蓮鴨図(伝・恵崇筆)れんおうず えすう

  • 中国・南宋時代
  • 13c
  • 絹本著色、団扇形
  • H-24.7 W-26.6

中国・南宋時代 13世紀
絹本著色
団扇形 縦:24.3cm 横:27.0cm

水辺に生い茂る蓮や蘆の葉が風になびき,葉陰からのぞく蓮の花を巻き込んで鴨が舞い降りる。円形の画面に合わせてモティーフが巧みに配され,周流するような動きがつくり出されている。蓮葉には滲み広がる墨の特色を生かし,鴨には細部に多彩な色を置いて,色墨融合の妙を見せる。
本図は,北宋初期,水禽を配する小景画を得意とした恵崇の伝称をもつが,むしろ,写実主義と装飾主義が適度に調和を保つ南宋期の名品と言えよう。
図中に「張氏珍玩」(朱文方印)の鑑蔵印が押されている。 (西上)

Catalogue Entry

China, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century
Hanging scroll, color on silk, fan shaped
Height, 24.3cm; width, 27.0cm

A luxuriant expanse of lotuses and reeds grow at water's edge, with their thin and round leaves blowing in the wind. Lotus blossoms peep out from the shade of the leaves, and a flight of ducks circle around the plants. This skillful placement of the subject elements to align with the circular format of the fan shape adds a sense of flowing movement to the scene. The lotus leaves convey ink's particular ability to blot and spread, and the various colors used to pick out the details of the ducks' feathers provide a splendid fusion of ink and color.

This painting has been traditionally attributed to the early Northern Song painter Huichong, known for his small scenes with water fowl, but the work displays a subtle harmony of realism and decorativeness that would suggest that it is a fine work from the Southern Song dynasty.
A collector's seal (red letter square) has been impressed on the painting. MN