大黒堂(上司海雲筆)だいこくどう(かみつかさかいうん)

  • 20c
  • 紙本墨書
  • H-51.7 W-158.2
解説(春の玉手箱)

 上司海雲(一九〇七~一九七五)は元東大寺管長。本作は神慈秀明会・神苑大黒堂扁額制作のため揮毫されたもののうちの一幅。薄墨で書いた大らかな感じのものも多いが、このように墨痕滴るばかりに下ろされた筆勢に、師の気宇の大きさと強さが感じられる。

Catalogue Entry

Kamitsukasa Kai'un (1907‐1975) was the head priest of Todaiji temple. He interacted with artists and literary figures such as Shiga Naoya, Sugimoto Kenkichi and Suda Kokuta, while also being such an avid collector of ceramics that he earned the nickname “Tsubo Priest." This work is one of the hanging scrolls created as part of the plaques commissioned for the Shinji Shumeikai's Misono Daikokudo. While many of his works are brushed in light black ink in an expansive form, this kind of drip‐filled brush expression conveys the full strength and breadth of Kai'un's character.