The Actors Onoe Kikugoro IV as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Fukusuke as Genkuro Kitsune 四代目尾上菊五郎の静御前、中村福助の源九郎狐
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源義経を描いた「義経千本桜」のうち「川連館」の場面。静御前とともに義経の後を追っていた佐藤忠信。じつは狐が化けた偽物であった。この忠信狐、義経が天皇から賜り、静御前に預けていた「初音の鼓」を慕い、付き従っていたのである。じつはこの鼓は千年の年を経た雌雄の狐の皮を張ったものであり、その狐こそ忠信狐の両親であった。義経がかくまわれていた川連法眼の館を舞台に、佐藤忠信を詮議する義経と静御前。ついに素性をあかす狐。狐が親を思う子の情に感じた義経が、源九郎という自分の名とともに鼓を与えるという伝奇的なドラマが繰り広げられる。本図には、静御前に斬りつけられて姿を現した狐が描かれる。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
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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