Description
彼方の空が朝焼けに染まる頃、雄馬と雌馬と思われる一組の双馬が川のほとりで休息する情景が描かれる。竹渓は馬の絵を得意とし、ある時には一頭の馬を借り庭に放ち一日中写生したこともあったという。本作からもその巧みな技量が見てとれる。また竹渓は晩年、真景図にも取り組むが、遠景の山々は実景に近い雰囲気も漂わせる。画面左上に書された書き付けから、本作が万延元年秋に京都東山の草堂で描かれたことが分かる。
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