日本四周環海,得天獨厚的環境使其漁獲豐富。同時,在西元七世紀時,天武天皇因佛教戒律及農務需求,頒布「肉食禁止令」,直到1872年才由明治天皇解除禁令。長達千餘年的肉食禁令,使日本社會對魚類研究與需求大幅增加,進而促成魚料理文化蓬勃發展,也塑造出獨特飲食結構與烹飪技藝。本件作品恰恰展現日本人民對捕魚活動的依賴與重視,反映出漁業在日本生活與文化之深遠影響。
221 A YUZEN-DYED CUT VELVET 'HARBOR' WALL HANGING
MEIJI PERIOD
58.5x53.5cm
Provenance
Sung Pei-An Collection
An important private Asian collection
EXHIBITED
Japan Arts of the Meiji Period: Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival Special Exhibition, NHTTA, Yilan, 8 July 2011 to 8 January 2012
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Tokyo University of the Arts Museum, Tokyo, 7 September to 30 October 2016
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Hosomi Museum, Kyoto, 12 November to 25 December 2016
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art, Kawagoe City Art Museum, Saitama Ken, 22 April to 11 June 2017
LITERATURE
Japan Arts of the Meiji Period: Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival Special Exhibition, NHTTA, 2011, p. 177
Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art , Tokyo University of the Arts Museum, 2016, p. 189, pl. 126
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