Folding Screen with Design of the Scenes from the Tale of Genji 源氏物語図屏風げんじものがたりずびょうぶ

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『源氏物語』を題材にした絵を「源氏絵」といい、原典成立後まもなく絵画化が始まったとされる。以後、中世、近世を通じて、様々な画派によって描かれ、日本絵画の普遍的・古典的テ−マとなった。本作は江戸前期に活躍した岩佐又兵衛の作風に近く、画面を金雲や塀で区分し、源氏物語五十四帖から選ばれた、「桐壺」「明石」など計12場面を配している。左隻上部には「玉鬘」の場面が描かれ、新春に贈る衣装を選ぶ光源氏と紫の上の姿がある。

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　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).

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January 9, 2026