Description
左右を隔て、各々岩を伝って落ちる一条の滝を中心に、右幅に咲き誇る桜、左幅に散りゆく楓を配し、水煙けむる春秋の風情を描き分けている。さらに二筋の滝の流れは下方へ溶けこむかのように飲み込まれ、画面外に広がる空間をも予感させる巧みな効果がみられる。滝の流れに輪郭線は見られず、ここには「朦朧体」と揶揄された没線描法の成果が見られる。ただし桜や楓の明快な色彩表現や岩肌のブロックのような幾何学的な描写は、この頃春草が取り組んでいた脱没線描法の試みを示す。同年に描かれた《紅葉山水》（永青文庫蔵）にも同様の試みがなされている。春草が明治41年（1908）に眼病を発病した後、一時小康状態を取り戻した束の間の期間に描かれた最晩年の佳品といえよう。
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