Sakata Kaido Maru 坂田怪童丸さかたかいどうまる

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金太郎こと坂田金時は、足柄山の山姥の子として生まれ、小さい頃より怪力で知られていた。のちに源頼光に仕えて、頼光の四天王の一人となり、大江山の酒呑童子を退治した。江戸時代の浄瑠璃や歌舞伎で怪童丸の名で登場して以来、怪童丸とも呼ばれる。中国では鯉は滝を登って龍になるといわれており、赤龍の子どもとされる金太郎が、滝を登ろうとする巨大な鯉を抱え上げている本図は、子どもの成長を祈るめでたい「吉祥図」としての意味もあるのかもしれない。

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The artworks whose digital images are shown in the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database are public-domain works whose copyrights had expired. With regard to any rights including copyright that we have as a result of our production of digital images, CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) is applied to the digital images.

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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