Princess Takiyasha Calling up a Monstrous Skeleton Specter at the Old Palace in Soma 相馬の古内裏そうまのふるだいり
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山東京伝の読本『善知安方忠義伝』に取材した本図は、国芳の代表作の１点。相馬の古内裏は、相馬小次郎こと平将門が下総国に建てた屋敷で、将門の乱の際に荒れ果ててしまっていた廃屋。妖術を授かった将門の遺児滝夜叉姫と良門は、父の遺志を継いでこの廃屋に仲間を募り、やがて妖怪が出没するようになる。それを知った源頼信の家臣、大宅太郎光国は妖怪を退治してその陰謀を阻止する。原作では複数の骸骨が現れるが、国芳はこれを巨大な一体の骸骨に置き換えることによって、迫力ある画面構成を生み出すことに成功している。
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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