Description
剣を持つ鍾馗を、変化に富んだ墨色を駆使してユーモラスに描く。鍾馗は、邪鬼を払う中国の門神で、我が国でも早くからその信仰が広まった。鍾馗の表情に蕭白独自の人物表現が見てとれる。蕭白の鍾馗図は、蠟燭をさした梅の枝を捧げ持つ鬼と鍾馗を描いた図様の四日市市立博物館本や鬼を抱き抱えた図様のボストン美術館本などが知られている。左上に「鬼神斎曾我蕭白図」の落款と「蛇足軒蕭白」の白文方印の印章が施されている。
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