The Actors Nakamura Matsue III as Osono and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kinugawa Yazaemon 三代目中村松江のおその、三代目中村歌右衛門の衣川弥三左衛門
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周防の国（現在の山口県）の国主郡音成に仕える剣術師範、吉岡一味斎の娘お園の立ち回りの名場面。京極内匠は、御前試合で一味斎に負けたことから恨みを抱き、一味斎を鉄砲で暗殺する。敵討ちを誓う家族とお園のもとに、上使として衣川弥三左衛門が来訪し、「殿の剣術師範でありながら暗殺されたのは主君の恥でもある。早々に屋敷を明け渡せ」と悪口雑言を言い放つ。怒ったお園は弥三左衛門を相手に大立ち回りを演じる。じつはこれはお園の武芸を試すためであり、その手並みに感心した弥三左衛門はお園に仇討免許のお墨付きを渡す。お園は、女性でありながら武芸に秀でた「女武道」の代表的な役である。
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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).
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January 9, 2026