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Carp shooting up a fall

Shibata ZeshinMeiji period, 19th century

Nomura Museum of Art

Nomura Museum of Art
Kyoto, Japan

 蒔絵師としても非凡の才能を発揮した柴田是真(1807~1891)は、絵を鈴木南嶺や岡本豊彦に学んで四条派の画家としても知られる。
 勢いよく滝を登らんとする鯉を描いた本図は、滝と鯉の表現もさることながら、表具と絵を一体化した、いわゆる「描表具」とし、軸先には水晶を用いてしゃれた一幅に仕立て上げている。

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  • Title: Carp shooting up a fall
  • Creator Lifespan: 1807 - 1891
  • Creator Nationality: Japan
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Tokyo
  • Creator Birth Place: Tokyo
  • Date: Meiji period, 19th century
  • Location Created: Japan
  • painter: Shibata Zeshin
  • Provenance: Nomura Bunka Zaidan
  • Type: painting
Nomura Museum of Art

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