院展100年の特別展も終盤に近い昨日上野の東京都美術館に行った。入口には高齢者の長蛇の列、なぜなら第三水曜日は65歳以上が入場無料なのだ。誰しも考えることは同じ、老人パワー恐るべしだ！
行列に並ぶこと30分強、会場内もそこそこの混雑であまり立ち止まらないで俯瞰するように回って約30分。大家の作品が並んでいるものの、日本画にのめり込むほど詳しくない僕の眼では「これぞ」という名作は少ないかな。
収穫は片岡珠子が歌川国芳を題材に描いた小屏風絵、「面構」シリーズの1作品を見られたこと。強い色彩とダイナミックさに惹き込まれる。中島清之の「緑扇」も魅力的だった。
A special exhibition of Japanese paintings celebrating 100-year "Inten" history is coming to its end soon, and I paid a visit to Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno yesterday. There was a huge line of people, mostly aged, because the admission was free for seniors on third Wednesdays. It took me more than 30 minutes waiting, and another 30 minutes cruising in relatively crowded floors. The exhibition covered many famous names, but there were not many great masterpieces of each painter to my eye, not knowing Japanese paintings in depth.
The most exciting experience though was "Tsuragamae" by Tamako Kataoka, a small 4-sided screen treating Kuniyoshi Kitagawa as a subject. Her dynamic touch and intense colors were truly attractive.
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