Pair of Pheasants with Weeping Cherry Tree 糸桜に双雉之図いとざくらにそうちのず

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ワラビの生えた野原の上に立つ雌雄一対の雉と垂れ下がる糸桜。シンプルな構図であるが、前景の野原の色を省き、背景の幹をぼかして、雄雉の頭を中心にレンズのピントを合わせたような効果が見られ、省亭独特の近代的で瀟洒な美感を汲みとることができる。また色の出し方について、省亭自身が表具屋に講釈したというエピソードも残っているが、本作においても雄雉に鮮やかな赤と濃密な緑を使い毛並みの斑にいたるまで丹念な仕上げがなされている。

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January 9, 2026