅楽の曲名で男を恋慕する女心の曲である。本作は『平家物語』の一場面を描いたもの。源仲国が天皇の命で、嵯峨に隠れ住む小督を探しに訪れた際、小督が奏でる想夫恋の琴の音を頼りにその居場所を突き止めたというシーン。この場面は『平家物語』を主題とする作品に多く取り上げられる。民謡の黒田節にも「たづぬる人のことの音か」との一節があり、これに由来する。左下には「益信筆」の署名と朱文方印が付されている。

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　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).

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April 29, 2026