あこがれの祥啓（神奈川県立歴史博物館） Adored Shoukei (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History)

雪舟と同じ室町時代に生きた祥啓。

祥啓の作品は、これまで室町時代の水墨画をテーマにした展覧会で、何点かの作品を目にしたことがあったが、この展覧会では、まとまった数の作品を、その生涯を辿りながら見ることができた。

展示替えの関係で、山水画ではなく、人物画や仏画を中心にした展示だった。これまで目にしてきたのは山水画が多かったので、訪れたタイミングも良かった。

ただし、あらためて山水画をじっくりと見てきたかった、という矛盾した思いもある。

祥啓は鎌倉の建長寺に仕えた僧侶であったとも伝わる。その絵の影響は、関東一円に及んで、多くの模写作品も描かれた。

江戸時代には、それらが狩野派によって本物と認定されて伝わったこともあったようだ。

そうした模写作品も展示されていたが、祥啓という存在の大きさを実感できた。

Shoukei lived in the same Muromachi period as Sesshu.

I have seen several of Shokei's works in exhibitions on the theme of ink paintings from the Muromachi period, but this exhibition presents a large number of his works and his life. I was able to find out by following along.

Due to the change of exhibition, the exhibition focused on portraits and Buddhist paintings instead of landscape paintings. I had seen many landscape paintings so far, so the timing of his visit was perfect.

However, I also has a contradictory feeling that I wanted to take a closer look at landscape paintings.

It is said that Shokei was a monk who served Kencho-ji Temple in Kamakura. The influence of the painting reached the Kanto region, and many copies were also drawn.

In the Edo period, it seems that they were recognized as genuine by the Kano school and were introduced.

Such reproductions were also exhibited, but I was able to realize the magnitude of Shokei's existence.