Description
雪が積もった梅の木に5羽の雀がとまっている。枝に積もった雪は彩色をせずに表現しており、雀の身体も塗り残しを上手く利用し、最低限の着彩によって仕上げられている。箱書には「庚申臘月」とあり、本作が大正9年（1920）12月の作であることを伝えてくれる。本作制作の2年前の同7年（1918）に国画創作協会を立ち上げ、翌10年（1921）には渡欧する麦僊の過渡期にあたり、ラフな描法からは新たな日本画表現を模索せんとする作者の旺盛な野心が窺える。
Data source
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).
Last updated
January 9, 2026