《Kannon Riding Dragon》

...The following year, he opened the Shobikan art school to teach the next generation, and became one of the central artists at the founding of the Meiji Art Association. His work Riding the Dragon Kannon, which he exhibited at the 3rd Domestic Industrial Exposition in 1890, brought together German-style realism and the results of his research into historical painting, and caused a great sensation, but it also sparked a debate between Mori Ogai and Toyama Shoichi over historical painting. The work was based on the idea of ​​conceptual painting in traditional Western painting, but its introduction of oriental themes and concepts sparked controversy. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kidaryu Kannon" is listed below.

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…翌年画塾鍾美館を開設して後進の指導にあたり，明治美術会の創立に際して中心的な画家の一人となる。90年第3回内国勧業博覧会に出品した《騎竜観音》は，ドイツ風の重厚な写実主義と歴史画研究の成果を結集し，大きな反響をもたらすが，森鷗外と外山正一との間に歴史画論争を引き起こす。この作品は西欧の伝統絵画がもつ構想画の発想を基にしているが，その東洋的な主題と理念の導入をめぐって論議を呼んだのである。…

※「《騎竜観音》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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