Description
蝦蟇仙人は中国の仙人葛玄あるいは劉海蟾をさす。3本足の蝦蟇（ヒキガエル）を操るとされる。仙人はお腹の着衣の中に蝦蟇を抱え、西王母と蝦蟇との逸話にちなみ仙桃を想起させる桃の枝を手にしている。蝦蟇仙人は鉄枴仙人との対で描かれることが多いが、本作もそうした対幅のうちの一幅と考えるのも面白い。いずれにしても「曾我暉雄」「蕭白」「鸞山」印とその状態からして30代前半頃の比較的早い時期の作と考えられる。
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