山茶花 Sasanquaさざんか

解説

花の姿を表すための選び抜かれた線と、極限まで整理された色彩とで描かれた山茶花。画面左上には雀が翼を広げています。どちらもまるで時が止まったかのように静止しています。麦僊が最晩年にたどり着いた静謐な境地を示す作品で、清明さとともに、張りつめた緊張感と静けさが漂っています。線や純化した色彩、象徴性など、昭和初期の日本画には、自国の伝統的な表現法を再評価し捉え直す動きもありました。 The Japanese sasanqua camellia was depicted here. The flowers were drawn with carefully measured lines and a completely refined color palette. A sparrow spreads its wings in the upper-left part of the frame. Both the flower and sparrow are depicted as if time has stopped. This work shows the tranquility that defines Bakusen in his later years, and there is a sense of tension as well as clarity. There were movements in the early Showa era to reevaluate and recapture the nation’s traditional method of expressions such as lines, refined colors, and symbolism.