Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival, from the Series One Hundred Scenic Spots of Edo 名所江戸百景 浅草田圃酉の町詣めいしょえどひゃっけい あさくさたんぼとりのまちもうで
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格子の外を見つめる猫の後ろ姿が可愛らしく印象的だが、格子窓のこの部屋は吉原の妓楼の二階であろう。飼い主の遊女は接客中のようで、畳には客が持参したものか、浅草の鷲神社の酉の市土産の熊手型の簪が転がっている。窓の外には浅草の田んぼの向こうに熊手を持って行き交う人々の姿が描かれ、遠く富士山と空高く雁行する雁の群れが見える。空は夕日に赤く染まって、吉原も忙しくなる頃合いである。猫は、縁起物の熊手を買い求める参詣客で賑わう酉の市の喧騒に耳をそばだてているようだ。
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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