東山魁夷と日本の四季（山種美術館） Higashiyama Kaii and Four Seasons in Japan (Yamatane Museum of Art)

東山魁夷が、皇居宮殿に描いた、横15メートルの大障壁画、朝明けの潮、がある。

山種美術館を作った山崎種二は、東山魁夷に頼んで、それと同じ題材で、横9メートルの、満ちくる潮、という作品を描いてもらった。

その東山魁夷の作品と合わせて、同じく、安田靫彦、橋本明治、山口蓬春らが、山崎種二の求めに応じて、皇居宮殿に描いたのと、同じ題材の絵を描いている。

山崎種二は、米相場で成功し、その後証券会社を起こした、いわゆる相場師。

日本画のコレクションを始めたのも、将来、値上がりするから、という相場師的な発想だったらしい。

おそらく、山崎種二は、かなり強引にそうした巨匠たちに作品を依頼したのだろう。相場師の山崎だからこそ実現できた、ちょっとえげつない作品たちが、自慢げに展示されていた。

さて、東山魁夷の満ちくる潮という作品は、岸辺の岩に、引き潮が打ち付けられて、大きな飛沫を上げている、という構図。

海の青は、いわゆる東山魁夷の青で、飛沫は銀箔で描かれ、金箔も絵の上下にあしらわれている。

典型的な日本画のように見えるが、なんとなく、同じ題材の、クールベやモネの作品を連想させた。

他にも、東山魁夷の師に当たる、川合玉堂、結城素明の作品、そして、東山魁夷の作品なども何点か展示されていた。

Higashiyama Kaii is painted in the Imperial Palace palace, there next to 15 meters large wall paintings of, tide of Asaake, is.

Yamazaki Taneji that made the mountain species Museum, and asked to Higashiyama Kaii, the same with the same subject, the lateral 9 m, tide coming full, were asked to draw a work called.

In conjunction with the work of the Higashiyama Kaii, likewise, Yukihiko Yasuda, Meiji Hashimoto, Yamaguchi Hoshun et al., Depending on the Taneji Yamazaki of demand, it is drawn and drew the Imperial Palace palace, the painting of the same subject.

Taneji Yamazaki is to succeed in the rise market, was then filed a securities company, so-called gamblers.

Even he started a collection of Japanese painting, future, because to rise, it seems to have been gamblers specific idea.

Perhaps, Taneji Yamazaki is, probably were asked to work on such greats quite forcibly. Was able to be achieved because of gamblers of Yamazaki, a little nasty work we had been on display proudly.

Well, Higashiyama work called tide coming full of Kaii, composition on the banks of the rock, the ebb is nailed, has made a big splash, that.

Blue of the sea, in the blue of the so-called Higashiyama Kaii, splash is drawn in silver foil, gold leaf is also decorated with the top and bottom of the picture.

It looks like a typical Japanese painting, somehow, of the same subject, was reminiscent of the work of Courbet and Monet.

The other, hit the teacher of Higashiyama Kaii, Gyokudo Kawai, Yuki Somail of work, and, also, such as works of Higashiyama Kaii was exhibited several points.

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