|
Enlarge & Zoom
|
日本画家。横山大観・菱田春草・西郷孤月らと帝室博物館嘱託として古社寺の模写に従事した。京都に住した。大正13年(1924)存、歿年未詳。
本紙は、薄汚れがあります。表装は、汚れ、時代感があります。
Oni (ogres) in a kimono dancing in front of the Yama, the ruler of
Hell. Yama is the son of Hindu god Sun. He is the presiding deity
and also known as Dharma. In Japan Yama is known as Enma. Later
adopted in Buddhism, Yama was understood by Buddhists as a god of
the dead, supervising the various Buddhist "hells". A line of souls
leads to his office where he decides whether a soul goes to Heaven
or Hell. Oni are considered as a servant under the Enma there. Here,
the oni in a kimono with a folding fan looks parodying of Human
activity by disguising Geisha. Comes in a paulownia wood store box.
It is in good condition with some insignificant light marks due to
age.
Enaka Mugyu was a Japanese painter active Taisho-Showa period in
Japan. He lived in Kyoto. Together with Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958)
and Hishida Shunso (1878-1911), Mugyu was engaged in producing
paintings of old temples and shrines for Imperial museum (present
the National Museum).
|
