17 | 河野通勢 |
箱根芦ノ湖風景 | |
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17 | KONO Michisei |
Ashinoko Lake Scene,Hakone | |
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学芸員の作品解説
河野通勢は油彩を用いた細密な画風を得意とし、晩年には多数の挿絵を手がけたことで知られる。岸田劉生率いる草土社に参加したことで、岸田の推薦を受けて1923年に草土社の同人である清宮彬と共に慶應義塾幼稚舎の図画科の担任教師に就任した。1927年に椿貞夫と交代する形で河野は幼稚舎から退職することになるのだが、本作はその教員生活の記念として幼稚舎に寄贈されたものである。正確な制作時期や寄贈年は不明だが、様式的特徴から昭和後期に制作されたと推測される。2005年に修復措置が行われた際は、画面に亀裂が多数発生し、樹木部分の彩色層には浮き上がりや剥落も確認された。また作品を保護する額についても、構造が脆弱であることや吊り金具や紐の強度が充分でないこと、ガラスに黴が発生していることが報告書で記述されている。以上から、修復の方針は、汚れの除去と損傷部分に対する剥落止めや充填補彩など「最小限度の対症的な処置を行う」ことと、額の新調と、額に対する作品の固定の改善、補強を行うことに決定された。[山田]
Commentary by Curator
"Michisei Kono was known for his detailed oil painting style and for the many illustrations he produced in his later years. He was a member of the Sodosha led by Ryusei Kishida, and was appointed teachers of the art department at Keio Gijuku Yochisha elementary school along with his fellow Sodosha member Hitoshi Seimiya in 1923 by Kishida's recommendation. In 1927, Kono was replaced by Sadao Tsubaki, and this work was donated to the Yochisha as a memorial of his teaching career. The exact dates of production and donation are unknown, but the stylistic features suggest that it was produced in the late Showa period. When the painting was restored in 2005, it was found to have numerous cracks in the painting, and the coloured layer on the trees had fallen off. The report also stated that the frames used to protect the work were weak, that the hanging brackets and strings were not strong enough, and that the glass had mold. Due to such predicament, it was decided that the restoration would consist of ""minimal symptomatic measures"", such as the removal of dirt as well as the application of anti-seizure and fillers to the damaged areas, along with replacement of the frame and the improvement and reinforcement of the fixation of the work to the frame."