The Actors Nakamura Matsue III as Osono and Nakamura Utaemon III as Keyamura Rokusuke 三代目中村松江のおその、三代目中村歌右衛門の毛谷村六助
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「彦山権現誓助剣」の一場面。六助は、剣の師であった吉岡一味斎の娘、お園と出会い、彼女が自分の許嫁であること、そして師が京極内匠に殺されたことを知る。そうこうするうち、村人が老母を殺されたので敵を討ってほしいと訴え来る。そして先日六助が仕官を手助けした浪人、微塵弾正が老母殺しの犯人であると分かる。騙されたと怒りに震えた六助が庭の敷石を踏みつけると、なんと石は地面にめり込んでしまう。そしてその微塵弾正こそ、師の敵京極内匠であることも分かる。お園が抱くのは、返り討ちで京極内匠に殺された妹お菊の遺児であり、子どもながらに母の敵討ちを誓う。
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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