Description
籠の中のカナリアを覗く淑やかな女性。モデルは名作《朝涼》（鎌倉市鏑木清方記念美術館蔵）にも登場した画家の長女清子と見られる。耳を出した現代風な髪型に大柄の麻の葉文様をあしらった着物、胸高で締めた帯の着こなしは当時の流行を反映しており、加えてブレスレットや指輪、スリッパ、花瓶敷き、カーペットなどにも現代的な要素が取り込まれ、こうした一つ一つが清方の関心事であったことが知れる。また籠の下に吊り下がった小さな子猫の飾りにも、彼の遊び心が隠されている。画題でもある「ローラーカナリア」は鳴き声を楽しむため改良された品種で、当時真新しいペットとして持てはやされていたのであろう。左上から右下に視線を送らせる構図も観る者に安心感を与える。
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