動画による作品解説
竹内栖鳳
海濱小暑
1927（昭和2）年 絹本彩色･軸装 66.8×87.0cm
Seiho Takeuchi
Seaside in Early Summer
1927 (Showa 2) Color on silk, mounted on a scroll 66.8 × 87.0 cm
浜に広がるみずみずしい草木の緑。盛夏も間近となった小暑（二十四節気の一つ、7月7日頃）の海辺の様子が描きとめられています。波打ち際の簡素な家や畑、沖に浮かぶ漁船などからは、人々の営みがうかがえます。四季折々の風情を大切にした栖鳳らしく、身近な自然に潜む美を、卓越した色彩感覚で表現しています。
The lush green vegetation spreads across the beach. The scene captures the seaside during Shosho (one of the 24 solar terms, around July 7th), just before the height of summer. The simple houses and fields by the shore, along with the fishing boats floating offshore, hint at the lives of the people. True to Seiho's style, which cherishes the beauty of each season, he expresses the hidden beauty of familiar nature with his exceptional sense of color.