Description
空が茜色に染まる中、1日の漁を終えた3人の釣り人が家路へ帰る情景が描かれる。画面のうち、前景の人物は薄い輪郭線をもって描かれるが、水面や葦の茂み、空の表現には輪郭線は見当たらない。中でも、空の色を映し込んだ水面の表現は効果的で、夕暮れの静寂なひとときを演出している。春草は本作制作の前年頃から、こうした「没線描法」を試み始めたが、特にこの描法に適した水辺の画題に関心を示し、《菊慈童》（飯田市美術博物館蔵）、《釣帰》（山種美術館蔵）などの代表作を残している。
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
January 9, 2026