Description
欧州から帰国した栖鳳が現地の写生を基に、3ヶ月後の第7回新古美術品展へ出品したセピア調の《獅子》（所蔵先不明）に連なる作品。同作は「金獅子」と呼ばれて注目された。金地の一双屏風に大胆な空間をとり、力強い墨筆で椰子の木を配する。その木間を悠然と進む獅子の姿は、鬣から足の先の毛並みに至るまで精確に描写され、観る者を驚かすほどの迫真性がある。外遊の直後に描かれた獅子の屏風作品は本作以外に現在7点が確認できる。本作は他の例に比べ、獅子の着色が強く、セピア色とは言い切れないものがある。逆に着彩と墨色が互いに強め合う効果を狙っているかのようだ。いずれにせよ、栖鳳が欧州から持ち帰ってきた驚きと感動が結実した記念碑的な作品の一つといえる。
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