[Important Art Object] Writing Box with Design of Deer and Autumn Flowers in Maki-e Lacquer ［重要美術品］鹿秋草蒔絵硯箱［じゅうようびじゅつひん］しかあきくさまきえすずりばこ
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本作の全面には蒔絵をはじめ、金属の小片を貼り付ける切金や金属を文様の形に切り抜いて貼り付けた平文などの手法が用いられる。蓋表には四頭の鹿と菊、萩などの秋の草花が配され、その図様は蓋裏から蓋表、身の方へと連続している。本作の意匠は『古今和歌集』に収められた壬生忠岑の和歌「山里は秋こそことにわびしけれ 鹿の鳴く音に目をさましつつ」の歌意を表現したもの。文学的な詩情性と蒔絵による装飾性が融合した典雅な作品といえる。
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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