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健全な精神は，健全な肉体に宿る。 その逆も真なりと
考えています。
脳力の退化するスビ－ドを幾分なりとも減速するために，
私は週1 回，近くの英会話教室に通って脳トレをしています。
高校生，大学生，会社員，主婦の若い女性の皆さんに
囲まれたサロン的な雰囲気で，その中から生気も吸収して
います。
つたない英語力ですが，教室で話した内容等々について
Weekly Topics としてご紹介します。
こんな風に表現した方が良いとか，よりネィティブな
表現があれば，是非ともお気軽にBBSを利用して教えて
下さい。
宜しくお願いします。
A sound mind in a sound body．
I believe that the opposite is also true．
I go to the English conversation class nereby once a week in order
to slow down the degeneration of my brain just a little．
The classroom is like a place for social interaction，and I get
inspired with vigor of the young participants including high
school and university students，office workers and houswives．
In this page，I would like to share with you what I discuss about
in the class as a weekly topic．
Please feel free to give me a comment through BBS on my
expression of writing in English such as "The better way to write
in English is ----．"．
Thank you very much．
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Stroll around Osaka Minami(1/2) No.309-Oct.12,2023
－Visiting Namba Yasaka Shrine with its huge object－ |
Namba Yasaka Shrine in Osaka was introduced as a spot visited by many
foreign tourists
on the TV program “Why did you come to Japan?” that aired the other day.
This program is a documentary variety show that is aired every Monday
at 6:25 p.m.on TV
Tokyo network.
In the Kansai area, it is aired on TV Osaka.
It's the program I often watch when I have time, as I can enjoy interesting
interviews conducted
directly at the airport about their goals for sightseeing, work, studying
abroad, etc.
[Note] Namba Yasaka Shrine ; 難波八坂神社、 air ; (ラジオ、テレビなどで)放映する、放映される
documentary variety show ; ドキュメントバラエティー番組、 conduct ; 行う、実施する
The reason they visit Namba yasaka Shrine seems to be that they are interested
in the huge
object “Shishi-den(Lion hall)” on the grounds.
I was curious about the exsistence of such a unique shrine, so out of
curiosity I also headed
out to see it right away.
I thought I would get bored of just visiting here, so I decided to visit
Shitennoji Temple nearby.
[Note] object ; オブジェ、 Shishi-den(Lion Hall) ; 獅子殿、 curious ; (面白そうなので)気になる
out of curiosity ; 好奇心から、興味本位で [curiosity:好奇心]、 head out to ～ ; ～に出かける
get bored of ～ ; ～に飽きる[飽きてしまう]、
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| Osaka Minami strolling route(Namba Yasaka Shrine⇒Shitennoji Temple) (2023.10.12)
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From JR Kusatsu Station, I took the special rapid train to JR Osaka Station,
and from there
I took the Osaka Munincipal Subway as shown in the Google map above.
First, I visited Yasaka Shrine near Namba subway Station.
It is a 7-minute walk from Namba Station on the Yotsubashi Subway Line.
Well, I was very surprised!
Along the way, there were many foreign tourists heading to Yasaka Shrine
and returning after
visiting the shrine.
The shrine was located in a bustling downtown lined with large and small
buildings.
I entered the shrine grounds from the entrance with the torii gate on the
west side.
[Note] Osaka Municipal Subway : 大阪市営地下鉄、 along the way ; 途中で
bustling ; 賑わっている、活気のある、 lined with ～ ; ～ずらりと並んだ
shrine grounds ; 神社の境内、 torii gate ; 鳥居
Pls click the picture to see a full-size version
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Ground exit of Namba subway station
(2023.10.12_12:06) |
Yasaka Shrine West Entrance
(2023.10.12_12:20) |
As I walked through the shrine grounds, I saw many foreign tourists.
It seems that their purpose was to see the huge object, Shishigashira(Lion's
head) of
Shishi-den(Lion hall) rather than worship at the shrine.
When I walked toward them who were taking pictures, there it was!
A unique giant Shishigashira was scowling menacingly at us with fangs bared!
[Note] shishigashira(Lion's head); 獅子頭、 worship at a shrine ; 参拝する
there it was! ; あった、あった! scowl menacingly at ～ ; ～ をものすごい形相でにらみ付ける
menacingly ; 険悪な表情で、威圧するように、 with fangs bared ; (動物が口を空けて)牙をむきだして
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Lion head of Shishi-den(Lion hall)
(2023.10.12_12:22) |
Commemorative photo in front of Shishi-den
(2023.10.12_12:22) |
The shrine was damaged in the Great Osaka Air Raid in 1945(Showa 20),
and no detailed
information remains.
However, according to a legend, during the era of Emperor Nintoku(313-399),
an epidemic
occured in thiis area, and Gozu Tenno(Note.1) appeared. So people enshrined the bull's head.
This is said to be the beginning of this shrine.
(Note.1) Gozu Tenno(牛頭天王) was originally the guardian deity of Gion Shoja in India.
In Japan, it is enshrined at Yasaka Shrine in Gion, Kyoto as a deity that
protects against
epidemics.
[Note] Great Osaka Air Raid ; 大阪大空襲 (raid ; 奇襲、急襲)、 according to a legend ;
according to a legend ; 言い伝えによると、 era of Emperror Nintoku ; 仁徳天皇の時代
Gozu Tenno ; 牛頭天王、 enshrine ; 祭る、安置する、 bull ; 雄牛、 guardian deity ; 守護神
Gion Shoja ; 祇園精舎、 protect against ～ ; ～から身を守る、～を防ぐ
The head shrine of Namba Yasaka Shrine(難波八阪神社) is Yasaka Shrine(八坂神社)
in Kyoto.
It was named after the “saka(阪)” in Osaka(大阪).
The main shrine and Shishi-den were built in 1974(Showa 49).
It is 12 meters high, 11 meters wide and 10 meters deep.
It is believed that Shishi's(lion's) large mouth swallows evil spirits,
and so it is said that
people visit the shrine to pray for luck in game (luck in bussiness), academic development,
passing exams,finding employment,etc.
Perhaps because Shishi-den is instagrammable, it has recently become very
popular on
social media.
[Note] be named after ～ ; ～にちなんで名付けられ(てい)る、 swallow ; 飲み込む
evil spirits ; 悪霊、悪魔、 luck in game ; 勝運、 academic development ; 学業向上
passing exams ; 合格、 finding employment ; 就職、 instagrammable ; インスタ映えする
on social media ; SNS(ソーシャルメディア)上で
Some photos taken inside the shrine grounds.
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In front of Shishi-den crowded with forein tourists
(2023.10.12_12:20 |
Main shrine (2023.10.12_12:21) |
There were three stone trii gates on the south, east, and west sides.
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| Torii gate on the south side (2023.10.12_12:23) |
Shishi-den seen from the east torii gate side
(2023.10.12_12:29) |
To my surprise, most of the prayers on Ema (the votive tablets) in the
grounds were written
in English, Chinese, etc. by forigners.
(Ema are wooden tablets on which people write their prayers or wishes.)
[Note] prayer ; 祈願、 wish ; 願い事、 Ema : 絵馬、 votive ; 奉納した、願掛けの
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| Ema hung in the shrine grounds (2023.10.12_12:29) |
I had never heard of Namba green onion, but now it have been revived as
a traditional
vegetable in Naniwa, and it seems that it originated here.
There are several subsidiary shrines and auxiliary shrines within the grounds.
One of them is Sasayama Shrine.
It was built to honor the legacy of Sasayama Jubei Kageyoshi , an Osaka magistrate who
worked hard to get Namba's vegetable market officially recognized and contributed
to the
development of Namba.
He also assumed the post of Sado Kinzan Magistrate and is said to have
contributed to
the finances of shogunate.
[Note] Nmba green onion ; 難波葱(ネギ)、 subsidiary shrine ; 末社
auxilary shrine ; 摂社、 auxiliary ; 補助(予備、付属)の、 honor ; (公の物や人を)称賛する
honor the legacy ; 遺徳を顕彰する、 Sasayama Jubei kagetoshi ; 篠山十兵衛景義
Osaka magistrate ; 大阪代官 (magistrate ; 判事)
get ～ officially recognized ; ～を公認してもらう、 assume the postof ～ ; ～に就任する
Sado Kinzan Magistrate ; 佐渡金山奉行 (Kinzan=goldmine)
finances ; (政府などの)財源、財政状態
Pls click the picture to see a full-size
version.
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Stone monument marking the
birthplace of Namba green onions
(2023.10.12_12:35) |
Sasayama Shrine, a subsidiary shrine of Namba Yasaka Shrine
and a signborad describing its history (2023.10.12_12:36)
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After visiting the shrine for about 20 minutes, I headed to my next destination,
Shitennoji
Temple.
Japanese Diary-2.1137 / 「大阪ミナミ散策(1/2)
－巨大なオブジェがある難波八阪神社を訪ねる－」
Hottest July on record in Japan this year No.308-Aug.02,2023
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You know, it's really hot every day !
On the front page of the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun on August
2, there was an
article with the headline “Hottest July on record.”
According to it, observation data from the Japan Meteorological Agency
(JMA) revealed
that this July had the highest average temperature in Japan's history.
According to the article, 1978 was the hottest year since modern observation
began at the
end of 19th century, but as you can see from the graph below, the record
has been broken
after an interval of 45 years.
[Note] on record ; 記録された、 article with headline ; 見出しのある記事、
A reveal that ～ ; Aから(によると) [that ～以下]ということが分かる(である)
Japan Meteorological Agency ;日本気象庁、 after an interval of ～ years ; ～年ぶりに
Yesterday, when I returned from Yokohama for the first time in 2 weeks,
30% of the lawn
in my garden had withered and turned yellow.
The potted flowers had completely withered.
I guess it's been extremely hot with no rain even here in Kusatsu,and so the turf and topsoil
of pots must have been scorching hot.
I immediately watered the lawn and hoped it would recover.
The temperature in the room exceeded 29 degrees Celsius in the morning
again today.
The air conditioner has been running hard all day for a while now and I'm
worried about
my electricity bill.
I can't even go outside in this heat.
So, I sat down at my desk and played a word game to find out what words
could be used to
describe the summer heat.
[Note] wither ; (植物が)枯れる、 potted flower ; 鉢植えの花、 turf ; 芝土, topsoil ; 表土
be scorching hot ; 焼け付くように暑い(熱い) [scorching ; (日光で)焼けるような]
for a while now ; このところしばらく、 water lawn ; 芝生に水をやる
worry about ; ～を(について)心配(気)する、～に気をもむ
electricity bill ; 電気料金請求書、電気代(料金)、 play a word game ; 言葉遊びをする
The most basic terms are the following weather classifications as forecast
terms of the JMA
that are often heard in weather forecasts.
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Natubi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 25℃ or higher |
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Manatubi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 30℃ or higher |
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Moushobi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 35℃ or higher |
| 4 |
Nettaiya |
Nights with a minimum temperature of 25℃ or higher |
In adition, new words related to summer heat created by Japan Weather
Association(JWA)
are as follows.
| 5 |
Kokusyobi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 40℃ or higher |
| 6 |
Cho-nettaiya |
Nights when the night-time minimum temperature is 30℃ or higher |
[Note] weather classifications ; 気象区分、 Japan Weather Association(JWA) ; 日本気象協会
night-time ; 夜間の
In addition to the above, there are many other words to express the summer heat.
They are as follows.
They don't have specific numerical definitions.
They are also used as seasonal greetings in letters, etc.
| 7 |
Mousyo(猛暑) |
Intense heat / Mousyobi is a forecast term used to describe a day with
a maximum temperature of 35℃ or higher. |
| 8 |
Kokusyo(酷暑) |
Extreme heat / the severe heat of midsummer |
| 9 |
Gekisyo(激暑) |
Severe heat / extreme heat |
| 10 |
Ensyo(炎暑) |
The scorching heat of midsummer / hot like a flame |
| 11 |
Gokusyo(極暑) |
A word meaning extremely hot, the height of summer heat |
| 12 |
Gensyo(厳暑) |
Severe heat |
| 13 |
Seisyo(盛暑) |
The height of the summer heat / the hottest season of midsummer |
| 14 |
Taisyo(大暑) |
Severe heat / It is one of the 24 solar terms,and the 15-days around
July 23rd are the hottest period. |
| 15 |
Retsusyo(烈暑) |
Intense heat |
| 16 |
Zinsyo(甚暑) |
Extreme heat |
| 17 |
Zyokusyo(辱暑) |
Humid heat |
| 18 |
Kousyo(向暑) |
This means it's getting hotter day by day. |
| 19 |
Zansyo(残暑) |
The heat that lingers until after the beginning of autumn |
There are many other words related to summer heat.
Here lists them.
Syakunetsu (灼熱),Ennetsu (炎熱),Kokunetsu (酷熱),Enchu (炎昼 / A scorching afternoon),
Hizakari (日盛 / Time period when the sun shines brightly, especially hot
summer afternoon)
Enten (炎天 / A searing midsummer sky), Nishivi (西日 / The late afternoon
sun that brings
intense heat and light in midsummer), Nessa (熱砂/ Boiling sand=Sand scorched
by the heat
of the midsummer sun),Hideri (旱 / Continuing to shine without rain in extreme
heat),
Neppu (熱風 / The hot, dry wind that blows in midsummer / Wind blowing on
hot sandy
beaches and paved roads),etc.
It may be unique to Japanese culture that there are so many words to describe
the summer
heat.
As the world continues to experience dangerous heat, UN Secretary-General
Antonio
Guterres has sounded the alarm, using a new term: “global boiling.”
Will this heat continue?
Everyone, please be careful of heatstroke and survive this summer.
[Note] specific ; 特定の、固有の、具体的な、 numerical :数字上の、数字で表した
seasonal greetings ; 時候(季節)の挨拶、 linger ; 居残る、長引く、 Here lists ～ ; ～を以下に列挙する
searing ; (暑さや感覚などが)焼け付くような、 scorch ; 焼け付く、焦げる
be unique to ～ ; ～に特有なものである、 ～ならではである、 UN Secretary-General ; 国連事務総長
Antonio Guterres ; アントニオ グテーレス(ポルトガル元首相、国連事務総長)
sound the alarm ; 警鐘を鳴らす、 global boiling ; 地球沸騰、 heatstroke ; 熱中症、熱射病
survive ; 生き残る、(困難な状況で) 何とかやっていく
Japanese diary-2.archive.2023.08.02 / 「最も暑かった今年の7月」
Enjoying hot spring in Hakone and visiting the Okada Museum
of Art(2/2) －Visiting the 10th anniversary exhibition “Jakuchu and
Isson” at the Okada Museum of Art－ No.307-Apr.16,2023
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Today, we visit the 10th anniversary exhibition “Jakuchu and Isson” at
the Okada
Museum of Art in Kowakidani.
Originally, the visit to the art exhibition was not included the itinerary
of this trip to
Hakone Onsen.
Yesterday, I was looking at a leaflet for the Okada Museum of Art at the tourist corner
of Odawara Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, and found out that this
exhibition
was being held.
Moreover, it was a special exhibition of the great painters Ito Jakuchu
of the Edo period
and Isson Tanaka of the Showa period.
Before breakfast, I soaked in another indoor bath to refresh myself.
After checking out, we were sent by courtesy car to bus stop for Gora (Hotel-mae).
The Hakone Tozan Bus runs every 15 minutes and is very convenient.
When getting off at the Kowakien bus stop and crossing at the crosswalk,
we saw
the front door of the Okada Museum of Art.
[Note] Jakuchu ; 伊藤若冲、 Isson ; 田中一村、 itinerary ; 旅行計画、旅程
courtesy car ; (ホテルなどの)送迎車、 cross at the crosswalk ; 横断歩道を渡る、信号を渡る
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| The front door of the Okada Museum of Art (2023.04.17_09:25) |
We walked from the front door of the Museum to the entrance.
Off course, this is the first time visiting this art museum.
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The entrance of the Okada Museum of Art
(2023.04.17_09:27) |
Monument in front of the entrance
(2023.04.17_09:27) |
I bought admission tickets at the reception.
I was aware that the admission fee was 2,800 yen, but it's twice as much
as a normal
art museum, which makes my eyes bulge.
Is that Hakone price?
Even if I use the discount coupon I got at KKR, it is 2,600 yen per person.
Silver discount was not applied.
This is the leaflet for the exhibition.
The commemorative exhibition is planned to be divided into 2 parts.
The 1s tpart is currently being held under the theme of “Jakuchu and Isson”,
while
the 2nd part will be held from June 11th to December 10th, 2023 under the
theme of
“Utamaro and Hokusai”.
[Note] twice as much as ～ ; ～の2倍の、 be aware that ～ ; ～を知っている
make someone's eyes bulge ; (主語のせいで)目をむく (値段が高くて驚く)という比喩的意味で使われる
bulge ; 膨らむ、出っ張る、 divide into 2 parts ; 2部に分ける
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| The leaflet of commemorative exhibition (2023.04.17_09:35) |
Admission ticket |
When we entered the museum, we were told by a staff member that we were
not allowed
to bring cameras, smartphones, or food or drinks into the museum, and so
please leave
them in the coin lockers at the entrance.
(It seems that the coin will be returned when we take out the baggage.)
We were surprised at the strict security check that followed.
It was a thorough screening process, like going through X-ray and metal
detectors at an
airport gate.
First, we went up to the 3rd floor by elevator to see the special exhibition.
[Note] staff member ; 係員、 food and drink ; 飲食物(drink and foodとは言わない)
thorough ; 徹底的な、綿密な、 screening process ; スクリーニング(審査)過程(手順)
metal detector ; 金属探知機、 go up to the 3rd floor by ～ ; ～で3階まで上がる
10th Anniversary Exhibition Part 1
Jakuchu and Isson ―Transcending Time―
December 25th(Sunday),2022～June 4th(Sunday),2023
In this exhibition, including Jakuchu's colored paintings which were painted
energetically from
his late 30s to 40s, Isson's masterpieces from his time living on the island of Amami Oshima,
various combinations of paintings by these two artists were exhibited with
themes such as ink
paintings and paintings depicting the same kind of bird.
The works on display are 7 pieces by Jakuchu (from the museum's collection)
and 7 by Isson
(2 pieces from a private collection).
[Note] colored painting ; 彩色画、 energetically ; 精力的に、元気いっぱいに
masterpiece ; 名作、傑作、 ink painting ; 墨絵、 depict ; (絵、映像、文章などで～を)描く、表現する
private collection ; 個人蔵
First, let me introduce Jakuchu Ito and Isson Tanaka from the leaflet
of the commemorative
exhibition.
Jakuchu Ito (1716～1800)
Born as the eldest son of a vegetable
wholesaler in Takakura Nishikikoji, Kyoto.
While working in the family business, he
learned the Kano school painters,
progressed to replicating Chinese paintings,
and eventually began to copy painting
creatures. At the age of 40, he retired and
devoted himself to painting. While he did
not like happiness and devoted himself to
drawing, he devoted to himself to Zen, lived
as a Buddhist, and lived an unusually long
life of 85 years at the time. He left excellent
works in both vivid and detailed colored
painting and light and stylish ink paintings. |
Isson Tanaka (1908～77)
Born as the eldest son of a sculptor in
current Tochigi City, and moved to Tokyo
wen he was 5 years old. At the Age of 17,
he was admitted to the Tokyo Fine Arts
School (Currently Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts and Music), but
dropped out after just over two months
and continued to paint on his own.
After living in Chiba from the age of 29,
he moved to Amami Oshima alone at the
age of 50 and drew semitropical creatures.
His paintings, which he drew “to satisfy his
own conscience”away from art world, have
inspired many people.
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In the past, I have seen not only Jakuchu's exhibition but also Isson's
exhibition.
About Isson, I saw the “Tanaka Isson Exhibition” at the Sagawa Art Museum
in Moriyama City,
Shiga Prefecture 5 years ago.
His works of that time has been uploaded to this website (Diary.875 in Japanese), so please
take a look at them as well.
Now, let me introduce the main works by Jakuchu and Isson.
Also, I want to make it clear that the image of each work are excerpted
and reprinted from the
reference materials at the end of the article.
[Note] as well ; 同様に、併せて、 I want to make clear it that ～ ; ～(that以下のことを)断っておく
excerpt and reprint ; 抜粋・転載する (excerpt ; 抜粋する、引用する)
reference material ; 参考資料、 at the end of an article ; 文末に、記事の最後に
| Part 1 Colorful Creatures |
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Jakuchu Ito, “Flowers and Rooster”,
Color painting on silk,
Mid-Edo period(mid-18th century),
An early work from the time when he was
the owner of a vegetable wholesaler |
Jakuchu Ito, “Birds and Plum Blossoms”,
Color painting on silk,
Mid-Edo period (latter half of
the 18th century) |
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Jakuchu Ito, “Peacock and Phoenix”, Color painting on silk, 2 piecies,
Edo period [around Horeki 5 (1755)], Important art object,
Masterpiece at the age of 40 when he handed over the family business
to his younger brother and devoted himself to painting,
Daimyo's old collection |
[Note] flowers and Rooster (Kaki-yuukei-zu) ; 花卉雄鶏図、 rooster ; 雄鶏
color painting on silk ; 絹本著色, vegetable wholesaler ; 青物問屋
Birds and Plum Blossoms (Baika-shokin-zu) ; 梅花小禽図
Peacock and Phoenix( Kujaku-houou-zu) ; 孔雀鳳凰図、 phoenix ; 鳳凰, 不死鳥
hand over ; 譲り渡す、引き渡す、 devote oneself to ～ ; ～に専念(没頭、熱中)する
Jakuchu Ito, “Rooster in snow” ↑↑
Color painting on silk, Mid-Edo period
(latte half of the 18th century) |
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Isson Tanaka, “Ruddy Kingfisher and White
Flowers”,A framed color painting on silk, ⇒⇒
1967 (Showa 42) |
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| Isson Tanaka, “3 species of tropical fish”, A framed color painting on
silk, 1973(Showa 48) |
Both Jakuchu and Isson's works have distinctive painting styles and subjects,
so I can tell who
painted the artwork at a glance.
Jakuchu's works are characterized by flower-and bird paintings, especially
chicken motifs, with
dark colors, detailed depictions, and eccentric compositions.
Isson's works are characterized by vivid colors and elaborate depictions of plants and birds
(particularly those found on the southern island of Amami Oshima), as well
as bold decorative
compositions reminiscent of Gauguin.
I felt that they were painters with a similar style of painting.
[Note] Rooster in snow (Setchu-yukei-zu) ; 雪中雄鶏図
Ruddy Kingfisher and White Flowers (Shirobana-to-Akasyobin) ; 白花と赤翡翠(アカショウビン)
framed ; 額に入った、 distinctive ; 独特の、特色のある、 at a glance ; 一目見て、一見しただけで
be characterized by ～ ; ～に特徴付けられる、～の特徴がある、 flower-and-bird painting ;
花鳥画
detailed depiction ; きめ細かな描写、 eccentric ; 奇抜な、一風変わった、 composition ; 構図、組成
vivid color ; 強い色彩、鮮明な色、 elaborate ; 精緻な、 bold ; 大胆な、力強い
reminiscent of ～; ～を思い出させる(を彷彿とさせる、を連想させる)、 Gauguin ; ゴーギャン(仏人画家)
| Part 2 The world of ink paintig |
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Jakuchu Ito, “Rooster Standing on a Hat”,
Ink painting on paper,
Mid-Edo period(late 18 century) |
Jakuchu Ito, “Crested Myna and
the Moon”, Ink painting on paper,
Mid-Edo period(latter half of
18 century)
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Jakuchu Ito, “Thirty-Six Immortal Poets”,
Ink painting on paper, rokkyoku-isso (6 pair of screen created a pair),
Edo period 1796 (Kansei 8) |
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Isson Tanaka,“ butterfly”
Color painting on paper,
Showa 20's (Mid 20th century)
←←Isson Tanaka, “Waterfall”
A framed Ink painting on paper
Arround 1955(Showa 30)
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Isson Tanaka, “irises”,
A framed color painting on silk,
1955 (Showa 30) |
Isson Tanaka, “Hydrangeas”,
A framed color painting on silk,
1955 (Showa 30)
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I didn't know that Jakuchu and Isson also drew not only color paintings but also ink paintings.
Jakuchu's ink paintings are somehow humorous.
[Note] Rooster Standing on a Hat (Kasa-ni-keizu) ; 笠に鶏図
Crested Myna and the Moon (Tsuki-ni-hahachou-zu) ; 月に叭々鳥図
crested ; (鳥の頭に)とさかのある、 Myna ; 九官鳥、 crested myna ; 叭々鳥(ハハチョウ)
Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (Sanjurokkasen-zu-byobu) ; 三十六歌仙図屏風
immortal ; (名声、功績などが)不朽の、不滅の、 swallowtail butterfly ; 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ)
rokkyoku-isso (six panel of screen as a pair) ; 六曲一双
waterfall ; 瀑布、滝、 irises (hana-syoubu) ; 花菖蒲(ハナショウブ)
hydrangeas (ajisai) ; 紫陽花(アジサイ)、 somehow ; どことなく、どういうわけか
| Part 3 Contemporary Painters & Influential Artists |
Here, under the title of “Contemporary Painters and Influential Artist”,
works of painters
who are related to them were exhibited.
The works on display are 12 from the museum's collections and 2 from private
collections.
[Note] contemporary ; 同時代に存在した(起こった)、同年配(同時期)の人
a contemporary of someone's ; (人と)同時代の人、 、 influential ; 影響力のある(を与える)
Below is a work by Okyo Maruyama, a painter who was a contemporary of
Jakuchu.
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| Okyo Maruyama, “Dogs ”, ink painting on silk, Edo period 1773(An'ei 2) |
Below is a work by Gyoshu Hayami, a painter who was a contemporary of
Isson.
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| Gyoshu Hayami, “Bambooss ”, Color painting on silk, 1928(Showa 3) |
We were surprised that there was also another exhibition corner of pornographic
paintings.
Most of them were pretty radical depictions.
The above is an overview of the special exhibition.
As other exhibitions, there were displays of pottery and paintings as
a featured exhibition
“360th anniversary of Kenzan Ogata” and museum's collection of Chinese ceramics, Hizen
porcelain and Japanese pottery such as Ninsei Nonomura's Kyo-yaki as permanent
exhibition.
I didn't have much interests in pottery, so I took a quick look around.
[Note] pornographic painting ; 春画、 radical ; 過激な、 pottery ; 焼物
featured exhibition ; 特集展示、 Kenzan Ogata ; 尾形乾山、 porcelan ; 磁器
Ninsei Nonomura ; 野々村仁清、 permanent exhibition ; 常設展示
take a quick look around ; ざっと見て回る、一通り見物する
Although the number of works by Jakuchu and Isson was small, it was a
wonderful special
exhibition.
Every work was something I had never seen before.
The admission fee was expensive, but I was satisfied because the exhibition
was worth it.
From June, a special exhibition titled “Part 2: “Utamaro and Hokusai －Ukiyo-e
that Created
the Era－” will be held.
Both are my favourite ukiyo-e artists.
If I have the chance, I would definitely like to see their works in the
museun collection.
[Note] be worth something ; 何かの価値がある、 Utamaro and Hokusai ; 歌麿と北斎
ukiyo-e ; 浮世絵、 would definitely like to do ～ ; 是非とも～したい
[References]
①The leaflet of commemorative exhibition “Jakuchu and Isson ―Transcending Time―”
②若冲と一村 ―時を越えてつながる―｜開催中の展覧会｜岡田美術館｜岡田美術館 OKADA MUSEUM OF ART
(okada-museum.com)
③【レビュー】開館10周年記念展 第1部「若冲と一村 ―時を越えてつながる―」岡田美術館6月4日まで 描くことだけに
情熱を注いだふたりの豪華共演 – 美術展ナビ (artexhibition.jp)
Japanese diary-2.1124 / 「箱根の温泉を堪能して岡田美術館へ(2/2)
－岡田美術館で開館10周年記念展『若冲と一村』を見学－｣
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