勝川春章と肉筆美人画（出光美術館） The Nikuhitsu Beauty Paintings of Katsukawa Shunshō (Idemitsu Museum of Art)

勝川春章の美人肉筆画を中心に、彼にいたるまでの江戸時代の美人画の流れを概観する、という内容の展覧会だった。

17世紀後半の菱川師宣の美人画から、18世紀前半の宮川長春の美人画へ、そして18世紀後半の勝川春章へと続いている。

また、その後継者として、19世紀に前半の鳥文斎栄之、喜多川歌麿、葛飾北斎など。

浮世絵美人画は、どうしても見ているとワンパターンの絵の構成が多く、少し飽きが来てしまう。

そのあたりを意識したのだろうか、17世紀前半に描かれた、六曲一双の邸内遊楽図屏風が展示されていて、これが見ごたえがあった。

大きな屋敷の邸内で、美人のみならず、老若男女が、いろいろな遊びに興じている様子が、描かれている。

江戸時代の初期の、新しい平和な時代の訪れを謳歌する、町人たちの晴れやかな日常の雰囲気が、見ているこちらにも伝わってくるようだ。

In the center of the beautiful original paintings of Katsukawa Shunsho, an overview of the flow of the beautiful picture of the Edo period of up to him, it was the exhibition of the contents of that.

From Moronobu of bijinga Hishikawa of the late 17th century, to the first half of the 18th century of Miyagawa Changchun beautiful picture, and it has continued into the late 18th century of Katsukawa spring chapter.

In addition, as its successor, Noriyuki the first half of the long HitoshiSakae in the 19th century, Utamaro Kitagawa, such as Hokusai Katsushika.

Ukiyo-e beauty image, the configuration of the picture of one pattern and have seen really a lot, would come a little tired.

I wonder was aware of around the 17th century has been drawn in the first half, have premises within the Recreation view folding screen six songs the better for on display, this is there is impressive.

In a large mansion of the residence, as well as beauty only, young and old is, how are Kyoji a variety of play has drawn.

Early in the Edo period, to enjoying the coming of a new peaceful era, it seems townspeople of radiant everyday atmosphere, comes through even in here looking.

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勝川春章 北斎誕生の系譜（太田記念美術館） Katsukawa Shunshō - Master of Hokusai (Ota Memorial Museum of Art)

勝川春章といえば、葛飾北斎、歌川広重、喜多川歌麿、歌川国芳というビッグネームに比べると、それほど名前が知られている浮世絵師ではない。

しかし、この展覧会を見て、浮世絵の歴史の中における存在感の大きさを実感できた。

役者絵は、浮世絵の創設期から、主要な画題の一つだった。

しかし、春章以前の宮川派などの役者絵は、役者の表情や仕草はまだ様式的で、役者というより、演じている役自体の特徴を描くことに重点が置かれている。

勝川春章は、役者自身の似顔絵のような、その人間としての特徴を捉えた役者絵を描き、その後の役者絵の原型を作り出した。

大首絵も勝川春章が始めたようで、写楽や歌川豊国らに大きな影響を与えた。

多くの弟子たちも育て、その一人の勝川春朗は、のちに北斎として独立し、浮世絵のスーパースターとなった。

展示されていた勝川春朗の名による役者絵を見ると、勝川春章の様式を取り入れつつ、将来の北斎を予感させる彼自身の個性も垣間見える。

勝川春章の人間の描写力は、相撲の関取を描いた浮世絵にもいかんなく発揮されている。

この展覧会を見た後では、私の中では、勝川春章という存在は、北斎、広重、歌麿らと同じスーパースターの一員となった。

Speaking of Katsukawa Shunsho, Hokusai Katsushika, Hiroshige, Utamaro Kitagawa, when compared to the big names of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, not a ukiyo-e, which is known so name.

However, a look at this exhibition, was able to realize the magnitude of the presence in the history of ukiyo-e.

Actor picture is, from the founding period of ukiyo-e, it was one of the major motive.

However, the actor picture, such as Shunsho previous Miyagawa faction, the actors of the facial expressions and gestures is still stylistically, rather than actors, focus on to draw the features of the role plays itself has been placed.

Katsukawa Shunsho, such as the actor's own portrait, draw the actor picture that captures the characteristics of as the human beings, created a prototype of the subsequent actor picture.

Ookubie also as Katsukawa Shunsho began, had a major impact on Sharaku and Toyokuni Utagawa et al.

It brought up many of his disciples, one of the Katsukawa Haruro that is, later as an independent Hokusai, became a superstar of ukiyo-e.

Looking at the picture actor by the name of the exhibition that had been Katsukawa Shunrou, while incorporating the style of Katsukawa Shunsho, glimpse also personality of his own to the Hokusai premonition of the future.

Katsukawa Shunsho human depiction of force is also exert in ukiyo-e depicting the sumo wrestler of sumo.

After looking at this exhibition, in the inside of me, the presence of Katsukawa Shunsho is, Hokusai, Hiroshige, became a member of the same superstar as Utamaro, et al.

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